# News 9 Weather

> Weather

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id428652359](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id428652359)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id428652359`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Griffin Communications, L.L.C.
- **Category:** Weather
- **Rating:** 2.20 / 5 (24 ratings)
- **Version:** 8.2
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-27
- **First published:** 2011-04-04
- **Size:** 69 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-05
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/news-9-weather/id428652359)
- **Website:** [http://griffincommunications.net/](http://griffincommunications.net/)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://www.news9.com/story/18990/privacy](http://www.news9.com/story/18990/privacy)

## Description

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.

## Rankings

- #311,613 — Overall
- #64 — stormx

## Review summary

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)

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