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About MeteoSwiss

Intuitive, personalised and innovative: the MeteoSwiss app is your comprehensive companion for all weather information in Switzerland – compact and always up to date. Get updates on weather forecasts, current measurements, and federal natural hazard warnings. Subscribe to natural hazard warnings as push notifications for your locations, and customize the warning types and thresholds according to your preferences. Stay informed with informative blog posts on weather and climate topics. Detailed features: Weather Forecasts • Weather on-site with a 5-hour forecast for your location • Local forecasts for all places/ZIP codes in Switzerland with an overview for the next 8 days • Wind/temperatures at different altitudes • Weather report for the three language regions of Switzerland, as well as possible developments for the following week, and European isobar map Weather Animations • Measurements and forecasts of precipitation, precipitation type, wind, temperature and clouds • Hail reporting function • Satellite images Natural Hazard Warnings • All warnings on natural hazards from the Federal Authorities (severe weather, floods, avalanches, earthquakes and forest fire) • Warning area overview on an interactive map • Federal natural hazard bulletin • Subscribeable warnings as push notifications for locations and warning types with individual warning thresholds Current Measurements • Overview of weather stations on an interactive map and list view • Selection of various measurement data with up to 10-minute updates Your Locations • Search for all places/ZIP codes in Switzerland • An easy overview of your locations: The app keeps an organised list of your relevant locations. Meteo Reports • Display of submitted reports and images for specific weather events from users of the MeteoSwiss app Sports & Health • Pollen forecast • UV index • Air quality • Snow depth and fresh snow forecast MeteoSwiss Blog • Daily updated posts and information on weather and climate Aviation Weather (available through in-app purchase) • METAR/TAF Switzerland • Aviation weather warnings Switzerland • Windanimations Switzerland on different FL • GAFOR Switzerland • Text forecasts for powered flight, gliding and ballooning • Low Level SWC Alps and Europe • Pressure difference • QNH – Chart • W / T – Chart • Wind – Barbs • Regtherm • Trajectories • Emagramms Legal basis https://www.meteoswiss.admin.ch/about-us/legal-basis.html Privacy Statement https://www.meteosuisse.admin.ch/portrait/informations-juridiques/declaration-de-protection-des-donnees-de-l-app-meteoswiss.html Terms of use (EULA) https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

MeteoSwiss details

MeteoSwiss is a free Weather app for iPhone, iPad, iPod touch and Apple Watch, developed by MeteoSwiss. It is rated 4.4 out of 5 from 141 ratings on the App Store, requires iOS 16.0 or later, is 194 MB to download and is available in 4 languages. It was first released on February 24, 2013 and last updated on September 24, 2026.

Category
Weather
Rating
4.4 / 5 (141 ratings)
Price
Free
Current version
3.6.0
Size
194 MB
Requires
iOS 16.0 or later
Compatibility
iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Apple Watch
Languages
English, French, German, Italian
Age rating
4+
Released
February 24, 2013
Last updated
September 24, 2026
Developer
MeteoSwiss

Ratings breakdown

5 stars 74% (105) 4 stars 11% (15) 3 stars 3% (4) 2 stars 4% (6) 1 star 8% (11)

What’s new in MeteoSwiss

With the latest release of the MeteoSwiss app, we have enhanced the precipitation probability maps to include the option to display the probability of different amounts of precipitation. In addition, the new ‘Blog’ and ‘Weather Report’ widgets can be added to the home screen. As regards measurement data, additional values can now be displayed on the map.

Version 3.6.0 · Updated September 24, 2026

MeteoSwiss app privacy

The developer, MeteoSwiss, reported these privacy practices to Apple.

Data Not Linked to You

The following data, which may be collected but is not linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:

  • Purchases: Purchase History
  • Usage Data: Product Interaction
  • Location: Coarse Location
  • User Content: Photos or Videos
  • Diagnostics: Crash Data

Used for: Analytics, App Functionality

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MeteoSwiss 4.4 / 5 (141 ratings) Free September 24, 2026
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