How to check the weather on iPad

Check the weather for your current location. View the upcoming hourly and 10-day forecast, see severe weather information, and more.

Weather uses Location Services to get your current location’s forecast, and you can turn on Precise Location for better accuracy. The details for your current location are shown first, and you can learn what the weather icons mean. You can look at different times in the hourly forecast, customize the weather units, and send a report about the weather where you are.

Note: Some Weather app features—such as severe weather alerts, air quality, next-hour precipitation, and news—aren’t available in all countries and regions.

Before you begin

To get the forecast for your current location, Weather uses Location Services. Turning on Precise Location makes that forecast more accurate.

1. Open Settings, tap Privacy & Security, tap Location Services, and then tap Weather.
2. Turn on Precise Location.

Check the local forecast and conditions

1. Start the Weather app on your iPad.

   The details for your current location are shown. See Learn the weather icons.

   If you don’t see the details for the location you want to know about, tap the Show Sidebar button, then tap My Location or another location in the sidebar.

2. Do any of the following:
   • Look at different times in the hourly forecast: Swipe the hourly display left or right.

     Note: The air quality scale appears above the hourly forecast when air quality reaches a particular level for that location. For some locations, the air quality scale always appears above the hourly forecast.

   • Change the hourly and ten-day forecast display: Tap a symbol above the hourly forecast to switch between Conditions, Precipitation, and Wind.
   • See the upcoming forecast and information for different conditions: Tap the hourly forecast and tap the Chart Condition button to change the displayed weather condition.
   • See more weather details: Each location’s weather page includes detailed information, including potential severe weather alerts, weather-related news, air quality, UV index, wind, visibility, moon phases, and more.

     To receive notifications about precipitation or certain severe weather events, see Manage weather notifications.

     Tip: Tap the Averages weather detail to see more information about how today’s temperature or precipitation compares to the historical average.

     

Customize the weather units

You can switch the units used in weather data, choosing Fahrenheit or Celsius for temperature and knots, Beaufort, miles per hour, or kilometers per hour for wind.

1. Start the Weather app on your iPad.
2. Tap the Show Sidebar button to display the sidebar.
3. Tap the More button, tap Units, and then do any of the following:
   • Change temperature units: Tap Fahrenheit, Celsius, or Use system setting.
   • Change wind, precipitation, pressure, or distance units: Tap the Action Button menu next to the current measurement unit and then choose an option.

Send a report about the weather

You can report the weather in your location if it doesn’t match what’s shown in the Weather app.

1. Start the Weather app on your iPad.
2. Tap the More button at the top of the sidebar and then tap Report an Issue.

   If you don’t see the sidebar, tap the Show Sidebar button.

3. Tap the options that best describe the weather conditions in your location and tap Submit.

The information you share with Apple isn’t associated with your Apple Account.

See also

• Check the weather in other locations on iPad
• View weather maps on iPad
• Use Weather widgets on iPad