Manually tracking weather conditions across locations wastes time and creates gaps in your reporting. Connect weather data to Klipfolio Klips and get live forecasts on a dashboard that updates automatically.

How to connect weather data in Klipfolio

Klipfolio connects to the OpenWeatherMap API using your location and preferred unit of measurement. You can identify your location by city name, city name and country code, city ID, zip code, or geographic coordinates.

  1. Navigate to the Service Connectors page and choose Weather from the list.
  2. Select a pre-built data source or click Create a custom Weather data source to build from scratch.
  3. Enter your Location and select your unit of measurement from the Date Format drop-down.
  4. Click Get data, confirm the results, then click Continue.
  5. Name your data source, set a refresh schedule, and click Save.

View the step-by-step setup guide

Top reasons to use Klipfolio for weather dashboards

Before choosing a tool, here's what sets Klipfolio apart for weather reporting.

  • Real-time local and international forecasts. Pull current conditions and multi-day forecasts for any city or region directly into your dashboard, refreshed as often as every minute.

  • Pre-built Klips to get started fast. Browse ready-made weather visualizations in the Klip Gallery and add them to your dashboard in minutes, no setup expertise required.

  • Full customization when you need it. Use the Klip Editor to combine weather data with other sources, apply Excel-like formulas, and build layouts that match your exact reporting needs.

  • Flexible distribution. Share your weather dashboard via public link, embedded view, scheduled PDF, or TV mode, so the right people always have access.

What Klipfolio adds to your weather data

What you do manuallyWhat Klipfolio adds
Export weather data from a third-party siteAutomated dashboard connected directly to the OpenWeatherMap API
Check forecasts across multiple tabs or appsOne centralized view covering all your locations
Rebuild reports when conditions changeLive Klips that refresh automatically on your chosen schedule

Stop checking weather manually. Start monitoring every location from a single, live dashboard.

Use pre-built Weather metrics

Assemble a Weather dashboard by selecting pre-built metrics from the Klip Gallery.

Use the Connector Gallery to create a custom Weather dashboard

With our Connector Gallery, you can create custom API queries to pull in data from your Weather account. Building custom queries allows you to specify the metrics and time periods that you want to track.

You can use custom queries to build out visualizations in Klipfolio. You can also combine your Weather data with other relevant data to create your custom dashboard.

Learn more about working with the Weather API and how you can start building your own Weather queries in Klipfolio.

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