Never Get Caught Off-Guard Again: Samsung Wallet Brings Real-Time Weather Forecasts to Your Tickets
Samsung Developer
Introducing a smarter way to prepare for your next event—weather insights, right where your ticket lives.
The Problem Every Event-Goer Knows
We've all been there. You're heading to an outdoor concert, a weekend football match, or a long-awaited festival. You have your ticket ready in Samsung Wallet. You arrive at the venue—and then it hits you, literally. Rain you didn't plan for. Wind that turns your umbrella inside out. Heat you didn't dress for.
The forecast was out there, sure—buried in a separate weather application you forgot to check. Or maybe you glanced at it last night, but things changed by morning. The truth is, weather information and event details have always lived in two different worlds. Until now.
Meet Weather Forecast in Samsung Wallet
Samsung Wallet is closing the gap between knowing your plans and being prepared for them. With our newest feature—Weather Forecast—real-time weather information is now embedded directly into your ticket details page. No application switching. No guesswork. Just the forecast you need, precisely when and where it matters most.
Powered by The Weather Channel (TWC), one of the world's most trusted weather data providers, this feature automatically pulls the forecast for your event's exact location and time—so you always know what to expect before you step out the door.
How It Works
The Weather Forecast integration is seamless by design. Here's what you'll see when you open a ticket in Samsung Wallet:
• Weather at a Glance. A clean, lightweight widget appears right beneath your event's location details, showing the expected conditions at event start time: temperature, weather icon (sun, rain, snow, storm, and more), and the event location name.
• Forecast for Your Event Time. Not the current weather. The weather when your event starts. Whether it's a 7 PM concert tonight or a Saturday afternoon game three days from now, you'll see the forecast tailored to the moment that matters.
• Severe Weather Alerts. In supported regions (including the US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Australia, and South Korea), government-issued severe weather warnings appear directly on the widget. If there's a storm advisory or heat warning, you'll know before you go.
• Full Forecast, One Tap Away. Want the hour-by-hour breakdown? A single tap on the widget opens The Weather Channel's detailed forecast page—giving you the complete picture for the entire day of your event.
Why It Matters
This isn't just a nice-to-have. Weather Forecast on your tickets is a meaningful upgrade to how you experience events:
• Be Prepared, Not Surprised. Know whether to pack an umbrella, grab a jacket, or slather on sunscreen—before you leave the house, not after you arrive.
• Everything in One Place. Your ticket, your venue details, and now your weather forecast—all on one screen. No more bouncing between applications and trying to remember if you checked the right city.
• Timely, Not Intrusive. The weather widget appears automatically one week before your event and stays current with every refresh. It's there when you need it and gone once the event is over. No clutter, no noise.
• Smart Weather Alerts Tracking. The feature specifically checks for governmental weather alerts on the day of your event and up to 4 hours after the event end time—so you're alerted to the conditions that matter most for getting there and getting home.
Built for the Real World
Life doesn't always go perfectly, and neither do data connections. That's why Weather Forecast is designed with graceful fallbacks at every step:
• No Internet connection? You'll see a clear message that weather data is unavailable—not a blank space or a loading spinner.
• Missing venue location? A simple "Check the weather" link still lets you manually look up conditions.
• API hiccup? A friendly prompt guides you to check the forecast directly on The Weather Channel's site.
• Multi-day event? You'll see the forecast for the start time before the event begins, then current conditions during the event days.
• Event over? The widget disappears automatically. Clean and simple.
Privacy by Design
Here's something you'll appreciate: Samsung Wallet does not use your device's GPS or collect any personal location data for this feature. The forecast is based solely on the event's venue information—the city and location already associated with your ticket. No tracking, no data sharing with third parties. The partner website opens only when you choose to tap. Your privacy stays intact.
Global Reach, Local Precision
Weather Forecast in Samsung Wallet is rolling out globally—available to users in every market where Samsung Wallet operates (excluding China). Whether you're attending a K-pop concert in Seoul, a Premier League match in London, or a Broadway show in New York, your ticket now comes with a built-in weather briefing.
Boarding Passes: Arrive Prepared at Your Destination
The weather forecast feature isn't just for event tickets. Boarding passes are also supported. Wherever your journey takes you, Samsung Wallet keeps you informed.
Traveling by air? The weather widget on your boarding pass works the same way as it does on event tickets—but with a focus on your destination. Before takeoff, check the forecast for your arrival city so you know whether to grab a coat or pack an umbrella before you land.
And here's the smart part: after your flight's arrival time, the widget continues showing current weather conditions at your destination until the ticket expires. Flight delayed? No problem. You can still check the real-time weather at your arrival city directly from your boarding pass, without opening another app. Whether you're landing in rainy London or sunny Barcelona, you'll step off the plane ready for what awaits.
More Than Just Tickets: A Vision
While the first release focuses on event tickets and boarding passes, the architecture is built for expansion. Imagine checking the weather for your hotel reservation, your restaurant booking, or your hiking trip—all from within Samsung Wallet. This is the first step toward making Samsung Wallet not just the place where you store your plans, but the place where you prepare for them.
For Partners: Zero Effort, Instant Value
Here's the best part for ticketing partners and event organizers: you don't need to do anything. The Weather Forecast feature is implemented automatically—no integration work, no API calls, no additional steps required on your end.
The only thing that matters is that the event location is clearly described in the ticket. As long as the venue name, city, and address are properly included in the ticket details (geographic coordinates are always the best solution), Samsung Wallet will automatically retrieve the location information and use it to fetch the accurate weather forecast for your event.
That's it. Samsung Wallet handles everything else—from fetching real-time weather data from The Weather Channel to displaying it beautifully in the ticket details. Your users get the added value of weather insights, and you get an enhanced ticket experience without any development effort.
The Bottom Line
Samsung Wallet has always been about convenience—keeping your cards, tickets, and passes in one secure place. With Weather Forecast, it becomes something more: your personal event companion, helping you arrive ready for whatever the sky has in store.
No more arriving drenched. No more shivering in the stands. No more scrambling for weather information across multiple applications. Just open your ticket, check the forecast, and go—confident and prepared.
Weather Forecast in Samsung Wallet—because the best events are the ones you're ready for.
- Availability: Rolling out globally starting in late July 2026 with the Samsung Wallet update, excluding China.
- Powered by: The Weather Channel
- Supported ticket types: Event tickets and boarding passes, with more coming soon.
- Severe weather alerts: Available in 36 countries : Austria, Australia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, USA
