# KSWO First Alert 7 Weather

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

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.kswo.android.weather`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Gray Media
- **Category:** WEATHER
- **Downloads:** 94,997
- **Rating:** 4.60 / 5 (1,798 ratings)
- **Version:** 6.2.512
- **Last updated:** 2026-05-28
- **First published:** 2015-12-01
- **Publisher country:** US
- **Size:** 101 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-13
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kswo.android.weather)
- **Website:** [http://www.kswo.com](http://www.kswo.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://www.kswo.com/privacy-policy/](http://www.kswo.com/privacy-policy/)

## Description

The KSWO First Alert 7 Weather Chrome extension delivers the latest regional weather updates directly to your browser. Featuring 250-meter high-resolution radar, future radar tracking, and satellite cloud images, it offers detailed insights into current and upcoming weather conditions. The app provides frequent weather updates multiple times per hour alongside daily and hourly forecasts, leveraging advanced computer models.

Users can personalize their experience by saving favorite locations and utilizing GPS for precise local weather data. The extension also integrates severe weather alerts from the National Weather Service with opt-in push notifications to keep you informed and prepared for any hazardous conditions. Whether for daily planning or severe weather awareness, this extension is a comprehensive tool for staying ahead of the weather in your viewing region.

## Rankings

- #226,339 — 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.kswo.android.weather.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

## Review summary

Users appreciate the app's accurate local weather forecasts, timely severe weather alerts, and detailed radar, particularly for Oklahoma areas. However, many express frustration with intrusive ads during emergencies, slow performance, freezing, and issues with location accuracy. Delayed or unreliable alerts and inaccurate future radar predictions also cause concerns, impacting users' trust during critical weather events.

### Pros

- Provides timely weather alerts, including tornado warnings, helpful for critical weather updates.
- Accurate and detailed local weather forecast, with reliable radar that users appreciate, especially in specific areas like Oklahoma.
- Ability to check hourly and daily forecasts along with radar for storm tracking and planning ahead.
- App is often considered the best weather source for certain local areas compared to other news stations/apps.

### Cons

- Excessive and intrusive advertisements, especially forced video ads during severe weather alerts, causing delays and anxiety.
- App performance issues such as slow loading, freezing, and radar lagging; sometimes requiring multiple app reloads.
- Problems with the app not updating current location accurately or quickly, leading to incorrect weather data.
- Push notifications and alerts sometimes delayed or not working properly, missing critical updates or warnings.
- Future radar predictions sometimes inaccurate, showing storms dissipating when they do not, leading to poor preparedness.

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