# 7NewsDC Storm Alert Weather

> Weather

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id487298870](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id487298870)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id487298870`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc
- **Category:** Weather
- **Rating:** 4.80 / 5 (2,031 ratings)
- **Version:** 6.2.605
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-28
- **First published:** 2011-12-21
- **Size:** 246 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-17
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/7newsdc-storm-alert-weather/id487298870)
- **Website:** [https://wjla.com/](https://wjla.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://wjla.com/station/privacy](https://wjla.com/station/privacy)

## Description

**7NewsDC Storm Alert Weather** delivers essential weather information from Washington’s trusted team of broadcast meteorologists. View current conditions, hourly and daily forecasts, high-resolution satellite imagery, and 250-meter radar—the highest resolution available.

Track incoming storms with future radar, save favorite locations, and use integrated GPS for local weather awareness. Receive National Weather Service alerts and opt-in push notifications to stay informed and safe during severe weather.

## Rankings

- #39,558 — Overall

## Review summary

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.

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