7NewsDC First Alert Weather

Name: 7NewsDC First Alert Weather
Rating: 4.8 (1962 reviews)
Author: Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc

By: Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc

Weather

Features & Capabilities

7NewsDC First Alert Weather delivers weather updates from Washington's trusted broadcast meteorologists. It includes a 250 meter radar, future radar, high-resolution satellite imagery, frequent current conditions, and hourly forecasts, all optimized for mobile with easy access to station content and saved locations.

The app provides GPS-based location awareness and opt-in push alerts for severe weather, plus National Weather Service alerts to keep you safe.

User Growth & Download Statistics

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By:

Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc

Rating:

4.80

(1,962) 7 new ratings

Version:

6.2.512 Last updated: 2026-06-02

Version code:

886401511

Creation date:

2011-12-21

Compatible devices:

Size:

254.29MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-14

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 42,144 ▲ 6

Other platforms

7NewsDC First Alert Weather (v6.2.512)

39,738 4.77

(328)

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Developed by:

Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/7newsdc-first-alert-weather/id487298870

Website:

https://wjla.com/

User Reviews

Users consistently praise 7NewsDC First Alert Weather for accurate forecasts, an easy-to-use, readable layout, and useful alerts. The app's local DC area focus, real-time current conditions at the top, wind data, and forecast videos plus visibility of the Channel 7 weather team are frequently cited positives. However, multiple reviewers report reliability problems after updates—crashes, freezes, and recurring reinstall needs—along with issues getting hourly forecasts to load and radar maps to display. A few request UI tweaks and accessibility improvements. Overall the positives outweigh negatives for many, but stability remains a major concern.

Pros

Accurate forecasts, especially hour-by-hour, and overall reliability.
Easy-to-use, clean, readable layout with quick access to current, hourly, and daily forecasts.
Useful notifications for dangerous weather.
Local DMV/DC focus with credible Channel 7 weather team and in-app team profiles.
Current conditions and wind information shown at the top, plus forecast videos.

Cons

Frequent reliability issues after updates, including crashes, freezes, and the need to reinstall.
Hourly forecasts sometimes fail to load or display errors, reducing quick reference usefulness.
Radar maps not loading or not displaying accurately, and some local forecast data problems.

Recent reviews

So helpful for the DMV. Love the ability to set notifications for dangerous weather.

by Fo*****, 2025-02-16

Your updated weather app doesn’t allow me to scroll in any direction. As soon as I scroll to see the rest of the forecast it switches to the other hourly forecast. All I want is a quick reference and not a detailed summary. Please put it back the way it was.