Laundry

The Laundry card tells you whether it's a drying day, when the best window is, and then keeps an eye on the sky while your washing is out.

Which place it uses

Laundry uses your Home if you've set one, and where you are if you haven't. The card says which at the top right: At Bristol or Where you are.

Without a Home, you'll see a link: Using where you are now. Set Home for laundry and jobs. Setting a Home is worth it: it's the only way to get the Bring the washing in alert.

Reading the card

• The verdict, one of three:
  • Good drying today
  • Worth a try
  • Not a drying day today
• The best time, for example Best 9am to 3pm. or Good now until 3pm.
• Any rain risk, for example Rain risk 3pm–5pm.
• Today against tomorrow: Tomorrow looks better. or Today is better than tomorrow.

The wording of the verdict follows your vibe: on a good day, Playful says Washing day today and Hype says WASHING DAY TODAY!

Tap Why? to see the drying score out of 100 and how it was worked out. The rules are in How the advice works.

After the drying cut-off

Washing stops drying well an hour before sunset. After that the card moves on to tomorrow: Drying time's over for today. followed by tomorrow's verdict.

Washing's out

When you hang the washing out, tap Washing's out. Weather Buddy then:

1. Notes the time, and shows Out since 11:02am. We'll tell you when to bring it in.
2. Asks to send notifications, the first time only.
3. Starts a Live Activity countdown on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island.
4. Plans a reminder to bring it in.

You can also tap Washing's out on the Laundry widget, or tell Siri.

When to bring it in

Weather Buddy works out a bring-in time:

• If rain is due before drying stops, it's when the rain starts.
• Otherwise it's when drying stops, an hour before sunset.

Bring the washing in

The Bring the washing in alert arrives 30 minutes before the rain, or at the evening cut-off. It's a Time Sensitive notification, so it comes through even during your quiet hours and Focus modes that allow Time Sensitive alerts.

This alert needs a Home

The bring-in alert is worked out from your Home's forecast. Without a Home set, you still get the Live Activity countdown, but not the alert.

If the forecast changes while your washing is out, the bring-in time moves with it the next time the app refreshes.

Brought it in

When the washing's back inside, tap Brought it in on the card, the widget, the Live Activity or with Siri. The countdown ends and any reminder is cancelled.

Small wins

Sometimes you'll get a small celebration:

• Beat the rain: you brought it in with rain due within 2 hours.
• Dried outside: it was out for 2 hours or more.

Your tally is in Settings → Small wins. There are no streaks to keep up, and Weather Buddy never mentions the times you didn't win.