I can’t quite put a finger on what the colored slider bars are on the new weather app 10 day forecast. I want to say it has something to do with temperature, air quality, or UV index but I don’t know which one and I’m dying to know! Thanks in advance!
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It’s comparative to the temperature range for that 10-day forecast.
Note that the coldest temperature amongst the 10 days has the slider touching the left; the hottest day to the right.
So the slider just shows that particular day’s range comparative to other days.
Hop that makes a little more sense?
I agree. I got around this by using the widget instead of opening the app. If you just use the widget (swipe right from the home screen), you can choose from 3 different display sizes, where it will only show the simple info like current temp, rain/snow, etc.
I had no trouble understanding what the widget was telling me. Objections primarily seem related to it being new/not asked-for feature. But, I agree, daily temp range is not info that’s critical to have in my day-to-day life.
All of this interesting noodling about what the bars mean reinforces the old adage that less is more. The temperature bars are really not needed. It’s also counterintuitive starting with the top temp range listing which is listed as Hi to Low (left to right) and then In the temperature bar section below range is listed Low to Hi. That subtle inversion is just enough to add another layer of confusion. Better to keep it simple. I wish the person who designed it would tell us what it means rather than letting us all speculate.
Thanks but that still doesn’t make sense. Why these sliders have different lengths each day?
Understood, but what is the color difference? Currently in my area it’s blue, however in a different state it’s green 🤷🏻♂️
Finally I can stop trying to figure out what they wanted to convey with this temperature bar.
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Please make these space wasting color bars optional and the sky condition/temp info larger as soon as possible.
Please and thanks!
I agree. I like the old set up better. A lot less “scrolling”. Seems like a lot of wasted space and time.
The colored bars are very distracting. They appear to indicate the temperature range but it’s not clear at all if they are time related. I wish I had the option to make them disappear.
Bless you
Can’t people figure out if hot/cold/warm/cool by looking at the temperature? What a useless addition
Agree!
This is amazing! I get it now :)
These bars seem to be information in search of a need. It provides nothing useful to me and just clutters up a once clearly readable presentation.
I understand all
of this, it what is the white dot in the middle
of the temperature bar indicate? I thought at first sunset, but it’s way too late in the day to be accurate.
What do the bars mean on the new iPhone Weather app?
