News 9 Weather

Name: News 9 Weather
Rating: 3 (419 reviews)
Author: Griffin Communications, L.L.C.

By: Griffin Communications, L.L.C.

Weather

Features & Capabilities

News 9 Weather puts the latest forecasts, live radar, alerts, videos, and blogs from Chief Meteorologist David Payne at your fingertips. Take the team with you and stay updated on weather conditions anytime, anywhere.

Designed for quick access from your browser, this extension delivers timely forecasts, interactive radar visuals, and trusted reporting from News 9.

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By:

Griffin Communications, L.L.C.

Rating:

3.00

(419)

Version:

7.1.0 Last updated: 2026-04-17

Version code:

884469822

Creation date:

2011-04-04

Compatible devices:

Size:

160.70MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-06

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# 101,046 ▼ 45

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Developed by:

Griffin Communications, L.L.C.

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/news-9-weather/id428652359

Website:

http://griffincommunications.net/

User Reviews

Users like News 9 Weather for its free access and radar capabilities, including tropical data. However, many reviews repeatedly highlight major drawbacks: unreliable radar (including removal of the future radar), non-live video during severe weather, intrusive ads, frequent crashes, limited notification control, and poor video/orientation handling. These issues erode timely warnings and safety reliance, suggesting the app’s stability and functionality have degraded compared with earlier versions.

Pros

Free to use with no in-app purchases
Accurate radar with multiple filters, including tropical forecasts/models
Historically trusted for weather safety; warnings and live broadcasts have helped during severe weather
Provides tropical forecast data and related weather models

Cons

Radar is choppy/glitchy and the future radar option was removed, making planning harder
Live video is not actually live during emergencies; ads before live content and limited/full-screen viewing hinder critical updates
Frequent crashes or the app won’t open/loading issues degrade reliability during storms
Notifications cannot be customized and can wake users at odd hours with unwanted alerts
Orientation and video playback issues (forced portrait on some devices; difficulty rotating to landscape and viewing videos full-screen)

Recent reviews

The weather radar only goes forward future 2 hours or a 24 hour version which is useless. A future radar tat is at least 6 hours would at least be useful for planning purposes

by Cr*****, 2026-04-25

This app used to be great. The radar and notifications still work really well. If you want to watch a forecast video from hours ago, that works too (after watching ads, and rewatching them if you decide you want full screen). What no longer works is when you want to watch live videos, for example during the 10pm news. Used to, you could watch the news live on the app, but not anymore. Also, when the weather takes over the station because there are tornadoes, you can’t watch the live news. Moments like that are the whole reason I have this app. Why would you take that off? Very disappointing.