Ask for the weather where you actually are — Minis grabs your live location via native Location Services and pulls a detailed native Apple Weather forecast, hour by hour, with a practical human-readable takeaway.
Getting a genuinely detailed forecast (hourly breakdown, UV index, "feels like" temperature, practical advice on when to avoid going outside) usually means opening a separate weather app and reading through several screens — not something you'd get from a quick assistant query.
Minis reads your current device location (with permission), calls the native Apple Weather CLI, and returns a structured report: current conditions, today's high/low, wind, UV index, sunset time, visibility, an hour-by-hour table for the rest of the day, and a plain-language "practical take" (e.g. when to avoid strenuous outdoor activity).
None (built-in). Uses Minis' native apple-weather CLI plus native Location Services — no third-party weather skill required.
- Ask Minis for a detailed weather forecast.
- Grant the native Location permission prompt the first time.
- Review the structured report, including the hourly table and practical summary.
Access my location and give me a detailed weather forecast for today.
A structured report like:
Hot, sunny, and dry. A yellow high-temperature warning is active.
- Now: 35.8°C, feels like 37.4°C
- Today's high: 36.2°C · Overnight low: 24.9°C
- Conditions: Clear to mostly clear · Rain: 0%
- UV index: 9 — very high · Sunset: 8:40 PM
Rest of the day (hourly table: time / temperature / feels like)
Practical take: avoid strenuous outdoor activity until after 6 PM. UV and heat are both severe in the early afternoon — use shade, sunscreen, and plenty of water.
- Location Services permission granted to Minis
- Ask it to compare against tomorrow's forecast, or to flag specific hours best suited for outdoor plans.
- Combine with a Calendar-reading prompt to also check locations of upcoming events, so Minis can forecast for a destination rather than just your current spot.
Sourced from: Open Minis Is the iOS Agent I Wish Siri AI Could Be by Federico Viticci, MacStories (2026-07-20).
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