NBC4 Wx

Name: NBC4 Wx
Rating: 3.3 (37 reviews)
Author: Media General

By: Media General

Weather

Features & Capabilities

NBC4 and Storm Team 4 are proud to announce an interactive, local weather app for WCMH Columbus, Ohio users of Apple devices.

Features: Highly responsive interactive map optimized for 3G and wifi performance. Customizable by zip code. Updated local video forecast. Customizable severe weather alerts. Location based technology for hyper local forecasting. Most accurate forecast, featuring hour-by-hour and extended forecast models. Real-time radar sweeps from Level II NEXRAD sites. Exclusive SCIT (Storm Cell Identification & Tracking) algorithms to pinpoint potentially damaging storms and tornadoes. Live precipitation levels. Air quality index info.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App

By:

Media General

Rating:

3.30

(37)

Version:

6.9.0 Last updated: 2024-08-15

Version code:

856250216

Creation date:

2014-02-20

Compatible devices:

Size:

172.89MB

URLs:

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-14

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 251,573 ▼ 879

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Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/nbc4-wx/id823820859

User Reviews

NBC4 Wx is strong on local weather radar and forecast accuracy with an easy, local-focused interface. However, reviewers repeatedly cite intrusive ads, instability after updates, and a degraded reading/navigation experience (including missing hour-by-hour forecasts and lagging radar). Some still praise performance when it runs smoothly, but many prefer the older app for better usability and forecast detail.

Pros

Robust local weather radar with lightning, tornado, and wind-path data (VIPIR).
Accurate local forecasts, often outperforming national options.
Fast loading and generally stable performance when the app works.
Easy-to-use interface with a local-focus weather experience.

Cons

Intrusive, full-screen and video ads that degrade the user experience and can slow things down.
Reliability issues after updates: crashes, data not loading, and compatibility problems with recent iOS versions.
Degraded UI/UX: cluttered layout, unreadable news content, and removal of the hour-by-hour forecast in list form.
Radar/forecast timing can lag behind real-time events.

Recent reviews

This weather app is genuinely good for keeping an eye on the weather it’s got all different kind of features where you can see lighting strikes and tornado paths and wind paths right there on the radar. I have been using it for years and it has never let me down.

by Ji*****, 2026-03-31

Used be good for weather with just some passive ads but they’ve recently changed the way ads appear. Now ads fill the screen and you have to watch for a certain amount of time before you can close the ad. The closure button is hidden/obscured. Just another blatant and annoying way to generate more advertisement dollars.

by ac*****, 2025-11-16

Can you please fix the sharing capability? I wanted to share the latest Wx report via text with my family who intends to drive into town. All I needed was the link to paste in a text. (No text option to share) The button for email didn’t work, and Twitter, FB and LinkedIn wanted me to log in before I could copy the link. I don’t want to log in manually since I have no intention of using the social media. AND once I got to the log in screen there was no ‘back’ or ‘close’ option to get out of there and back to the page I was on with the report. I had to go to menu and re-navigate to the page I was on each time. I just wanted a link, pretty please:) OKKK ETA- I was using the buttons under the video in my comments above, still valid issues. I just now found the icon that appears on the video itself before it starts playing, <, I got the link, but some cleanup efforts would be good, it was too hard to find.