# WDAM 7 First Alert Weather

> WDAM is proud to announce a full featured weather app.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.wdam.android.weather`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Gray Media
- **Category:** WEATHER
- **Downloads:** 148,063
- **Rating:** 4.50 / 5 (2,411 ratings)
- **Version:** 6.2.520
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-09
- **First published:** 2011-02-09
- **Publisher country:** US
- **Size:** 102 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-07
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.wdam.android.weather)
- **Website:** [http://www.wdam.com/category/216866/weather-app](http://www.wdam.com/category/216866/weather-app)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://www.wdam.com/privacy-policy/](http://www.wdam.com/privacy-policy/)

## Description

The **WDAM 7 First Alert Weather** Chrome extension delivers a comprehensive and user-friendly weather experience. Featuring 250 meter radar for exceptional resolution, it provides both current weather updates and future radar to track severe weather movements. Users benefit from satellite cloud imagery, hourly-updated forecasts, and seamless GPS integration to monitor weather in their favorite saved locations. 

Designed with safety in mind, the app offers severe weather alerts from the National Weather Service and opt-in push notifications to keep users informed in real time. Whether you're planning your day or monitoring critical weather changes, WDAM 7 offers an indispensable tool for reliable and detailed weather insights.

## Rankings

- #183,746 — 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.wdam.android.weather.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

## Review summary

Overall, users praise WDAM 7 First Alert Weather for accurate, informative forecasts, easy-to-use interface, useful radar, long-standing reliability, and trusted meteorologists. The most frequent complaints are excessive ads (notably a Toyota ad), disruptive update changes that removed or altered features (overlays, past/future view, radar settings), and performance problems (crashes, slow startup) along with readability issues from new backgrounds. Despite strong content, many users feel the current ad load and update direction degrade the user experience.

### Pros

- Accurate, informative weather data and alerts
- Easy to use and always accessible
- Robust radar tool and visualization
- Reliable, long-standing app trusted for years
- Helpful, skilled weather team/presenters

### Cons

- Excessive ads, especially persistent Toyota ad
- Negative impact of recent update: removal of features (overlays, past/future) and confusing UI/radar changes
- Performance issues: crashes and slow to open
- Readability/design changes hindering readability due to new background

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