# WCAX WEATHER -

> Weather

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1237712142](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1237712142)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1237712142`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Gray Television Group, Inc.
- **Category:** Weather
- **Rating:** 4.70 / 5 (4,793 ratings)
- **Version:** 6.2.604
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-11
- **First published:** 2017-05-18
- **Size:** 241 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-19
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wcax-weather/id1237712142)
- **Website:** [https://www.wcax.com/](https://www.wcax.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.wcax.com/privacy-policy/](https://www.wcax.com/privacy-policy/)

## Description

WCAX Weather is a mobile-optimized weather app that brings essential data to your fingertips. It offers a 250-meter radar, high-resolution satellite imagery, and future radar to track where severe weather is headed, with current conditions updated frequently.

The app includes GPS location awareness, the ability to save favorite locations, hourly and daily forecasts refreshed from computer models, opt-in push alerts, and severe weather alerts from the National Weather Service to keep you safe and informed.

## Rankings

- #26,371 — Overall
- #95 — weather

## Review summary

Users generally praise WCAX WEATHER for accurate, local forecasts and convenient access, with strong multi-area coverage. However, repeated concerns focus on ad overload, cluttered UI/map visuals, performance problems, data inaccuracies (especially hourly temps), and disruptive notifications or voice alerts.

### Pros

- Accurate and fairly reliable forecasts that are often better than the iPhone's built-in app.
- Strong local coverage with multi-area support and a useful follow feature.
- Fast, convenient access to weather updates (forecast at your fingertips).
- High-quality data and reliable staff who provide useful information.

### Cons

- Ad clutter, including scam and clickbait ads, making it hard to find the weather reports.
- Cumbersome UI/UX with busy visuals and difficult-to-read forecast text/map visuals (including the background photo).
- Performance issues such as crashes, freezing, and updates that break the app.
- Inaccurate hourly forecast temps and data inconsistencies (thermometer issues).
- Intrusive notifications and loud or speaking alerts that wake users or interrupt routines.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1237712142)