Google released a “Weather” app for all watches alongside Wear OS 3 in 2022. With the Pixel Watch 4, Google is expanding Pixel Weather beyond Android phones and tablets to Wear OS.
Pixel Weather features a Material 3 Expressive design, but the layout is pretty similar to the existing Weather app. The new icon is the same yellow sun against a blue (sky) background. After the city, there’s a large pill-shaped container — like in the redesigned mobile experience — that has the current condition, matching icon, temperature, high/low, and “Feels like.”
There’s also a background that matches the phone app to liven up the feed. Up next is the Hourly forecast, just like the existing Weather app.
Meanwhile, there are M3 Expressive Tiles. The main one leverages three containers for the temperature, high/low, and chance of precipitation. These cards aid glanceability, with the location appearing above and the current condition below.
Just like the current Weather app, there are also Tiles for sunrise/sunset and UV index with the latest style. You can also expect watch face complications.
This will presumably debut with the Pixel Watch 4 next month, but the Play Store listing already has Wear OS screenshots. An early launch for existing Pixel Watch owners would be nice.
It remains to be seen whether Google will continue to update “Weather” or just expect OEMs to offer their own apps.
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