Settings reference
Settings
Find settings for connection services, station data, dashboard layouts, appearance, units, backups, synchronization, and support.
On iPhone and iPad, Settings is a list grouped into the selected station’s section, General, station management, and support and information sections. On Mac, open Settings (⌘,) to switch between the Data Source, Stations, Sensors, Real Time, Historical, Appearance, Units, iCloud Sync, Support Weather Fusion, and About tabs.
Data Source
Use Data Source to switch connection services, choose a station, reopen connection settings, or rerun Test Connection. See Connect a weather station for initial setup or Change provider or account for an existing configuration.
If the provider account returns more than one station, use Station in Data Source to switch between them.
The provider form includes Disconnect. Disconnecting stops updates from that provider and keeps saved stations and their local data. The connection status then shows Disconnected until the provider is connected again. See Disconnect a provider.
- If the station list is empty or outdated, tap or click the refresh icon next to Station in Data Source.
- If Weather Fusion is showing demo stations, choose Exit Demo Mode before connecting a real station.
Selected station
On iPhone and iPad, the section titled with the selected station’s name contains Manage Data, Sensors, Real Time, and Historical. On Mac, the same controls are in the Data Inspector and the Sensors, Real Time, and Historical Settings tabs.
Manage Data opens the selected station’s data screen. It shows connection status, stored coverage, and database details, and it provides download, repair, recalculation, backup, storage optimization, rename, and location actions. See Manage Data and Data management.
Sensors controls automatic or custom grouping for supported providers and stations. It changes presentation while preserving stored provider values. See Organize sensors and measurements.
Real Time controls card visibility and order for a station. See Customize the Real Time dashboard.
Historical controls chart visibility and order. See Customize Historical charts.
For a selected Weather Underground station, Historical › Advanced Settings can include 24-hour rain totals. Turn it on when the station reports a rolling 24-hour rain total instead of daily totals; confirming a change recalculates the station’s summaries. A Detected: line below the toggle reports which total the station currently reports, such as a rolling 24-hour total, a daily total resetting at a given time, or a total since local midnight. When the detected total already matches, the line notes that the setting is ignored.
General
Dashboard Layout selects the Standard or Compact presentation. The choice applies to Real Time and Historical. On Mac, choose View › Dashboard View or use the Dashboard View toolbar control instead.
Appearance contains two independent choices:
| Setting | Options | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Display mode | System, Light, Dark | Follows the device or forces Weather Fusion into a light or dark presentation |
| Color Palette | Standard, Scientific | Changes measurement gradients in gauges, charts, and heatmaps |
The default display mode is System and the default color palette is Scientific. Display mode is device-specific. The color palette can sync as a compatible preference when iCloud Sync is enabled. See Change appearance and colors.
On iPhone and iPad, Map Style offers Mapbox styles Standard, Faded, and Satellite. Turning on Use Apple Maps switches to Apple Maps styles Standard, Standard (muted), Satellite, and Hybrid. On Mac, choose the Apple Maps style from View › Map Style. Marker sources, the weather layer, and public-network metrics remain in the map controls. See Change appearance and colors.
Units offers System, Metric, Imperial, or Custom. Custom mode exposes Temperature, Wind Speed, Pressure, Rain, Wind Run, and Elevation. Unit changes update display formatting across cards, charts, observation tables, exported dashboard images, and widgets. See Change measurement units.
iCloud Sync chooses whether Weather Fusion syncs settings with other iCloud devices.
- On iPhone and iPad, open iCloud Sync in General, then turn Enable iCloud Sync on or off.
- On macOS, choose iCloud Sync in Settings, then turn Enable iCloud Sync on or off.
See Sync settings with iCloud for the procedure and Backups and iCloud Sync for the difference between settings sync and station backups.
Stations and backups
Manage Stations on iPhone and iPad, or Stations on macOS, lists configured stations and local station databases. Use it to add eligible stations, control picker visibility and order, remove saved station configurations, delete local databases, and review storage issues. See Switch and manage weather stations and Remove a station and its local data.
Backup and Restore creates or imports station .wfdb packages containing local station records. Provider authorization remains device-specific. See Back up station data and Restore station data.
On iPhone and iPad, Connect Another Station… reopens the setup flow used on the Start Screen.
Support Weather Fusion
Support Weather Fusion opens the optional, one-time tip screen and supporter status. See Support Weather Fusion.
Guide, feedback, and About
On iPhone and iPad, the last Settings sections include Support Weather Fusion, Send Feedback…, Weather Fusion Guide, Rate Weather Fusion, Share Weather Fusion, About Weather Fusion, and What’s New. About Weather Fusion includes version, legal, Demo Mode, third-party license, and Share Analytics & Diagnostics controls. What’s New reopens the release highlights and the full release notes.
On Mac, open the guide, provider setup, rating action, Support Weather Fusion…, or Send Feedback… from the Help menu. Open About Weather Fusion from the app menu or Settings. See Send feedback for the diagnostics-backed support flow.