Weather

Choose a location

1. Add Weather from the widget library and open it.
2. Enter a city, click Search, and select the matching result.
3. Or click Use current location and allow location access when macOS asks.

If the popout closes while you approve the location prompt, reopen Weather; the pending lookup continues. You can also search for a city without location permission. The widget saves the place you choose. To change it later, right-click Weather and choose Configure widget….

Choose what appears

In the widget’s configuration, choose Current, Conditions, or Hourly forecast. Set Temperature to Celsius or Fahrenheit. The Dock tile uses the short city name, such as Ann Arbor; setup keeps the full location name so you can distinguish search results.

With Hourly forecast, set Forecast hours from 1 to 6. More hours make the bottom widget wider. On a bottom Dock, choose Expanded size to drag the widget’s right-edge handle and change the count. Side Docks show up to three hours.

Set Widget background to Themed for weather colors and effects, or Translucent for the shared widget background. Themed is the default.

Click the configured widget to see its forecast and last-updated time; click again to close it. Add another Weather widget to keep a second place in your Dock.

If weather is missing

If location access is denied, search for a city instead. If a search finds nothing, try a nearby town or a more specific place name.

Forecasts need an internet connection. Check the error in the widget and use Try again when available.