Do Weather, News, & Traffic Show On a LYNX Touch System?

Only weather will show on a LYNX Touch System. News and traffic information will not show up on these panels. In order to get weather to appear, you must have the system monitored with a plan that includes access to Total Connect 2.0. All TC2 monitoring plans include weather information.

The Honeywell Lynx Touch Alarm Systems are all-in-one wireless home alarm systems. In order to get a LYNX Touch System to show the weather, the system must be monitored with a plan that includes access to Total Connect 2.0. This requires that the system is set up to use IP connectivity and/or cellular connectivity. Once the system is activated for monitoring service on a plan with TC2, weather information from Accuweather will be automatically sent down to the panel. The information will be based on the ZIP Code associated with the TC2 account. Unfortunately, there is no way to view news and local traffic information on the Honeywell LYNX Touch Alarm Panels. This information was once previously available on Honeywell LYNX Touch Security Panels, but now Resideo no longer offers this feature.

When you have your Honeywell LYNX Touch Security System set up with Total Connect 2.0, the current weather for the ZIP Code on your Total Connect 2.0 account will appear on the left-hand side of the home screen. This is the one (1) day weather forecast, and it will include the current temperature and the current local conditions. The temperature will display in Fahrenheit (F) or Celsius (C), depending on the setting on your Total Connect 2.0 account. To learn more about switching your account settings between Fahrenheit and Celsius, please check out this helpful blog post. In addition, there will also be a button below the displayed single-day information that will allow you to view the five (5) day weather forecast for your area. Just click on the button, and view the weather for the upcoming days.