WBTV First Alert Weather

Name: WBTV First Alert Weather
Rating: 4.7 (16153 reviews)
Author: Gray Television Group, Inc.

By: Gray Television Group, Inc.

Weather

Features & Capabilities

WBTV First Alert Weather is trusted as Charlotte’s premier local weather app, powered by certified meteorologists. Get the Charlotte area’s most accurate forecast with hourly and daily updates so you’re alerted first when weather changes.

The app features the First Alert Doppler Radar Network with 250-meter radar resolution, future radar modeling, and satellite imagery. Opt-in, geotargeted alerts keep you safe during severe weather—Severe Weather Alerts from the NWS, lightning, precipitation—and you can save your favorite locations with integrated GPS for current location awareness and reliable updates from the WBTV weather team.

User Growth & Download Statistics

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By:

Gray Television Group, Inc.

Rating:

4.70

(16,153) 45 new ratings

Version:

6.2.512 Last updated: 2026-05-28

Version code:

886255331

Creation date:

2011-10-13

Compatible devices:

Size:

254.28MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-04

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 13,142 ▲ 17

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Developed by:

Gray Television Group, Inc.

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wbtv-first-alert-weather/id471314510

Website:

https://www.wbtv.com/advertising/

User Reviews

Users praise WBTV First Alert Weather for accurate forecasts and reliable updates, especially for Charlotte, but recurring issues undermine the experience: pervasive ads and video ads disrupt use, ads gate access to critical alerts, the app crashes or freezes and radar data can fail, and the redesign/navigation feels cluttered. Some desire iOS widgets and other feature gaps. Overall, the app offers dependable data when it runs, but stability and ad-heavy UX are the major recurring complaints.

Pros

Accurate and dependable weather forecasts, especially for the Charlotte, NC area.
Keeps users informed with timely weather updates.
Long-standing, trusted app used for years.
Generally good weather data when the app is functioning.

Cons

Excessive ads and pop-ups that interrupt scrolling and use.
Ads blocking access to critical weather alerts (e.g., tornado warnings) before content.
Frequent crashes, freezing radar, and overall performance instability.
UI/UX issues from redesign: cluttered layout, endless scrolling, and navigation problems due to ads.
Lack of iOS home screen widgets (no widgets) and other feature gaps.

Recent reviews

The newest version is not as good as the one a few months ago. You use to be able to toggle and see traffic anywhere in NC. Now it only covers around Charlotte. Very disappointing. Especially for people who travel around areas other than Charlotte. Please go back to the old traffic maps!

by N *****, 2026-05-21

Very good weather

by To*****, 2026-03-07

Did you get rid of the ability to look at alerts (like a tornado warning) overlapping the radar? It seems I now have to choose between either viewing alerts or the storm systems themselves with no option to do both at the same time. Really hoping this is a user error and if so, let me know so I can change my review.