# KCBD First Alert Weather

> Weather

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id420484440](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id420484440)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id420484440`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Gray Television Group, Inc.
- **Category:** Weather
- **Rating:** 4.70 / 5 (10,271 ratings)
- **Version:** 6.2.604
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-11
- **First published:** 2011-02-22
- **Size:** 247 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-20
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/kcbd-first-alert-weather/id420484440)
- **Website:** [https://www.kcbd.com/](https://www.kcbd.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.kcbd.com/privacy-policy/](https://www.kcbd.com/privacy-policy/)

## Description

KCBD First Alert Weather is a mobile-friendly Chrome extension that puts station content, 250-meter radar, future radar, and high-resolution satellite imagery at your fingertips. Current weather is refreshed multiple times per hour, with daily and hourly forecasts updated from trusted computer models.

It supports GPS-based location awareness, lets you add and save favorite locations, and delivers severe weather alerts from the National Weather Service, plus opt-in push notifications to keep you safe during storms.

## Rankings

- #17,481 — Overall

## Review summary

Pros: Highly accurate forecasts and early storm predictions; strong local relevance for planning and travel; easy-to-use interface; solid radar visuals. Cons: intrusive ads and desire for an ad-free version; stability issues and radar glitches; occasional inaccuracies or missing severe-weather warnings; calls for more advanced forecast tools. Overall, accuracy and local coverage are the strengths, but ad fatigue and performance problems undermine the experience.

### Pros

- Very accurate forecasts and early storm predictions
- Local, up-to-date weather information that helps with planning and travel
- User-friendly interface and easy navigation
- Strong radar visuals with interactive features (zoom, pin drop)

### Cons

- Intrusive, excessive ads; many users want an ad-free paid version
- Stability issues: crashes and radar glitches
- Occasional inaccuracies and incomplete severe weather warnings
- Requests for more advanced forecast features (front lines, dry lines) and better reporting

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id420484440)