KCRG-TV9 First Alert Weather

Name: KCRG-TV9 First Alert Weather
Rating: 4.6 (13304 reviews)
Author: Gray Television Group, Inc.

By: Gray Television Group, Inc. App

Weather

Overview

Version:

6.2.604

Last updated: 2026-08-11

Ranking

#15,181 ▼ 16

Overall

Features & Capabilities

The KCRG-TV9 First Alert Weather app delivers fast, accurate local weather with 250-meter radar, future radar, and high-resolution satellite imagery. Current conditions and daily/hourly forecasts are updated frequently from our computer models, helping you plan your day.

Features include GPS-based location awareness, the ability to save favorite locations, and opt-in push alerts for National Weather Service severe weather warnings to keep you safe.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App Weather News & Magazines

By:

Gray Television Group, Inc.

Rating:

4.60

(13,304) 14 new ratings

Version:

6.2.604 Last updated: 2026-08-11

Version code:

889567561

Creation date:

2017-04-21

Compatible devices:

Size:

250.91MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-08-30

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Ranking

# 15,181 ▼ 16

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Developed by:

Gray Television Group, Inc.

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/kcrg-tv9-first-alert-weather/id1227797438

Website:

https://www.kcrg.com/weather

User Reviews

Users praise accuracy and reliability but repeatedly complain about heavy advertising, radar reliability and UI changes, sluggish performance, occasional inaccuracies, and difficulty accessing live streams during severe weather.

Pros

Very accurate forecasts and reliable weather updates.
Fast, smooth performance compared to other weather apps.
Generally a go-to source for weather information.

Cons

Excessive ads and ad-driven content that interrupts what you need during severe weather and blocks access to live streams.
Radar frequently fails to load or refresh, with recent UI changes making past/future radar harder to view.
Overall sluggish performance and slow updates during weather events.
Forecasts can be inconsistent or incorrect compared to the station's own website.
Live stream access is hard to find or blocked by ads during warnings.

Recent reviews

Radar is regularly unreliable. Often when it shows rain in the area, there is none. Conversely, when it shows no rain, it can drizzle for hours as happened this past Saturday

by op*****, 2026-08-18

Radar doesn’t match forecast and forecast doesn’t match hourly weather! Possible to break eastern Iowa into sections so it would be more accurate? Also radar only works less than 50% of the time.