# StormTracker 6 - Weather First

> Weather

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id636823511](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id636823511)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id636823511`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** LIN Television Corporation
- **Category:** Weather
- **Rating:** 4.50 / 5 (1,887 ratings)
- **Version:** 6.2.512
- **Last updated:** 2026-05-26
- **First published:** 2013-04-24
- **Size:** 238 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-16
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/stormtracker-6-weather-first/id636823511)
- **Website:** [http://wlns.com/terms-and-conditions/](http://wlns.com/terms-and-conditions/)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://wlns.com/terms-and-conditions/](http://wlns.com/terms-and-conditions/)

## Description

Never let the weather catch you by surprise again. StormTracker 6 Team delivers Lansing and Mid-Michigan's most accurate hour-by-hour forecasts for the next day and the week ahead, with a local focus and customizable warnings. This Chrome extension offers fast, reliable weather data with interactive radar and timely video forecasts from the StormTracker 6 Team.

Features include a live, multi-layer radar, severe-weather alerts on your home screen, alerts for traveling nationwide, multiple locations to track forecasts and alerts, current conditions across the U.S., and easy sharing of weather updates via text, email, or social media. Stay informed with closings and delays for Mid-Michigan.

## Rankings

- #42,109 — Overall

## Review summary

Users rate StormTracker 6 highly for accuracy and useful severe-weather alerts, plus daily/hourly Forecasts and maps. The main downsides are intrusive ads, persistent map/radar and location issues, mis-targeted alerts, and performance/UI problems after updates. Overall, it’s still a valuable weather source, but many want fewer ads, better location accuracy, and a smoother, faster experience.

### Pros

- Very accurate forecast and reliable weather data, including hurricane tracking relevance.
- Valuable alerts and notifications for severe weather.
- Comprehensive forecast tools: daily and hourly data plus interactive map overlays.
- Generally useful and easy to use, with signs of improvement over time.

### Cons

- Intrusive ads, especially unskippable video ads, disrupt viewing.
- Map/radar problems including non-working maps, overly fast radar traces, and inaccurate locations.
- Alerts frequently targeted at the wrong location or region.
- New UI adds clutter and lag due to heavy graphics and layout changes.
- Frequent glitches, lag, and occasional crashes.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id636823511)