Chyron Weather 2.3

Greater Flexibility and Customization

Weather 2.3 empowers users with a set of customization capabilities and flexible tools to create dual-channel content and tailor the platform to their day-to-day needs.

Custom Resolutions for Playlists (Weather Presenter Module)

Operators can now build Weather Presenter playlists in custom resolutions and aspect ratios, such as square and portrait, to allow social media and website content creation directly from Chyron Weather.

To speed up the content creation process, resolution and aspect ratios can be selected from a dropdown list, and new standard framing options are now available.

Configurable Shortcuts in Edit Mode (Weather Presenter Module)

The Edit Mode of Weather Presenter now enables users to customize shortcuts with the modes and tools they need for their day-to-day operations.

Operators can assign shortcuts to quickly switch between tool, selection, and geo modes, access tools’ history and favorite tools, navigate the library, and perform undo and redo actions, streamlining last-minute content creation to support storytelling.

High-Quality Weather Visuals

This release includes modern video encoding, dual SDI and DVI outputs, and high-quality resolutions to deliver production-ready assets, as well as the new Virtual Globe playlist option for seamless 3D globe weather visuals.

FFmpeg video encoding

Chyron Weather now uses FFmpeg technology for video encoding, ensuring reliable outputs for custom resolutions and aspect ratios. FFmpeg video encoding is widely adopted across major video platforms since it offers a wide range of modern output formats.

New SDI Output Resolutions (Weather Presenter Module)

Weather Presenter now supports UHD, 4K DCI, and 2K DCI SDI output, enabling weather graphics to align with broadcast-quality standards.

Dual-SDI Output (Weather Presenter Module)

It enables operators to integrate weather graphics and lower thirds seamlessly into virtual and hybrid sets by sending the main timeline and the timeline of the virtual overlay to two separate SDI channels. A more polished chroma keying is now possible, as the background color can be specified separately for playlist and overlay, delivering faster broadcast-ready outcomes.

Dual-DVI Output (Weather Presenter Module)

Similar to Dual-SDI, Dual-DVI output allows Weather Presenter to split its output into two independent channels: the main playlist and virtual overlay, and send it to two separate DVI displays. It enables clearer compositions and higher confidence before going on-air by previewing each element in detail to ensure it’s broadcast-ready.

Virtual Globe Playlist (Weather Presenter Module)

When weather content is mapped onto a 3D sphere, certain parameters must remain fixed to preserve the visual illusion. The Virtual Globe playlist automatically enforces these properties, such as zoom, camera position, and aspect ratio, guiding users toward correct setup and preventing accidental changes that could break the 3D virtual effect.

Extended capabilities of Web Remote (restAPI)

(Weather Presenter Module)

Weather Presenter’s integration within third-party workflows is now deeper, allowing external automation tools and virtual sets to both read from and control a new set of capabilities of the Weather Presenter playlist, including setting the current geofocus by defining the camera position and zoom; getting segment duration and data time (query timing); and getting and setting content collection visibility per segment (setting when not in playout mode).

Enhanced Data Processing

Weather 2.3 incorporates a series of improvements to simplify data intake and processing.

Database Wizard now supports PostgreSQL

(Designer Module)

The Database Wizard of the Designer module now allows operators to interactively support and set up queries from PostgreSQL databases in a standard format, similar to the previously available MySQL and MS SQL databases. This new capability adds to the already supported use of MeteoValues and expands the ability to ingest into PostgreSQL databases released in Weather 2.1.

Enhanced File Pattern Configuration for Time-Referenced Nodes

(Data Flow Module)

To simplify the intake of files that do not match the recommended naming convention, all Time-Referenced nodes in Data Flow can now have individual capture groups for year, month, day, hour, minute, and second. It ensures the correct intake of files and facilitates data integration from data providers that use different naming conventions.

Support for Newer MySQL Authentication Methods

(Data Flow Module)

Data Flow now supports additional and newer authentication methods for MySQL ingestion, thanks to a rework of the libraries used to push point data into MySQL databases. It helps guarantee users always get high-quality and up-to-date weather data to fuel their graphics.

Bing Maps Plugin: Extended Support for Enterprise Clients

(Panorama Module)

Since the discontinuation of the free basic Bing Maps service in June 2025, the plugin is no longer available. Chyron Weather 2.3 enables customers with an enterprise account of the Bing Maps service to use the plugin until the planned depreciation in June 2028, providing considerable time to analyze and plan a future transition to another map data provider.

Discover how Weather 2.3 empowers broadcasters and meteorologists with UHD and 4K-ready visuals, customizable playlists for broadcast and digital platforms, and seamless integration with automation tools and virtual sets. With the new Virtual Globe playlist, modern FFmpeg encoding, and expanded data integration support, Weather 2.3 helps teams deliver accurate, high-quality weather content faster and more efficiently.

Built for modern broadcast and multi-platform workflows, Weather 2.3 reduces manual setup, accelerates production turnaround, and enables operators to create air-ready weather visuals with greater confidence, flexibility, and control.