Weather Module

Use the Weather module to create weather content for any location.

Weather topics contain an extensive list of content from highs to lows to forecasts and text descriptions about conditions. Weather data can be provided automatically when a data feed is available.

Weather playlists can be created and managed using the Content Control > Weather Playlists module.

You can create and manage your weather forecasts in Flow. From the Home page, select Content Control > Weather.

Add a Location

Start typing the name of a location in the field, or expand the list to select one.
Click Add Location.

Manage Selected Forecast Location and Details

You can manage existing location forecasts at any time as follows:

Action	Details
Select a Location	Select a defined location from the list to manage.
Edit Forecasts For Location	Click Make Changes. For each forecast day (Current, Today, Tonight, Tomorrow/Day 2, Next Day/Day 3, and so on), configure forecast data. Click Save. Manual or Data Feed - See details on manual and data feed configuration in Manage Data Source for Forecast below. You can also set all forecast dates to manual or data feed at once. See Manage Data Source For All Forecasts below. Day of the Week - Select a day from the list. Daytime Condition - Select a daytime condition from the list. Nighttime Condition - Select a nighttime condition from the list. Temperature - Enter a temperature. Feels like - Enter a temperature if a heat index, relative humidity, or wind chill is affecting the current temperature. Wind Direction - Select a wind direction from the list to report on wind conditions. Speed - Enter a wind speed to report wind conditions. Text - Enter brief, free form text to customize the weather report conditions, such as: Sunny, Partly Cloudy, Snow Flurries, Foggy, Overcast. P.O.P. - Enter a probability of precipitation to report precipitation conditions. UV Index - Enter a UV Index, to report on ultraviolet radiation levels, if applicable.
Manage Data Source for Forecast	You can configure each forecast day for a manual or automatic data feed. This functionality is most useful for overriding data from the data feed by switching to manual when required. Indicates a manual feed. When set to manual, even when a data feed exists, this particular forecast is not updated until someone manually updates the data. Click to convert the forecast into a data feed. Indicates a data feed. Manual data entry is possible; however, data will be updated by the data feed the next time it automatically updates. This feature allows you to make temporary manual changes before the next update. Click to convert the forecast into a manual feed.
Manage Data Source For All Forecasts	You can set all forecasts for the location to manual or automatic data feed at once. Click an icon to toggle all to one feed type or the other. Click OK to confirm.
Remove a Location	Removing a location also removes it from playlists that include that location. Click Remove to remove the location. Click OK to confirm.
Old Data Indicator	A old data indicator light tells you that at least one of your forecast days has stale, out-of-date data that requires your attention. By default, this icon appears when weather data is more than three (3) hours old, though this stale data value is system configurable. Contact Bannister Lake Support for assistance.
Refresh Weather Data	Click Refresh at any time to update the the weather for the locations list.