iPhone Weather Widgets – Forecast Bar

iPhone Lock Screen with Forecast Bar widgets: hourly forecast strip, AQI gauge, and wind compass

Before you even unlock

The forecast on your Lock Screen.

The Lock Screen is the screen you see most. Forecast Bar's lock screen widgets put the next few hours, air quality, wind, and conditions right under the clock — so most weather checks never need an unlock at all.

Hourly strip with icons and temperatures
Gauges for AQI, UV, and other data points
Inline text next to the date for the quickest glance
Six lock screen widgets to mix and match

iPhone Lock Screen showing a Forecast Bar Live Activity with a minute-by-minute rain intensity chart

When rain is minutes away

Live Activities track rain minute by minute.

Widgets are for glances; rain deserves live tracking. When precipitation is about to start, Forecast Bar can start a Live Activity on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island — a minute-by-minute chart of the next hour that updates as the nowcast changes and dismisses itself when the rain ends.

Minute-by-minute precipitation chart for the next hour
Lives in the Dynamic Island while you do other things
Starts when rain approaches, ends when it's over

Home screen covered in Forecast Bar widgets of every size, shown on iPad

Every size, every layout

A widget for however you arrange your screen.

Small, medium, and large; icon-forward or data-dense; one city or four. The same widgets scale from iPhone to iPad, and every one is configurable — touch and hold, tap Edit Widget, and choose the location and data it shows.

12+ widgets across Home Screen and Lock Screen
Multi-city widgets track up to 4 locations at once
Interactive widgets act without opening the app
Same lineup on iPad, sized for the bigger grid

The lineup

Widgets with a point of view.

Beyond the classics, a few Forecast Bar widgets you won't find everywhere.

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Smart widget

Every data point on one page as an icon grid — with an optional temperature curve along the bottom row. One widget, the whole picture.

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Half & Half

Two views in one frame — split the widget between the data you check most, instead of choosing.

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Hourly Curve

The day's temperature as a smooth curve with conditions along it — the shape of the day at a glance.

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Multi-city

Up to four locations side by side. Home, work, the kids' city, and this weekend's trip in one widget.

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Interactive

Widgets that do things — act right from the Home Screen without bouncing into the app.

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StandBy

Phone on its side on a charger becomes a bedside weather display — glanceable from across the room.

Setup

Add your first widget in under a minute.

Home Screen

Touch and hold an empty spot until apps jiggle, tap Edit (or +), search for Forecast Bar, pick a size, and tap Add Widget.

Lock Screen

Touch and hold the Lock Screen, tap Customize, tap the widget area under the clock, and choose Forecast Bar.

Make it yours

Touch and hold any placed widget and choose Edit Widget to set the location, data points, and style it shows.

An honest note about widget refresh.

No iPhone widget updates in real time — iOS budgets background refreshes for every app, from every developer. Forecast Bar is designed for that reality: widgets are timelines whose entries advance on their own between refreshes, backed by a shared cache, so the hours you see keep marching forward even between updates.

For the one case where minutes genuinely matter — rain about to start — Live Activities take over, because that's the mechanism Apple built for live tracking.

FAQ

Questions about iPhone widgets

How do I add a weather widget to my iPhone Home Screen?

Install Forecast Bar and open it once so it can load your locations. Then touch and hold an empty area of the Home Screen until the apps jiggle, tap Edit (or +) in the top corner, search for Forecast Bar, swipe to the widget and size you want, and tap Add Widget. Touch and hold the placed widget and choose Edit Widget to pick the location and data it shows.

How do I add a weather widget to my Lock Screen?

Touch and hold the Lock Screen, tap Customize, choose the lock screen, then tap the widget area under the clock. Pick Forecast Bar from the list and choose from the lock screen widgets — hourly strip, AQI gauge, wind compass, conditions, and more.

Can a widget show more than one city?

Yes. Forecast Bar's multi-city widgets show up to four locations side by side, each with its own current conditions — handy for keeping an eye on home, work, family, or an upcoming trip from one glance.

Do iPhone widgets update in real time?

No widget on iOS does — Apple budgets background refreshes for every app. Forecast Bar works with that budget: widgets are built as timelines whose entries advance on their own between refreshes, backed by a shared cache, so what you see stays current without draining your battery. For minute-by-minute rain, Live Activities take over — they're designed for exactly that kind of live tracking.

What is the precipitation Live Activity?

When rain or snow is about to start at your location, Forecast Bar can start a Live Activity that tracks it minute by minute on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island — a chart of the next hour, updating as the nowcast changes, and dismissing itself when the precipitation ends.

Does Forecast Bar work in StandBy?

Yes. Put your iPhone on its side on a charger and Forecast Bar's StandBy widgets turn it into a bedside or desk weather display.

How much does Forecast Bar cost?

You get free 24-hour access to everything, then an optional subscription with a 7-day trial. Current pricing is shown in the App Store. Mac and iOS plans are separate; Apple TV is included with Forecast Bar Gold on iOS.

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Download on theApp Store

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.

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