How to Set a Default City for the iPhone Weather App

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This wikiHow teaches you how to choose the city for which the iPhone Weather app first displays the current weather and forecast when you open it.

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It's a blue app that contains the images of a white cloud and a yellow sun.
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It's in the lower-right corner of the screen.

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It's in the upper-right corner of the black part of the screen.
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Start typing the name of a city, zip code or airport location in the search field at the top of the screen.
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Tap a city. Do so when you see the name of the city you'd like to select appear below the search field.
- At the top of the screen, you'll see the weather for your current location (this is automatic and cannot be deleted); below this, the city you just selected, along with any other locations you've added will appear.
- Swipe left on a city and tap Delete to remove it from the list.
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Tap a city at the top of the screen to make it the default. Doing so sets the city that appears first when you open the Weather app.
- Swipe left or right on the main Weather screen to see the weather for your current location and other cities that you've added.

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How do I remove a city from the weather map?

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In the bottom right of the screen, you'll see three lines. Tap on that. Then you can swipe to the left and hit the option to "delete".

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Which weather app can I use to get the local weather on my iPhone SE?

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You can use the standard weather app. Make sure you have location service enabled (Settings > Privacy > Location Services).

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Why can't I get certain small cities/towns on my weather app?

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Most small cities/towns are not in their database as they do not have a weather tower there. Instead, try to find the nearest big city/town.

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