# FOX 2 Detroit: Weather — WJBK forecast, radar, maps

> Detroit metro weather forecasts, radar, alerts, and traffic. (iPhone/iPad app by Fox Television Stations, Inc..)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/fox-2-detroit-weather/id598952153 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Fox Television Stations, Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/493299363)
- Category: Weather, News
- Price: Free
- Rating: 3.50/5 from 225 App Store ratings · 77 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.0 · 242 MB
- Languages: American English, European Spanish
- Released: 2013-02-08
- Data updated: 2026-09-06
- Monetization: ad-supported
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/fox-2-detroit-weather/id598952153/reviews.md

## What is FOX 2 Detroit?

FOX 2 DETROIT is your Weather Authority! Track your local metro Detroit forecast quickly with the FOX 2 Weather app. The improved design gives you radar, severe weather alerts, plus hourly and 7-day weather information just by scrolling. It's powerful, flexible and free. Put the FOX 2 Weather Authority to Work for You!

Why Download the FOX 2 Weather app?

    • Get your current forecasts at a glance, with fully integrated GPS to 
       give you accurate conditions wherever you are.

    • Receive severe storm alerts from the National Weather Service.

    • Get school closing information quickly.

    • Interactive radar map includes the past hour of a storm's 
       movement and future radar to see where severe weather is 
       headed. Regional lightning data and high resolution satellite cloud 
       imagery are also included. Radar is optimized for in-network and 
       WiFi performance.

    • Daily and Hourly forecasts update from our computer models.

    • Add and save your favorite locations, anywhere in the world.

    • Video forecasts and live streaming direct from the FOX 2 Weather 
       Authority, so you can stay informed even during power outages.

    • Live traffic map for the metro Detroit area.

## Key features

- Local metro Detroit forecasts
- Severe weather alerts
- Interactive radar map
- Hourly and 7-day predictions
- School closing information
- Live traffic map

## What do users think of FOX 2 Detroit?

Overall sentiment: negative

**Pros**

- 👍 Accurate forecasts (mentioned by some)
- 👍 Radar map helpful (mentioned by some)
- 👍 Good for local and international weather
- 👍 Replaced other weather apps for some users
- 👍 Detailed storm information (recent)
- 👍 Videos from meteorologists (recent)

**Cons**

- 🐛 Interactive radar map terrible
- 🐛 Location incorrect on app open
- 🐛 Advertising banner covers temperature
- 🐛 Misleading, trashy scam ads
- 🐛 Print too small, white on busy background
- 🐛 App appears too small on iPhone
- 🐛 Over sensitive, changes without touch
- 🐛 Locks up too often, especially during storms
- 🐛 Takes user to unwanted screens
- 🐛 Timeline disappears when enlarging map
- 🐛 WEA alerts redundant and annoying
- 🐛 Hourly scroll jumps to Today page
- 🐛 Radar freezes, requires reinstall
- 🐛 Doesn't work with VPN on
- 🐛 Crashes frequently
- 🐛 App screwed up since changes
- 🐛 Radar won't work during storms
- 🐛 Radar map blank screen
- 🐛 Not accurate anymore, doesn't match TV
- 🐛 Alert overlays annoying, reset map settings
- 🐛 Pressure data missing
- 🐛 App never reflects station broadcast
- 🐛 Radar stuck in the past, no future view
- 🐛 Forecasts wrong too often
- 🐛 Uses up battery
- 🐛 Frozen after update
- 🐛 New update slow, laggy, glitchy
- 🐛 Map color hard to read (nighttime)
- 🐛 Too many ads and nonsense
- 🐛 Advertising gets in the way
- 🐛 Current conditions not always visible
- 🐛 Stubborn on iPad Pro, poor landscape support
- 🐛 Update ruined usability, harder to find temp
- 🐛 Tiny words and temperatures after update
- 🐛 App doesn't update, won't open
- 🐛 Forecast changes frequently
- 🐛 Font size too small
- 🐛 Prefer previous version

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Interactive radar map is terrible
- App shows incorrect location on open
- Advertising banner covers temperature
- Misleading, trashy scam ads
- Print too small, white on busy background
- App appears too small on iPhone
- App is over sensitive and changes without touch
- App locks up frequently, especially during storms
- Touching home page elements takes user to unwanted screens
- Timeline disappears when enlarging map
- WEA alerts are redundant and annoying
- Scrolling hourly forecast jumps to Today page
- Radar map freezes, requires reinstall
- App does not work when VPN is on
- App crashes frequently
- App is not accurate anymore
- Alert overlays are annoying and reset map settings
- Pressure data is missing
- App does not reflect station broadcast
- Radar is stuck in the past, lacks future view
- Forecasts are frequently wrong
- App uses up battery
- App frozen after update
- New update is slow, laggy, and glitchy
- Map color is hard to read
- Too many ads and nonsense
- Advertising gets in the way
- Current conditions not always visible on home screen
- App is stubborn on iPad Pro, poor landscape support
- App opens vertically on iPad, requires workaround
- Home screen is less easy to use after update
- Words and temperatures are tiny after update
- App won't update or open
- Forecast changes too frequently
- Font size is too small
- App crashes all the time
- Radar won't work when storms are coming
- Radar map is a blank screen
- Traffic connection errors
- App resets map settings each time it's closed

**Most requested features**

- Fix interactive radar map
- Fix location accuracy on app open
- Remove or fix advertising banner covering temperature
- Remove misleading/scam ads
- Improve readability of print (size, contrast)
- Adjust app size to phone settings (iPhone/iPad)
- Fix over-sensitivity and unintended screen changes
- Improve app stability during storms/high demand
- Fix map zoom issues (timeline disappearing)
- Make WEA alerts less redundant/annoying
- Fix hourly scroll bug
- Add widgets for iPhone
- Fix radar freezing issues
- Allow app to work with VPN on
- Bring back dew point data
- Fix app crashing
- Revert app to previous working state
- Allow phone rotation for radar view
- Make warning voice louder
- Add future track to radar
- Fix traffic connection errors
- Stop resetting map settings on re-open
- Add pressure data
- Make app reflect station broadcast accurately
- Add future radar view
- Add widgets
- Improve forecast accuracy
- Fix battery drain issue
- Fix app freezing after update
- Improve new update speed and remove glitches
- Improve map color/contrast for readability
- Fix ads and other nonsense
- Make current conditions visible on home screen
- Simplify adding/deleting locations
- Fix iPad/Pro support for landscape mode
- Fix vertical opening issue on iPad
- Make home screen easier to use, show temp
- Fix tiny text/temperatures
- Fix app not updating/opening
- Stabilize forecast changes
- Increase font size
- Revert to previous app version

## Recent user reviews (10 of 77)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/fox-2-detroit-weather/id598952153/reviews.md

### 2/5 — Weather forecast is wrong way to much

*2026-07-21*

I work in the concrete industry so our job is based off the weather. This app when it comes to rain/thunderstorms is wrong 85% of the time. For instance just about a few hours ago they had a 95% chance of thunderstorms then I check the app a few mins ago it the thunderstorms is completely gone. I can understand being wrong by days because the storm could travel different path ways by then but getting it wrong by hours on the same day is bad. It been days when the app say no rain at all that it pours down and days that they say it will rain the day is dry. The app it self is cool for the features but whoever is predicting these forecasts needs help.

### 1/5 — FOX 2 Weather Authority

*2026-06-14*

They’re very slow to update anything when you get an alert. It’s already gone by if they’re gonna say you’re gonna get hammered by storms they’ve been done for 20 minutes you read into this what you want they need to step up the game. There’s better apps out there.

### 2/5 — The iPad version is horrible

*2026-06-06*

I have been using this app on the IPhone and IPad for years, possible since it was created.  It is my go to weather app that I check everyday if not multiple times a day.  With kids and activities, it helps me plan my days.  But this version (I don’t know when it was updated) for the iPad is unusable. The spacing is terrible and makes no sense.  I will continue using it for the iPhone but will be deleting and looking for a different one for IPad which is a shame. The one thing I don’t like about the iPhone version, how the screen width shrinks as it is opening up, messes with my eyes, but I just blink long til its over and all good.  Please put some time into the iPad version and make it good again.

### 1/5 — Interactive radar map is terrible

*2026-03-15, version 6.1.601*

It used to be good. What happened to it?

### 4/5 — Location

*2026-03-11, version 6.1.601*

When I open the app it shows me somewhere else entirely where I’m NOT located. I have to keep deleting it and go to my follow me thing to where I’m exactly at on the map. 
Please fix it.

### 3/5 — Can’t see temp

*2026-02-28, version 6.1.301*

Deleted this app because advertising banner is always covering where they show the temperature very annoying

### 2/5 — What’s with the click bait ads?

*2025-10-21*

The forecasts are pretty accurate BUT for an app that is supposed to deliver precise information, they ruin it with misleading, trashy scam ads. It’s not just one or two. It’s up to 20 per tab. Is this supposed to be a weather app or a scummy tabloid section?

### 1/5 — Wish for better

*2025-09-28*

The print is WAY too small.  White print on busy background. Can’t read quickly.  Hourly and Daily information should be easy to see without reading a whole page. The radar has too many functions and doesn’t show the future track on its own.

### 2/5 — Appears way too small on iPhone

*2025-08-19*

Giving this 2 stars because since switching from Samsung to apple, ai can barely make out anything. Even with all my accessibility preferences changed to larger font, larger view, this app appears way too small. Change this to adjust to my phone settings.

### 2/5 — Please fix

*2025-05-06, version 5.17.508*

Over sensitive. A good free app, but it always changes without touching the screen.

## Frequently asked questions about FOX 2 Detroit

### What does the FOX 2 Detroit Weather app do?

This app provides local weather forecasts, including hourly and 7-day predictions, for the Detroit metro area. It also offers severe weather alerts, interactive radar maps, school closing information, and live traffic updates.

### What are the key features of this weather app?

Key features include current forecasts with GPS integration, severe storm alerts from the National Weather Service, interactive radar with past and future storm movement, daily and hourly forecast updates, the ability to save favorite locations, video forecasts, live streaming, and a live traffic map for the Detroit area.

### Is the FOX 2 Detroit Weather app free to use?

Yes, the app is free to download and use. It is supported by advertisements.

### What kind of weather information can I get?

You can get current conditions, hourly forecasts, 7-day forecasts, severe weather alerts, and view interactive radar maps that show storm movement, lightning data, and satellite imagery.

### Can I track weather for locations outside of Detroit?

Yes, you can add and save your favorite locations anywhere in the world, allowing you to track weather beyond the Detroit metro area.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 6.2.502 — 2026-05-04

Bug fixes and performance improvements

### 6.1.601 — 2026-03-06

Bug fixes and performance improvements

### 6.1.301 — 2025-12-30

Bug fixes and performance improvements

### 6.1.101 — 2025-12-11

Bug fixes and performance improvements

### 5.17.705 — 2025-07-18

Bug fixes and performance improvements

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