Apple in iOS 16 made some notable adjustments to the Weather app, including new varieties of notifications and growing the info you may see about every little thing from humidity to temperature to visibility. For a lot of of those new options, Apple has integrated info from Darkish Sky, a climate app that it bought in 2020.

This information highlights every little thing weather-related that is new in ‌iOS 16‌.

Weather Modules

There aren’t any vital updates to the total design of the Weather app, however Apple did replace the info that is obtainable to you.

The Weather app has lengthy had little modules that present you info that features the 10-day forecast, the each day temperature, air high quality, precipitation, UV index, sundown/dawn instances, wind, humidity, “seems like” temperature, visibility, and stress, however now you may faucet into any of these modules for extra info and swap between them rapidly by tapping the icon in the higher proper.

Temperature

The temperature module exhibits a graph of the temperature all through the day, together with peak excessive and peak low. This could clear up a difficulty that individuals had with the iOS 15 Weather app that made it unclear when the each day low was measured. The module additionally offers a textual content overview of the climate situations.

In the 10 day forecast, you may faucet into any day to see the each day chart for temperature ranges, plus there’s nonetheless an choice to see the bigger color-coded temperature map.

Air High quality

The air high quality module exhibits a graph of the present air situations in your space, together with extra info on the well being implications of the present situations and the major pollutant. You may nonetheless see a bigger air high quality map as nicely.

Precipitation

The precipitation module is much like the beforehand obtainable precipitation info, exhibiting a map of the place storms are going to hit. Zooming in offers a 12-hour rain forecast. There’s additionally an interface that gives particulars on the complete quantity of precipitation throughout the final 24 hours, and the way a lot rain, sleet, or snow fell at what time.

Feels Like

This module offers a second temperature chart that takes into consideration humidity, wind, and different elements so you may get a greater concept of what the ambient temperature is like.

UV Index

The UV index module exhibits the present UV ranking and the peak UV ranges throughout the day. It additionally offers textual content letting you understand if solar safety is really useful.

Sundown/Dawn

The sundown and dawn module lets you understand when dawn or sundown is relying on the time of day, and when you may count on first mild and final mild. It additionally contains month-to-month dawn and sundown averages and a readout of the complete daylight.

Wind

The wind module offers a each day abstract, the present wind situations, and a graph of the wind speeds and route all through the day.

Humidity

The humidity module exhibits a chart of the humidity all through the day, damaged down into six hour increments. It additionally offers common humidity and dew level.

Visibility

The visibility module offers the visibility vary in miles all through the day, together with a each day abstract.

Strain

The stress module exhibits the present stress, the stress all through the day, and a readout on whether or not stress is rising or falling.

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Extreme Weather Notifications

The Weather app in ‌iOS 16‌ is ready to ship a notification if there’s a extreme climate alert issued close to you, so you may get a heads up for main rain storms, floods, hurricanes, warmth waves, tornados, and extra.

You may activate extreme climate alerts each to your present location and any location that you have added to the Weather app.

In line with Apple, extreme climate information is obtainable in Australia, Canada, Japan, China, Brazil, India, Mexico, Thailand, the United States, and most nations and areas in Europe.

Weather Lock Display screen

Although not technically a part of the Weather app, there’s a devoted Weather Lock Display screen in ‌iOS 16‌. It depicts the present temperature and exhibits the art work from the Weather app to your location. So if it is sunny, you may see solar, or if it is raining, you may see rain, the identical as you’d in the animated Weather app.

There are additionally a variety of completely different climate widgets which you could add to any of your Lock Screens. There is a bigger readout with the temperature, present situation, and excessive/low together with particular person air high quality, UV index, and temperature choices.

Utilizing the Weather widget requires Location Companies to be activated.

Extra Places

In ‌iOS 15‌, you may solely add as much as 20 alternate places to the Weather app, however in ‌iOS 16‌, you may have a complete of fifty.

Weather App for iPad

With the ‌iOS 16‌/iPadOS 16 updates, there’s lastly a Weather app for the iPad. It is equivalent to the iPhone‘s Weather app, however crafted to suit the bigger show of the ‌iPad‌.

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