# WWLP WX

> Get the WWLP Weather app for fast, accurate Massachusetts weather and alerts.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.wwlp.android.weather`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Nexstar Inc.
- **Category:** WEATHER
- **Downloads:** 43,953
- **Rating:** 4.27 / 5 (323 ratings)
- **Version:** 6.2.512
- **Last updated:** 2026-05-26
- **First published:** 2014-11-12
- **Publisher country:** US
- **Size:** 97 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-13
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.wwlp.android.weather)
- **Website:** [http://wwlp.com](http://wwlp.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.nexstar.tv/privacy-policy](https://www.nexstar.tv/privacy-policy)

## Description

The WWLP WX Chrome extension offers fast and accurate weather updates specifically tailored for Western Massachusetts. Powered by the trusted 22News StormTeam, it provides detailed hour-by-hour forecasts, interactive radar, and customizable alerts to keep you and your family safe from severe weather.

With features like live streaming video, multiple location tracking, and real-time national forecasts, WWLP WX is the go-to app for anyone needing reliable local weather information. Whether you're at home or traveling across the U.S., this extension keeps you informed with the latest conditions, closings, delays, and news headlines from WWLP-22News.

## Rankings

- #316,285 — 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.wwlp.android.weather.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

## Review summary

Users appreciate the WWLP WX app for its accurate local weather updates, useful maps, and detailed humidity information. However, multiple recent updates have caused frequent crashes, app launch failures, and phone freezes. Users also report issues with location detection, missing audible alerts, and video playback problems, making the app unreliable for some despite its otherwise helpful weather features.

### Pros

- Accurate local and regional weather information
- Useful weather maps that users frequently utilize
- Provides up-to-the-minute weather updates for planning
- Includes features such as humidity and dew point tracking valued by sensitive users
- Trusted by some users as the most accurate local news station source

### Cons

- App crashes frequently after recent updates, sometimes freezing the entire phone
- Inability to open the app after updates or intermittent failures to launch
- Location services failing to find user location despite settings being enabled
- Lack of audible weather alerts and push notifications even when enabled
- Videos within the app freeze after a few seconds with no apparent fix

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