How to always open Weather app to a given city?

I have the latest update (iOS 16.2) and it still works the same as always (opens to the last city viewed). If I force close the app it will then open to the first item in the list the first time it is opened.

You may try force closing and then restarting the phone and see if that fixes it. Close an app on your iPhone or iPod touch - Apple Support

iPhoneInPhoenix ~ A workaround is to add a Weather widget to your Home Screen. Set the widget's Location to city A and when you tap the widget it should open the Weather app for city A. There are three widget sizes to choose from:

Use widgets on your iPhone and iPod touch

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Definite an iOS 16 bug.

I've always entered the weather app from a widget that is set to my home city. I also have a list of cities in the app that I follow.

If I tap the widget for more detailed info it pulls up the weather app with the city in that is in the position after my home city. I would think most people have their home city 1st in the list, so that's why people think it's the 2nd city.

ex 1. given the list of cities in my weather app:

A < widget set to A

B

C

D

Tapping on the widget will open the weather app at city B.

ex 2. given the list

B

C

A < widget set to A

D

Tapping on the widget will open the list at city D.

This is likely an indexing bug.

Work arounds:

1. If you have allow location access to the weather app, this seems to be a work-around.
2. Put you "home" city last in the list. e.g

City list:

B

C

D

A < widget set to this.

Tapping the widget will open to city A.

I just upgraded to 16.2 iPhone 11 today and my weather app is doing the same thing. I have my home city as the first in the list. When I close the app with that city and reopen it the 2nd city opens. If I close it with the whole list visible after having the 1st city open, it opens with the 2nd city instead of the whole list. Same issue with the dots at the bottom of the screen that you’re having.

If I close it with it on the 2nd city when I reopen it the 3rd city opens etc etc. the only one it doesn’t do it with is the last one. If I close it with the last one it reopens in it. If I look at the last one then go to list view and close it reopens in the last city.

iPhoneInPhoenix wrote: "...but when I long press it to open the weather app..."

Doesn't a simple tap open it? Anyway:

Feedback - Weather - Apple

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I’m having the exact same issue as you described. This has to be a bug. Hopefully they will fix it soon.