The weather has everyone on high alert, as heatwaves and extreme temperatures become a significant concern in various parts of the world. Caution and prevention have become essential to cope with these situations. And it is in these scenarios where technology offers us a helping hand. Specifically, our iPhone can assist us in staying one step ahead with extreme weather alerts.
A warning to take precautions in advance
Weather apps go beyond just informing us whether we need an umbrella or a sun hat. Their utility extends to providing accurate and timely alerts about adverse weather conditions.
To receive these alerts, our iPhone comes with the Weather app, which will notify us promptly of sudden and drastic changes in weather conditions. However, in order to provide us with accurate alerts, it needs to know our current location. Let’s follow these steps to configure it:
- Open the Settings app on our iPhone.
- Go to Privacy and Security.
- Tap on Location.
- Tap on Weather.
- Choose Always.
Now that the Weather app can determine which alerts to send us, we can proceed to activate the notifications. To do so, follow these steps:
- Open the Weather app on our iPhone.
- Tap the button in the form of a list at the bottom right.
- Tap the button in the form of three dots at the top.
- Go to Notifications.
- Enable Extreme Weather.
- Tap Allow.
- Tap OK.
Simple, right? With these easy steps, our iPhone will be ready to inform us about any extreme changes in weather conditions well in advance, allowing us to take necessary measures and be prepared for these situations.
A feature that we can easily activate and that can be very useful on more than one occasion. While it’s true that we can regularly check the forecasts, which are constantly evolving in iOS 17, a notification, if necessary, provides us with an extra peace of mind.
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