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WGN-TV Chicago Weather App Complaints & User Negative Comments 2024
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✓ Incorrect dataThe live WGN weather broadcast is completely different when future radar is compared between live and the app. You would think they would use the same modeling data? Webmaster and app designer need to rectify misleading and incorrect data when weather safety is of concern.Version: 5.2.302
✓ Quality keeps getting worseThis used to be a very reliable and solid app. Over the years updates seem to make it a little worse each time. The current version has a long commercial at startup and the won’t display properly unless you completely kill the app and restart. I think it’s related to attempts To show lightning. There are better apps out there now..Version: 5.8.501
✓ AnnouncementsI used to love this app (5 star rating) Tom skilling would announce the alerts 🚨 straight to the phone. Unfortunately now it’s someone else (no disrespect) just not a fan that I turn notifications off bc of the voice. There should really be an option for announcers voices since they’re able to switch. I just don’t understand why they removed Tom. Tom Skilling is priceless to WGN like Harry Caray to Wrigley field. I’ll be switching to another weather app in the meantime..Version: 5.5.800
✓ Latest update really messed it upThe app updated and now it thinks it’s the wrong day?! The 7 day forecast starts three days ago. Very strange, and makes the app totally unusable. And listen, we all love Tom Skilling and Demetrius Ivory... but do we need a pop up of their faces every single time we open the app? Every. Single. Time. I’m just trying to see the radar, and I’m starting to get sick of the sight of them pestering me, and I don’t think anyone wants that..Version: 5.2.302
✓ App is failing meLike many others, I used to love this app. But with the recent storms (July 2023) I have not received the tornado alerts. A tornado was sighted less than 5 miles from our house and I found out by getting a text from my son checking to see if we were ok. I’m depending on an app to warn us ALL the time in our rural area..Version: 5.8.501
✓ Just OKThis used to be my favorite weather app but lately it has been horrible. The radar takes forever to load - if it loads at all. It’s choppy and slow. Super disappointing because I love Tom Skilling, Paul Conrad, and WGN. But this app needs a serious upgrade or bug fix…..Version: 5.8.501
✓ Not the WGN or Tom Skilling I TrustAfter continuously checking this app, which showed nothing on the radar, nor hourly, I was caught in the worst hail storm yesterday in Homer Glen, IL. Since the last 2 updates, the forecast has been unreliable and worthless. I have no idea where you are now getting your information, but people’s safety should be a priority..Version: 4.8.900
✓ Incorrect date.Date on the app says Wednesday February 11 but today is the 10th of February. I also keep getting a msg to get the WGN -app however I already have the app and like it fine. I only get the weather. I watch the news on tv. Fix the date please. Screws me up..Version: 5.1.403
✓ Best weather app turns to JUNKFor a number of years, I have been recommending the WGN weather app to others. The only trouble I had was figuring out a way to send photos of the weather out here in Michigan City onto the parties using the photos at WGN. In the last six months this app has been loaded up with ads. I have no problem with ads inside the apps that I use but when we’re finished looking at the ads, we should be able to look at the contents of the app. In this case, that would be the weather. Well, whoever runs this app is more interested in gathering. And apparently allowing our sponsors to overrun the content of the app. N now, apparently WGN is not going to show us their own weather map We are forced to watch old video weatherman doing the weather. Our ability to see the latest estimates. Of the movement of weather through the various areas on the map have been usurped by reruns of. So goodbye WGN Weather app You’ve become like the rest of them.Version: 5.8.501
✓ What happened????This used to work beautifully but in the last 6 months the screen freezes on the initial page and nothing will unfreeze it! I am forced to delete the app and reinstall! It is happening every week or two now. With all the graphics and science behind Tom Skilling and the WGN weather team forecasts you’d think they would have the IT support to fix the app. Like the app when it will open..Version: 4.10.2101
✓ App not workingWhat is wrong with this app and why isn’t it getting fixed? For at least a couple of months the app will open but do nothing. I have to shut my phone off, then it will open and go to the weather, but the next time I open the app (within minutes) it’s back to just showing the logo screen only. And it’s not just me, I know people with other iPhone versions and they experience the same thing. Thought with the update 3 days ago it would be fixed...NOPE!.Version: 4.10.2101
✓ Great but needs some work.I love this app and have used it for many years to aid in weather. Love the app and all its features but the only downside is that whenever a storm comes through the radar goes down. I believe that in a time of need of a storm gets bad it would be helpful to see the radar..Version: 5.2.302
✓ Full screen ads make this unusableThis was my favorite weather app because of the accuracy and the radar feature. The newest update now includes a LOUD, full screen ad every time I open it. I can’t dare to open it in a public place or if my partner is sleeping. At a minimum the ad should be auto muted. This is a user hostile update and I’m considering ditching the app entirely for something else..Version: 5.0.1006
✓ Lighting detected 26 miles away?Just curious why lately I am being notified all of the time lightening is 26 miles away now. I tried to find a setting or a place to contact but could not find one. Hopefully you will see it here..Version: 5.7.103
✓ App no longer worksAs stated in other reviews, this app no longer works. The radar view only works on the initial opening. If you go to other areas in the app and then return to radar, it will not work. You must close the app and then restart to see an operational radar view. This used to be the “go to” app for weather. Not anymore. As far as weather predictions, it is just as good/bad as any other weather site. Not much better than throwing a dart at the wall..Version: 5.8.501
✓ Used to be a great appI don’t know what happened to this weather app. It used to be a great local app for Chicago area weather. Not any more. Example: The other day I got a “lightning has been detected in your area” notification. The storm was forty miles away and there wasn’t a cloud in the sky near me. Whenever I go to click on other weather notifications, I get a black screen. PLEASE GO BACK TO THE WAY THIS USED TO BE. This version stinks. I am looking for a different weather app. This one is terrible..Version: 5.0.301
✓ RadarMy first choice for weather is WGN. But, like the last reviewer, I am having the same issues with the radar for about the last 3-4 weeks. It will be raining out with dark clouds still following and radar is showing like it has already passed us. Hope you can get that fixed soon. Thanks.Version: 5.8.501
✓ Can’t read city name anymoreMost recent update changed the font or size of font and now I only see three capital letters of the city name. And the color change with dark clouds rather than white is harder to see. I enjoy the app overall but the city name thing might get me to switch to something else..Version: 4.10.600
✓ Glad I didn't get rid of original appThis is not as good as the original App. The other one works fine, so why? The new one is limited and not as informative. I'm glad I never updated on my other I Pad. You should offer both options. I wrote this review a year ago and was hoping the old APP would return. No such luck. With so many single stars, listen to your users! Bring back the old version..please!.Version: 4.5.1902
✓ Where did the future radar go?This was my go to weather app for a long time but after the update a couple of months ago I may delete this app. The hourly, daily, etc. forecast is still fine but the radar- which used to show past and future now only shows past to present.. I may have to switch to another weather app if they don’t fix this soon.Version: 4.7.503
✓ Pop up full screen ads with video and audio???This app has been a favorite of mine. Now there are pop up adds that hijack the entire screen and play video and audio. It’s horrible. Doing this without any notice or even an option to pay to remove ads is disrespectful and a bit shocking. This cannot continue or I’ll be quickly deleting this app..Version: 5.0.1006
✓ Ice app but unreliableA very nice App in terms of layout and info except that anytime there is serious weather activity it tends not to load. I get the splash screen and then it freezes. Can fix it sometimes with a reinstall. I used to think it was because of demand, but it failed to load at 3:00;AM and I don’t think a lot of users were up at that time. Please fix this. Added: coldest day of the year and it’s down again. Can’t count on this app and it’s off to the trash. Worse than useless..Version: 4.7.801
✓ HorribleSince the updates in June I believe and the addition of map box as it’s apparent source, it’s jittery and often missing data. Sometimes it just doesn’t update at all. It’s crap compared to the older version. What are they trying to do, save money? Unfortunately a couple of the other weather apps use the same source, and equally crap. Come on WGN, get back to some useful version..Version: 4.10.700
✓ What happened?Born and raised in Chicago, WGN has been my go to for accurate weather forecasting, thanks to Tom Skilling, in my opinion. I moved to Florida 5 years ago and was happy to discover the WGN weather app. I still enjoy checking the weather in Chicago and other areas of the country where I have family and friends. The app worked beautifully until recently. Now when I tap the app, nothing!! I have to delete app and add it again, only to have the same thing happen! I’m fairly surprised that this is going unfixed. I have always had iPhones and have never had difficulty until lately. I hope somehow the bugs get worked out and the app is restored to its past excellence..Version: 4.10.2101
✓ Ruined by June 2019 updateThis was my go-to app, but the recent update changed my mind. It’s harder to read and navigate. The severe weather alert colors have changed; severe thunderstorms used to be yellow and tornadoes used to be red. We are under a severe thunderstorm watch right now but the alert is red, which startled me because I mistook it for a tornado watch! There is a pretty big difference between the two! On top of that, the alert colors are so bright that I cannot see the actual radar underneath, and I haven’t found a way to make them more transparent. I know developers rarely revert back to older versions of an app after an update but why’d you change what wasn’t broken?.Version: 4.8.900
✓ App userUsed to be a great app now it is garbage I like the older version better now you have to wait while advertisement takes its time before the app even opines and When you look at the radar it either flickers or doesn’t come up at all so you need to close the app and restart it how annoying! please bring back the older app it was working flawlessly..Version: 5.8.501
✓ What happened?After the update 2 days ago to newer maps, the app just freezes. This is on new hardware too. iPad Air 3rd Generation and iPhone XS Max. Not to mention the dreaded no network error is making its appearance more. No reason when I have full bars of LTE and can speed test roughly 150mbps down. WiFi same thing..Version: 4.8.800
✓ New versionI loved this app until it was updated recently. Now I have these random green shapes that are on there and I have no idea why or how to remove them. It’s not the outline of a storm area as they are there even when it’s a sunny day. I love the accuracy of the weather and all but if I cannot get rid of these shapes, I will have to search for a new weather app😕.Version: 5.0.301
✓ Yea what happened?Same as the other reviewer. Radar shows no coverage over me but there are lighting strikes and warning/watch indicators but nothing over my area. Please fix this. This used to be the best radar weather app until it was “fixed” a month ago..Version: 5.8.501
✓ Extremely heavy adsThis app used to be perfectly fine. Nexstar seems to have decided that advertising revenue trumps functionality. I understand and appreciate the necessity of ads for free app. However, this app takes ads to the extreme. It has a *long* pause (several seconds) with a full screen ad just to open it, and if you leave the app, you're subject to the ad again once you come back. That's in addition to in-app advertising. At some point this app becomes more of an app for ad delivery than a weather app..Version: 5.8.410
✓ What happened to Europe?I use the app all the time in Chicago. We regularly travel to Europe and have used the app over here as well, until now. Sitting here in rainy Bordeaux and the app says it cannot be used here. What’s up with that? What has changed?.Version: 4.10.2705
✓ Please stop shrinking text!I’ve had this app for a couple of years, and with the last couple of updates, the text keeps getting smaller and smaller - and the app doesn’t offer a setting to change that. It’s getting ridiculous and frustrating. Please either enlarge the text again or include the option in the settings so that someone doesn’t have to get a magnifying glass out to get the weather!! Otherwise, I still think it’s a great app..Version: 4.8.800
✓ Fix the inoperative links to the weather videos!!!!In the current version of the WGN Weather app there is no way to play the video apps. This is on iOS. 15.1.1. This has been a problem since the migration to iOS 15..Version: 5.4.500
✓ What happened?The WGN weather app has been my favorite for as long as I can remember so I would normally give it five stars. What happened?? I am looking at it right now. The satellite shows no rain over me. The hourly says no rain and I’m looking out the window at pouring rain. I have noticed for several weeks now that I have to constantly close it out and re-open it to get anything to work. Don’t know what the developers did to update it a month ago but it’s terrible. Now I’ve had to start looking at other weather apps and they are not my favorite, but at least the satellite is working correctly. Please fix this, so this can be my favorite again..Version: 5.8.501
✓ Could be great...I loved this app when I downloaded it years ago. Since the last update it takes forever to load and some of the settings are frustrating. Please fix! I love Tom Skilling and his weather reports. Update: it has only got worse. I really wish the best weatherman in the world had a great weather app..Version: 4.10.2101
✓ Video no longer playsI have reinstalled the app and updated to iOS 15, but weather report videos no longer replay. I tap them and nothing happens. This has been going on for the last week, week and a half. Radar etc still apparently working..Version: 5.4.500
✓ Used to rockAs a Chicago cycle commuter this app used to be ideal for my mission specific needs; radar, wind speeds, etc Its just too glitchy now. I would not recommend it, especially since the developer is well aware that problems abound and have done little to correct them. I doubt Tom Skilling has any actual input with this app even though his name is on it. He is (was?) legit and the app is not (anymore)..Version: 4.7.801
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