Why doesn't the stock weather widget update reliably?

[zorinlynx]

Several times now the weather widget has shown a temperature that is obviously wrong, and when I tap on it, the app loads and the correct temperature is displayed. Then when I go back to the widget, it is now correct.

There seems to be no pattern to when this happens; it's totally random. I've deleted the weather widget for now because wrong information is worse than no information!

Am I missing something? Why doesn't the widget update to show current weather?

 

[mariusignorello]

It’s the way these new widgets are designed. They operate on a timeline and only refresh at certain intervals or when significant information may be presented, like an updated delivery date on a package.

You may have read about the Clock widget not showing accurate time. This is for the same reason.

 

[adrianlondon]

The weather widget isn't allowed to display the correct up-to-date information, as it would make all the other widgets jealous.

 

[dk001]

Even crazier is after you refresh the widget, frequently it will still not match the app info.
Not sure exactly where they pull their data from but ... 🤭😂😂😂

 

[w5jck]

The new widget system is far from good. Perhaps by iOS / iPadOS 26 they will get it ironed out! Most of the ones I’ve tried are just gimmicky and don’t really provide a useful service. A few are good, but not too many so far. There are a few weather widgets available now, but none are working as well as they should be IMO.