# FOX 8 Weather

> Weather

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id491120113](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id491120113)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id491120113`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Gray Television Group, Inc.
- **Category:** Weather
- **Rating:** 4.80 / 5 (18,067 ratings)
- **Version:** 6.2.604
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-11
- **First published:** 2012-01-04
- **Size:** 258 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-17
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/fox-8-weather/id491120113)
- **Website:** [https://www.fox8live.com/](https://www.fox8live.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.fox8live.com/privacy-policy/](https://www.fox8live.com/privacy-policy/)

## Description

FOX 8 Weather extension delivers mobile-grade weather data directly in your browser. It features a 250-meter radar, future radar to track storms, and high-resolution satellite imagery, with current conditions updated multiple times per hour and hourly forecasts from trusted computer models.

The extension uses GPS for location awareness, lets you save favorite locations, and provides severe weather alerts from the National Weather Service with optional push notifications to keep you safe.

## Rankings

- #12,256 — Overall
- #58 — weather

## Review summary

Users praise Fox 8 Weather for accurate forecasts, planning tools, 24/7 access, and strong hurricane coverage. Recurrent drawbacks include intrusive ads, unstable radar, frequent crashes, and slow loading, indicating solid content but reliability and ad experience need improvement.

### Pros

- Very accurate most of the time.
- Hourly and day/night forecasts help planning.
- 24/7 access to weather information for planning.
- Strong hurricane coverage with on-the-spot reporting.
- Often regarded as more informative than local weather apps.

### Cons

- Intrusive ads and pop-ups that interrupt or delay access to content.
- Radar often loops, freezes, or is inaccurate.
- App crashes or freezes on startup or during use.
- Slow loading times and performance issues.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id491120113)