# WMC5 First Alert Weather

> Weather

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id418960096](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id418960096)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id418960096`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Gray Television Group, Inc.
- **Category:** Weather
- **Rating:** 4.70 / 5 (16,033 ratings)
- **Version:** 6.2.604
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-11
- **First published:** 2011-02-15
- **Size:** 270 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-17
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wmc5-first-alert-weather/id418960096)
- **Website:** [https://www.actionnews5.com/apps/](https://www.actionnews5.com/apps/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.actionnews5.com/privacy-policy/](https://www.actionnews5.com/privacy-policy/)

## Description

WMC5 First Alert Weather is a mobile weather app that delivers high-resolution radar and satellite imagery. Highlights include 250-meter radar, future radar, current conditions updated multiple times per hour, and hourly forecasts from computer models.

The app also lets you save favorite locations, uses a fully integrated GPS for location awareness, and provides severe weather alerts from the National Weather Service along with opt-in push notifications to stay safe during severe weather.

## Rankings

- #13,375 — Overall

## Review summary

Users praise the app for comprehensive weather coverage and lifesaving alerts, but repeatedly cite radar updates degrading usability, video playback problems, intrusive ads, cross-device reliability bugs, and inconsistent forecasts as major drawbacks.

### Pros

- Comprehensive weather information and tools (including snow updates and planning features).
- Safety-focused alerts that help keep families safe during storms.
- Keeps users informed and helps with planning for events and travel.
- Positive overall sentiment and perceived usefulness during severe weather.

### Cons

- Radar interface and options degraded after updates; 24-hour radar limits and sometimes black maps.
- Video playback issues; videos won’t play or update reliably.
- Intrusive ads and revenue-driven changes (fraudulent/scam ads).
- Reliability issues across devices (maps not updating, app not working on phones/TVs, glitches).
- Forecasts/information perceived as inconsistent or inaccurate across regions.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id418960096)