# Dakota News Now Weather — user reviews > 73 indexed App Store user reviews of Dakota News Now Weather by Gray Television Group, Inc., rated 4.54/5 from 4,038 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dakota-news-now-weather/id419618219/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dakota-news-now-weather/id419618219.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 2,890 · 4★ 614 · 3★ 200 · 2★ 78 · 1★ 132 ## What do users think of Dakota News Now Weather? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 👍 Accurate and nice weather app - 🚀 Great for viewing radar images - 👍 Recommended by others **Cons** - 🐛 Radar not working correctly - 🐛 Radar animation stops halfway - 🐛 Radar no longer shows past or combination past and future - 🐛 Radar only works during first use - 🐛 Radar image issues - 🐛 Weird alerts that are not useful - 🔊 Low volume/audio issues - 🔍 Difficult to read text due to color scheme changes - 🐛 App not working/available in certain locations **Commonly reported bugs** - Radar not working - Radar animation stops halfway - Radar no longer shows past or combination past and future - Radar only works during first use - Radar image issues - Weird alerts that are not useful - Low volume/audio issues - Difficult to read text due to color scheme changes - App not working/available in certain locations **Most requested features** - Add search bar to find weather for other locations - Allow adding locations to a list - Provide both video and text options for weather updates ## Newest reviews (14 of 73) ### 3/5 — Lightning alerts. *2026-06-24, version 6.2.512* The only thing missing on this app is in the notifications section is lightning alerts. Lightning alerts are critical for weather alerts. ### 2/5 — Station alerts *2026-02-12, version 6.1.302* Station alerts used to be just for new watchs/warnings etc. now they are for every stinking little thing. For example, the one today was for don’t get used to the warmer weather. That is not something I need to be alerted for. Please fix! ### 3/5 — New weather map *2026-01-17, version 6.1.302* Not a fan of the new weather map. I like being able to see the alerts and the radar overlaid, not having to select them separately. Also, radar moves to fast with no pause at the current picture before starting over, makes it hard to see what’s happening now in the loop. I’m a retired airline pilot, and I used this app around the world for many years to get a radar picture at my current location, now I don’t like it. Please go back if possible. ### 4/5 — Weird alerts *2025-10-14, version 5.17.706* I like the app most of the time. It is helpful and easy to use, but wondering about the alerts today. Why do you need to interrupt my day as an alert to tell me it’s raining and that the days are getting shorter? That’s not an alert. ### 2/5 — Radar *2025-06-25, version 5.17.511* Radar animation stops halfway through the 24-hour run. Deleted and reinstalled. Didn’t work. ### 2/5 — Volume *2024-07-04, version 5.15.404* Turn it up. Max on my phone and Bluetooth can barely hear ### 3/5 — Do not want a video for weather updates *2024-01-11, version 5.12.701* I just want to read what the weather update is, not watch a video. Would be nice to have both options. ### 4/5 — Just wondering. *2023-09-05, version 5.10.500* Could you possibly add a search bar? Would be nice to be able to search to see what other locations are getting for weather in the coming hours or days. is there a way to add locations to a list so you can go to the list and click on whatever location you want? ### 2/5 — Radar announced late *2023-07-12, version 5.10.500* The severe thunderstorm warning for Minnehaha County came on the weather radio after it was about over. Your warnings didn’t agree on TV or cell phones either until the storms were already or had happened. The campgrounds didn’t have adequate warnings. You better check your systems. This was ridiculous!!! ### 3/5 — Please fix radar *2023-07-10, version 5.10.500* Radar only works during the first use. Then I have to kill the app and relaunch before it will show the radar map again. ### 2/5 — no more radar for past *2023-06-07, version 5.8.500* i don’t use the futurecast radar due to being inaccurate and always used the past radar which you must’ve decided to be useless and take off so now i got nothing but a glitchy patchy “future” predictions that are more inaccurate than playing a blindfolded darts game. please bring it back ### 2/5 — Not working *2023-03-17, version 5.7.301* First stopped working on iPad now not working on my iPhone ### 2/5 — Videos have no audio *2023-01-28, version 5.7.301* The new weather app emphasizes video reports over text, but the video clips have no sound no matter what settings I confirm. ### 2/5 — So hard to see *2021-02-26, version 5.1.604* I really wish you would realize that white font on a light blue background is really hard to see. Especially when the blue background is really distracting. The floating screen is so dumb and I hate it when sites use it. We don’t use apps like this one because we want a “cool looking” app. We use it because we want easy to follow information that isn’t jumbled up with movement and hard to see. The ads are bigger than the info. I waited a long time for you to figure this app out and it never gets better. I think I’ll find a new one. This ones not for me. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Radar not working *2025-10-25, version 5.17.801* This was always my favorite app until recently. The radar is not working correctly anymore. It no longer has past or the combination past and future. The latest update didn’t fix this again. ### 1/5 — Useless on my iPad *2023-07-07, version 5.10.500* Opened the app and it just locks up and no response. Deleted it and re-downloaded and same issue. Deleted and moved on to Weather Channel app. Keloland’s Storm Tracker app was ruined last year when it no longer worked in Landscape mode so I guess the only other option is the weather channel app. ### 1/5 — Radar image *2023-07-02, version 5.10.500* The ### 1/5 — I can no longer use *2023-06-21, version 5.10.400* Loved the app. Best weather app out there, but radar no longer works. ### 1/5 — Latest update is terrible *2023-06-17, version 5.10.400* Have used this app for years. Latest update made the radar completely useless. Glitches constantly, shows lightning bolts, but no clouds or rain intensity. Also, no longer shows storm paths and tracking. Please fix! Want the old version back that was 100% reliable for years. ### 1/5 — Radar *2023-02-24, version 5.7.301* Miss the old radar☹️app. ### 1/5 — Used to work, now won’t open *2020-07-10, version 5.0.800* Seriously...whatever changes you made a few weeks ago, fix it. This used to be my go-to weather app, and now it constantly says I can’t use the app for my location. I used to be able to get around it by closing down and re-opening, but now as of this morning I can’t even do that and the error code has changed slightly. It says I still can’t open it, but there is an error code attached to it now. PLEASE fix this!!! ### 1/5 — Can no longer trust this app *2020-06-08, version 5.0.400* Used to love this app. Had a thunderstorm warning today and the app map gave me no info. I can no longer trust ### 1/5 — Terrible upgrade! *2020-02-18, version 4.10.2701* Can’t read a thing with the new color scheme!!! ### 1/5 — Fix the text color - can’t read the text *2020-02-17, version 4.10.2700* The font color needs to be fixed. You have white font over a light gray background on the Daily weather page and you can not read it. This needs to be fixed. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Trusted local weather *2026-04-26, version 6.1.601* I trust Dakota News Weather to keep me informed on the current and upcoming weather! ### 5/5 — Great weather app *2026-03-21, version 6.1.601* Easy to navigate, like the graphics and videos ### 5/5 — They are amazing *2024-08-10, version 5.15.411* I have never seen such a good weather app that is so accurate and nice. 👍🏼 ### 5/5 — Best *2023-10-20, version 5.11.503* Recommended by my cousin and love the hourly temps and weather. Has been accurate as we’ve traveled the US in the past month. ### 5/5 — My experience *2023-06-25, version 5.10.400* It’s good but sometimes it doesn’t show the weather in my area ### 5/5 — Great to see weather wen I need it *2022-11-12, version 5.6.509* In these times I need to know what weather conditions at a moments notice THANKYOU ### 5/5 — Awesome *2022-07-16, version 5.4.940* Love this app ### 5/5 — Saves people by sending notifications to you about the weather. *2022-06-12, version 5.4.940* ….. ### 5/5 — Weather *2022-05-28, version 5.4.940* It doesn’t do much good to just see pictures without hearing about the actual weather forecast. ### 5/5 — Terry *2021-04-24, version 5.2.600* Must accurate of all weather sites, great ,keep the good job as you guys rock! --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-01.*