# FOX Carolina Weather

> The FOX Carolina Weather App gives you the latest weather for our viewing region

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.whns.weather`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Gray Media
- **Category:** WEATHER
- **Downloads:** 39,805
- **Rating:** 4.70 / 5 (695 ratings)
- **Version:** 6.2.512
- **Last updated:** 2026-05-29
- **First published:** 2022-03-30
- **Publisher country:** US
- **Size:** 79 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-13
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.whns.weather)
- **Website:** [https://www.foxcarolina.com/](https://www.foxcarolina.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.foxcarolina.com/privacy-policy](https://www.foxcarolina.com/privacy-policy)

## Description

The FOX Carolina Weather App offers the latest and most accurate weather updates tailored for the Carolina region. Users benefit from high-resolution 250-meter radar and detailed satellite cloud imagery, ensuring precise tracking of weather conditions. The app features future radar capabilities to monitor severe weather development and provides current weather updates multiple times per hour.

With integrated GPS, users can easily access weather information for their current location or save multiple favorite areas for quick reference. The app delivers daily and hourly forecasts updated frequently based on advanced computer models. Additionally, opt-in push notifications keep users informed and safe with timely severe weather alerts from the National Weather Service.

## Rankings

- #329,587 — Overall
- #141 — Weather (Free)

## 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.whns.weather.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

## Review summary

Users appreciate FOX Carolina Weather for its accurate forecasts, reliable radar, and helpful meteorologists. The app is easy to use and provides critical safety alerts with minimal intrusive ads. However, multiple users report issues with the app freezing or showing blank screens when accessing notifications and stories. Alerts and radar data can be delayed or inaccurate, and videos often fail to load. Navigation to and sharing of alerts is cumbersome, and some users are frustrated by popups and delays caused by ads.

### Pros

- Accurate and reliable weather forecasts and radar information.
- Helpful and knowledgeable meteorologists providing understandable weather updates.
- Quick and easy to use interface for checking weather conditions and alerts.
- Provides important safety alerts that users can depend on.
- Minimal intrusive advertising, particularly no bothersome email ads.

### Cons

- App frequently freezes or shows blank screens when opening notifications or stories.
- Alerts and radar information suffer from delays and inaccuracies.
- Videos in the app often fail to load and show endless loading indicators.
- Navigation to alerts is confusing, and it is difficult to find or share warnings quickly.
- Presence of popups and ads that can be intrusive, with delays before hearing alerts due to ads.

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