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Weather - The Weather Channel App Complaints & User Negative Comments 2024
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✓ Forecasting and Radar are not correctThe app reported the weather today as being windy with a 10% chance of rain. I checked the radar and it didn’t show any rain over my area, so I decided to do some washing. An hour after putting it on the line, it started raining. It is still raining now. I’ve deleted the app and will never use it again as I have no faith now in the reliability of the forecasting..Version: 10.14.1
✓ New updateI have been using the weather channel app for years on both platforms. The recent update to the iOS version is annoying because of the way the notifications are shown. You have to go through two pages to clear them..Version: 14.0.2
✓ Australia!!Why are my alerts in settings keeps turning OFF!! It’s a bug and needs to be fixed now please.Version: 12.33
✓ Rip off - don't downloadI downloaded this app because they claim to have an in app purchase to remove ads for $5.49/year. But the only in app purchase offered in the app is premium for $13.49/year that removes ads and gives you some extended forecast info. I purchased the premium membership but the ads are still showing. I tried restore purchase - the app claims there is nothing to restore. I tried deleting the app, then restore purchase - app still claims there's nothing to restore. I confirmed through iTunes that I do indeed have the in app purchase in my list of subscriptions, good until Aug 11, 2020. And then, there in the subscription list is also shown the option to simply remove ads for $5.49. The Weather Channel is doing the old bait and switch - they tell you in the app description that you can remove ads for $5.49 as an in app purchase, but don't allow you to actually purchase that option from their app..Version: 10.16
✓ Greedy DeveloperI use to go the premium subscriptions when the price is 5.99 a year. And this year, it is 7$a month. What a greedy developer. Already deleted..Version: 11.13
✓ Terrible appThis app constantly freezes if it’s left open and then you return to it. this issue has been reported to the app owners many times over the last six months. Still have the issue persists. I won’t be using this again. I have deleted it..Version: 12.40
✓ $&@)Too much publicity I hate it.Version: 10.2
✓ Don’t downloadThe weather forecasts provided are almost never accurate and consistently change hour by hour..Version: 11.15
✓ Rip offI was using the free version of this app and whilst using it, noticed that there was an option for no ads, it was only about a dollar so I paid for it. Curious to see how it looked without add (because there are painfully so many), I was disappointed to see no change and that a premium version of the ap is a ridiculous ongoing annual fee. What did I pay for? Well that I don’t know because I can’t see the same option now. Maybe I was taken to another page????? I don’t know, all I know is that I selected the weather channel..Version: 12.17
✓ More than just the weatherAfter reading the privacy policy of the app, and based on other lab tests results, the weather channel collects so info about users (location, contacts and personal contact info and a lot more) then sell it to third party organizations. On top of that they try to sell you stuff in the process. Where does the greed and the violation of peoples lives and privacy stop?!.Version: 10.16
✓ Too many adds!!This is a good app with so much potential and I would use it regularly if it didn’t have so many adds. They are on almost every detail with the weather and are really annoying. (It is also a little hard to scroll up and down the page but this may just be me.) Overall it’s a useful app with great potential but it’s a shame it has so many adverts..Version: 11.18
✓ TerribleNot accurate in Australia. Please update the app, scrolling up and down is slow and not smooth even on my iPhone 14 pro max. Not recommended..Version: 12.38
✓ Greedy appEnough with the prompts to pay for info free on every other Weather app! Too many adverts - should be making enough money from all the repeated ads and videos and spam showing up when I check my weather - now you want payment to show wind speed and direction! Give me a break..Version: 11.5
✓ Ok butGreat weather data, ads and glitches make the app unusable..Version: 12.38
✓ Paying for nothingThis App gives you no more than the free BOM App and customer service is completely lacking. Queries I had were never answered. I subscribed for a year and I’m definitely not renewing..Version: 12.0
✓ GarbageWhoever is responsible for this weather, predictions are a bunch of useless pricks straight garbage.Version: 12.40
✓ Can't downloadWhat's the point after all this time of using this app, bringing out a new app I can't download on my device. Have always used this app but it appears to come to an end on May 24 th. Bye bye weather channel. This won't get information for my areas had to delete, nothing wrong with the old app..Version: 9.10
✓ Not bad, but nowhere as good as it used to be.The layout and UI of the latest version turns a once slick and easy to navigate app into a bit of a mess, it can be quite difficult to find basic information as it's often hidden behind several button presses, info seems spread around the app rather than in one place, if I want to know if it's going to rain in London it now seems much easier to just check out the BBC's weather webpage whereas in the past I'd always use this app, which is a shame as most of the time this app was more accurate at forecasting things like rain - but I'd rather get a decent forecast easily than a perfect forecast hidden in a poorly designed and messy UI..Version: 11.7
✓ Displays updates in FahrenheitWay too expensive for just weather. Also even though Celsius is selected and displays correctly. It sends updates in Fahrenheit..Version: 12.31
✓ Anti Canadian appYour “Change Tomorrow” alert should be Celsius degrees not in US Fahrenheit degrees.Version: 12.28
✓ Not worth the money!I paid what I thought was this app for as long, as I have my apple ID turns out to be 12 months Subscription and the app crashes all the time not happy.....These companies designing and taking money off people for these’s apps need to have more detail when asking for money....it’s almost a crime!! If I could give zero for this app I would! O!.Version: 10.3
✓ Ridiculousness: a sign of the timesToday again I see that the Weather Channel app information disagrees with itself. At 10:15am, the app tells with its image (a cloud with raindrops beneath) that it is currently raining; while the depiction on the opening screen for local weather tells that it is snowing. Of course rain changes to snow and snow to rain, but these people who make these decisions about the app do not seem to realize that ‘changeable precipitation’ and ‘wintry mix’ have a meaning in English. Many times, I have seen current predictions of rain when the skies are clear. And the near-term forecasts are often inaccurate. The stark changes of near-term (the next four hours) forecasts should not be so erratic if the meteorologists are using truly sophisticated and rapidly updated computer models with sophisticated algorithms. What is really amazing is that the user is frequently solicited to purchase a longer forecast, where two days becomes four or five. Why would people want a five day forecast when the very-nigh term forecast of just 48 hours is so unreliable? The answer must be that craziness is becoming more and more commonplace. (In early February 2021, the United States government includes a person who is gaining succes de scandale notoriety, and all is stultified.).Version: 12.6
✓ Very disappointedSome features of this new improved app are helpful but basic information being available at a glance was abandoned in favor of flashy modern graphics. I miss a quick daily view with not only temperatures, but also wind speeds and wind direction along with precipitation percentages without having to scroll though a long day to day listing. Also the quality of the radar product is much to be desired with very fuzzy low resolution images that does not clearly display the storm features as well as the old pro version. Also the combination of a past and future radar product is unnecessary and in fact it is confusing, especially since the future images are very low resolution and blotchy. I would love to disable the future function entirely. Whats more (since the weather channel manages accuweather) the old accuweather format was replaced with the new weather channel format. Additionally I was hoping that by purchasing the subscription product of the weather channel that there may be new useful information. Sadly all the subscription buys is the elimination of in product ads. I am certainly looking for a replacement weather product for both the weather channel and accuweather that provides the information that I rely on quickly and at a glance..Version: 11.19
✓ Always crashingThe app is great, when it works. But nearly every time I open it crashes, or stalls then I have to reload. Makes me hesitant to even use the app as it’s so temperamental..Version: 12.40
✓ 4 emails sent to Support and no responsePurchased one month premium of TWC And my subscription was removed by them. I have tried to restore my subscription a dozen times, trying everything to get it re-stored. Emailed TWC four times now no response. Possible issue with when we delete our personal data. Seemed occurred after I tried it. I am able to restore the subscription on 2 iPad mini II’s (even after deleting personal data - ios 12 on old ipads) but not on my iPhone. It’s obvious that TWC is mainly interested in throwing a lot of advertisement and making people pay monthly subscriptions for premium weather service. They believe this is the future for all of us on how we will get their so called premium Weather service on an app. Too many ads and too many pop-ups wanting you to purchase the premium service which of course I already have. TWC really blew it. How do you make it up to all these angry customers having so many issues. It should not be rated at 4.6?? I begin to question Apple’s rating system which is probably no better than Amazons. Good luck to everyone trying to find your premium weather apps. Maybe this review will get TWC to respond to my request for help. Anyone else having the same issues?.Version: 11.4
✓ Weather AlertsI would have given you five stars if the videos always come with captions whenever the host speaks that we can switch on CC. It frustrates me and my husband when all the weather videos come without captions. No way is that we can increase the volume to listen. We’re completely Deaf that we rely on Sign Language therefore we need captions on whenever the host talks/speaks. Please simply switch on Captions. So we can see what the news is about. It would save Deaf people’s lives when we need to look out how safe or not is about the weather news. No captions is like to shut up the Deaf people. That is really serious. Please do pay attention to the needs of the captions. If you are worried about the size of the captions, we can adjust ourselves with the sizes of the font which is like the hearing people increase or decrease the volume of the sounds… please recognize the needs of Deaf people; not only Deaf people, the senior citizens happen to experience the hearing losses. We will value the Weather Channel if you do make all of earthlings happy by including the captions. Much appreciated for this opportunity..Version: 12.34.1
✓ Does not deserve one star for this updateGIVE US BACK THE OLD APP!!! This is no concise weather report. And: Bad background; bad graphics; bad set up. Too many ads, too many screen options. The best weather information is plain and simple (as this app used to be): current conditions, forecast, radar, and then the other options like future forecasts, air quality, etc. The Weather Channel has been my go-to for weather forecasts since it was on TV—with no commercials. (Who can remember back that far?!) My version of Direct TV does not offer The Weather Channel so I have been relying on my iPhone app; not any more. Either give me the option of having the old app back or do a major fix to the current mess. If not I will be deleting this app. There are plenty of weather apps out there so why go with something so inferior. ALSO VERY IMPORTANT TO ME (and others) IS BAROMETER INFO. IT CAN HAVE A MAJOR AFFECT ON HEALTH. Please add the barometer and don’t forget direction as well as numbers. I still have the old app on my tablet; using it when I am home. I just don’t get why Weather apps want to go too fancy. It is not what people want when they want weather. Save the fancy and extras for those wiling to pay for it, then you will not have to mess up a good, basic weather app. Hope you get the message from me and many others..Version: 10.0
✓ Degradation of ExperienceI’ve been a loyal user for many years, always preferring the experience and information quality of this app over any others I have tried. Sadly this is no longer true. I completely understand the need for ads and have no issues with the banners or video ads. However, you have started using forced play ads that pop up when simply navigating through different areas of the app. This is a huge disruption to the experience of trying to access important info quickly. You’ve also made it impossible to clear some of the video ads that show during page navigation. A user (myself included) is NOT willing to spend any amount of time watching an ad video when navigating the app, example switching from the Radar to the Home page, unlike when a user is already willing to invest time in watching a weather video when a few seconds ad shows at the beginning. That is an expected and typical experience for videos. You’ve gone too far with ads and your competitor apps have gotten better over time. User experience has clearly taken a backseat to revenue now with The Weather Channel, so I’m sadly deleting your app. Feels like a longtime partnership has ended. It’s a shame..Version: 12.26
✓ Bad WindIf it’s windy then that overrides all other weather types which is the opposite of what you’d want. If it’s sunny and windy I’d want to see that it’s sunny. If it’s windy and rainy I’d want to see that it’s rainy. If it’s windy and cloudy I’d want to see that it’s cloudy. Instead for all the mentioned scenarios all it displays is a wind icon which is so frustrating because I then have no idea whether it’s going to rain or be sunny or what. Windy is not a weather type and should not be treated as the highest priority weather icon. Please fix this ASAP as it also affects the Apple Weather app as they use your data..Version: 12.38
✓ Constant reminders to go premium when I already have and no accessibility support for Apple Watch.I think this app would be great if it worked for everybody on every device, but they seem to have left out those of us who use voiceover, who need to know what the weather is too. It’s not all about the sighted people! I’m trying to figure out why those of us who use voiceover should have to pay full price for premium when everything doesn’t work for us? Also, I’m getting really tired of the constant reminders to go premium, when I already have. I have to go and tell it that I want to go premium first, for it to tell me that I already am, before the stupid thing will go away until the next senseless time it pops up. Until these things are fixed, we shouldn’t be charged to use the app. There’s not a whole lot of premium quality to go in premium when you have a visual impairment and most of the stuff doesn’t work with voiceover, something that’s built into the iOS, and there’s no excuse for it to not work with it. Also, I’m trying to figure out why, if this app is included, even if it’s a dumbed down version of it, with iOS, does it have completely different forecasts? The temperatures don’t always match either..Version: 10.17
✓ Not workingApp not working on Apple TV 4th gen 4K Does not allow for input of any data or location... only come up with videos and then unable to click to view..Version: 12.4.1
✓ New and improved?Your updated version is less user friendly and takes forever to load upon opening. Used to be my preferred weather app, but now it’s tedious..Version: 14.0.2
✓ Was a good appThis was an awesome app (still is for iPhone) last upgrade the hourly forecast forces app to close on iPad. Shame the updates aren’t tested as once you have loaded the update you can’t go back to a previous version..Version: 11.5
✓ Wrong like a ballI was watching the weather this whole week. When my other two apps predicted lots of snow, this app predicted up to 2 cm of snow today as of 8:40 am. What do you know. It’s now 20-30 cm..Version: 12.37
✓ Uninstalled. Totally Unreliable data.Literally POURING right now, socked in with rain clouds across multiple neighbourhoods (all I can see), and has been all day. “No rain,” in my municipality, it said. Too bad their data fails so hard, ‘cause the dash features were nice, and had practical little guides..Version: 11.7.2
✓ Update very glitchyNot a fan of the new update. Layout definitely NOT user friendly. Harder to see daily forecasts and have to constantly toggle between day and night, whereas could see it all on one screen previously. Can no longer see my list of saved places, despite re-saving them; just get the spinning sun/moon. Struggle to see the current weather from anywhere other than where I am. It doesn’t keep a list of recently viewed anymore. I go into other parts and just get a blank white screen. Really needed testing much better before releasing to the public. Please fix these issues quickly or you will lose many, many users..Version: 14.0.2
✓ What a jokeSeriously download the free version and try it out. It’s possibly the worst app I’ve ever downloaded. Too many add, also seems like they overloaded it, or tried to make it do more so that not it’s virtually none usable. Seriously how hard is it the have current, hourly, daily all in an easy to read. Don’t even get me started on the ads. The app has so much nonsense that you do more work trying to find what it is the apps is suppose to be for. You are out of your mind if you think you’ve convinced me to pay to download the premium. The way that works is show how good the app is, so much so it makes me think “if it’s this good I can’t imagine how much better the premium is”. I guess your idea is let’s drive them crazy with the free version, and they will want to pay for the premium. Premium may be what I’m looking for, but I’ll never know because you’ve put out such a terrible product I don’t feel the need to get suckered into giving you money. It’s like a car manufacturer trying to get you to buy the top of the line model by letting you try out the base model after it’s been used as a rental car for years, and behind on getting serviced. Seriously wonder how you are allowed to keep your jobs. Oh yeah that right, your model is buy up all the other good apps like dark sky to eliminate the competitor instead of trying to create a better app. You could cut so much out of the app and get back to basics and have way more people downloading, but you won’t..Version: 12.37
✓ Very glitchy appWhile it’s informative and sometimes accurate, the app itself is a pain to use. it constantly crashes on open and needs restarted. it’s super slow. they constantly ask me to PAY FOR PREMIUM which is ludicrous. why would i pay for a weather forecast? it’s like you’ve designed the app to operate poorly to get people to pay for the premium. no thanks. they also share data and are one of the worst as far as surveillance of what you do online. the ads and videos that are interweaved throughout the forecast are also very problematic and cause freezes/slowdowns in the app. would be nice to just have my forecast in a cleaner interface that’s smoother to use and isn’t so glitchy. i’ve resorted to downloading other apps that are smoother in design and operation. UPDATE: developer asked that i update the app and then update my review. while the crashes have been reduced, the ads are still causing the app performance to be low. also, the update removed a feature that was useful, the “best time to be outside” feature under hourly forecast. I used this a lot to make sure i wasn’t walking my dog at the hottest time of day. it’s also still asking me to PAY for premium every time i open the app..Version: 11.1
✓ Bad businessIBM should not get in bed with Justin Trudeau and stop trying to take things from legal owners I will no longer use this app.Version: 12.4.1
✓ DisappointedThis app only seems to work about 20% of the time. I just get a blue screen. I have great internet connections with high speed. I don’t have any other problems with other app’s just this one. I update when required. When it does work it’s great but I have to find other forecasts all the time. Will give it another couple of weeks and if it continues will delete it..Version: 10.7
✓ Disappointing changesI updated this app and when it wanted to put in my location I agreed. For reasons best known to itself it decided I lived in a town 8 miles from where I actually live. The town in question is part of my postal address but not my actual address and its weather is frequently quite different to mine. It should have been easy to change it, and there is provision to do so, but every time I did it it reverted to what it wanted to do. I am therefore sticking to the original version..Version: 9.9
✓ The "remove ads" option is inactive.I'd rather do an in-app purchase to not see the ads. But this option is inactive in the menu after first start, and after app restart - it disappears completely. Uninstalled..Version: 6.12
✓ Not as good as previous app - can’t quickly switch locationsI travel a lot for work and make travel decisions by comparing weather forecasts at several possible destinations. The previous iPad app allowed me to swipe between locations to compare weather conditions and make quick decisions. This new app doesn’t which makes this process cumbersome and quite annoying for me. I hope you’ll add it back..Version: 9.9
✓ Ads have made this app go downhillI’ve had the free version of this app for years and it’s always done it’s job well. Over the past year they’ve allowed more and more ads to take up the space where I’d like my weather info to be. It seems almost like a ploy to get me to pay for premium. I would not recommend this app to anyone who wants an easy to read screen. I’m writing this review now because, even though I can tell the ads are run by google - I saw an extremely offensive ad this morning clearly geared towards very right leaning republicans, that I strongly objected to. There’s no need to target anyone on this ap with ads selling clothing that talks about the Vice Presidents race in a derogatory manner. I would have thought someone from the weather channel would at least be looking at the types of ads running on their app. This made me lose a ton of respect for the developers of this app, and as I was already frustrated by the size and high volume of ads, im considering using something else entirely for my weather updates. I really hope someone reads this review and takes a look at the content of the ada google is running on their platform. It reflects back on them..Version: 12.20.1
✓ AnnoyingYour ads are getting annoying. Seeing them is one thing but forcing clicks while we scroll down to see forecasts are NOT cool. Very close to deleting.Version: 12.26
✓ Terrible!I chose few locations on my phone and one of them shows now -2C for Hamilton,Ontario but when I look at the current location for Hamilton it shows -17C (feb 21,2020) Same location, 15 degrees difference : not a trustworthy app !!.Version: 11.7.2
✓ Waste of time. App never works.Great app when it actually works. Never seems to load on my phone. Absolutely useless at this point. Will be deleting it and just googling the weather from now on..Version: 12.10
✓ No.1 for spontaneous crashesI have used the free version of this app for years, however the most recent update seems to have created more bugs than anything else. The new 24h radar in particular, is quite decent, but this is where it just seems to crash every other time you use it. I see absolutely no point in purchasing the premium version as it will probably do nothing to solve it’s inherit unreliability..Version: 12.22
✓ The Weather ChannelThis is a rip off App you will still get all the Ads even though it says pay to remove. Dont buy save your money. Plus you cannot give it zero stars forces you to give one.Version: 10.7.1
✓ V10 is horribleDon’t update! The v10 of this app is horrible. The daily and weekly forecasts are hard to read. The blue background has changed to white with a thin blue line to distinguish highs and lows. Why they ruin a previously great app with an update like this is beyond me. If I could give it no stars, I would..Version: 10.1
✓ Great app but so slowThe latest versions of the app seem to be so slow to load. If you’re trying to check the weather quickly you wait for it to load, sometimes it crashes first time, then switching from day to hourly also then takes time. Please fix the speed/ performance of this otherwise very good app..Version: 12.32
✓ Malware ads ads ads adsI have loved this app for so long. It was my go to for everything. I know there are only six algorithms nationally that are used to feed into databases to see what might happen in the weather. I wasn’t even miserable whenever the app was wrong. What did make me miserable was, Temu was suddenly added to the advertising lineup. it’s a noted malware app, owned by another government in another country that steals your data, tracks everything you’re doing, and burns your battery. If I opened the Weather Channel app and tried to look at the hourly, somehow, Temu opened . If I tried to switch it to the daily, somehow the app opens again. After that, I started having apps randomly open—first, with Temu opening on the Weather app, then with other apps randomly opening. After that I was done. I cleared my cache and history, all cookies from my phone, and deleted the app and rebooted my phone. No more problems. Goodbye, weather channel app. Apparently AccuWeather is more accurate, but I’ve got a decent Weather app for free on my iPhone. Bashing those of us who complain about the free version is useless, as if you read the reviews the paid version seems to be completely wonky for other reasons..Version: 12.40.1
✓ Always glitchyAlways glitchy and so many ads that pop up when I’m trying to scroll. Headache..Version: 12.37
✓ We want Weather and not Water; been reliable till the IBMWhen the Weather Company owned The Weather Channel the weather was much more reliable. This channel focused on weather and not water. It had people who cared not for money, but for the safety of people. They had people down on the scene of a wildfire or a hurricane or a tornado! Now the IBM is saying they care for people but do they really? The IBM splits its business for agriculture, water, and other things; it does not only focus on weather like the former weather channel does. Yes, it is important that people around the world get water, hence The Water Channel, but this is not a charity app it is a weather app. The name chance shows everyone that this is no longer a reliable app. The premium option backs me up. The most reliable sorce you can get it only 48 hours out. Anything behind that is something unreliable; something you are fake selling people to get there money. The wind could shift and change everything. 48 hours is the furthest most reliable source there is. Also why is it not giving me accurate alerts for rain, lightning, pollen, or anything? Oh look it started raining... where is my alert. And hmmmm the radar says that it’s not..... like I said we want Weather and not Water..Version: 10.12
✓ If you LOVE watching ADS, this app is for YOU!!I have used this app for my weather outlook for about ten years, and the quality over the last several years has just plummeted. Compared to the apps my friends used to use for daily and hourly weather predictions, i felt this was always the closest to actual. I have used the Weather Channel App to time my gardening, mowing, outings, and lawn applications for roughly the last decade, and now I can barely trust its accuracy beyond the two hour outlook. 70% chances of rain within the next four hours…poof, gone. Looking at the radar, i could even see that myself! On top of the worsening weather predictions, now to switch from the home screen to another screen - hourly or daily outlook, for example - i have to watch an ad for a piece of trash game that probably collects more data from my phone than it is of any entertainment value. Unfortunately, that’s not entirely surprising since for decades their website has been hocking clickbait ads for less than reputable financial and health/wellbeing sites (the website was my go-to source many years before smart phones). Of course, you can get rid of all those ads, now…because there is a pay option!! Problem solved, right??!! Finally, The Weather Channel decides we need to name winter storms now?? Give me a break! Sensationalism at its best! Whatever it takes to keep that ad revenue coming. Deleting this app, and never returning..Version: 12.25.1
✓ Used to be goodI’ve used this App for a long time, however it has become buggy - won’t load and crashes often. Not recommended..Version: 10.9.1
✓ Disappointing replacementI was forced to update to this version of the app today, when the existing version stopped working (no longer supported). While the data is fine and displayed logically, why can’t I have multiple cities saved as favourites? I used to have 5 cities saved, but now it seems to remember just the previous city i.e. 2 cities. Fix this issue and my rating would rise, but I’m currently quite disappointed with this “upgrade”..Version: 9.10
✓ Subscription too expensive to remove adsI’ve had this app for years. It’s always had a considerable number of ads and miscellaneous things to scroll past to get to the information I need. Now there are so many ads playing at once it frequently crashes on my 1 year old iPhone as I’m scrolling to get down to allergies, air conditions, etc. And there are new pop-ups when changing screens. I realize that this is the free version and a subscription is available. I know that companies need to pay employees and make a profit. There are other apps I pay for. Your subscription is too expensive, especially for what I need. Maybe you could have a lower level sub for people who just need to remove ads and don’t care about 15 minute forecasts (even your “current conditions” are not terribly accurate in my area - it will say 20% chance of rain and currently “partly cloudy” when it’s pouring - and the forecast is even less accurate on an hourly basis but I do use it for the general trends, air quality, etc). I don’t know how long I will continue using this app. If I can find another that works and either has less onerous advertising or a more reasonable subscription I will switch..Version: 11.21.2
✓ Pretty accurate appAny chance you can fix the widget location so it says my actual location, please? It’s currently saying I’m in Brentwood which is about 20 min drive from where I am. And when I tap on the widget it sometimes open at my current location and others times it switches to Brentwood once it’s opened. It’s pretty random. I just updated the app so it’s not that. I’m on iPhone 14 pro which is also up to date..Version: 12.39
✓ Was usefulUntil the recent "update" this app was great. It is now slow, freezes for no apparent reason and the bar at the top with "getting your weather" is a permanent feature it seems..Version: 9.1.1
✓ Very “good”A racism software to China.Version: 12.35.2
✓ Very disappointing updateI welcome change if it makes something better but, hey, where did my saved favourite cities option go? You’ve made it all too messy when it could be simple..Version: 11.6.1
✓ Room for improvementApp is decent and provide fairly good forecasts. But, there’s some key opportunities to improve it: - key information like hourly and weekly forecast that most people use could easily fit on the first screen rather than requiring the user to scroll down to find the weekly forecast - app is a bit slow to start up compared to the old app - ability to set order of information or even better customise information presented (theres is a lot of trivial info mixed with key weather information).Version: 9.10
✓ Would give it 5 stars but ....Great app for accuracy up to when they did the major update. Not the easiest thing to navigate round, the background colour makes everything blend into one. If your area has a weather warning, you click on it at the same point you get your 15 day weather forecast, so today in Helsinki, we had a weather warning but I was unable to access the 15 day forecast because it kept taking me to the high wind warning and nothing else. I have noticed I have been getting rain warnings about an hour after it’s started raining, since this current update..Version: 10.0
✓ Wind direction is now a failI’ve used the app for years. The removal of wind direction and replacement with just an arrow is a fail. Why? I understood what nne and wsw meant, I could use that information, but an arrow? You’ve dumbed it down to unusable.Version: 11.5
✓ If you live in Australia there are better appsIf you live in Australia do not buy the premium service. Before the subscription ran out we had huge thunderstorms on Saturday the app said there was no notifications of a storm. Also the weather data is not local which means it only takes from Brisbane not the local weather. If you download the BoM app app you’ll will see this. Spoke to Support and they had no idea what I was talking about. The only thing that works is the lightning alertNo other alerts even with this turned on. It’s at simply does not work properly in Australia..Version: 12.17
✓ Too many adsHad to scroll down to see the rest of info.Version: 11.14
✓ What happened?No longer works after last 2 ‘upgrades’ just sitting there on a lovely blue screen trying to work out where it is. Prior to upgrades it worked fine, now deleting the app sadly.Version: 10.1
✓ Wrong locationI can’t remember having this problem before. Every time I go onto the app I have to reset my location as it’s picking me up 25 miles away. I have my favourite location set up so have to click that before I can get the forecast. I have sent the location error off more than once and nothing has been done to correct the problem. Please fix as this used to be my favourite weather app.Version: 12.8
✓ What the heck?Had this on my iPad Pro for ages, all was good. Now that won’t open. Apparently I must use the new version, which is the same as on my iPhone. It sucks. Biggly. For too many reasons. Both deleted, will find something better..Version: 11.6.1
✓ Keeps freezingKeeps freezing. I’ve also decided that a forecast that changes 4 times a day is useless. Also they can’t get it right HALF the time but want to predict to such a certain degree it’s comical. 38% chance of rain, really????? Then it changes to 47, then 25, then 32. I’m done with this guessing weather app.Version: 12.33
✓ DisappointedWhat happened to a once great weather app.? It now crashes whenever I click on the video to watch it and, also, all my alerts have disappeared and it won’t let me reinstate them - it keeps telling me to save my location - uninstalled and reinstalled a couple of times but no joy. Contacted the app support still no joy but said will be producing an update sometime???? When my premium membership expires I won’t be renewing and will delete..Version: 11.9.1
✓ Littered with ads! 😕A few adds for a free app, ok… but too much and constantly trying to get you buying the expensive subscription… nope..Version: 12.32.1
✓ Annoying to useUpdate: in addition to the issue below, if we want to look at Hourly, there’s now a graph covering around half the available screen area (not including the adverts) so that you can only see the next three hours at once. This is ludicrous, and I’m unlikely to be using the app much any more as a result. ———— This app defaults to "London" all the time, even when I'm in the middle of looking at the forecast for my own area. At one level it seems to think that everywhere in the London basin and the surrounding hills has exactly the same weather, and it hasn't, as any decent weather person who specialises in the area will tell you. I've been a couple of miles away from here when it's been hot with little rain, to get home to discover that much of west London has had so much rain that it's flooded, with some sleet or hail, too. A few years ago the weather channel used to be good for my part of England, but it seems these days that they only care about the USA. Don't get me started on how they keep changing the url for my area on browsers..Version: 12.38
✓ CatastropheHate the update and redesign. What a mess . . . The vast majority of the most recent reviews give this update one star, because you have to give at least one to write a review. I love weather and used to use this app many times a day. I updated this app over a week ago and still hate it. I have also installed several other new weather apps, to test and compare which I like best. Every other app I have installed, I like so much better. I’ve also read the Developer comments/responses, none of which are helpful. Most are condescending and assume that we are really trying to use this app in its new version. It makes me question who their testing group was. Actual users of the app? The Developers want a specific list of what is wrong. It would be best to start with the original format and list the major changes that were made to “improve” functionality and design and start there. Then they could add in the other detail information that was previously provided that is now missing. I believe they need to find a new group of users to test their product to give them honest feedback, as opposed to what they want to hear based on the roadmap for their design. By the way, even with thousands of reviews the rating of this app is dropping quickly . . ..Version: 10.0
✓ Why change the layout?!The app just went through an update. They added some good new features however the new layout is definitely not as good as before, I think they tried to modernise it but it looks flat and not as intuitive, personally I’m finding it harder to read. Unfortunately I’ll be browsing for another app..Version: 10.0
✓ Paying for premium but…Edit: I am dropping this review to one star. I went over on data last month and had to pay an additional fee. The weather channel app was a major part of that overage. So I did a test and reset my statistics. In three days the weather channel app used 1.4 GB of data without me ever opening it while on cellular. That’s just to manage the background activity of rain notification or lightning notification for my location. This is unacceptable. I am paying for a premium pro subscription. The information is top notch. The accuracy is top notch. The app is subpar. It is incredibly slow to load as it loads all data for all panels upon launch. It also has to refresh all data for all panels. Any time you go away from the app and come back even if you just go look at an email and come back it’s a full 10 seconds to reload data. Premium pro to remove ads and add some extended data is expensive. but it is largely worth it. Except for problems with the app like very long load times, and is buggy. I am unable to set up alerts and notifications because any attempt to do so with the current version of the app and a current version of iOS results in an immediate crash of the app. Very disappointing for such a seasoned piece of software.Version: 12.40
✓ I liked the old App better!Ever since the update my weather channel app is super glitchy. When I go to watch videos I have to watch an ad before every single one(the same ad over and over), this was not true for the old app. Also, if I click on the video and the ad plays but I scroll down to make it picture in picture and still browse the other videos... if I’m not at the video I initially wanted to watch when the ad ends and the screen goes black, when I try to click on it to bring up full screen it doesn’t work. Then, I have to click on a different video and then go back and am forced to watch the ad again. Also, if I am watching a video and the video ends and I’m in full screen, it immediately starts playing an ad(the same one I watched before the video) and the icon to minimize full screen is completely missing. I have to exit my app and go all the way back in just to watch a new video. I used to be an avid Weather Channel user but not anymore... I hardly even used it for the weather I just liked the nature/science related videos, and I can’t even do that anymore..Version: 10.3
✓ Money grab developers strike againBack a few years ago in the early days of the App Store, probably 8-10 years ago in fact, I purchased the ad free version of this app called Weather Channel Max. Good app, no ads and it worked well. Then about 2-3 years ago the app updated and said that this app will no longer be supported and that would be the final update. It stated the other version(the one with ads) would be the only version supported. I continued to use the app I paid for until it kept crashing after iOS updates and was pretty much forced to use the app with ads. Now I see you can go premium on this app and remove ads. That really ticks me off considering I had previously paid for the ad free version, only to have them snub it. I, at first, just thought they were only getting rid of max so they would force those who paid a one time fee for the ad free version back on the app that has ads. Not only was that true, but now, in hopes that people would forget(which I didn’t) they now offer a monthly subscription service to get rid of ads. This is a sad attempt at getting even more money from me. I will now be deleting the app and using another app instead. I’ve already given enough money to you all only to be asked for more. I’m really disappointed how greedy developers are becoming and all over an app that gives you mediocre weather reports..Version: 10.12
✓ Ads Became Too MuchI used to solely rely on this app for my weather, but when they introduced a premium version of the app, they started including ads to promote the premium version. At first, I decided it was no big deal, surely after a few months of promoting the new premium version, they would roll back the intrusive ads. This was not the case. Every time I open the app, an ad for the premium version pops up. I close the ad and click on the radar... and another ad for the premium version pops up. It’s constant and annoying. If I haven’t upgraded to the premium version yet after having the basic version for so long, I’m obviously not interested. I dread needing to look up the weather. It seems the developers are purposefully trying to make the basic version unappealing so that I have to buy the premium. I started looking into other apps, but the company that provides next best weather app has some ethical issues, so I put off downloading it. I’ve finally hit the breaking point though. I will not buy the premium version, especially after the developers have made the basic version irritating to use, so I just downloaded the other company’s app and I will be deleting this app after I post this review. You’re going to lose more customers than you’ll gain premium version customers if you keep this up. No one wants to pay extra just to look up the weather..Version: 12.4.1
✓ Bring back the old versionReally really don’t like the new layout that has come with the new update. It’s not very user friendly. Not clear on a quick glance. Been using this app for years and loved it better than any other. Now I really don’t like the changes. Been trying to get use to it but it’s not happening :( Also how do you look up weather in another country or town??? It really is rubbish the new update. Bring back the old style. Think I will be deleted this app now..Version: 10.1
✓ Double listingI have a city listed twice... Toronto. How do I delete a city if listed twice on my list?.Version: 12.35
✓ M KelleyTotal mess; been my favourite app for years; it has been gradually worse. Display is overwhelmed with needless detail In small print; there is no impression in opening screen by way of an image; animated weather representation long gone; video added - total waste of time. One needs a weather app to have an immediate and pleasing to The image not a mass of notes to Study. Unless the app creates instant display and goes back To capability of seeing several cities with images of weather by swiping along I shall no longer be using this app after it latest transformation into a page of unwanted details and quite unattractive looking.Version: 10.0
✓ Could be great app if it workedWhen it works I like the app. I like the changes and if it loads it is a useful tool. For me the videos and weather updates are very good. Not sure what the problem is, but for some reason and this seems to happen frequently — the app doesn’t load (spinning disk) or it just crashes and restarts and then back to spinning disk. So if it loads (might work for days and then not work for days) it is a good app. I have noticed the app works best in places with high speed internet. In a place outside or in a place that lacks high speed internet or great cell service, the app just won’t open quickly (maybe 5-10 mins to open). I have an iPhone X with the newest software and the newest version of the app, so I don’t think it is the phone. Anyway, if the stability can be improved and it can open quickly than it would be a great app. Update: I downloaded the new version and it worked ok for a week (I.e. seemed like an improvement) and then crash city and or the spinning wheel of Watson after that. Now it is useless again. Weather is such an important thing to know and I have no idea why the concept of an app that works is so hard. I stick by what I wrote above - when the app works, it is great, but for some reason it doesn’t work most of the time. Like others, I now use other apps that work all of the time..Version: 10.9.1
✓ Data suckerInstalled this app a d it used 1.8 gig of cell fata the first day . Make sure you turn off cell data tonyhis crappy app ..Version: 10.7.1
✓ I trust TWC’s weather reports, but can’t trust this app.This is the most horribly designed and highly problematic weather app of all time. Where to begin is the hardest part, I would say the most frustrating thing is that it will crash anytime I slide it to the background and try to pull it up again. I have to shut down the app every single time and reload it for it to work. It also will randomly push an ad through in a very glitchy way and then when you close out the ad the app crashes. It has so many ads with large click margins that navigating the app without clicking on an add as well is near impossible. Which creates a situation that only adds to the frustration of the above issue. I have an up to date phone, the software is fully updated along with the app, and I have high speed wifi connection. The problem isn’t on my end. Maybe they make the ‘free’ app this way to encourage you to upgrade it, but all it has encouraged me to do is delete the app and trust a different source for weather. If it wasn’t so glitchy I would easily pay for the upgraded services. You would think a company such as TWC would invest in upgrading this precariously balanced piece of garbage. The app is broken, you need to start over and redo it or you are going to lose more people just like you did me today after dealing with it crashing 3 times in 30 seconds..Version: 12.35
✓ Worst Weather App EverA)This app has the time wrong (Saskatchewan does not change to DST, so the time is an hour off, with no way to adjust it. b) The radar view shows I am in an area of clear, cloudless skies. A look out my window shows the sky is completely overcast..Version: 9.11
✓ PressureHow about indicating whether the air pressure is rising or falling?.Version: 12.2
✓ Location name still wrongI’ve forgotten how many times over the last 2 years I’ve submitted a report about this. Port Moody, British Columbia is displaying as “British Columbia, British Columbia” The latest update was one week ago that said, “ We are constantly working to improve our App” No you’re not..Version: 12.38
✓ No feel like info in widgetThe application is good but widget info is very limited..Version: 10.9
✓ Change Is Not Always Good...I have used The Weather Channel app since I got my first iPhone 4, over any other weather app, and I’m now deleting it from my phone. I have given the new interface a long trial and the “fixes” have not improved this awful design. The adds overtake the screen, the graph is useless and I can no longer find real weather information that I can use. Three out of ten slides on the “Weather Snapshot” are related to my area with little information. The other seven are ads, international stories or ads disguised as stories. AND... this is not a unique look. It looks just like a FB Story, which was not an improvement on FB either. In order to get a TRUE weather Snapshot, I have to scroll through 6 other slides, the first which is usually a sensationalized video, and the second which is a tiny radar map. The aspects which most affect me are not seen until the 3rd, 4th and 5th slide, which often stick when scrolling through and lead to an unintentional advertisement opening. All of the information used to be right at my fingertips with a simple scroll for allergies, air quality and other details pertinent to me. Goodbye, Weather Channel!.Version: 10.5
✓ System failureI use the metric system since I have been taught it as a child. On the widget it doesn’t change from Fahrenheit to Celsius. Can’t find how to change or fix in the settings..Version: 10.4
✓ Updates have ruined this appI used to like the app - it used to know where I lived, now I can even find my location in search. The nice gui had each day across the screen and you could drill down into a day to get more detail, now the daily view is just a list you have to scroll down through. Please go back the the previous view, or make it a configurable choice, and tell me the weather for where I actually live, not a city 25 miles away that gets very different weather!.Version: 11.12
✓ Bad UpdateThis used to be my favorite 5 star weather app. I love to track weather and preparing for my day each day by using the TWC app but that all changed with this new update. First of all I do not wear sunscreen and base my outfits on the uv index and that has now been removed. Next the app used to be easy to navigate and get all the relevant weather information for the day as well as some great videos that I would watch in the morning as I wake up, but now the app is confusing with too much going on. I understand in today’s world to stay relevant you need to make change but this change was not for the better, to confusing now and hard to find information. I feel bad for all the sponsors that would pay for spots in the videos because based on the way the videos are set up I bet less people will watch them, I know I no longer will. I hope that TWC can fix this app and make it more user friendly again with an easy to find uv index. I am not deleting the app yet but until it is changed I will no longer use the app and will start downloading new weather apps in hopes of finding a suitable daily replacement. I hope this does not fall on deaf ears, the TWC app was the best but not anymore. Thank you and have a great day..Version: 10.0
✓ Not so easy to see as the old version.Do not like the way the information is displayed on this new app. Weather may be accurate but you could see the forecast immediately without having to scroll around. One tap for the ten day forecast on the old one. I downloaded this before but deleted it. Now it says the old one is to be retired in a couple of days so I had to download it again and will have to put up with it..Version: 9.9
✓ No good for AusWeather forecast for Brisbane is always miles out, compared with other, local apps. Still seeing °F in places despite being set to metric. Tried this app on and off over the years, initially in Europe and now Aus, and I won’t waste any more time on it. New Storm app is also utter garbage compared to the original Weather Underground app. Typical of a large company acquiring a company or service that worked well. Totally ruined..Version: 9.11
✓ Way too muchThe new app is a very, very negative change. The old navigation was fine and did not need an overhaul because this is just a weather app. There’s WAY TOO MUCH extra stuff involved with this app, and I really don’t understand why these guys try so hard to make it entertaining. It’s literally just the weather, I’m not looking to be entertained and I doubt anyone else opens up the weather channel app like “oh boy it’s time to have a good time”. We just want to see a forecast and a radar and that’s it. The air pollution number also seems completely inaccurate because it’s different every time I open my app. Not to mention the recent discovery of a weather channel weatherman pretending to be pushed around by winds that just weren’t there. To the point where he’s babbling about the storm being in the middle of an intense surge or something like that, meanwhile a couple of pedestrians walk behind him wearing shorts and hoodies, not affected by the wind at all. Plus, he’s visibly fighting the wind in the opposite direction that it’s blowing. You can see plants blowing in the opposite direction of where he’s pushing. That being said, I feel like all the weather on here anymore is exaggerated because they think it’s entertaining to people. It’s really just a nuisance and the reason I’m getting a new weather app..Version: 10.1
✓ Not notifying is going to rain suddenly.I’m registered deafblind that I had washing out as I have the annual subscription out with you. There had been a few failures that I do not get notified when it’s going to rain suddenly that I am sure there a bug or a fault somewhere that it’s should still notify in plenty of time to stop it from getting wet. Has there been a system failures for not notifying in advance time?.Version: 12.28
✓ Crashes constantly and uses location data info without your consentTerrible app. Will not launch without having to hard reboot my iPad. Do not like that they sell your location data info without disclosing that as reported by gizmodo..Version: 11.6.1
✓ Easy to use but terrible location servicesI want to really love the app. It’s my favorite app, best looking, best layout, overall easy to use and has all the information that is important to me presented well. Despite there being A TON of ads, both in between sections and in the forecast/ weather videos, which is going to happen in any app that has premium upgrade options, it’s location service is terrible. I added the widget to my Home Screen to see at all times and it CONSTANTLY 100% of the time gives me the weather for a random town 100 miles north in another state. Even when I open the actual app, the first place that comes up is that town and THEN it refreshes to my location. I love the app and am a weather nerd and because I constantly check it and care I sacrifice my battery by allowing the widget to constantly update in the background. Why drain my battery to keep my weather constantly up to date if it’s the wrong location every time?? It’s the only app that does this and constantly is the same *wrong* location every time. Weather Channel, I love you, but this major flaw is cause for a break up..Version: 12.8
✓ Baffled at the high ratingsTrying to find a location such as Bellingham yields several possibilities add there's no way of knowing which state is shown. All the app does is indicate United States. Useless and poorly developed. Uninstalled.Version: 10.17
✓ Sunrise TimesThe sunrise time on my Apple Watch is inaccurate. Even though sunrise for example may be 6hrs away my watch is telling me it's 11hrs 29mins until sunrise. I have looked at this for several days and the sunrise time is totally inaccurate. I updated to the latest version hoping this issue would be resolved. Sadly it's not. Same issue as before..Version: 7.9.1
✓ Less useful since update 2018I used this app multiple times per day in the past but since the 2018 update, I have hardly used it at all. The data is accurate. It is hard to find the info you need. They now have boxes on the screen with different info. The screen is so chopped up you can’t see enough of any one thing to figure out what it is. The previous version was better when current details were on the first screen and you could scroll down to whatever section you need. There was enough info on the screen to understand and you had the option to tap an arrow to get more detailed info if you wish. Now I see 2 or 3 words, then a box with an ad, then 4 or 5 words and then another ad. Nothing is obvious that you can tap to get more details. I hate tapping all over the screen to figure out what gives more details since the first screen is useless and there is nothing to indicate how to get details. Please revise back similar to the previous functionality which was efficient and obvious how to operate the app! I haven’t ever written a review before when an app changed, but this one is so bad it deserves a comment. The only reason that it gets 2 stars is because the data is accurate if you are ever able to get to it..Version: 10.1.1
✓ GOODBYE weather app.So this is the 3rd update & it keeps getting worse. I wish the App developer would READ the reviews. People are not happy with your updates. Revert to the older version - the one before you started hitting people with your graphs upon opening the app. People don’t have time for graphs. They want a quick numeric reference to plan their day from. I am now deleting this from my phone. Thanks for not listening. You just freed up space in my phone. My previous review : If I could rate this a ZERO, I would. But the review has it defaulted on 1 star. There is an old saying that rings true- “If it ain’t broke don’t fix it”. Please read the recent reviews - your users are NOT happy with the past 2 upgrades. Please revert back to the old app that doesn’t hit the user with a graph !!! Please bring back the old version. No one has the time to examine your graphs - if you must have them then put it at the end of all the other screens. People want a quick and reliable weather app. Quick means I can get what I need at first glance. What does the average person need ? Hourly, daily, 36 hrs & 14 days at a glance in numeric format. NOT a graph ! A barometer for migraine sufferers would be awesome but I’m not holding my breath. This used to be my favourite of all weather apps Now sadly it is one of the most frustrating ones out there. If I don’t see another update in the next week then I bid this app a final farewell..Version: 10.3
✓ Not Going To Use AnymoreNew updates continually ask to go premium every time I open the app for what features I get for free from other apps or sources? Ridiculous. Deleting..Version: 11.6.1
✓ Old app back pleaseFor years I used The Weather Channel app but now it’s been updated, I hate it. It was much easier to navigate before. The new version is slow to load and you have to scroll to get all the info. It’s nowhere near as good as the old version which gave clear, precise hourly info on the same page. Where does it tell you wind speed? Very relevant at the moment with all the storms we are having. The old app displayed this info at a glance. Also I am unable to find locations like I used to, I can’t even find my own village now. Why fix something that’s not broken with something that gives you an inferior display screen with obscure information? Please look at all the reviews most people feel the same..Version: 11.7.2
✓ Battery hog with very average forecastsUsing this app in the UK was brilliant - I would get an alert 5 mins prior to rain! Very handy. Sadly that kind of functionality doesn’t exist on this app in Australia. Plus I found this app was a major drain on my battery after the upgrade to iOS 13, taking up to 40% of the background load. Once deleted my battery lasted well into the night, whereas with this app I needed to recharge around 4pm. I don’t miss it at all..Version: 11.1
✓ Upset kiwi - whateverVery disappointed to say the least. I have children in two other countries to where I live and can no longer see how they are faring weather wise. Suggest you go back to the old system and I’m obviously not the only person who is disappointed. My rating is -0 although I have to show 1..Version: 11.7
✓ New lay outNot happy with the update. Where is my quick view of the next couple of days?.Version: 10.0
✓ Practically useless appOpen the app, within 30 seconds it launches an ad, usually AppleTV in the browser window, as if I clicked on the ad but I didn’t. Often the ad isn’t even on screen. And when you go back to the app it’s frozen. Force close, open app back up, same thing happens again. Same issue for several months of updates and they never fix it..Version: 12.37
✓ IBM?? No weather forecasts in app: just fluff videos and weird empty policy statements.For an IBM business the Weather Channel app for Apple TV has surprisingly dropped the ball. The app download page says that “The only thing more powerful than the weather is your ability to forecast it. This free Apple TV app keeps you informed every step of the way”. As if that wasn’t already sufficiently misleading and incorrect, it provides no weather forecasting at all. Just an occasional videos on generic topics such as filling bathtubs and hurricanes. The settings pages helpfully provide URLs to IBM’s policy statements on the web. But unfortunately to read them you have to type these into your own browser on another platform because IBM it seems hasn’t figured out how hyperlinks work yet. Presumably someone got paid for delivering an app and no exec at the firm actually quality checked it..Version: 12.40.1
✓ The Weather Channel App ReviewIf you love ads that cover the entire screen when checking the weather, this app is perfect for you. If you love 30-second ads before literally any and all videos, this app is going to be amazing for you. BUT WAIT, you can pay for The Weather Channel Premium to get rid of the constant and never-ending ads blocking the entire screen! You may ask, “why would I pay money when i can get less ads literally anywhere else, like Accuweather?” Great question because this app gives Premium users extra content! You may never watch/use this extra content! You might as well buy a professional weather app for the money! But, hey, at least you don’t have ads anymore!!! If you can’t afford Premium, well good luck seeing the actual weather! Although this is the “Weather” Channel, the only experience you will get is the “ad” channel. Want a preview of what type of ads you will see? Turn on the Weather Channel on TV. See all those terribly made ads for people over 65? BOOM. Those! You will have literally so many of those they will crash your phone as they fight for dominance over your phone screen. Don’t get me wrong, I have loved The Weather Channel for years, but this is the worst thing they have ever done, and their time for redemption is running out..Version: 12.38
✓ Interface confusing, missing pressure graphI agree with most recent reviews - new interface is confusing. The pressure graph is missing for some weird reason (pressure is shown as value, but missing the graph from “details”). Add to that the altogether missing customization options and you get something below the average as far as the weather apps are concerned. Ah, and that seems to be the same team that took the best weather app that was - Storm by WU and made it into the useless thing it is now - Storm Radar. You can see the same design with the same flaws....Version: 10.2
✓ Excellent, *BUT*.....Used to be my go to weather app as it was very accurate. If it said it would rain at 8:02, it would start raining at 8:02! However, if you follow the news, TWC Product and Technologies LLC (owned by IBM) are being sued for duping people into allowing location data for weather forecasting, but are also using that data to sell to others. I know you’ll say that’s nothing new today, but my iPhone 7 Plus’ battery has been lasting longer since deleting the app..Version: 10.3
✓ Weather to be or knot to beI especially love the blue writing on a blue sky background, for the " rain expected" field. Perhaps just set all ASCII text fields to identical blue ASCII backgrounds. App is usable but would work better in plain old white text on black bacground.Version: 10.5
✓ The Weather ChannelGreat app but would be nice to be able to personalise the background pictures to the area your in at the time.Version: 6.3.2
✓ Appalling Non Existent Customer SupportWhy don’t you try and respond to the complaints made by email to your so called ‘Support’ inbox? I’ve sent 5 emails over the course of the last 4 months and received no support whatsoever, all you do is send out an automated response telling me that ‘you’ll get back to me’. Is that likely to be in the next year or a little bit longer? People like me have paid good money for the ‘Premium Service’ and cannot even get the detailed hourly forecast on iPad without it simply shutting the App. This has been going on since your last update and you have been told this in multiple Reviews, in simple terms we are paying for a service that you cannot deliver. You should be embarrassed that you are taking money from customers under false pretences..Version: 11.5
✓ Broken FunctionalityI've used the free, ad supported version of the app for years now, and wanted to try the full version. I was initially happy, but that faded pretty quickly. The first things I noticed were no family sharing the Watch complication is broken. It never populates, and even shows as an empty selection in the preview. Honestly, this was probably the deal breaker for me, especially after finding a long history of this this being a reported issue either with no response or "we're working on it". On MacOS things seem fine until a notification badge appears for no reason (no warnings, communication, messages, etc.) and can only be cleared by restarting the app. This is a regular thing. My last major complaint may be on me, but I'd already given up and didn't research - it should be obvious. On the radar, there's an option for showing "Commute" or "Trip". There are some excellent trip planning radar apps out there I've used and was glad to see this! Except there is no change in the radar display, duration, or option to enter the trip destination. So, useless. I'm glad for the trial period so I could see it's not worth it. For just a bit more per year I'll keep Carrot and share with my family..Version: 12.37
✓ Disappointing updateThis used to be my go to app for weather. I used it daily. But the most recent update is awful and I am aiming to delete the app after this review. Adverts are expected in a free app and are fine, but now the adverts dominate completely. Plus the new layout of info is far less easy to work with. Yes there is lots of info (e.g mosquito index etc) BUT checking basic weather for the next 24 hours is harder and the focus is on graphs rather than info. Really irritating and a shame..Version: 11.6.1
✓ Apple Watch appWould be great if the Apple Watch app had a weekly forecast. Seems odd having a “weekend” forecast showing at the start of the week. It’s Monday - i would rather know what the weather is for the rest of the week, not for 5 days time. Lastly, the “moon and sun” screen - it’s been stuck on 00h 00m ever since I downloaded the app. The app on my phone quite clearly says how long till sun rise and sun set etc. Why isn’t this being reflected in the watch app?.Version: 12.4.1
✓ If you’re a fan of conspiracy videos and anything BUT the weatherThis app, the meteorologists involved, and the channel have all gone steadily downhill in both the accuracy and presentation of their work. Want to know if it’s going to rain? Well, that’s fine, open the app, click on hourly, click the list, select the particular hour, and you’ve finally gotten yourself to a page that has a 2% chance of being correct about the weather at any given time. Rain predictions are always wildly off, temperatures are inaccurate, the future radar’s accuracy is nothing short of a joke, the app is overwhelmed by clickbait videos and hidden ads, and the “weather alerts” are both excessive and incorrect. Weather channel, you are NOT a nonprofit, you have one job (as Loki said “just the one!”) that you are PAID to do, and to be honest you don’t do it well at all. It is currently drizzling in my area, one minute ago the app claimed no rain, now the app says I have severe hail and thunderstorms in my area....nope, not at all correct. All these shortcomings, and still, now, you have the nerve to create a subscription service out of your features? Lost faith, going elsewhere, please find time in your lives to do your one job with at least the minimum standards of care or accuracy..Version: 10.13
✓ DisappointedThis used to be my go to app for weather when I also had a few others on the phone, however accuracy has been slipping for a while now and since the layout refresh it is also far less logical to use. I was considering going to the full/paid version a while back, but find myself now trialing alternatives instead. Developers...If it ain’t broke don’t fix it!.Version: 10.16
✓ App will not openMy iPhone app will not open I have to delete it and download the app every time I wish to open the app to view the weather It’s becoming very annoying Can you please fix ASAP.Version: 10.1
✓ Used to be 5 starsAs life continues in this Land of the Free Market, we see more and more “monthly subscriptions” as alternatives to pesky ads and better performance. BUT THIS APP HAS GOT TO BE THE BEST EXAMPLE OF THE WORST APP TO DO IT TO. I mean seriously?!? I’ve had this app for YEARS. It was the best performing, most accurate, and user friendly weather app out there. It exceeded all these built in apps and that annoyingly wrong weather-bug thingy (that was a joke for the ones that’ll miss it) when it came to reliability. THEN ONE DAY, corporate decided they wanted a piece of the “subscription” pie and turned this app into the biggest pain in the neck I have ever experienced. It is now so consumed by ads, spammy, and laggy. It spams it’s own app with its own advertising also (had to say that one separate since they control that). It now only shows certain things with “premium” (might as well write it off as ‘only useable as premium’) and has literally made the free version of the app just bad enough to make you buy the “good” version. Is that what it’s come to? Are we now ruining our once good-quality product, so that we can turn around and offer the original good-quality version again for a hefty price? I mean, seriously. Just give me an option to one-time buy it and I’ll think about it, but I’m the mean time I’m over this..Version: 11.6.1
✓ Adds are awfulI’ve never left a review before, but the ads have now made this app pointless. Every time I scroll it catches an ad and it opens the App Store, which I have to close and then reopen this app and wait while it reloads and then go back to the screen I was on. I’ve had this app for years, but deleting it now..Version: 12.37
✓ Should be able to exit an add without knowing 2 languagesSo every other time i check the weather there’s an add about social security in spanish which, (a) social security should only be for American citizens and to become a citizen of this country it is a requirement to be able to read and write english so why have an add only spanish speaking people understand, and (b) also why does this app allow it to be able to cover all content and no exit button and even the google ads page doesn’t properly fit the screen to see all options. the content of the actual app is okay but the constant advertising and the fact the adds aren’t made for an easy exit but instead are malicious and try to redirect you to an unsecured website possibly to phish data from your phone. This spam type behavior continues I’ll lower my rating and delete the app. Ads aren't a big deal, EXCEPT when they are trying to steal data or are illegally downloading content and clickbait style ads that redirect you when you’re trying to just close the ad. it should have a very obvious and large enough button to close said ad or dont cover the content of the app..Version: 12.37
✓ TrashI used to tolerate this app… until I was locked in an advertisement video with no means of exiting (or even pausing) the video. The app takes away all options and make you sit through the advertisement, even if the following video was autoplayed and you have no interest in watching it (generally not the point of commercials) I totally get that apps make money primarily through ad revenue and I dont begrudge them that privilege for going to the trouble of making/updating the app… but seriously, hijacking the user’s phone just to ensure they watch an ad from start to finish is morally questionable at best; it would be like television commercials locking your remote control so youre unable to change the channel. Ads are intended to seek out potential customers and increase brand awareness and when used right can be a good thing. What The Weather Channel (and countless others as well) has done is to reformat ads from the highly functional customer-seeking, brand-expanding tool they were into an annoying, unwanted waste of time that makes users feel frustrated and trapped (TOTALLY what you want someone to feel when youre trying to sell them your product) and surely diminishes the value of the ads being run for the companies sponsoring and paying for them..Version: 12.25
✓ New version hides maps viewThe new version hides the map and radar view very well. Can’t find it easily. The new tab Video is actually useless to me. Can we get the map back to where it was?.Version: 10.8
✓ Some one took my nick nameI'd give another star but I just wrote a review and when submitted, found nickname was already taken, but instead of letting be choose another name it booted me back out of review. Bad App! I squirt u w wtr! Now change your behaviour and I'll reward u a gold star..Version: 6.6
✓ Notification in wrong units1) the notification seems to be always in Fahrenheit despite configuring the app in general for Centigrade. 2) Navigation is worse than before the major update. I’m still unsure about how to get details on tomorrow’s weather quickly. 3) Almost always crashes on launch and needs relaunching. 4) Source data is clearly good..Version: 10.4.2
✓ Would not use“Accurate” is really stretching the truth, here. Sure, it’s accurate in that you can confirm what it’s saying the weather currently is by looking out of the window...but wanting to know what the weather *will* be like? Forget it! It’s correct less than half the time at any time it comes to going outdoors. Just in the last week I had to prepare for a day of rain (the weather vastly affects my commute); no sight of rain until the afternoon. Then on another day it said not to expect rain until the afternoon. 20 minutes into my journey, rain (at 0745). When I checked at my destination the app had managed to update itself and it had gone from 0% chance to 100% chance in the space of 45 minutes. I could have told you that by looking up at the sky and sticking my finger in the air!.Version: 11.4
✓ UpdateI hate the update so I won’t be using it anymore!! Bring back the old version!.Version: 11.4
✓ Not accurateI used this app for months. Actually I quite like it especially with its interface. But the info provided in this app seems different with the actual weather and miss quite a bit. So I cannot relly in it anymore..Version: 11.20
✓ Awful weather forecastingThere are better Apps. But a weather App ain’t worth anything if the weather forecasting is rubbish. We’ve just been on holiday in the north of England for a week. The forecast provided by The Weather Channel was wrong on every single day.!!! And by huge margins!!! Every day was forecast to be rain. In reality, it was dry every day and it was sunny for 5 of the 7 days. Fortunately I also used the XCW weather channel which was 100% accurate. One word to describe The Weather Channel - RUBBISH.Version: 12.10
✓ 😟Honestly loved this app ever since I started using it. It’s simple and straight forward. I only really update the app hoping that y’all would upgrade the radar cuz its running slow sometimes. The latest update is REALLY BAD. please revert back to the last update, or atleast have an option to do so 😩.Version: 10.0
✓ Invasive on privacy - deletingRequesting to use my phone’s location and pressure sensors data is a bit too demanding for my taste. In particular considering they state they will share your private information at their own discretion - apparently without consulting us. If you reject the request, they shut off the app. Now the app is useless and just taking up space on my phone - so logically I will delete it..Version: 11.5
✓ Old versionIf it isn’t broken, don’t fix it! I loved the old version, the new version is confusing and with that comes the time to move on and find a weather app that is like the old setup! Just because you can make things fancy, doesn’t mean you should!.Version: 10.15
✓ Old app was so much betterI loved this app till they went and changed it all up. Before it was so simple to quickly open and check the days weather. Now it’s very cluttered and takes way to much time to figure out what the weather will be for the day or week ahead. So sad they went and messed up a perfectly good app. Now I have to find a new app that is simple and accurate like this one used to be. If you want quick and easy don’t bother with this one..Version: 9.10
✓ Representation of info as cf to other appsNot sure why, but this app’s information does NOT AGREE with comparable apps. Why is this? Do we not have one National weather observation and reporting system? Dec 7/18 Whatever motivated the recent changes - I want to register my dissatisfaction with their presentations and functions. Visually it’s not intuitive. It seems to be designed by young bored minds who need to change something for the sake of changing it. It appears to have been changed to favour technical minds - with little thought to informative visuals, etc. Functionally, there is a frustrating malfunction: When I search for information outside of my default settings, then suspend that information in order to verify something else, on another app, then return to this app, it simply SHUTS DOWN the information ALREADY FOUND, and REVERTS to the DEFAULT LOCAL SETTING!! What a useless piece of work!! A WASTE OF TIME AND EFFORT!! I’m about to DELETE THIS APP, it’s so FRUSTRATING!! Who thought this was a good idea? That person ought to be retrained, or failing that, fired!!.Version: 10.3
✓ RuinedThis used to be great to see long range forecasts and really clear data. I hate the new update, so difficult to see clearly now. I’m trying to find a new app to use now. Just awful.Version: 10.1
✓ Surprise weather!This was a fantastically accurate, user friendly and worthwhile app when I downloaded it some years ago. It was so great that I recommended it to all of friends. Since then it has become worse and worse with every update. For instance, I receive regular updates reporting that rain is on its way. The fact that the rain is occurring 30 miles away is not entirely all that helpful. On the flip side, rain in my area comes as a complete surprise to me. For all intents and purposes this app is now utterly useless, it does make the kids laugh though. Every cloud...🤣.Version: 10.6
✓ Great, except for the ads...I love the app, but the ads are everywhere! They've been getting worse (more abundant and bothersome) lately. It's gotten to the point that I very rarely watch the videos anymore, because the ads are so frequent. Honestly, if it weren't the best weather app that I know of, i'd probably just delete it. That being said, it IS the best weather app that I know of! I've not tried very many, but this one has beaten the apple weather app in accuracy by a long-shot (I used both in the summer of 2020, and Weather Channel was far mor accurate in its predictions). I haven't even bothered opening the Apple weather app but a few times in a year or more! Weather Channel is my go-to! But seriously, the ads? Ever since they introduced the pop-up ads which cover my entire screen, I've not wanted to use the app nearly as much. I just had an ad take me to the app store 2-3 times in under a minute, and I was just trying to scroll past it (I guess I accidentally touched it?). All I wanted was the hourly forecast, not Solitaire... If you guys (the app-maker folks) could remove the pop-up ads, that would be great! I don't have any plans whatsoever for paying for the premium version. Keep up the good meteorology!.Version: 12.22.1
✓ Ads are not necessaryDrives me crazy to have ads that are always in the way..Version: 11.21.2
✓ Loading …While the features and information are great, the app takes too long to load in comparison to other apps, and regularly crashes while loading..Version: 12.35
✓ I would give it 5 stars except it doesn’t know where I amI recently moved about 10 miles to a smaller town and it keeps telling me I’m somewhere else. I have tried to look up this location and as far as I can tell it doesn’t exist. I also know it’s not the right location because the information changes when I type in my town. So although it used to be my go to app for weather, it has gotten really annoying having to change my location manually every time I open the app at home. As a side note, I downloaded this app when I lived in an even smaller town (pop. barely 100) and had no trouble with that one. So I have no idea why it’s a problem now. Update: It’s been another month and I’ve emailed the developer numerous times with no results. I still love the app as it gives great information but getting incorrect information because it thinks I’m somewhere else has lead me to all but stop using it. I also stopped suggesting it to friends and family. I have downloaded two other apps and am trying them instead. I really wish they would have fixed the location issue. I will probably end up deleting it..Version: 12.8
✓ Wrong forecastRaining. App showing not a rain. I paying 40$ an year. I would like say to you: F... your app and your service.Version: 12.2
✓ It’s good by laggyNot sure if my phone is showing it’s age but scrolling is very laggy. Apart from that it’s the best weather app..Version: 12.14
✓ Not user friendlyI hate the latest update! It used to be so easy to see a snapshot of the day/week and now the layout is so different. I've deleted the app and trying to find a new weather app..Version: 9.10
✓ App always freezing - needs fixing!I used to love this app - and I still think it provides a lot of useful and generally accurate information. However, over the past month or so, the app freezes whenever you go back in to look for a second time. I not the first person to experience this - get your fingers out developers and fix this..Version: 12.40
✓ It’s a no from me..Sorry but I don’t think much to this new style at all. I used to have several destinations before in different countries but now all I can get is my own location and the widget is no better. Navigation isn’t easy and the radar is too fast and too short on time frame. I’m now looking at alternatives to what was once a great app..Version: 11.6.1
✓ How to boil a frogI remember when I could just open this app and check the weather. Little by little we get more and more ads and less and less information. It used to be you could click on the hourly report and see an hourly report. Then they started bugging you to upgrade to premium so that you could see every 15 minutes Report. Well that doesn’t help if you’re 15 minute Report is nowhere close to accurate. On top of that they started putting an ad at the hourly report. At first you could just close the ad right away. Then it took a second or two. Well it was only a matter of time before they would put an ad it takes 10 seconds before you can close it. And there it is. That’s how you boil a frog. You start with a nice cool pot of water and wait till the frog gets real comfortable and then you turn on just a little heat and then a little more and keep going and the frog never even notices it’s been boiled. I’ve seen this before. You’re going to advertise yourselves right out of our iPhones. It’s not going to be very long before people are sick of watching your stupid ads for stuff that they don’t want and didn’t ask for..Version: 12.25.1
✓ Can’t properly forecast within the hour.It is amazing how often the forecast switches hour to hour within the day. I looked at the app this morning and planned to go outside before it said it would rain at 2 PM. Then, a couple of hours later, it said that there would be a brief period of morning rain and then clear up within the hour. I waited for the rain to clear up, looked at the forecast again and it was different than it was the hour before. Why would anybody pay for premium when they can’t even get a proper forecast for the next couple of hours, let alone an extended forecast days into the future. It seems like whenever I look at the ten-day forecast it changes hour to hour for the upcoming week. I would definitely not use this app to plan anything outdoors. Supposedly, they have these weather experts and computer models that should be able to accurately predict the weather, but more often than not, they get it wrong. I guess that I am going to have to rely on my local news weather app in the future because it doesn’t seem like The Weather Channel has any local minds working on my forecast. I understand that my region is a difficult area to get the weather correctly, but this company’s primarily focus is on weather. If I could give this app a rating of zero stars I would. Frickin’ clown time..Version: 12.22
✓ Useless app, hardly ever works, use AccuWeather!!Really useless app, it hardly ever works and have reinstalled it heaps of times to try and fix the problems but it still doesn't work right. Use AccuWeather it's much more reliable..Version: 0
✓ Zero starsI never write reviews. I had to for this one. I’ve had this app as long as I remember. 2010 maybe??? And I’ve always loved it. Accurate and easy to use. Fantastic really. Gave me what I needed and nothing more. Now there’s all this junk. Pure, useless, clickbait junk. Pop up ads everywhere! I like knowing where to touch the screen with a little muscle memory so I can get through my task of getting the weather and getting on with my life. But now this app has sold out SO hard I feel like I’m using a 1998 pc with no virus protection! And it’s not even poorly done! It’s strategic and timed perfectly so the screen moves at the perfect time so my finger correctly hits the ad and not the option I wanted. Effectively navigating me away from the app to a completely irrelevant ad that’s been tailored to me by the cookies I’ve agreed to use this app, that I’m not even going to look at because I’m now frustrated and trying to get back to my weather app. What over-paid executive approved this ridiculously bad interface? And why? So I can do a sinkhole video I won’t believe? The same sinkhole video that came out 8 months ago on 30 other apps that EVERYONE uses? Way to waste A TON OF MONEY ON NOTHING weather channel! All you did was make me use the weather app that came with my phone I that never really liked. Perfect case of if it ain’t broke don’t fix it. Just bring back Joe Cantore. That’s all you had to do..Version: 11.6.1
✓ Wrong cityAfter trying to load my city, then being added to another area then trying to load my city over and over again, switching my pins, I said the hell with it, even after sending in my email to the company that also came back blank! I like everything about the app but I need to be able to load my city/area!.Version: 9.11
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