How to Set Up Weather Forecast on Your Mi Band Using Zepp Life

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This post is a step-by-step guide on how to set up weather forecast on your Mi Band using the Zepp Life app. 

The weather information that is displayed on your Mi Band comes from your phone (technically, from the Xiaomi Weather Server via Zepp Life). 

For you to receive up-to-date weather forecast on your Mi Band, it’s important to always keep your band paired and synchronized with your phone. 

This means that (1) you need your Mi Band to be paired with your phone and (2) if you are using dynamic location, it also needs to know where you are; so, you will need to have your location turned on and give Zepp Life permission to access your location.

07/23 UPDATE: If you own a Mi Band 7 and you have paired it to your phone with Zepp Life, and suddenly the weather is not working (error – “please connect to weather app for weather”), this is a result of a bug in Zepp Life version 6.7.6. The solution is to revert to version 6.7.1 of Zepp Life or pair with Mi Fitness. Will update when this bug is fixed.

07/23 UPDATE: This bug has been reported to have been fixed in the latest 6.7.7 version of Zepp Life. I was not able to replicate the issue with previous versions of Zepp Life, so can’t confirm it, and my guess is that this is an issue that only affects some users…

Step 1: Open the Zepp Life App

Step 1: Open the Zepp Life App

If you have not installed Zepp Life App, and paired it with your Mi Band, we have dedicated posts on how to pair your Mi Band with your phone using Zepp Life App and how register for a Zepp Life account. 

Step 2: Click on Profile

Step 2: Click on Profile

On the app’s home page, click on the profile icon, bottom right-hand corner.   

Step 3: Select Your Smart Band 

Step 3: Select Your Smart Band 

On the Profile page, under My devices, click on the name of the Mi Band device that is paired with your phone.

Step 4: Select Weather Settings

Step 4: Select Weather Settings

Under the app settings, click on the weather icon, right beside the phone alarm, to access the weather settings on Zepp Life.

Step 5: Set Your Location

Step 5: Set Your Location

The first weather setting on Zepp life is the location setting. To set your location, click on City in the weather setting menu. Then type in your city/location.

If you wish to use dynamic location, I.e., get weather information automatically when you change your location, you can allow the app to get your location automatically.

If you choose to do so, you will need to have your GPS location turned on your phone, and allow Zepp Life to access your location data. If you don’t Zepp Life will not be able to fetch your location and weather forecast.

Step 6: Set Temperature Units

Step 6: Set Temperature Units

Next, set your preferred weather units. You have the choice between Celsius or Fahrenheit.

Step 7: Turn on Push Weather Alerts

Step 7: Turn on Push Weather Alerts

Finally, if you wish to receive updated weather forecast, turn on push weather alerts. This will enable Zepp Life to automatically send you weather forecast periodically – when it is paired and connected to your phone via Bluetooth.

If you don’t turn on this option, you will only get weather forecasts on your phone whenever you manually synchronized your Mi Band with Zepp Life.

That’s how you set up weather forecast on your Mi Band using the Zepp Life app. We also have a dedicated post on how you can set up weather forecast on your Mi Band using the Mi Fitness app.

I do like the Zepp Life weather settings more than Mi Fitness. Yes, the weather information is from the same server, but I find that the Zepp Life weather to be a bit more robust. Mi Fitness weather can be hit and miss – sometimes the weather forecast does not update, and I have to either close and open the app or manually sync the app and my Mi Band. With Zepp Life, I don’t get these issues.

Hope you enjoyed this guide. If you have any questions, suggestions, or comments, let us know in the comment section below.  

10 responses to “How to Set Up Weather Forecast on Your Mi Band Using Zepp Life”

  1. Helen Valdez Avatar
    Helen Valdez

    How to get weather on Home Screen of smart band 6

    1. Mark Avatar

      Continuously press the home screen to take you to the change watch face menu. Then, choose one of the default watch faces – they allow to swap out the apps. Click on the setting icon below the watch face, Tap on the desired regeion to scroll through the app, once you get to weather, swipe right and you will get the message if you wish to use that watch face. Tap on check mark to set the new watch face. And that’s it.

  2. GIULIANO Avatar
    GIULIANO

    Bug “please connect to weather app for weather” on Mi Band 7 fixed in the Zepp Life version 6.7.7

    1. Mark Avatar

      Thanks for letting us know. I was not able to replicate the issue with previous versions of Zepp Life – this could be an issue that only affects some users. I’ll update the post, thanks again.

  3. Amrih Sahri Avatar
    Amrih Sahri

    Kalau menggunakan Mi Band 8, dengan Mi Fitness, bagaimana caranya setting Weathernya di jam nya ?

  4. Jonathan Avatar
    Jonathan

    How can I remove a weather location or city, if I’ve already added the maximum of 5?

    1. Mark Avatar

      You add or remove cities in the app, Zepp Life or Mi Fitness.

  5. TJ Avatar
    TJ

    How do I permanently change the “current location” it keeps saying I’m in another city and I can select my city but I cannot change the ‘current location’ or remove it.

    1. Mark Avatar

      You need to use the app, are you on Android or iOS, and which Mi Band are you using?

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