diff --git a/homeassistant/components/template/weather.py b/homeassistant/components/template/weather.py
index 7f597f1d9a8..86bab6f5ad1 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/template/weather.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/template/weather.py
@@ -135,6 +135,33 @@ WEATHER_SCHEMA = vol.Schema(
 PLATFORM_SCHEMA = WEATHER_PLATFORM_SCHEMA.extend(WEATHER_SCHEMA.schema)
 
 
+@callback
+def _async_create_template_tracking_entities(
+    async_add_entities: AddEntitiesCallback,
+    hass: HomeAssistant,
+    definitions: list[dict],
+    unique_id_prefix: str | None,
+) -> None:
+    """Create the weather entities."""
+    entities = []
+
+    for entity_conf in definitions:
+        unique_id = entity_conf.get(CONF_UNIQUE_ID)
+
+        if unique_id and unique_id_prefix:
+            unique_id = f"{unique_id_prefix}-{unique_id}"
+
+        entities.append(
+            WeatherTemplate(
+                hass,
+                entity_conf,
+                unique_id,
+            )
+        )
+
+    async_add_entities(entities)
+
+
 async def async_setup_platform(
     hass: HomeAssistant,
     config: ConfigType,
@@ -142,24 +169,32 @@ async def async_setup_platform(
     discovery_info: DiscoveryInfoType | None = None,
 ) -> None:
     """Set up the Template weather."""
-    if discovery_info and "coordinator" in discovery_info:
+    if discovery_info is None:
+        config = rewrite_common_legacy_to_modern_conf(hass, config)
+        unique_id = config.get(CONF_UNIQUE_ID)
+        async_add_entities(
+            [
+                WeatherTemplate(
+                    hass,
+                    config,
+                    unique_id,
+                )
+            ]
+        )
+        return
+
+    if "coordinator" in discovery_info:
         async_add_entities(
             TriggerWeatherEntity(hass, discovery_info["coordinator"], config)
             for config in discovery_info["entities"]
         )
         return
 
-    config = rewrite_common_legacy_to_modern_conf(hass, config)
-    unique_id = config.get(CONF_UNIQUE_ID)
-
-    async_add_entities(
-        [
-            WeatherTemplate(
-                hass,
-                config,
-                unique_id,
-            )
-        ]
+    _async_create_template_tracking_entities(
+        async_add_entities,
+        hass,
+        discovery_info["entities"],
+        discovery_info["unique_id"],
     )
 
 
diff --git a/tests/components/template/test_weather.py b/tests/components/template/test_weather.py
index 081028b6f5b..5db6a000ccc 100644
--- a/tests/components/template/test_weather.py
+++ b/tests/components/template/test_weather.py
@@ -928,3 +928,65 @@ async def test_trigger_entity_restore_state_fail(
     state = hass.states.get("weather.test")
     assert state.state == STATE_UNKNOWN
     assert state.attributes.get("temperature") is None
+
+
+async def test_new_style_template_state_text(hass: HomeAssistant) -> None:
+    """Test the state text of a template."""
+    assert await async_setup_component(
+        hass,
+        "weather",
+        {
+            "weather": [
+                {"weather": {"platform": "demo"}},
+            ]
+        },
+    )
+    assert await async_setup_component(
+        hass,
+        "template",
+        {
+            "template": {
+                "weather": {
+                    "name": "test",
+                    "attribution_template": "{{ states('sensor.attribution') }}",
+                    "condition_template": "sunny",
+                    "temperature_template": "{{ states('sensor.temperature') | float }}",
+                    "humidity_template": "{{ states('sensor.humidity') | int }}",
+                    "pressure_template": "{{ states('sensor.pressure') }}",
+                    "wind_speed_template": "{{ states('sensor.windspeed') }}",
+                    "wind_bearing_template": "{{ states('sensor.windbearing') }}",
+                    "ozone_template": "{{ states('sensor.ozone') }}",
+                    "visibility_template": "{{ states('sensor.visibility') }}",
+                    "wind_gust_speed_template": "{{ states('sensor.wind_gust_speed') }}",
+                    "cloud_coverage_template": "{{ states('sensor.cloud_coverage') }}",
+                    "dew_point_template": "{{ states('sensor.dew_point') }}",
+                    "apparent_temperature_template": "{{ states('sensor.apparent_temperature') }}",
+                },
+            },
+        },
+    )
+
+    for attr, v_attr, value in (
+        (
+            "sensor.attribution",
+            ATTR_ATTRIBUTION,
+            "The custom attribution",
+        ),
+        ("sensor.temperature", ATTR_WEATHER_TEMPERATURE, 22.3),
+        ("sensor.humidity", ATTR_WEATHER_HUMIDITY, 60),
+        ("sensor.pressure", ATTR_WEATHER_PRESSURE, 1000),
+        ("sensor.windspeed", ATTR_WEATHER_WIND_SPEED, 20),
+        ("sensor.windbearing", ATTR_WEATHER_WIND_BEARING, 180),
+        ("sensor.ozone", ATTR_WEATHER_OZONE, 25),
+        ("sensor.visibility", ATTR_WEATHER_VISIBILITY, 4.6),
+        ("sensor.wind_gust_speed", ATTR_WEATHER_WIND_GUST_SPEED, 30),
+        ("sensor.cloud_coverage", ATTR_WEATHER_CLOUD_COVERAGE, 75),
+        ("sensor.dew_point", ATTR_WEATHER_DEW_POINT, 2.2),
+        ("sensor.apparent_temperature", ATTR_WEATHER_APPARENT_TEMPERATURE, 25),
+    ):
+        hass.states.async_set(attr, value)
+        await hass.async_block_till_done()
+        state = hass.states.get("weather.test")
+        assert state is not None
+        assert state.state == "sunny"
+        assert state.attributes.get(v_attr) == value