Air quality & pollen

Air quality and pollen, where you'll see them.

AQI and pollen counts shouldn't require opening an app. Put them in a Home Screen widget, on your Lock Screen, on your watch face — and get a notification when they cross the line that matters to you.

Free 24-hour access, then optional subscription with 7-day trial. Mac and iOS plans are separate; Apple TV is included with Forecast Bar Gold on iOS.

AQIAs a data point, widget, and complication
PollenCounts with dominant allergen
AlertsAt a threshold you set
GlanceableLock Screen and watch face

Air quality and pollen in Forecast Bar, in short

Air quality
AQI is a selectable data point, available on the main screen, in widgets, and as an Apple Watch complication.
Pollen
Pollen count with the dominant allergen — tree, grass or weed — shown alongside.
Alerts
Both are among the data points you can set a custom threshold alert on, so you're told when AQI or pollen crosses your line.
Glanceable
Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, StandBy, and watch complications, so you don't have to open anything.
Where it works
Worldwide, wherever the underlying data is available.
Plan
Custom threshold alerts are part of Forecast Bar Gold; the data points themselves are available more broadly.
Forecast Bar detail view on iPhone showing air quality, pollen count, UV index, humidity and other data points
Not buried three taps deep

AQI and pollen as first-class data points.

If you have asthma or seasonal allergies, air quality isn't a curiosity — it's the first thing you check. Forecast Bar treats AQI and pollen as ordinary data points, so they can live in your main screen tiles instead of behind a menu.

  • Air quality index with its descriptive band
  • Pollen count with the dominant allergen named
  • Choose which data points appear, and how many
  • Available on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch and Apple TV
iPhone Lock Screen with Forecast Bar widgets showing an hourly forecast strip, an AQI gauge, and a wind compass
Where you already look

On the Lock Screen and the watch face.

The point of a threshold you care about is that you notice it without trying. Forecast Bar's Lock Screen widgets and watch complications can show AQI directly, so it's in front of you every time you check the time.

  • Lock Screen widgets including an AQI gauge
  • Home Screen widgets in every size
  • StandBy support for a bedside readout
  • Apple Watch complications in circular, corner, inline and rectangular families
Forecast Bar alert settings on iPhone showing custom threshold notifications
Your threshold

Told when it crosses the line that matters to you.

"Unhealthy for sensitive groups" means different things to different people. Custom alerts let you set the AQI or pollen value that's worth a notification for you specifically, rather than accepting somebody else's definition of bad.

  • Set your own AQI threshold
  • Set your own pollen threshold
  • Custom alerts cover 14 data points in total
  • Quiet hours keep routine alerts out of the night
FAQ

Questions about air quality and pollen

Does Forecast Bar show air quality?
Yes. AQI is a selectable data point available on the main screen, in Home and Lock Screen widgets, in StandBy, and as an Apple Watch complication.
Does Forecast Bar show pollen counts?
Yes. Pollen count is shown with the dominant allergen — tree, grass or weed — alongside it, and can be placed in your main screen data point tiles.
Can I get an alert when air quality gets bad?
Yes. AQI and pollen are among the data points you can set a custom threshold alert on, so you choose the value that earns a notification rather than accepting a generic band.
Can I see air quality on my Apple Watch?
Yes. AQI is available as a Forecast Bar complication, so it can sit on your watch face alongside whichever other conditions you've chosen.
How much does Forecast Bar cost?
You get free 24-hour access to everything — no card, no account. After that there is an optional subscription with a 7-day trial, and current pricing is shown in the App Store. Mac and iOS plans are separate; Apple TV is included with Forecast Bar Gold on iOS. See Compare Plans for what each tier includes.
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Free 24-hour access, then optional subscription with 7-day trial. Mac and iOS plans are separate; Apple TV is included with Forecast Bar Gold on iOS.