How to Embed a Text Weather Forecast on My Website
If you have a website that can benefit from displaying current temperature conditions, consider embedding a text weather forecast on your page. The forecast automatically presents information, such as temperature and humidity levels, for the location you specify. This feature is especially useful for topics, such as travel or sports, where visitors benefit from this data. Use a free weather forecast provider on the Internet to automatically generate the text that goes on your website.
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Instructions
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Point your browser to a weather forecast provider such as The Weather Channel, Weather Underground, Widgetbox, WeatherBug or WeatherReports.com. Each of these sites allows you to customize the text that displays in your forecast, and they give you the code needed to embed it on a Web page.
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Use the weather provider menus to configure your forecast. Each menu works differently, depending on the one you pick. On Widgetbox, for example, enter the desired location in the "Enter Zip Code or City" text field and click through the menus to choose the characteristics of this feature including the size, text and background colors.
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Click the "Get Widget" or "Get Code" feature, and then copy the text that automatically displays.
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Open a website document in your text editor program. Position your cursor in the area where you want to present the forecast.
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Paste in the code and save your document. Preview your work in a browser to see the weather forecast on your website.
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Tips & Warnings
The Weather Channel and WeatherBug require that you sign up for a free account before using their services.
