# Pinpoint Weather | FOX31 & CW2

> The Pinpoint Weather App gives you the latest weather for our viewing region.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.kdvr.android.weather](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.kdvr.android.weather)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.kdvr.android.weather`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Nexstar Inc.
- **Category:** WEATHER
- **Downloads:** 135,971
- **Rating:** 2.64 / 5 (497 ratings)
- **Version:** 6.2.512
- **Last updated:** 2026-05-26
- **First published:** 2015-06-23
- **Publisher country:** US
- **Size:** 84 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kdvr.android.weather)
- **Website:** [https://kdvr.com/](https://kdvr.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.nexstar.tv/privacy-policy/](https://www.nexstar.tv/privacy-policy/)

## Description

Pinpoint Weather from FOX31 & CW2 brings location-specific weather data to your browser with a Chrome extension. It includes 250-meter radar, future radar, high-resolution satellite imagery, current conditions updated frequently, and hourly/daily forecasts driven by our computer models.

You can save favorites, enable GPS-based location awareness, receive National Weather Service severe weather alerts, and opt-in push alerts to stay safe during storms. This extension delivers reliable, timely weather information right where you work and browse.

## Rankings

- #191,286 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_BACKGROUND_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED`
- `android.permission.VIBRATE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`
- `com.kdvr.android.weather.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

## Review summary

Users appreciate the app's familiar and straightforward layout and its attempt to provide localized, pinpoint weather forecasts. However, many complain about frequent app crashes, freezing, and poor reliability with weather data and radar. Intrusive ads and poor notification management further detract from the user experience. Visual issues like blurry text and hard-to-see selections also affect usability. While the app was once reliable, recent updates have led to significant performance problems and inaccurate weather information.

### Pros

- App layout is similar to other weather apps and user-friendly.
- Previously reliable and accurate for weather forecasts and radar.
- Provides localized weather information for multiple locations.
- Contains minimal non-weather related news section that is not intrusive.
- Pinpoint weather feature attempts to provide location-specific forecasts.

### Cons

- Excessive and intrusive advertisements disrupting user experience.
- App often freezes, crashes, or fails to open properly.
- Weather data and radar often inaccurate or delayed, reducing reliability.
- User interface issues such as blurry graphics and hard-to-read text.
- Notifications, especially alerts, are repetitive, intrusive, and lack proper control settings.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.kdvr.android.weather)