How to check the weather on Apple Watch

You can check the weather on Apple Watch, see severe weather alerts and forecasts, and view conditions in other locations.

By Abigail Shilets - Staff Writer
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On Apple Watch, use the Weather app to track current and upcoming weather conditions, locally or in locations around the globe. You can easily check on current weather details such as clear or cloudy skies, temperature, precipitation, wind, ultraviolet (UV) conditions, visibility, humidity, and air quality.

You can also see severe weather alerts, view the weather in other locations, and get rain alerts for remote locations. Your Apple Watch keeps its list of locations synced with the list on your iPhone.

The Weather app showing an overview of the current weather. The location appears above the current temperature.

Check the weather

You can see current conditions and hourly views for humidity, visibility, UV index, wind speed, precipitation, temperature, and air quality, though air quality isn’t available for all locations.

  1. Start the Weather app on your Apple Watch.
  2. View the current conditions.

    If the local weather doesn’t appear on your Apple Watch when you open the Weather app, make sure that Location Services is turned on.

  3. Tap the display to cycle through the views.

    The Weather app showing the hourly temperature forecast.

See severe weather alerts

When a significant weather event is predicted, an alert may appear at the top of the Weather app. Tap the alert for more information.

Note: Severe weather alerts aren’t available in all locations.

View the weather in other locations

Your Apple Watch keeps its list of locations in sync with the list on your iPhone.

  1. Start the Weather app on your Apple Watch.
  2. Do any of the following:
    • Add a location: Tap the Add button, then enter a city.
    • Remove a location: Swipe left on the location you want to remove and tap the Delete button.

Get rain alerts for remote locations

Apple Watch can notify you about rain at the locations of appointments within 150 miles, so you can plan accordingly.

  1. Go to the Calendar app on your Apple Watch.
  2. Add an appointment and include the location address.

    If precipitation is forecast at this location as the appointment time nears, the Precipitation widget appears in the Smart Stack.

  3. Tap the Precipitation widget to see detailed weather information, including hourly forecasts.

See the weather forecast for a trip

If you add trips to Calendar with location details, the Smart Stack shows a 5-day weather forecast for your destination automatically.

  1. Start the Calendar app on your Apple Watch.
  2. Add an event and include the destination location.

    As your trip approaches, the Trip widget appears in the Smart Stack.

  3. Open the Smart Stack and scroll to the 5-day weather forecast for your destination.
  4. Tap the Trip widget to see detailed weather information, including hourly forecasts.

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Abigail is a staff writer for GeeksChalk based in Pennsylvania. She covers news, how-tos, and user guides for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch. Before becoming a writer Abigail studied computer science at University and also worked at Apple for more than two years. When not creating masterpiece for GeeksChalk, you can usually find Abigail hiking, climbing, or otherwise unplugged.
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