# NWA - Your Weather Authority

> Weather

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id835244863](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id835244863)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id835244863`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Nexstar Broadcasting
- **Category:** Weather
- **Rating:** 3.80 / 5 (56 ratings)
- **Version:** 6.2.512
- **Last updated:** 2026-05-26
- **First published:** 2014-03-06
- **Size:** 242 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-17
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/nwa-your-weather-authority/id835244863)
- **Website:** [https://www.nwahomepage.com/advertise-with-us](https://www.nwahomepage.com/advertise-with-us)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://www.nwahomepage.com/privacy-policy](http://www.nwahomepage.com/privacy-policy)

## Description

NWA Weather Authority covers Fayetteville, Springdale, Rogers, and Bentonville with Northwest Arkansas' most experienced weather team from KNWA and Fox 24.

Key features include a 250-meter radar, high-resolution satellite imagery, future radar, hourly updates, GPS-based location awareness, saved locations, push alerts for severe weather, and National Weather Service alerts.

## Rankings

- #180,341 — Overall

## Review summary

The reviews show a mix: users praise NWA for reliable, accurate weather forecasts and useful features like live storm streams and meteorologist chats, plus strong local alerts. However, repeated issues dampen the experience: intrusive ads and mandatory video ads interrupt use; frequent crashes and performance stalls; radar data often feels inaccurate or buggy; excessive, sometimes irrelevant notifications spam users; and critical tornado warnings or severe-weather coverage can falter. Overall, it remains a strong information source for many, but reliability and user experience problems need significant fixes to regain trust.

### Pros

- Very reliable weather app that users feel never fails.
- Most accurate forecasts compared to other apps.
- Rich features like live storm streams and the ability to chat with meteorologists.
- Comprehensive weather information and status updates.
- Strong location-specific alerts and accurate local weather information.

### Cons

- Intrusive ads and mandatory video ads that hinder usage.
- Frequent crashes and instability, especially after updates and during live streams.
- Radar data not consistently accurate and radar features can crash when adding storm tracks.
- Excessive and sometimes irrelevant push notifications and teaser messages.
- Critical weather warnings (e.g., tornado alerts) unreliable or missing at key moments.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id835244863)