Weather on Xiaomi is not updated: all the reasons and ways to fix

Looked out this morning at the Xiaomi home screen weather widget, and it's still yesterday's forecast? Or did the temperature freeze on one value, despite the real changes outside? The weather update problem is one of the most common complaints of Redmi, POCO and Mi. Most of the time, it can be solved in a few minutes, but you need to understand the root of the problem.

In this article, we’ll look at all the possible reasons why the weather stops updating on Xiaomi, from simple setup errors to MIUI system failures. You’ll learn how to check the widget, restart the weather service, reset the cache, and even manually update the data if the automatic update fails to work.

So don't rush to reinstall your firmware or drop your phone to factory settings, because 90 percent of the time, simple actions that don't require technical skills help, so let's start with the obvious and gradually move on to more complex solutions.

1. Check your internet connection - the main cause of the crashes

It may sound trivial, but 60 percent of the time the weather doesn't update because of the internet.The Xiaomi weather widget uses a mobile network or Wi-Fi to download the actual data, and if the connection is unstable or missing, the updates simply don't happen.

How to check:

• 📶 Mobile Internet: Make sure that your phone has mobile data enabled (check the antenna icon in the status bar). Try opening your browser and loading any page (e.g. m.google.com).
• 🌐 Wi-Fi: If you're connected to your home network, check if the Internet is working on other devices (laptop, tablet). Sometimes the router gives the network away, but there's no Internet access.
• 🔄 Network switching: try to turn off Wi-Fi and turn on mobile internet (or vice versa) and sometimes the weather widget will wilt on one type of connection.

Pay special attention to traffic savings: MIUI has a background data restriction feature that can block weather updates to check:

1. Go to Settings. → SIM-maps and mobile networks → Using traffic.
2. Click on the three dots in the top right corner and select Background Limitation.
3. Make sure the Weather (or Mi Weather) app is not limited.

2.Reboot widget and app "Weather"

If the internet is stable but the weather is still not updated, try to force the widget and the app to restart, which will drop the temporary errors and force the weather service to reload the data.

Instructions:

1. Close the Weather app through the latest task menu (swipe up and hold).
2. Remove the weather widget from the main screen (press your finger on the widget → Delete).
3. Go to Settings → Applications → Application Management.
4. Find the Weather (or Mi Weather), open and click Stop, then Clear the cache.
5. Return to the home screen, add the weather widget again (long-term pressing in the free space → Widgets → select the weather widget).

If the weather has not updated after these actions, try manually starting the synchronization:

• Open the Weather app.
• Pull the screen down (as when updating the feed in social networks) – this will cause a forced update.
• If an error occurs, write down the text of the error, which will help diagnose the problem.

3. Geolocation settings and permissions for the application

Xiaomi’s weather widget uses geolocation data to determine your location and show you an up-to-date forecast. If permissions get lost or disabled, the app can show the weather for another city or stop updating altogether.

How to check permissions:

1. Go to Settings → Applications → Application Management → Weather.
2. Press permissions and make sure it is enabled: 📍 Location (should be allowed all the time or only during use). 📶 Mobile data and Wi-Fi (if any).

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If geolocation is disabled at the system level:

1. Go to Settings → Privacy → Permits → Location.
2. Make sure that the location is active.
3. Check if High Accuracy is enabled (using GPS, Wi-Fi and mobile networks to determine coordinates).

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If you travel frequently, add a few cities to your favorites in the Weather app, which will help you avoid problems with automatic location detection in roaming.

4. Resetting the Weather app settings to factory

If cleaning the cache didn’t help, the next step is to completely reset the app settings, which will delete all the stored data (favorite cities, notification settings), but often solves the problem with “hang” updates.

How to reset:

1. Go to Settings → Applications → Application Management → Weather.
2. Click Warehouse → Clear the data (not just cache!).
3. Confirm the action. The app will return to "as after installation."
4. Start the weather again, resolve all requests (geolocation, notifications) and wait for the first update.

After resetting, you may need to reconfigure:

• 🏙️ Select your city manually (if the automatic definition doesn’t work).
• ⚙️ Go to the app settings (three dots in the corner) and enable Auto Update.
• 🔔 Check if weather notifications are enabled (if you use this feature).

5.Server problems with Xiaomi and alternative weather sources

Sometimes the weather widget doesn't update because of your phone, but because of a breakdown on Xiaomi's servers.The company uses its own servers to provide weather data, and if they're overloaded or undergoing maintenance, updates can be delayed for hours.

How to check the status of servers:

• 🌍 Open Downdetector and see if there are any complaints about weather issues.
• 📱 Check the official Xiaomi channels in Telegram or Twitter for announcements about technical works.
• ⏳ If the problem is massive, you can only wait for the restoration of the service (usually no longer than 12 hours).

If the servers are working but the weather is still not updated, try changing the data source. Xiaomi uses its own servers by default, but in some regions they are unstable. The alternative is to install a third-party weather app (for example, Yandex.Weather, AccuWeather or Windy) and add its widget to the home screen.

6. Update MIUI and reset system settings

If none of the previous methods worked, the problem could be an outdated version of MIUI or a system services failure. Xiaomi regularly releases updates that fix bugs in standard applications, including the weather widget.

How to update firmware:

1. Go to Settings → About the phone → System update.
2. Click Check Updates and install the available version.
3. After the update, restart the phone.

If there are no updates or the problem remains, try resetting your network system settings (this won’t delete your data, but will reset your stored Wi-Fi and Bluetooth devices):

1. Go to Settings. → SIM-maps and mobile networks → Resetting network settings.
2. Confirm the reset and restart the phone.
3. Connect to Wi-Fi again and check the weather widget.

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If the weather doesn’t update after the MIUI update, try rolling back to the previous firmware version (if it was stable).

Hardware problems and extreme measures

In rare cases, hardware malfunctions can be the cause, especially if the weather problem is accompanied by other malfunctions (eg, GPS or mobile network is not working).

• 📡 antenna GPS/GSM: If your phone falls or gets wet, the communication module may be damaged. Check if the navigation is working in Google Maps or Yandex.Maps.
• 🔋 Battery savings: in ultra-hard savings mode MIUI It can block the background activity of applications. Turn it off in Settings. → Battery → Battery mode.
• 🛠️ Factory reset: If nothing works, the last resort is a complete reset. Warning: this will delete all data from the phone, so back up first.

How to reset your phone:

1. Go to Settings → About the phone → Reset settings.
2. Choose to erase all data and confirm the action.
3. After the reboot, set your phone up as new and check the weather.

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Before reset, write down or take a picture of all the important settings (for example, APN for mobile Internet, if you use a non-standard operator).

FAQ: Frequent questions about weather issues on Xiaomi