How to Get Weather Alerts on iPhone

Receive advance notice of when it is going to rain or snow!

By Devala Rees Updated 03/02/2022

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Your weather notification settings can make sure you receive updates letting you know that it's likely to start raining or snowing soon. This way, you can plan around inclement weather and not get caught unprepared. Let's cover how to turn on weather alerts on your iPhone.

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How to Set Up Weather Alerts on iPhone

Since location tracking is necessary to send you relevant notifications, you'll want to turn on Location Services if you haven't already. For more handy iPhone notification tips, consider signing up for our free Tip of the Day newsletter. Now, here's how to get weather notifications on your iPhone.

Open the Weather app.
Tap the list icon in the bottom-right corner.
If you see a prompt suggesting you turn on weather alerts, tap Turn On Notifications.
If you don't see the prompt shown above, tap the More icon.
Tap Notifications.
Tap Continue.
Tap Allow.
If you want to receive weather alerts for your nearby location, tap to enable the My Location toggle.
If you'd like to receive weather notifications for a specific location regardless of where you currently are, you can tap to enable the toggle for any of your saved locations.

That's all there is to it! Now that weather notifications have been enabled, you'll be better prepared and more able to plan around inclement weather.

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Devala Rees

Devala Rees has been a writer since the age of eleven, and a loyal user of Apple products for even longer. His writing background is quite eclectic, from freelance professional articles to Hindu religious scholarship to fantasy novels. Much of his writing on various topics can be found on Quora.com.

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