Use the Weather Channel App for iPhone

You're watching VisiHow. In this tutorial, we're going to show you how to use the Weather Channel application for your iPhone 6.

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   To get started, we're going to need to download the application, which is done by tapping on the blue "App Store" icon on the phone

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   Go up and tap the "App Store" icon one time.

   

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   Once we've done this, the "App Store" will launch

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   We'll see a list of "Featured" applications, and menu options at the bottom. We're looking for "Search". Tap one time on "Search".

   

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   Then, we'll see a gray search bar at the top

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   In the search bar, tap one time.

   

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   Simply type in "weather"

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   We'll see the "the weather channel". Tap on "the weather channel".

   

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   This will take us to the Weather Channel application

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   One tap on the name of it will take us to the main area where we can review application specifics. However, for our purposes, what we're interested in is simply downloading and installing is.

   

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   To do this, we're going to tap the icon on the right-hand side, which may read "GET", "OPEN", "INSTALL", or even have a little cloud picture

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   This is an indication that we can get the application. When we're ready to do that, simply tap it.

   

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   The download will start

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   The application will automatically install, and then we'll be able to tap "OPEN". Alternatively, we'll have an icon that will appear on the main screen of our phone. This concludes our tutorial on how to use the Weather Channel for the iPhone 6, for downloading and installing. Please make sure to watch the next part of this series where we discuss using and setting up the...As ever, thanks for choosing VisiHow. Have a great day. Comments and suggestions I

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You're watching VisiHow. This tutorial is part of our series on how to use the Weather Channel application for your iPhone 6. In this part, we're going to show you how to add a location, and follow that location to receive current weather updates.

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   The first thing we'll need to do is going to the "Settings" option on the iPhone 6

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   The "Settings" icon is a gray icon with a set of gears in it. Give one press on "Settings".

   

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   Once we've done that, navigate down to the third section at the bottom where we'll see a little hand icon and the word "Privacy"

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   Tap that.

   

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   Once we've tapped the "Privacy" icon, we'll now see the "Privacy" menu

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   The very first option is "Location Services". Tap on "Location Services" one time.

   

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   Now, we'll want to confirm that the white circle in the green box is moved over to the right

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   Then, we'll want to scroll down and find "The Weather" application, and make sure that "Location Services" are turned on for it

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   We can see where it reads "The Weather", that we currently have it set to "Never". Give it one tap.

   

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   Select "Always"

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   This turns it on. It will always be on, and will constantly update the weather. If we're having problems with our battery, we can make sure to view the article on this website on the ways we can save and conserve battery use on the iPhone 6.

   

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   Now, let's tap on "Back" in the upper left corner of the screen

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   Let's go back on "Privacy" in the upper left corner of the screen as well

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   Let's also go back on "Settings"

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    This takes us back to our "Settings" menu

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    Let's close that by pressing the Home button beneath the screen.

    

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    Now, we're looking for "The Weather Channel" icon, which is a blue icon with the words "The Weather Channel" in white

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    One tap on "The Weather Channel" icon will launch The Weather Channel.

    

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    In order to add our current location and follow it, we're first going to want to tap on the little hot dog menu, which is the three horizontal lines in the upper left corner of the screen

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    Then select "Follow Me Forecast"

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    One tap on "Follow Me Forecast" will turn that on.

    

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    Tapping back on the hot dog menu, which is now in the upper right corner of the screen, will close it

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    We'll see that it's updated our current forecast information in the city of Tbilisi

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    If we want to refresh the weather, we simply pull down to refresh it

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    Otherwise, we can push up to see the extended forecast

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    This will allow us to see the weather "Right Now", the sunrise, the sunset, "Hourly" information, and the "10 Day" forecast as well. Additionally, we've got "Maps" and "Current Radar" informing us of any storms or other issues that may be around.

    

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    Let's scroll back to the top for our weather

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    If we'd like to add a location, we can simply tap the "+" sign in the upper right corner of the screen.

    

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    We can then enter a zip code in the search bar at the top

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    For example, let's enter in a zip code in rural Virginia

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    We've entered in the zip code

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    Now let's tap "Search" in the bottom right corner of the keyboard.

    

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    It's "Rixeyville, VA"

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    Let's tap that.

    

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    Now, we've added a location for Rixeyville, Virginia, where it's currently 18 degrees C

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    This concludes our tutorial on how to add locations to the Weather Channel application for your iPhone 6

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    If you have questions, comments or suggestions, please leave them in the area below. As ever, thanks for choosing VisiHow. Have a great day.

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You're watching VisiHow. This is part of our tutorial series on how to use the weather application for the iPhone 6. In this part of the series, we will be discussing how you can set up weather alerts to inform you of approaching rain or thunderstorms, which may impact your plans, or otherwise change how you go about your day.

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   To do this, we're going to need to access the "Weather Channel" application

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   It's a blue icon, and we're just going to tap one time.

   

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   This will open up the Weather Channel application, which will immediately update our weather

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   What we need to do is go over to the three horizontal lines at the upper left-hand side. Give that one tap.

   

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   Once we've tapped that, we'll have a set up for "My Alerts"

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   Tap on "My Alerts".

   

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   We'll see that the "Daily Rain Forecast" is set to "Off"

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   Tapping on that will give the option to enable it

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   Now, we're going to tap on "Enable"

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   We'll see that our "LOCATIONS" are set up - "Rixeyville, VA". Our "Delivery Time" is set for 6:00 am.

   

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   If we want to add more favorite locations to this, we can simply go to the "+" sign and add them

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   To get there, let's go back by tapping the symbol in the upper left corner of the screen.

   

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   Let's go back again

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   Close the hot dog menu

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    Add the "+" sign in the upper right corner of the screen

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    This is our saved location

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    Now, let's tap in the search bar and type in "Tbilisi"

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    It is Tbilisi, Georgia.

    

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    This is now set up as a saved option

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    Now, let's tap back on the three horizontal lines.

    

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    Let's go back into "My Alerts"

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    Tap on our "Daily Rain Forecast"

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    We can see that it's enabled

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    We now have both Rixeyville and Tbilisi, Georgia.

    

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    Now that we've checked them, we'll go back

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    We'll see "Daily Rain Forecast" is set to "On"

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    Let's go back again

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    Let's tap on the three lines again

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    Now, each day, we'll receive a notification at 6:00 am in the morning of any impending storms or other rain systems that may be around

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    If we want to change those options, we simply tap on the time, and then we can change it from there. This concludes our tutorial on how to set up weather alerts on the Weather Channel application for the iPhone 6. If you have any additional questions or comments, please leave them in

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You're watching VisiHow. This is part of our series on how to use the Weather Channel application for your iPhone 6. In this part of the series, we're going to be discussing how to change the units used to represent temperature, from Fahrenheit to Celsius. In addition, we're going to show you how to swipe through different weather stations, or locations that you may have set up.

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   To get started, let's tap the "Weather Channel" icon

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   Once we've tapped the "Weather Channel" icon, it's going to bring up our current location

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   In this example, it's Tbilisi, Georgia.

   

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   We can swipe over

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   We can see that now we have Rixeyville, VA set up as another option

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   Currently, we will see that we have 33 degrees and 19 degrees.

   

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   In Tbilisi, we have 31 and 21

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   Those are temperatures that are generally used outside of the United States. What we're going to do is switch this to something someone from the United States would more easily understand.

   

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   This is done by tapping on the three lines in the upper left corner of the screen to open a menu

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   Then tap on "Units"

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   We can use the "Imperial" system, a "Hybrid" system, or the "Metric" system

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   For this demonstration, let's switch to the "Imperial" system.

   

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   Then we'll just tap the back icon in the upper left corner of the screen

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    Tap on the three lines at the top right corner

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    Now we'll see in that Tbilisi right now, it's 90 degrees

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    If we swipe over to Rixeyville, we'll see that it is 65 degrees, which means it's a nice, especially cool evening in August

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    Let's swipe back over, and then tap back on the three horizontal lines at the top left corner

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    Go back to "Units"

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    We can change this to a "Hybrid" method as well

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    Tap back

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    Tap back on the three horizontal lines

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    We'll see now that we have the settings for C

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    If we scroll down, we'll see that the wind is set up in "MPH", which is miles per hour

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    This gives us a hybrid system, which is something that different types of people, such as say pilots, may be using more often than others.

    

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    Step back by tapping the three lines again

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    Let's set this back to "Metric" because that is the thing that most of the people in this particular area use

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    This concludes our tutorial on how to change the measurement system in the Weather Channel application for your iPhone 6

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    If you have additional questions, comments or suggestions, please do let us know in the section below.

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