Everything about the menu bar readout is configured in Settings → General → Menu Bar. The icon set it uses comes from Settings → Theme & Visual Style → Menu Bar Icons.
Menu bar display is available to any subscriber — but note the app requires a subscription (or the free first-24-hours unlock) to show weather at all. See Plans & Subscriptions. On the Mac, tiers are named Pro (Gold elsewhere) and Plus (Silver).
Note: The Menu Bar section is hidden from Settings while Dock Mode is on, since there's no menu bar item to configure.
Display styles
Each menu bar item has a Style picker with seven options:
| Style | Shows |
|---|---|
| Icon Only | Just the weather icon |
| Value Only | 72 |
| Value + ° | 72° |
| Value + Unit | 72°F |
| Icon + Value | Icon and 72 |
| Icon + Value + ° | Icon and 72° — the default |
| Icon + Value + Unit | Icon and 72°F |
The unit letter (F or C) follows your Units setting in Settings → Data & Layout → Localization. If a value isn't available yet, the item shows --.
Multiple menu bar items
You can run 1 to 5 menu bar items at once. In Settings → General → Menu Bar, the header reads "Menu Bar Items — N of 5":
- Click + to add an item (disabled at 5).
- Click – next to an item to remove it (you always keep at least one).
- Each item's row shows a live preview plus its own Style and Data pickers.
New items default to these data points, in order: Temperature, Humidity, Wind Speed, Precip Chance, UV Index.
Combine into Single Icon
When you have more than one item, a Combine into Single Icon switch appears. On (the default), all of your configured readouts render together inside one menu bar item, separated by spaces — one thing to position, one thing to click. Off, each readout is its own independent menu bar item you can position separately.
Repositioning items
Menu bar items move the standard macOS way: hold ⌘ and drag the item left or right along the menu bar. Forecast Bar remembers where you put each one.
Data points
Each item's Data picker offers these values:
| Data point | Data point |
|---|---|
| Temperature | UV Index |
| Feels Like | Visibility |
| Cloud Cover | Wind Speed |
| Dew Point | Wind Gusts |
| Humidity | Heat Index |
| Precip Chance | Wind Chill |
| Accumulation | Pressure |
Tip: The Temperature data point honors the Use Feels Like switch in Settings → Data & Layout → Localization — turn it on and your menu bar temperature becomes the feels-like temperature. The dedicated Feels Like, Dew Point, Heat Index, and Wind Chill data points always show their own value.
Size and color
Also in Settings → General → Menu Bar:
| Setting | Range | Default |
|---|---|---|
| Font Size | 10–18 pt | 13 |
| Icon Size | 10–24 pt | 16 |
| Text Color | Custom switch + color picker | Off (system color) |
| Icon Color | Custom switch + color picker | Off (follows text color at first) |
Turn on a Custom switch to override the automatic menu bar color with your own via the color picker.
Menu Bar Icons
The icon set used by the menu bar is chosen separately from the in-app weather icons, in Settings → Theme & Visual Style → Menu Bar Icons:
| Set | Look |
|---|---|
| Color | Full-color icons — the default |
| Climacons | Minimal line icons; tint to match the menu bar |
| Anusha | Hand-drawn style; tint to match the menu bar |
| Flat Color | Flat, colorful icons |
Climacons and Anusha render as silhouettes that follow your menu bar's light or dark tint (or your custom icon color); Color and Flat Color always keep their own colors.
Reset to Defaults
The Reset to Defaults button at the bottom of the Menu Bar section restores everything: one item (Icon + Value + °, Temperature), font size 13, icon size 16, Combine on, and both custom colors off.
Forecast Bar Missing from Your Menu Bar?
If macOS is hiding the item — usually a crowded menu bar or a menu-bar management utility — use the "Forecast Bar Missing from Your Menu Bar?" row at the bottom of the Menu Bar section. Its Open Settings button jumps straight to the macOS Control Center settings where menu bar visibility is managed.
When you're not subscribed
Without an active subscription (and outside the first-24-hours unlock), the menu bar item shows only the circular Forecast Bar app icon — no weather. Clicking it opens the subscription window instead of the weather panel. During the 24-hour unlock you get the full live readout; when the window expires, the item switches back to the locked icon.