# KCRG-TV9 First Alert Weather

> Weather

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1227797438](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1227797438)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1227797438`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Gray Television Group, Inc.
- **Category:** Weather
- **Rating:** 4.60 / 5 (13,363 ratings)
- **Version:** 6.2.604
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-11
- **First published:** 2017-04-21
- **Size:** 251 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-20
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/kcrg-tv9-first-alert-weather/id1227797438)
- **Website:** [https://www.kcrg.com/weather](https://www.kcrg.com/weather)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.kcrg.com/privacy-policy/](https://www.kcrg.com/privacy-policy/)

## Description

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.

## Rankings

- #15,199 — Overall

## Review summary

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.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1227797438)