How to Receive Rain Start Notifications on Your Apple Watch

Staying dry during unexpected weather changes is essential, and your Apple Watch can help by notifying you before rain or snow begins. Here's how to set up these notifications:

1. Enable Location Services for the Weather App

To receive accurate weather alerts, ensure the Weather app has access to your location:

• Open the Settings app on your iPhone.
• Tap Privacy & Security.
• Select Location Services.
• Scroll down and tap Weather.
• Choose Always to allow the Weather app to access your location at all times.

2. Activate Stay Dry Notifications

Once location services are enabled:

• Open the Weather app on your iPhone.
• Tap the menu icon (three lines) in the bottom right corner.
• At the top, tap Turn on Notifications.
• Tap Continue and then Allow to grant notification permissions.
• To receive alerts for other locations, tap the three dots in the top right corner, select Notifications, and enable notifications for your desired locations.

3. Customize Notification Settings on Your Apple Watch

To manage how these notifications appear on your Apple Watch:

• Open the Watch app on your iPhone.
• Tap My Watch, then Notifications.
• Scroll down to Weather and tap it.
• Choose Custom to adjust settings such as allowing notifications, sending them to Notification Center, or turning them off.

By following these steps, your Apple Watch will alert you before rain or snow starts, helping you stay dry and prepared.

For a visual guide on setting up Stay Dry notifications, you can watch the following video:

How to Set Up "Stay Dry" Rain & Snow Notifications on iPhone