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iPad User Guide

View weather maps on iPad

You can use the Weather app to view large precipitation, temperature, air quality, and wind maps in your location or other areas.

Note: Not all features are available in all countries or regions. See the Apple Support article Feature availability and data sources in the Weather app.

👁 A wind map of the ocean fills the iPad screen. The Toggle Full Screen Map button and the Wind Map Overlay Scale are in the top-left corner. In the top-right corner, from top to bottom, are the Overlay Menu, Current Location, and Favorite Locations buttons. Along the bottom is a timeline.

View a full-screen weather map

  1. Go to the Weather app 👁 Image
    on your iPad.

  2. Select a location, scroll down, tap the weather map, then tap 👁 the Toggle Full Screen Map button
    to enlarge the map to full screen.

    Tap 👁 the Toggle Full Screen Map button
    to reduce its size again.

    Note: The type of weather map shown can change depending on the weather conditions for the selected location.

  3. To switch to a precipitation, temperature, air quality, or wind map, tap 👁 the Overlay Menu button
    in the upper right.

  4. In a precipitation or wind forecast map, do any of the following:

    • Show the timeline: Tap near the bottom of the map.

    • Change the duration of the timeline: Tap 👁 the Menu button
      ,       then switch between 12-Hour Forecast and Next-Hour Forecast.

  5. Tap 👁 the Close button
    to close the map.

Change the location of the weather map

  1. Go to the Weather app 👁 Image
    on your iPad.

  2. Tap the weather map to enlarge it, then do any of the following:

    • Move the map: Drag it.

    • Zoom in and out: Pinch the screen.

    • View another location from your list: Tap a location in the sidebar or swipe left to see the next location in your list. Or while the map is enlarged, tap 👁 the Location List button
      in the upper right, then tap a location.

    • Return to your current location: Tap 👁 the Current Location button
      in the upper right.

    • Add a location to your list, view its current conditions, or view it in Maps: Touch and hold the location on the map, then tap Add [location], View [location], or Open in Maps.

  3. Tap 👁 the Close button
    to close the map.

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