# FOX 9 Weather – Radar & Alerts

> Minneapolis-St. Paul forecast, radar, and alerts from KMSP

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.kmsp.android.weather`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Fox Television Stations, Inc.
- **Category:** WEATHER
- **Downloads:** 516,285
- **Rating:** 3.21 / 5 (3,536 ratings)
- **Version:** 6.2.520
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-07
- **First published:** 2011-05-18
- **Publisher country:** US
- **Size:** 117 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-11
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kmsp.android.weather)
- **Website:** [https://www.fox9.com/](https://www.fox9.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.fox.com/privacy-policy](https://www.fox.com/privacy-policy)

## Description

Stay informed with the free FOX 9 Weather Chrome extension, your go-to source for Minneapolis-St. Paul metro area weather. Easily access current forecasts, hourly and 7-day outlooks, and an interactive radar map showing storm movements and future projections. Receive timely severe storm alerts from the National Weather Service to keep you and your family safe.

Enjoy features like GPS-based accurate conditions, school closing updates, regional lightning data, satellite cloud imagery, and high-resolution radar optimized for performance. Save favorite locations worldwide, watch live video forecasts, and track local traffic. Share your weather photos and videos directly with Fox 9 and see them featured on TV during local news broadcasts.

## Rankings

- #98,333 — 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.kmsp.android.weather.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

## Review summary

Recurring complaints focus on reliability, ads, and inaccurate data. Users report crashes and battery drain, heavy ads, degraded radar/map features after updates, poor forecast accuracy, and limited traffic mapping. A few positives mention a widget and some general quality, but current issues center on reliability, usability, and accuracy.

### Pros

- Great widget
- Some users consider it among the better weather apps

### Cons

- Frequent crashes and high background activity causing battery drain
- Excessive ads including offensive ads
- Radar/Map usability degraded by updates (fast radar animation, alerts separated from radar, inability to view past and future simultaneously)
- Inaccurate weather data and forecasts not matching conditions
- Traffic/Map features limited or malfunctioning (location not shown, restricted area, traffic not updating)

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