How do we get the weather forecast accurate, because I bought the watch for hiking so a accurate weather forecast is essential

Accurate weather forecast needed

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Dr Phil over 2 years ago in reply to AgentMax +2

AgentMax said:
This sensor is influenced by your body temperature and only accurate if you dont wear your watch.

The other alternative if you do want accurate ambient temperature is to get an external sensor…
SASNo over 2 years ago +1

I’d try an IQapp until garmin makes it possible to change the forecast provider in their stock glance. Haven’t used it myself, but accuweather has a glance you can download
AgentMax over 2 years ago in reply to royta +1

The activities get the temperature from the sensor built into the watch (because this is needed for barometer calibration). This sensor is influenced by your body temperature and only accurate if you dont…

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0 SASNo over 2 years ago

I’d try an IQapp until garmin makes it possible to change the forecast provider in their stock glance. Haven’t used it myself, but accuweather has a glance you can download

0 3726909 over 2 years ago in reply to SASNo

Thank you I do I do this on the watch or do I need to download on my phone ( if so how do I get it on the watch)

0 Sam201176 over 2 years ago

Garmin weather uses airports for weather forecast, so it's not accurate for most people if you don't live next to one...also there is no location data to check... Just update time lol.

I use an openweather program from the store, that uses the closest weather station... and has location data of the station.. and upload time...

All the best

0 Maruzko over 2 years ago

I have found Open Weather to be the most accurate at least for my location in Australia.

This is the IQ widget I use

apps.garmin.com/.../74d55b71-fc51-40d2-bc29-f1b5649e879a

I also find this Weather Radar app very useful

https://apps.garmin.com/en-US/apps/9c692f27-57d6-4488-91ae-5dd846a4ad26

0 SASNo over 2 years ago

If you download connect IQ (on your phone) and tap the “IQ store”-badge in the app, there’s a section a bit down on the site called “weather at a glance”. Here you can choose which ever weather app you prefer. When downloading the glance should automatically appear among the glances you already have. You can move it around like any other glance

0 3726909 over 2 years ago in reply to Sam201176

I live 3 miles away from Exeter airport and it’s not accurate

0 3726909 over 2 years ago in reply to SASNo

Thanks I have just down loaded one and it says no API code. What is that and how do I get one ? Thanks

0 Sam201176 over 2 years ago in reply to 3726909

Definitely another reason to go Openweather...

0 Eric K. over 2 years ago in reply to SASNo

Accuweather has the potential to be very good, but I found that it often pulled location from my phone's IP address rather than the GPS, which can be a long way from my actual location. I'm in central Maine, and often saw Massachusetts forecasts when using it, so I had to uninstall it.

I have gone back to using the built-in Garmin weather and also installed Maps4Garmin for its live radar maps. Until something better comes along, the two of these together give me confidence as to what the weather is doing while out on the trail.

0 4717508 over 2 years ago in reply to Eric K.

pls help me understand... if your phone is long away from your actual location, how do you get the Fenix retrieving the weather data? (as it needs phone connectivity for internet data access, right?)

and the Maps4Garmin you mention, is this supposed to be installed from Connect IQ?