Basic Fixes
- Check Apple Watch connectivity: Ensure your Apple Watch is connected to Wi-Fi and your iPhone via Bluetooth.
- Open Weather app: Opening the Weather app retrieves the real-time weather information on your Apple Watch. This helps if the Weather app can’t load weather information in the background.
- Disable Low Power Mode: Open Settings > Battery and disable Low Power Mode, to ensure the Weather app can work in the background without restrictions.
- Update Apple Watch: Update your Apple Watch to the latest version for a bug-free experience.
Fix 1: Enable Weather for Current Location
If the Weather app is not showing information for your current location, here’s how to ensure the weather information is shown for your current location by default.
Step 1: Press the Digital Crown to open the home screen and tap on Settings.
Step 2: Scroll down and tap on Weather.


Step 3: Tap on Default City.
Step 4: Check the option for the current location.


Also Read: 7 apps to make your Apple Watch do more than just fitness tracking.
Fix 2: Check Location Access for Apple Weather App
If the Weather app cannot retrieve your current location, you may have disabled location access for the app on your Apple Watch. Here’s how you can enable it again.
Note: Location settings on the Apple Watch will mirror the settings present on your iPhone. To make any changes in location settings on Apple Watch, you must change it on your iPhone.
Step 1: Open Settings > Privacy > Location Services.



Step 2: Turn on Location Services. Scroll down and select the Weather app.
Step 3: Select the While Using the App or Widgets or Always option.



Also Read: How to change weather location on iPhone, iPad, or Apple Watch.
Fix 3: Enable Background App Refresh for Weather App
The Weather app on your Apple Watch must operate in the background to provide real-time information. Therefore, if you have disabled Background App Refresh for the Weather app, it can’t retrieve weather information in the background, and the weather data may not be displayed on the watch face.
Step 1: Open the Settings app. Tap on General.


Step 2: Tap on Background App Refresh, turn it on, scroll down, and turn on Weather as well.



Also Read: What is Background App Refresh on iPhone
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Last updated on 26 July, 2024
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Thanks so much for putting these instructions together. Working through them resolved my weather display issue!
My apple watch does not have a “weather” app on it. My iPhone does but the watch that is Connectd to the iPhone does not have “weather”. How can I get it???