# WAVY Weather

> Weather

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id935429132](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id935429132)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id935429132`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** LIN Television Corporation
- **Category:** Weather
- **Rating:** 3.40 / 5 (64 ratings)
- **Version:** 6.2.517
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-27
- **First published:** 2014-11-13
- **Size:** 249 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-04
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wavy-weather/id935429132)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://wavy.com/privacy-policy/](http://wavy.com/privacy-policy/)

## Description

WAVY Weather is a Chrome extension that puts Hampton Roads and national weather at your fingertips. It delivers fast, accurate forecasts, real-time radar, and customizable alerts to help you stay prepared.

From interactive radar with multiple layers to home-screen alerts and audio cues, WAVY Weather keeps you informed. It also supports multiple saved locations, weather headlines from WAVY TV 10, and live video forecasts for when you need more context.

## Rankings

- #178,561 — Overall

## Review summary

Users largely report WAVY Weather suffers from intrusive ads, radar reliability/UX issues after updates, and performance problems. Many reviews note glitches in the Doppler tab, inaccurate radar data, loss of the past radar timelapse, and slower or failing app launches. Alerts sometimes fail to trigger during storms, and precipitation percentages often don't align with forecasts. A few reviewers still praise it as a decent, swipe-friendly weather app and a positive addition to the WAVY family, but the recurring drawbacks overshadow the positives for most users.

### Pros

- Swipe-friendly UI provides quick access to forecast data.
- Some users view WAVY Weather as a nice or amazing addition to the WAVY family.
- Offers essential weather data and radar features.

### Cons

- Intrusive ads and frequent pop-ups disrupt the app experience.
- Radar features are glitchy and inaccurate, with the past radar timelapse removed.
- App performance is slow to launch or won't open after updates.
- Weather alerts are unreliable or sometimes do not trigger.
- Precipitation percentage forecasts don't consistently match the forecast.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id935429132)