# ABC13 Weather

> Weather

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1401397785](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1401397785)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1401397785`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc
- **Category:** Weather
- **Rating:** 4.80 / 5 (5,333 ratings)
- **Version:** 6.2.512
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-02
- **First published:** 2018-07-26
- **Size:** 240 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-26
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/abc13-weather/id1401397785)
- **Website:** [http://wset.com/](http://wset.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://wset.com/station/privacy](http://wset.com/station/privacy)

## Description

ABC13 Weather provides mobile-friendly access to station content, a 250-meter radar, future radar to forecast storm paths, and high-resolution satellite imagery.

It delivers current weather updates multiple times per hour, hourly forecasts from computer models, GPS-based location awareness, the ability to save favorite locations, and National Weather Service severe weather alerts with optional push notifications.

## Rankings

- #24,756 — Overall

## Review summary

Users praise ABC13 Weather for accurate local forecasts and usefulness in planning, plus timely alerts and a clean interface. Recurrent issues include radar clarity and hourly/6-hour view missing or glitching, slow performance with annoying update prompts, intrusive ads/notifications, and occasional forecast discrepancies with other sources. Addressing radar UX, stability, and notification/ads management would improve the app while preserving its strengths in accuracy and planning support.

### Pros

- Very accurate/local weather information.
- Helpful for planning daily/weekly activities.
- Timely alerts for dangerous weather.
- Clear, easy-to-understand interface and design.
- Long-standing, trusted app used by many years.

### Cons

- Radar visuals are unclear and do not show hour-by-hour or 6-hour forecasts; occasional glitches.
- Performance issues such as slow startup, reloads on open, and update prompt loops.
- Ads and excessive notifications disrupt the user experience.
- Forecast accuracy can be inconsistent with other sources (e.g., thunderstorm predictions).

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1401397785)