diff --git a/sw/simulator/nps/nps_sensor_temperature.c b/sw/simulator/nps/nps_sensor_temperature.c
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+++ b/sw/simulator/nps/nps_sensor_temperature.c
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+#include "nps_sensor_temperature.h"
+
+#include "generated/airframe.h"
+
+#include "std.h"
+#include "nps_fdm.h"
+#include "nps_random.h"
+#include NPS_SENSORS_PARAMS
+
+/// 10Hz default
+#ifndef NPS_TEMPERATURE_DT
+#define NPS_TEMPERATURE_DT 0.01
+#endif
+
+#ifndef NPS_TEMPERATURE_NOISE_STD_DEV
+#define NPS_TEMPERATURE_NOISE_STD_DEV 0.1
+#endif
+
+void nps_sensor_temperature_init(struct NpsSensorTemperature *temperature, double time)
+{
+  temperature->value = 0.;
+  temperature->noise_std_dev = NPS_TEMPERATURE_NOISE_STD_DEV;
+  temperature->next_update = time;
+  temperature->data_available = FALSE;
+}
+
+
+void nps_sensor_temperature_run_step(struct NpsSensorTemperature *temperature, double time)
+{
+  if (time < temperature->next_update) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  /* termperature in degrees Celcius */
+  temperature->value = fdm.temperature;
+  /* add noise with std dev */
+  temperature->value += get_gaussian_noise() * temperature->noise_std_dev;
+
+  temperature->next_update += NPS_TEMPERATURE_DT;
+  temperature->data_available = TRUE;
+}
diff --git a/sw/simulator/nps/nps_sensor_temperature.h b/sw/simulator/nps/nps_sensor_temperature.h
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+++ b/sw/simulator/nps/nps_sensor_temperature.h
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+#ifndef NPS_SENSOR_TEMPERATURE_H
+#define NPS_SENSOR_TEMPERATURE_H
+
+#include "math/pprz_algebra.h"
+#include "math/pprz_algebra_double.h"
+#include "math/pprz_algebra_float.h"
+#include "std.h"
+
+struct NpsSensorTemperature {
+  double  value;          ///< temperature in degrees Celcius
+  double  noise_std_dev;  ///< noise standard deviation
+  double  next_update;
+  bool_t  data_available;
+};
+
+
+extern void nps_sensor_temperature_init(struct NpsSensorTemperature *temperature, double time);
+extern void nps_sensor_temperature_run_step(struct NpsSensorTemperature *temperature, double time);
+
+#endif /* NPS_SENSOR_TEMPERATURE_H */