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Temperature display on iPhone lock screen

What does that partial circle around the temperature number indicate? Thanks.


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iPhone 11, iOS 16

Posted on Jan 18, 2023 10:40 AM

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Posted on Jan 21, 2023 11:44 AM

Hello mjake101,


Welcome to Apple Support Communities!

We want to help clear this up. The circle should indicate the current temperate within the range.

The amount of the circle should decrease as the night gets colder indicating it's getting to the lowest point for the day. Tapping the widget should give you more information.

We hope this helps to get even more from your iPhone when checking the weather.

Cheers!

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Jan 21, 2023 11:44 AM in response to mjake101

Hello mjake101,


Welcome to Apple Support Communities!

We want to help clear this up. The circle should indicate the current temperate within the range.

The amount of the circle should decrease as the night gets colder indicating it's getting to the lowest point for the day. Tapping the widget should give you more information.

We hope this helps to get even more from your iPhone when checking the weather.

Cheers!

Jan 19, 2023 5:51 PM in response to mjake101

Hello mjake101,


We see you are asking about an icon or indicator with a widget on your Lock Screen. We have some questions to make sure we are on the same page with what you are referring to. Then we'll post what we believe you are looking at.


  1. Are you referring to the Weather app widget?
  2. Are you referring to The Weather Channel widget?


If you are referring to The Weather Channel widget, that would be a temperature range graph. It would indicate the lowest temperature to the highest temperature for the day. So it will show where the temperature at the moment is for the entire range of the day. Reply back with additional details or questions.


Take care.

Jan 20, 2023 4:34 PM in response to Soosie_J215

Thank you for your reply Soosie_J215. Yes I am referring to the weather channel widget. At this local time 4:17pm at the bottom of the circle is a cloud, I assume representing the current sky condition with the temp in the center. The circle framing the temp is a bit more than 3/4 around in white and the rest of the circle is grayed, up to the cloud icon on the bottom. I press the widget and I read the temperature range under the current temp is 42° and Day is 43° - Night is 36°. So from that partial circle am I supposed to know that it's a 7° range and that it's from a low of 36°? I hope that helps indicate the nature of my little query. Thanks again and am looking forward to your response.


Regards,

mjake101

Temperature display on iPhone lock screen

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