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How to show weather conditions and forecast on your iPhone Lock Screen

Three iPhone mockups showing weather conditions on the iPhone Lock Screen via weather widgets and smart weather wallpaper

You can see weather conditions, temperature, wind speed, air quality, moon phase, sunrise & sunset times, UV index, rain, snow, sleet, or hail forecast for your location on your iPhone Lock Screen. Having the weather report on the Lock Screen ensures you're constantly updated regarding changing conditions.

In this tutorial, we will show you the simple steps to add the weather forecast to your iPhone or iPad Lock Screen using widgets and a smart wallpaper.

Everything you need to know about using widgets on your iPhone Lock Screen

Three iPhone mockups showing different widgets on the Lock Screen in iOS 16

One of the fascinating new features of iOS 16 is the ability to add small widgets to your iPhone Lock Screen. Once added, they let you see the battery status, weather conditions, stock performance, alarms, reminders, news snippets, calendar events, fitness stats, Home accessories, and more. Even third-party apps can make widgets for the Lock Screen.

This tutorial will show you how to add, customize, and remove widgets from the Lock Screen. We will also go over several other tidbits, such as widget limits, alignment, and placement.

How to customize the Lock Screen battery widget on iPhone in iOS 16

Customize Lock Screen Batteries widget on iPhone running iOS 16

iOS 16 supports widgets on the Lock Screen. And the battery widget is one of the most popular ones that people add to their Lock Screen.

In this tutorial, we show you how to customize the Lock Screen batteries widget and set it to always display the battery level of the device you want - be it your iPhone or your Apple Watch, AirPods, etc.