# WYMT First Alert Weather

> WYMT is proud to announce a full featured weather app for Android.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.wymt.android.weather`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Gray Media
- **Category:** WEATHER
- **Downloads:** 54,069
- **Rating:** 4.66 / 5 (963 ratings)
- **Version:** 6.2.512
- **Last updated:** 2026-05-29
- **First published:** 2010-08-12
- **Publisher country:** US
- **Size:** 99 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-17
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.wymt.android.weather)
- **Website:** [https://www.wymt.com/](https://www.wymt.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.wymt.com/privacy-policy/](https://www.wymt.com/privacy-policy/)

## Description

WYMT First Alert Weather is a robust Android weather app from WYMT that delivers precise, real-time weather content to your device. It features a 250-meter radar, future radar, high-resolution satellite imagery, and current conditions updated frequently.

Stay prepared with daily and hourly forecasts, easy-to-save locations, GPS-based location awareness, and National Weather Service severe weather alerts with optional push notifications.

## Rankings

- #290,571 — 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.wymt.android.weather.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

## Review summary

Users appreciate the WYMT Radar app for its accurate weather forecasts, reliable storm alerts, and easy-to-use radar feature, especially for the local Eastern Kentucky area. However, multiple reviews highlight issues with loud, intrusive ads that disrupt the user experience, including causing app freezes and slow loading. There is also frustration about having to use a separate app for weather details and excessive notifications, which sometimes lack useful content. Overall, the app is valued for its information but hindered by advertising and usability concerns.

### Pros

- Accurate and reliable weather forecasts relevant to user locations
- User-friendly radar feature to track storms and weather changes
- Timely and helpful severe weather alerts and notifications
- Provides local news and weather updates especially for Eastern Kentucky
- Consistent app performance with updated information

### Cons

- Intrusive and loud ads that auto-play with sound even when phone is silenced
- Requirement to use a separate weather app for weather info, causing inconvenience
- Ads causing app freezing and slow loading times
- Notifications can be excessive and sometimes lead to empty or unclear information screens

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