# What The Forecast?!!

> WTForecast

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1031653653](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1031653653)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1031653653`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Byzantine Apps
- **Category:** Weather
- **Rating:** 4.50 / 5 (9,079 ratings)
- **Version:** 3.97.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-11
- **First published:** 2015-11-03
- **Size:** 345 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-21
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/what-the-forecast/id1031653653)
- **Website:** [https://byzantineapps.io/](https://byzantineapps.io/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://byzantineapps.io/privacy](https://byzantineapps.io/privacy)

## Description

**What The Forecast?!!** is an award-winning weather app that serves NOAA forecasts with a humorous twist. It won the 2018 People's Choice Webby Award in Mobile Sites & Apps — Services & Utilities.

**Features include** over 12,607 weather phrases, switchable profanity levels, multiple voices, 10-day and 48-hour forecasts, NOAA alerts, customizable units (US/metric), and shareable reports.

## Rankings

- #19,213 — Overall
- #17 — weather

## Review summary

Users love the app for its humor and as a long‑standing weather companion, especially for its location‑based forecasts and easy sharing. However, it faces frequent privacy prompts and concerns about data collection, along with changes to voices and humor after updates. Some users report windchill and reliability issues, and others encounter usability bugs following updates. Overall, the app remains popular for its quirky charm, but privacy practices, voice/humor changes, and data reliability are recurring pain points.

### Pros

- Humorous, entertaining forecasts that consistently make users laugh.
- Long-time weather app staple and go-to for years.
- Location-based forecasts with easy loading of places and switching locales.
- Fun to share with friends and family.
- Overall engaging experience that keeps users coming back for the quirky humor.

### Cons

- Frequent privacy/tracking prompts and concerns about data collection.
- Loss or restriction of voices and limited customization after updates.
- Perceived decline in weather data accuracy or reliability after service changes.
- Humor quality sometimes feels repetitive or less funny than before.
- Usability issues after updates, including bugs and ongoing privacy/consent friction.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1031653653)