⚙️ Settings & Data Layout

Open Settings from the side menu: swipe in from the left edge (or tap the button in the top-left corner of the main screen), then tap Settings at the bottom.

The Settings hub

Settings is organized into these rows, in order:

Data & Layout

Settings → Data & Layout is a list of collapsible sections — tap a section title to expand it. The app remembers which sections you left open, and several sections show a live preview of the layout you're configuring.

Localization

• Use Feels Like shows the "feels like" temperature in place of the actual temperature throughout the app.
• Units — USA is Fahrenheit with miles, UK is Celsius with miles, and Metric is Celsius with kilometers. Changing Units also updates Wind Units to match (MPH for USA and UK, km/h for Metric); you can still override Wind Units afterward.
• Wind Direction controls how direction is written: Cardinal shows NW, Degrees shows 315°, and Both shows NW 315°.
• Forecast Language sets the language of forecast text, with about 75 options including Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Russian, Arabic, Hindi, and Turkish — plus regional variants like French (Canada), Portuguese (Brazil), and six flavors of Spanish.

Location List

• Default Location is where the app opens. Last Selected reopens whatever location you were viewing last; picking a saved location by name always starts there.
• Location List Style — Compact fits more locations on screen in the side menu.
• Show Local Time displays each location's local time next to its name in the side menu.

Main Screen Data Points

These control the row of data tiles on the main screen.

Tap Add or Remove Data Points to open the selector: check the points you want, drag to reorder them, and confirm with the checkmark. At least one data point must stay selected. You can choose from 21 points:

Sunrise, Sunset, Moonrise, Moonset, Temperature, Feels Like, Dew Point, Heat Index, Humidity, Pressure, UV Index, Visibility, Wind Chill, Wind Speed, Wind Gusts, Cloud Cover, Precip Chance, Accumulation, Air Quality, Pollen Count, and Tides.

Alerts

Show Severe Alerts in Toolbar (default off) moves active severe weather alerts out of the scrolling forecast and into a badge on the main screen's toolbar. See Alerts & Notifications for the alerts themselves.

Weather Change Alerts

Forecast Bar can flag notable weather changes with in-app comparison cards.

Tap the slider icon next to Compare with Tomorrow or Compare with Yesterday to fine-tune the comparison: each of the 6 parameters — High temperature, Low temperature, Humidity, Wind speed, Pressure, and Dew point — has its own on/off toggle and an adjustable threshold, so a card only appears when the change is big enough to matter to you.

Switch Time decides when the app stops comparing against today and starts looking at tomorrow (at sunset, or at a fixed time you choose). Auto-dismiss controls how long a change card stays on screen, and Once Per Day prevents repeats.

Location Compare Button

Compare two locations side by side. Requires Gold — see Plans & Subscriptions.

Show Compare Button adds a compare button to each row in the side menu. Tap it on any location to open the compare screen: a full-screen, two-column table with your selected location on one side and the tapped location on the other, matching up every data point row by row. The left column's header is a dropdown — tap it to swap in any other saved location. A floating tab bar at the bottom switches between Current, Hourly, and Daily comparisons (Default View picks which one opens first). Close with the X in the toolbar.

Precipitation Section

Controls the precipitation area near the top of the main screen.

The mini radar map tab requires Gold and radar coverage at your location; if your chosen Default View isn't available, the section falls back to the next available tab.

Daily Forecasts

• Summary shows each day as a rich row with condition text; Compact shows a tighter row built from data points you choose.
• Show Today as Graph replaces today's row with an hourly graph covering the number of hours you pick.
• Default to Precip Amount shows precipitation amount instead of chance in Summary rows.
• Expand Today's Forecast opens today's row automatically when you launch the app.

Compact data points: in Compact style you configure Data Point 1–3 on iPhone (1–5 on iPad), plus a final slot (Data Point 4 on iPhone, 6 on iPad). Each slot can be None, Icon, Temperature Range, or any of: Sunrise, Sunset, Moonrise, Moonset, Temperature, Feels Like, Dew Point, Heat Index, Humidity, Pressure, UV Index, Visibility, Wind Chill, Wind Speed, Wind Gusts, Cloud Cover, Precip Chance, Accumulation, or Tides. Data Point 1 defaults to Precip Chance.

Hourly Forecasts

These options shape the hour-by-hour view inside an expanded daily row.

• Graph draws an interactive chart; Timeline lists each hour as a row. Show Style Changer in Forecast keeps a quick toggle between the two right in the forecast.
• Show Temperature as Curve staggers timeline rows to trace the temperature's rise and fall.
• Default Data Point in Chart (Graph style) can be: Temperature, Feels Like, Cloud Cover, Dew Point, Humidity, Precip Chance, Accumulation, Pressure, UV Index, Visibility, Wind Speed, Wind Gusts, Heat Index, or Wind Chill.

In Timeline style, tap Add or Remove Data Points to pick which columns each hour shows, from: Icon, Condition String, Temperature, Precip Chance, Accumulation, Wind Speed, Humidity, Humidity Feels Like, Feels Like, Cloud Cover, Dew Point, Heat Index, Pressure, UV Index, Visibility, and Wind Chill.

Radar

Sets defaults for the full-screen radar — see Radar for the radar screen itself.

Use Custom Radar replaces the built-in radar with any radar website you like: enter its URL, using {lat} and {lng} as placeholders that the app fills in with your current coordinates.

About & More

Settings → About & More gathers account, support, and housekeeping items.

Subscription

Shows your current plan and its expiration date, with Manage Subscription and Redeem Offer Code buttons. See Plans & Subscriptions.

Account & Sync

Shows whether you're signed in and when your settings last synced. Sync Now pushes your settings to the cloud immediately; Sign Out disconnects this device. When you're signed out, a Sign In with Apple button appears instead — signing in enables notifications and settings sync across your devices.

Support

• FAQ opens the Forecast Bar FAQ on the web.
• Email Support starts an email to the support team with your support ID pre-filled, so we can look up your account right away.

Version

The app version and build number — handy to include in support requests.

Join our Beta

Join TestFlight Beta opens the public TestFlight page where you can try pre-release versions of Forecast Bar.

Haptics

Haptic Feedback controls vibration:

Notification Diagnostics

If notifications aren't arriving, tap Test Notifications to open a self-service diagnostic tool:

1. Run Notification Test checks your permission status, push registration, and server connection.
2. Any issues found are listed with a fix for each.
3. Send Test Notification delivers a real push to this device so you can confirm the fix.
4. Force Refresh Push Token re-registers the device with the notification server.
5. Copy Diagnostic Report for Support builds a text report you can paste into a support email.

This screen also shows your Notification ID, User ID, and Device ID — all selectable so you can copy them for support. A Test Live Activity button lets you preview the precipitation Live Activity with sample data.

Debug Options

A small set of self-help tools: reset the in-app tutorial, reload your Home and Lock Screen widgets, reset Live Activity state, preview the welcome walkthrough again, and a few reset switches for synced settings. These are safe to use — they only affect this device's local state.

Legal

• Powered by The Weather Company and Powered by Apple Weather — attribution for Forecast Bar's weather data sources.
• Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.
• Remove Cloud Data permanently deletes your synced settings from Forecast Bar's servers (the app asks you to confirm first).