# KTUU Channel 2 Weather

> Weather

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id409820615](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id409820615)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id409820615`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Gray Television Group, Inc.
- **Category:** Weather
- **Rating:** 4.60 / 5 (2,872 ratings)
- **Version:** 6.2.517
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-23
- **First published:** 2010-12-19
- **Size:** 245 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-18
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ktuu-channel-2-weather/id409820615)
- **Website:** [https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/](https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/privacy-policy/](https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/privacy-policy/)

## Description

KTUU Channel 2 Weather is a feature-rich weather extension designed for your browser, bringing NOWrad radar, high‑resolution satellite imagery, and a patent-pending Road Weather Index. It delivers color-coded alerts by severity and location-aware forecasts for quick, informed planning.

Key features include the ability to save favorite locations, integrated location awareness via GPS, and detailed 10-day forecasts with hourly detail. It also provides earthquake plotting for situational awareness, mirroring a robust weather experience in a desktop environment.

## Rankings

- #34,403 — Overall
- #23 — channel
- #33 — source

## Review summary

User reviews show overall appreciation for the app’s weather forecasts and KTUU branding, with accuracy as a recurring strength. However, repeated issues include intrusive ads and video ads, data inaccuracies or inconsistencies, stability problems (crashes, blank pages, and location handling), and uneven localization of alerts. Addressing ads, data quality, and stability would likely improve satisfaction for a majority of users.

### Pros

- Accurate and reliable weather forecasts for Alaska, with reviews noting the forecasts as the most accurate or generally reliable.
- Useful weather information that helps with planning and preparedness for daily life and travel.
- Positive features like First Alert weather and overall favorable perception of KTUU weather coverage.
- Positive sentiment and trust in KTUU branding and weather reporting.

### Cons

- Ad-heavy experience with intrusive ads and commercials, including ads that interrupt or gate access to content and loud advertising.
- Inaccurate or inconsistent weather data (hourly/daily temperature mismatches and occasionally outdated information).
- App instability and crashes (location-specific crashes, blank forecast pages, and settings issues like not being able to delete saved locations).
- Location-specific notification gaps and poor localization (alerts not matching the user’s selected area, e.g., Seward vs Anchorage).

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id409820615)