While watching your favorite programming on Windows 7 Media Center you might want an easy way to check out weather conditions. Today we take a look at Heatwave, which is a simple plugin that provides you with global weather conditions in WMC.

在Windows 7 Media Center上观看喜欢的节目时，您可能需要一种简单的方法来查看天气状况。 今天我们来看一下Heatwave，它是一个简单的插件，可为您提供WMC中的全球天气状况。

Heatwave Setup

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Installation is quick and easy following the install wizard, just go with the default settings.

使用安装向导即可快速，轻松地进行安装，只需使用默认设置即可。

After installation, open Media Center and you’ll find the Heatwave icon in the Extras Library.

安装后，打开Media Center，您将在Extras库中找到Heatwave图标。

When you open Heatwave you’re presented with weather conditions for major cities from around the world.

当您打开Heatwave时，会看到世界主要城市的天气情况。

You’ll probably want to customize the forecasts for your area so click on Settings.

您可能需要自定义您所在地区的天气预报，因此请单击“设置”。

In the Settings section you can edit the locations you want to monitor the weather. You can change the order they appear on the main page and edit or delete locations.

在“设置”部分中，您可以编辑要监视天气的位置。 您可以更改它们在主页上显示的顺序以及编辑或删除位置。

You can enter in a zip code or the name of the location you want to add.

您可以输入邮政编码或要添加的位置名称。

In the General Settings you can select the language beta, metric or standard units, and select auto updates.

在常规设置中，您可以选择语言beta，公制或标准单位，然后选择自动更新。

Under Appearance you can select different options including Show on Start Menu.

在外观下，您可以选择其他选项，包括在“开始”菜单上显示。

Then from the Start Menu, you can jump right to a specific location to see the weather, or go into settings.

然后，从开始菜单中，您可以右跳到特定位置以查看天气，或进入设置。

After everything is setup you can use it to quickly find out what the weather conditions are in your area.

设置完所有内容后，您可以使用它快速查找您所在地区的天气状况。

At the bottom of the screen you can scroll through other conditions including local pollen reports, airport conditions, lawn and garden weather, and rush hour traffic.

在屏幕底部，您可以滚动浏览其他条件，包括当地花粉报告，机场条件，草坪和花园天气以及交通高峰时间。

Click on the information you want and it opens The Weather Channel website where you can enter in the city or zip code for the report.

单击所需的信息，它将打开天气频道网站，您可以在其中输入报告的城市或邮政编码。

Heatwave is available in 32 and 64 bit versions, and is a handy a plugin to have if you like keeping your eye on the weather while in Media Center.

Heatwave提供32位和64位版本，如果您想在Media Center中关注天气，它是一个方便的插件。

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