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Fetch current conditions, hourly and daily forecasts, weather alerts, and
historical statistics using WeatherService. Display required Apple Weather
attribution. Targets Swift 6.3 / iOS 26+.
NSLocationWhenInUseUsageDescription to Info.plist if using device locationimport WeatherKit
import CoreLocationUse the shared singleton or create an instance. WeatherService conforms to
Sendable; keep app cache and UI state isolated separately.
let weatherService = WeatherService.shared
// or
let weatherService = WeatherService()Fetch current conditions for a location. Returns a Weather object with all
available datasets.
WeatherKit temperatures are Measurement<UnitTemperature> values; display them
with .formatted() so units and number formatting follow the user's locale.
func fetchCurrentWeather(for location: CLLocation) async throws -> CurrentWeather {
let weather = try await weatherService.weather(for: location)
return weather.currentWeather
}
// Using the result
func displayCurrent(_ current: CurrentWeather) {
let temp = current.temperature // Measurement<UnitTemperature>
let condition = current.condition // WeatherCondition enum
let symbol = current.symbolName // SF Symbol name
let humidity = current.humidity // Double (0-1)
let wind = current.wind // Wind (speed, direction, gust)
let uvIndex = current.uvIndex // UVIndex
print("\(condition): \(temp.formatted())")
}Returns 25 contiguous hours starting from the current hour by default.
func fetchHourlyForecast(for location: CLLocation) async throws -> Forecast<HourWeather> {
let weather = try await weatherService.weather(for: location)
return weather.hourlyForecast
}
// Iterate hours
for hour in hourlyForecast {
print("\(hour.date): \(hour.temperature.formatted()), \(hour.condition)")
}Returns 10 contiguous days starting from the current day by default.
func fetchDailyForecast(for location: CLLocation) async throws -> Forecast<DayWeather> {
let weather = try await weatherService.weather(for: location)
return weather.dailyForecast
}
// Iterate days
for day in dailyForecast {
print("\(day.date): \(day.lowTemperature.formatted()) - \(day.highTemperature.formatted())")
print(" Condition: \(day.condition), Precipitation: \(day.precipitationChance)")
}Request forecasts for specific date ranges using WeatherQuery.
Daily and hourly date-range queries use an inclusive startDate and exclusive
endDate. They can include historical data from August 1, 2021. Forecasts are
available up to 10 days in the future; each request returns at most 10 daily
forecast days or about 240 hourly forecast hours.
func fetchExtendedForecast(for location: CLLocation) async throws -> Forecast<DayWeather> {
let startDate = Date.now
let endDate = Calendar.current.date(byAdding: .day, value: 10, to: startDate)!
let forecast = try await weatherService.weather(
for: location,
including: .daily(startDate: startDate, endDate: endDate)
)
return forecast
}For tomorrow-specific guidance, request the local tomorrow day interval rather than using minute forecasts:
func fetchTomorrowForecast(for location: CLLocation) async throws -> Forecast<DayWeather> {
let calendar = Calendar.current
let tomorrow = calendar.startOfDay(
for: calendar.date(byAdding: .day, value: 1, to: .now)!
)
let dayAfterTomorrow = calendar.date(byAdding: .day, value: 1, to: tomorrow)!
return try await weatherService.weather(
for: location,
including: .daily(startDate: tomorrow, endDate: dayAfterTomorrow)
)
}Fetch active weather alerts for a location. Alerts include severity, summary, and affected regions.
func fetchAlerts(for location: CLLocation) async throws -> [WeatherAlert]? {
let weather = try await weatherService.weather(for: location)
return weather.weatherAlerts
}
// Process alerts
if let alerts = weatherAlerts {
for alert in alerts {
print("Alert: \(alert.summary)")
print("Severity: \(alert.severity)")
print("Region: \(alert.region ?? "Unknown region")")
print("Details: \(alert.detailsURL)") // Non-optional and required for attribution
}
}For alert dashboards, name WeatherAvailability explicitly when discussing
support checks: it exposes alertAvailability and minuteAvailability only,
not a broad availability matrix for current, hourly, or daily weather.
Fetch only the datasets you need to minimize API usage and response size. Each
WeatherQuery type maps to one dataset.
let current = try await weatherService.weather(
for: location,
including: .current
)
// current is CurrentWeatherlet (current, hourly, daily) = try await weatherService.weather(
for: location,
including: .current, .hourly, .daily
)
// current: CurrentWeather, hourly: Forecast<HourWeather>, daily: Forecast<DayWeather>Available in limited regions. Returns precipitation forecasts at minute granularity for the next hour.
let minuteForecast = try await weatherService.weather(
for: location,
including: .minute
)
// minuteForecast: Forecast<MinuteWeather>? (nil if unavailable)| Query | Return Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
.current | CurrentWeather | Current observed conditions |
.hourly | Forecast<HourWeather> | 25 hours from current hour |
.daily | Forecast<DayWeather> | 10 days from today |
.minute | Forecast<MinuteWeather>? | Next-hour precipitation (limited regions) |
.alerts | [WeatherAlert]? | Active weather alerts |
.availability | WeatherAvailability | Alert and minute forecast availability only |
.changes | WeatherChanges? | Significant upcoming weather changes (iOS 18+) |
.historicalComparisons | HistoricalComparisons? | Current weather compared to historical averages (iOS 18+) |
For a current-temperature and alert dashboard review, explicitly cover:
.current, .alerts queries instead of weather(for:) for every datasetonAppear/.task network fetch; use model or cache loadIfNeededWeatherMetadata.expirationDate cache freshnessWeatherService.shared.attribution, mark URLs, and legalPageURL beside weather dataalert.region, non-optional alert.detailsURL, and alert detail linksWeatherAvailability only for alertAvailability and minuteAvailabilityMeasurement<UnitTemperature>.formatted() for displayed temperaturesUse the iOS 18+ context queries when the app needs to explain why today's weather matters, not just display raw forecast values. Both query results are optional.
For "unusual tomorrow" or "what is changing?" features, request both .changes
and .historicalComparisons. Use .changes for significant upcoming changes,
then use .historicalComparisons to explain how current or forecast conditions
compare with historical averages.
let (changes, comparisons) = try await weatherService.weather(
for: location,
including: .changes, .historicalComparisons
)For historical statistics, use the WeatherService statistics and summary
methods rather than WeatherQuery. In variadic including: calls, state that
tuple result order matches the query argument order. Load
references/weatherkit-patterns.md when implementing daily summaries, daily
statistics, hourly statistics, or monthly statistics.
Use statistics properties such as averagePrecipitationProbability, not
forecast-only DayWeather.precipitationChance, in statistics examples.
Apple requires apps using WeatherKit to display attribution. This is a legal requirement.
func fetchAttribution() async throws -> WeatherAttribution {
return try await weatherService.attribution
}import SwiftUI
import WeatherKit
struct WeatherAttributionView: View {
let attribution: WeatherAttribution
@Environment(\.colorScheme) private var colorScheme
var body: some View {
VStack {
// Display the Apple Weather mark
AsyncImage(url: markURL) { image in
image
.resizable()
.scaledToFit()
.frame(height: 20)
} placeholder: {
EmptyView()
}
// Link to the legal attribution page
Link("Weather data sources", destination: attribution.legalPageURL)
.font(.caption2)
.foregroundStyle(.secondary)
}
}
private var markURL: URL {
colorScheme == .dark
? attribution.combinedMarkDarkURL
: attribution.combinedMarkLightURL
}
}| Property | Use |
|---|---|
combinedMarkLightURL | Apple Weather mark for light backgrounds |
combinedMarkDarkURL | Apple Weather mark for dark backgrounds |
squareMarkURL | Square Apple Weather logo |
legalPageURL | URL to the legal attribution web page |
legalAttributionText | Text alternative when a web view is not feasible |
serviceName | Weather data provider name |
Check whether weather alerts or minute forecast data are available for a
location. WeatherAvailability reports only alert and minute availability;
other datasets, such as current weather, are expected to be supported for
geographic locations.
func checkAvailability(for location: CLLocation) async throws {
let availability = try await weatherService.weather(
for: location,
including: .availability
)
// Check specific dataset availability
if availability.alertAvailability == .available {
// Safe to fetch alerts
}
if availability.minuteAvailability == .available {
// Minute forecast available for this region
}
}Omitting attribution violates the WeatherKit terms of service and risks App Review rejection.
// WRONG: Show weather data without attribution
VStack {
Text("72F, Sunny")
}
// CORRECT: Always include attribution
VStack {
Text("72F, Sunny")
WeatherAttributionView(attribution: attribution)
}Each dataset query counts against your API quota. Fetch only what you display.
// WRONG: Fetches everything
let weather = try await weatherService.weather(for: location)
let temp = weather.currentWeather.temperature
// CORRECT: Fetch only current conditions
let current = try await weatherService.weather(
for: location,
including: .current
)
let temp = current.temperatureMinute forecasts return nil in unsupported regions. Force-unwrapping crashes.
// WRONG: Force-unwrap minute forecast
let minutes = try await weatherService.weather(for: location, including: .minute)
for m in minutes! { ... } // Crash in unsupported regions
// CORRECT: Handle nil
if let minutes = try await weatherService.weather(for: location, including: .minute) {
for m in minutes { ... }
} else {
// Minute forecast not available for this region
}Without the capability enabled, WeatherService calls throw at runtime.
// WRONG: No WeatherKit capability configured
let weather = try await weatherService.weather(for: location) // Throws
// CORRECT: Enable WeatherKit in Xcode Signing & Capabilities
// and in the Apple Developer portal for your App IDWeatherKit models include metadata.expirationDate. Cache responses until that
expiration instead of inventing a fixed refresh interval. Avoid unconditional
network calls from every onAppear or .task; let an @Observable model,
view model, or cache own loadIfNeeded, and reserve explicit refresh for user
refresh actions or location/query changes.
// WRONG: Fetch on every view appearance
.task {
let weather = try? await fetchWeather()
}
// CORRECT: let the model/cache decide whether a fetch is needed
actor WeatherCache {
private var cached: CurrentWeather?
private var expiresAt: Date?
func current(for location: CLLocation) async throws -> CurrentWeather {
if let cached, let expiresAt, Date.now < expiresAt {
return cached
}
let fresh = try await WeatherService.shared.weather(
for: location, including: .current
)
cached = fresh
expiresAt = fresh.metadata.expirationDate
return fresh
}
}legalAttributionText displayedWeatherQuery datasets fetched (not full weather(for:) when unnecessary)detailsURL; optional region is nil-safemetadata.expirationDateWeatherAvailability used for alert/minute availability, not as a broad support matrixCLLocation to serviceMeasurement.formatted() for locale.tessl-plugin
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