The ScreenCloud Weather app displays live, up-to-date weather for up to three cities on your screens, updated automatically so your audience always sees current conditions.
About this App
Up to Three Locations
Compare weather across up to three cities in a single display.
Automatic Location Matching
Enable Use screen location to automatically match each screen's own location, ideal for managing screens across many sites.
Customizable Units and Language
Choose Fahrenheit or Celsius, 12-hour or 24-hour time, and one of five display languages.
Setting Up the Weather App
Weather is a Layout app and cannot be added to a Collection.
Adding via a Layout
Click Layouts in the left-hand menu.
Click the Layout Apps tab at the top of the page.
Find the Weather tile under My Apps if you've used it before, or under Explore Apps for Layouts if this is your first time.
Click the plus sign on the Weather tile. This opens the Weather app's own page, listing any instances you've already created.
Click + Add new app in the top-right corner to open a blank settings form.
Configuring the app
Setting | Description |
Name | The name of your Weather app instance, for example "LA Weather." |
Use screen location | If enabled, the app automatically matches the weather to each screen's own location, set in Screens. |
Location 1, 2, 3 | Up to three cities to display. Location 1 is required if "Use screen location" is off; Locations 2 and 3 are optional. |
Language | English, Spanish (Español), German (Deutsch), French (Français), or Dutch (Nederlands). |
Temperature Unit | Fahrenheit or Celsius. |
Clock Format | 12-hour or 24-hour time. |
Ticker Tape Scroll Speed | Normal, Fast, or Slow. |
Ticker Tape View | Today's Weather or the Next 7 Days. |
Choosing how location works
You have two options for setting location:
Use screen location (automatic): turn this on if you want the weather to automatically match wherever each screen is set up. Useful if you manage screens across several locations.
Set locations manually: leave the toggle off and enter the city names yourself if you want full control over which cities are shown.
If "Use screen location" is off, Location 1 is required. The app won't save without it.
Click Save New App. A confirmation message displays: "App instance created successfully."
Showing the Weather App on a Screen
Weather is a Layout app, so it reaches a screen through the Layout it's added to.
Go to Screens and select the screen you want to update.
Open the screen's settings panel.
Adjust its Layout setting to the Layout containing your Weather app.
See Applying a Layout to a Screen for more.
Supported Layouts
The Weather app can be added to the following zones:
Layout Zone | Supported |
Main | No |
Side | Yes |
Bottom (Ticker) | Yes |
Corner | No |
FAQ
How are the forecasts ordered?
Forecasts display left to right in the order you enter them across Location 1, 2, and 3. To change the order, change the order you select cities in those fields.
How long is the Weather app shown for?
Weather is added to a Layout, so it displays for a fixed 12 seconds. See Adding Apps to Collections and Layouts for how display duration works across Collections and Layouts.
How often are the weather forecasts updated?
The forecast cache refreshes every 30 minutes.
Can I show both Celsius and Fahrenheit at once?
Not within a single instance. Create two separate app instances, one set to each unit, and add both to your Layout, or to the same screen with "Use screen location" enabled on each.
Can I use the Weather app in portrait or landscape format?
Yes, the Weather app works in both portrait and landscape.