Everything New in the iOS 16 Weather App

Apple in iOS 16 made some notable changes to the Weather app, adding new types of notifications and increasing the information you can see about everything from humidity to temperature to visibility. For many of these new features, Apple has incorporated information from Dark Sky, a weather app that it purchased in 2020.

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This guide highlights everything weather-related that's new in iOS 16, which is available now.

Weather Modules

There are no significant updates to the overall design of the Weather app, but Apple did update the information that's available to you.

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The Weather app has long had little modules that show you information that includes the 10-day forecast, the daily temperature, air quality, precipitation, UV index, sunset/sunrise times, wind, humidity, "feels like" temperature, visibility, and pressure, but now you can tap into any of those modules for more information and swap between them quickly by tapping the icon in the upper right.

Temperature

The temperature module shows a graph of the temperature throughout the day, including peak high and peak low. This should clear up an issue that people had with the iOS 15 Weather app that made it unclear when the daily low was measured. The module also provides a text overview of the weather conditions.

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In the 10-day forecast, you can tap into any day to see the daily chart for temperature ranges, plus there's still an option to see the larger color-coded temperature map.

Air Quality

The air quality module shows a graph of the current air conditions in your area, along with additional information on the health implications of the current conditions and the primary pollutant. You can still see a larger air quality map as well.

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Precipitation

The precipitation module is similar to the previously available precipitation information, showing a map of where storms are going to hit. Zooming in provides a 12-hour rain forecast. There's also an interface that provides details on the total amount of precipitation during the last 24 hours, and how much rain, sleet, or snow fell at what time.

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Feels Like

This module provides a second temperature chart that takes into account humidity, wind, and other factors so you can get a better idea of what the ambient temperature is like.

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UV Index

The UV index module shows the current UV rating and the peak UV levels during the day. It also provides text letting you know if sun protection is recommended.

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Sunset/Sunrise

The sunset and sunrise module lets you know when sunrise or sunset is depending on the time of day, and when you can expect first light and last light. It also includes monthly sunrise and sunset averages and a readout of the total daylight.

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Wind

The wind module provides a daily summary, the current wind conditions, and a graph of the wind speeds and direction throughout the day.

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Humidity

The humidity module shows a chart of the humidity throughout the day, broken down into six-hour increments. It also provides average humidity and dew point.

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Visibility

The visibility module provides the visibility range in miles throughout the day, along with a daily summary.

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Pressure

The pressure module shows the current pressure, the pressure throughout the day, and a readout on whether pressure is rising or falling.

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Severe Weather Notifications

The Weather app in iOS 16 is able to send a notification if there is a severe weather alert issued near you, so you can get a heads up for major rain storms, floods, hurricanes, heat waves, tornados, and more.

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You can turn on severe weather alerts both for your current location and any location that you've added to the Weather app.

According to Apple, severe weather data is available in Australia, Canada, Japan, China, Brazil, India, Mexico, Thailand, the United States, and most countries and regions in Europe.

Weather Lock Screen

Though not technically part of the Weather app, there is a dedicated Weather Lock Screen in iOS 16. It depicts the current temperature and shows the artwork from the Weather app for your location. So if it's sunny, you'll see sun, or if it's raining, you'll see rain, the same as you would in the animated Weather app.

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Weather Widgets

There are also a number of different weather widgets that you can add to any of your Lock Screens. There's a larger readout with the temperature, current condition, and high/low along with individual air quality, UV index, and temperature options.

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Using the Weather widget requires Location Services to be activated.

Weather App for iPad

With the iOS 16/iPadOS 16 updates, there's finally a Weather app for the iPad. It's identical to the iPhone's Weather app, but crafted to fit the larger display of the ‌iPad‌.

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Top Rated Comments

Wildkraut Avatar
34 months ago
Air quality index is nice, now i know when to stop breathing.
Score: 12 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Ralfi Avatar
34 months ago
Is there anything here for those not in America - ie. the use of local Bureau of meteorology sources, so that, you know, the weather App can accurately perform its main function?……

Speaking on behalf of Australians who never get accurate weather via this App, nor Google’s weather predictor.
Score: 11 Votes (Like | Disagree)
tranceking26 Avatar
34 months ago
I like this new app a lot, yet another reason I'm going to install iOS 16 on day one.
Score: 10 Votes (Like | Disagree)
TheYayAreaLiving ?️ Avatar
34 months ago
I really love the new weather app. There is so much more useful info showing now. It looks stunning!

The iPad OS should have been here a long time ago. Glad, it finally made it to the iPad OS.
Score: 10 Votes (Like | Disagree)
dannyyankou Avatar
34 months ago
I really like the features of the new app, but the data seems to be less accurate than iOS 15.

For instance, we're supposed to get thunderstorms tonight with a cold front passing through. But the iOS weather app has no rain on the hourly forecast.
Score: 8 Votes (Like | Disagree)
andrewxgx Avatar
34 months ago
forgot to mention the surprise feature: ads
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