1. Setting up Windy.com to display your location
1.1. Get started by visiting Windy.com. Please note, Windy.com is a third-party and external service not affiliated with ScreenCloud. If you have any concerns or challenges while using the service, you can feel free to reach out to [email protected], though we recommend also connecting with the Windy support team directly if you have any questions regarding their service.
1.2. Type in the zip code for your location or search for any location available from the radar service. For this example, we'll showcase weather forecasts currently for London, UK.
1.3. Once you've selected your location, you can use the right-hand toolbar to select the specific weather forecast you're looking to track. For example, if you're looking to track and display forecasts for wind, you would select Wind for the radar map to generate this information.
2. Creating an embed code to use with ScreenCloud
2.1. When you've finished setting up the forecasts to display, click the MENU button on the top right corner.
2.2. A new window will open for Windy Embed. You'll have the option to choose and pick from options available on Windy to display on your screens. You can adjust the height x width accordingly, though you don't need to worry much about this as the standard sizing available works fine for digital signage. You can choose the wind, temperature, forecasts and more to display. When you are ready, click the Copy to Clipboard button under 3. Embed this HTML code to your page.
2.3. With the Embed URL for Windy.com copied, head to apps in your account and create a new ScreenCloud's Embed app.
3. Adding Windy.com to your digital screens
3.1. Within your ScreenCloud account, click on the App Store and search for the Embed app.
3.2. Click on the Embed app and select Get app or Go to App.
3.3. Copy and paste the full embed code provided from Windy.com into the Embed app. Additionally, make sure to name your app.
3.4. You can preview the app by selecting the Preview button once you've pasted it to view what the weather radar map will look like on your screen.
3.5. Select the yellow Save & Close button and now the Embed app instance will be installed into your ScreenCloud account. You can now use the weather radar via the Embed App on any of your screens, channels, and playlists.