# WEEK 25 First Alert Weather

> The WEEK 25 First Alert app gives you the latest weather for your region.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.week.android.weather`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Gray Media
- **Category:** WEATHER
- **Downloads:** 66,121
- **Rating:** 4.78 / 5 (1,250 ratings)
- **Version:** 6.2.512
- **Last updated:** 2026-05-29
- **First published:** 2016-12-14
- **Publisher country:** US
- **Size:** 98 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-08
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.week.android.weather)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://week.com/privacy-policy/](https://week.com/privacy-policy/)

## Description

The WEEK 25 First Alert Weather Chrome extension delivers up-to-date weather information tailored for your region. Featuring 250 meter radar—the highest resolution available—and high-resolution satellite cloud imagery, it offers precise weather tracking and forecasts.

Users can view future radar to monitor severe weather movement, access current weather updates multiple times per hour, and customize their experience by saving favorite locations. The extension integrates GPS for accurate location identification and provides push alerts and National Weather Service severe weather warnings to ensure user safety.

## Rankings

- #265,251 — 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.week.android.weather.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

## Review summary

Users value the app for its accurate local weather forecasts, helpful alerts, and ease of use, especially in Central Illinois. However, many complain about excessive and clickbait ads, intrusive video notifications, radar problems, removal of key features like dew point, and notification bugs affecting usability.

### Pros

- Provides accurate and reliable local weather forecasts, including hourly updates.
- Helpful weather alerts and warnings, useful for planning and emergencies.
- Easy to use with good radar features and future cast modeling.
- Highly regarded for regional relevance, especially in Central Illinois.
- Users appreciate the ability to plan ahead and keep updated regardless of location.

### Cons

- Excessive ads, including clickbait ads, annoying many users.
- Frequent and intrusive video notifications that cannot be disabled without turning off all notifications.
- Radar issues such as lack of landscape mode, slow update frequency during storms, and occasional loading failures.
- Some important features like dew point have been removed in updates, disappointing users.
- Notification bugs like empty screens when clicking alerts and unwanted stickers on Android notification bars.

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