# Weather Underground: Local Map

> Radar & severe storm tracker

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id486154808](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id486154808)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id486154808`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Weather Underground, LLC
- **Category:** Weather
- **Rating:** 3.90 / 5 (31,683 ratings)
- **Version:** 6.21
- **Last updated:** 2025-06-30
- **First published:** 2011-12-21
- **Size:** 90 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-20
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/weather-underground-local-map/id486154808)
- **Website:** [https://www.wunderground.com/download](https://www.wunderground.com/download)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.wunderground.com/company/privacy-policy](https://www.wunderground.com/company/privacy-policy)

## Description

Weather Underground: Local Map delivers real-time, hyper-local forecasts at the microclimate level. It combines data from 250,000+ personal weather stations with a proprietary model to provide accurate local conditions, interactive Nexrad radar, and customizable severe weather alerts to keep you prepared for storms.

Explore the most detailed weather data with hi-res GOES-16 imagery, multiple radar overlays, air quality and UV indices, and sunrise/sunset data. Personalize your experience with light/dark modes, map types, and units. Optional Premium removes ads and unlocks Smart Forecasts and extended hourly forecasts, with easy subscription management.

## Rankings

- #9,788 — Overall
- #12 — weather
- #26 — radar
- #86 — forecast

## Review summary

Overall, reviewers have a love-hate relationship with Weather Underground. Some praise its accuracy, long track record, clean layout, and localized weather data. However, many cite reliability problems: forecasts and temps can be wrong or out of date, refreshing fails, location handling is flaky, radar/maps lack critical features, and the app suffers from glitches and crashes. It remains valued by longtime users for its design and localization, but data freshness and stability issues undermine trust for many others.

### Pros

- Very accurate forecasts and reliable data when up-to-date.
- Long-time favorite with a proven track record.
- Clear, easy-to-read interface.
- Localized, location-specific weather data.

### Cons

- Forecasts and temperatures are often inaccurate or unreliable.
- Data and conditions fail to refresh, showing stale information.
- Location management issues: current location often does not update and requires manual editing.
- Radar/map features are incomplete or slow, with missing legends and alerts.
- Frequent glitches, overlays, and crashes on iPhone/iPad.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id486154808)