# KTXS Weather

> Weather

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id418379142](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id418379142)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id418379142`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc
- **Category:** Weather
- **Rating:** 4.70 / 5 (2,599 ratings)
- **Version:** 6.2.512
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-02
- **First published:** 2011-02-10
- **Size:** 237 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-17
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ktxs-weather/id418379142)
- **Website:** [https://ktxs.com/](https://ktxs.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://sbgi.net/privacy-policy/](https://sbgi.net/privacy-policy/)

## Description

KTXS Weather is a full-featured weather app from KTXS Television for iPhone and iPad. It provides 250-meter radar, future radar, high-resolution satellite imagery, and frequent condition updates, along with hourly and daily forecasts derived from computer models.

Users can save favorite locations, rely on GPS for current position, and receive National Weather Service severe weather alerts with optional push notifications to stay safe.

## Rankings

- #35,685 — Overall
- #69 — weather

## Review summary

Users praise KTXS Weather for its strong radar/maps, detailed forecasts (hourly to 10 days), and ease of use, and many rely on it as a global, long-standing weather tool. However, repeated issues hurt its reputation: radar inaccuracies, disruptive updates that degrade functionality, slow performance and stability problems, and overlays that obscure data. Some reviews note crashes or the app failing to open. Despite improvements, these recurring concerns lead several users to seek alternatives.

### Pros

- Powerful interactive radar and Doppler features with detailed maps
- Comprehensive forecasts from hourly to 10 days
- Global coverage and reliability across regions
- Easy to use and quick to read at a glance
- Long-standing go-to weather app with strong map and alerts features

### Cons

- Radar data can be inaccurate or misleading in some locations
- Updates introduce bugs or remove/alter key features
- App can be very slow to load or unresponsive
- The app sometimes crashes or won’t open
- Overlays and alerts clutter the map or obscure precipitation data

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