# Weather Widget for Digital Signage

ScreenTinker has a native weather widget. Set a location, optionally a timezone, and it shows current conditions on screen - a lobby-board staple next to a clock and your main content.

## The short version

The weather widget is built in. You configure a location and, if you want, a timezone, and it renders current conditions on the display. It is most often placed in a multi-zone layout alongside a clock and a main content area to make a clean reception or lobby board.

## Step by step

1. Open the Content Library (or the layout editor) in your ScreenTinker dashboard.
2. Add the Weather widget.
3. Configure it with your location, and optionally set a timezone. The widget renders current conditions for that location.
4. Add the widget to a Playlist, or place it in a zone of a multi-zone layout next to a clock and your main content.
5. Publish and schedule the playlist or layout, then assign it to one or more screens.

## Tips & use cases

- Pair it with a Clock. ScreenTinker's native Clock widget plus the weather widget is the classic lobby combo - people glance up for the time and today's conditions.
- Reception and lobby boards. A multi-zone layout with weather in a corner, a clock, and a main zone for announcements or a welcome message makes a polished front-of-house display.
- Set the location correctly. Configure the location for where the screen physically lives so staff and visitors see local conditions.
- Set the timezone when it matters. If you run screens across regions, set the timezone so a paired clock and any time-based content line up with the local site.
- Keep it as a supporting element. Weather works best as a small, always-there widget in a zone rather than a full-screen item - it complements your main message instead of competing with it.
- Multi-site fleets. Give each location its own layout with the local weather so every site's board feels local, all managed from one dashboard.

## FAQ

### Is the weather widget built in?

Yes. Weather is a native ScreenTinker widget. You configure a location (and optionally a timezone) and it renders current conditions - no third-party embed required.

### What do I configure?

A location, and optionally a timezone. That is enough for the widget to show current conditions on screen.

### Can I show weather and a clock together?

Yes. The Clock is also a native widget. Put both into a multi-zone layout - weather in one zone, clock in another, main content in a third - for a lobby or reception board.

### Can I show different weather on different screens?

Yes. Configure a layout per location with that site's location set, then assign each layout to the screens at that site.

### Does it work on all ScreenTinker players?

Yes. The weather widget runs on Android TV, Fire TV, Tizen, webOS, Vega, Raspberry Pi, Windows, ChromeOS, and the browser player - all free.

## Related integrations & guides

- All ScreenTinker integrations
- How to display YouTube videos on digital signage
- RSS feeds on digital signage: news tickers & headlines
- What is digital signage?
- Self-hosted digital signage: complete guide

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