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Apple Weather Map has grey hashed box over it when viewing Next Hour Precipitation, making it impossible to see radar.

Posted on Feb 16, 2023 6:50 AM

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Feb 17, 2023 3:09 PM in response to ntaylor1888

Hi ntaylor1888,


We appreciate you reaching out to us.

We’d like to gather additional details that may help us be in a better position to assist you.

  1. Are you experiencing the issue when using cellular data, Wi-Fi, or both?
  2. Is the issue only happening if "Next-Hour Forecast"is selected? Are you also experiencing the issue if "12-Hour Forecast" is selected?


Does it help if you close the app?

If you haven't, here's how.

  1. "From the Home Screen, swipe up from the bottom of the screen and pause in the middle of the screen.
  2. Swipe right or left to find the app that you want to close. 
  3. Swipe up on the app's preview to close the app."

You can use the article below as a reference.

Close an app on your iPhone or iPod touch - Apple Support


Restarting your device may also help.

Restart your iPhone - Apple Support


Also, let’s check for a software update and make sure that you are running the latest version of iOS.

While it isn't inherently assured that an update will resolve the issue, updating to the latest software version for your device can help isolate potential software issues. 

Kindly secure a backup and update.

  1. How to back up your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch
  2. Update your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch


If the issue only happens while using your home Wi-Fi network, please make sure that you are using the recommended Wi-Fi settings.

Recommended settings for Wi-Fi routers and access points - Apple Support




Take care!




Feb 21, 2023 1:15 PM in response to ntaylor1888

I have the exact same issue. It's only "Next-hour forecast" that has mostly blank tiles when zoomed in (meaning not seeing the entire country), even during very bad storms where and when I need it (during calm weather and during tornado watches). I've quit and relaunched "Weather," it happens at home on WiFi, on the road over cellular, on friend's WiFi networks, everywhere. I've soft rebooted my phone, and even hard rebooted it. The 12 hour forecast is useless since it's some inaccurate blob-like averaging of the RADAR.


This issue happens on my partner's phone as well which is a different model iPhone. The exact same tiles (even when zooming in and out and tiles change and attempt to redraw are the same!) won't draw for "Next-hour forecast", we've compared our "Weather" apps side by side and it's remarkable how similarly they fail to draw tiles for "Next-hour forecast".


It's ALWAYS right where I am in the USA. I simply cannot see filled in RADAR information filled in for the tile where I am in "Next-hour forecast" when zoomed in so you're not seeing the entire country, at all, ever, not even once since "Weather" replaced Dark Sky.


It's frustrating. No one at the Apple store could help, just perfunctory rote responses and multiple suggestions I "restore" my phone and "I dunno, maybe reboot it," and they witnessed the same problem on THEIR iPhones (turns out not many people even bother to look at or need that type of weather information so maybe this is going under Apple's RADAR...) Just bizarre and 100% broken. Dark Sky worked nearly 100% of the time.

Feb 23, 2023 9:00 AM in response to ntaylor1888

I live in the US, 25 minutes away from a NWS weather radar location. Updated on 16.3.1 and have adjusted Location Services from Always On to using the app or widget as suggested in other similar threads. The radar sweep did work when that change was made for a while. Rebooting hasn't addressed the issue.


However here's the rub... To trigger location services only when I enable or interact with the app is an unacceptable fix in a severe weather situation. Is it my understanding that if my phone sits on my night stand while I sleep I won't be able to receive severe weather notifications regarding a tornado headed my way?


Apple needs to escalate this issue and fix it.

Mar 1, 2023 7:05 AM in response to ntaylor1888

Ditto. Super annoying. Seems to be an issue related to how the app (re)draws the map upon zooming in/out. Zooming out to show most of N-America displays a horizontal precip swath correctly, but it makes your location so small as to be rather meaningless. This happens on all of my devices (iMac, iPad(s), macbook, & iPhone). All are up to date in terms of system software. It must be a problem with the app itself rather than some sort of connection issue. It happens on my iMac, which is ethernet-connected (not wifi or cell). So maybe Apple can stop using the boilerplate 'check yer connection' crap. >:-(

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