While it’s simple enough to see the basics, the weather app is surprisingly powerful under the surface.

How Do You Read Apple Weather?

You instantly get the weather for your local area with a heads-up on temperatures and conditions.

Steps to view the weather on iPhone weather app.

There’s plenty more info we’ll get into, but that glance can likely give you enough.

How Do I Add a Location to Apple Weather?

On the Weather app, tap the three lines in the bottom right-hand corner of the app.

Steps required to add a location to the iPhone Weather app.

How Do I See a Map of Precipitation on Apple Weather?

If it’s raining where you are, it’s possible to see precisely where the precipitation hangs around.

Scroll down to precipitation and tap the map that’s displayed.

Steps required to view precipitation on iPhone Weather app.

From there, you might check out how bad the rain is.

Rememberlike all weather reports, conditions can change, but this is a good guide of what to expect.

How Do I Check the Air Quality Locally?

Steps required to view air quality on iPhone Weather app.

Scroll down the location and tap on See More under Air Quality to learn everything possible.

The darker purple means worse air quality, with higher numbers suggesting poor air quality.

The app also indicates if this is unusual compared to previous days.

iPhone weather app with Wind Direction the focus.

How Do I Check the Wind Direction?

you’re able to check out the wind direction if you scroll pretty far down.

Wind direction can affect the temperature, depending on where the weather system is coming from.

iPhone weather app - daily weather bars

If the wind is strong, the weather is more unpredictable, and conditions change rapidly.

What Do the Bars Mean on iPhone Weather App?

Amongst the 10-day forecast, there are bars alongside the current temperature and the weather conditions.

An example of how the iPhone Weather app looks

They might look confusing, but they’re pretty helpful once you’ve learned how to decipher them.

The bars offer visual insight into how low or high the temperature is likely to get today.

What Do the Lines Mean in Weather App?

An example of the dots on the iPhone Weather app.

The Weather app is full of different lines.

There are also lines for air pressure within a chart to highlight how high it is.

What Does the Dot Mean on iPhone Weather?

Steps required to enable weather notifications on iPhone Weather app.

The dot on the line next to the day’s forecast is subtle but very important.

It shows you where in the temperature range you are for the day.

It’s a practical visual guide to know what to expect from the rest of the day.

Steps required to change between Celsius and Fahrenheit on iPhone Weather App.

How Do I Receive Notifications of Certain Weather Conditions?

How Do I Change the Temperature configs?

Tap the three lines in the bottom right-hand corner before tapping the three dots in the top right-hand corner.

you’re able to choose either Fahrenheit or Celsius and all displayed temperatures will change.

There are several ways to customize the iPhone’s built-in Weather app.

To reorder your cities, tapMore>Edit List> drag-and-drop cities to new spots.