# Northern News Now First Alert — user reviews > 21 indexed App Store user reviews of Northern News Now First Alert by Gray Television Group, Inc., rated 4.70/5 from 1,688 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/northern-news-now-first-alert/id1181509478/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/northern-news-now-first-alert/id1181509478.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 1,355 · 4★ 224 · 3★ 62 · 2★ 19 · 1★ 28 ## What do users think of Northern News Now First Alert? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🚀 Excellent app - 👍 Up-to-date weather information - 👍 Trusted and accurate weather forecasting - 👍 Useful for planning activities and severe weather alerts **Cons** - 🐛 Inaccurate weather information - 🔇 Sound issues with video content - 💸 Too many advertisements **Commonly reported bugs** - Radar server overload causing blank radar images - App freezing and requiring reinstallation **Most requested features** - Ability to customize notification settings - More detailed weather information and forecasts ## Newest reviews (3 of 21) ### 5/5 — Best weather App Period! *2019-01-29, version 4.7.801* Gives me exactly what I’m looking for. Love the design, Easy to use. Thank you !!! ### 5/5 — Absolute[ly] e✖️cellent app !!_ *2018-09-14, version 4.6.2108* I have & want to say that if tomorrow I could have only one... One...app; This would be it,... An excellent help & resource... 100O% T-O-P N-O-T-C-H (Thank you 4 it-) !!!!!_ ### 5/5 — KBJR Weather Authority *2018-09-12, version 4.6.2108* Works wherever I travel. Love the notifications. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Too much noise *2025-08-20, version 5.17.706* You have control for enabling severe weather alerts. But ZERO CONTROL for the daily messages. Why is this thing telling me the weather will be fine today? Don’t want anything from it except severe weather notifications ### 1/5 — Look out the window… *2025-07-27, version 5.17.706* I had hoped that this app, which is focused on our area, would provide more accurate weather information. Wrong! The first morning after I installed it I was informed that it was raining and given a time when it would stop. Interesting— there were clear blue skies in all directions and the app’s radar showed the nearest precipitation was over 100 miles away. ### 1/5 — Feature request *2023-07-31* Can you add a feature to specify notification level. I only want to know when serious weather is near. These daily updates or sometimes multiple updates per day are a pain. For serious weather, looks pretty good ### 1/5 — To much ads *2017-04-10, version 4.4.801* Too many ads. Just like your website. Loaded up too many ads. My biggest pet peeve deleted instantly ### 2/5 — Needs Work *2017-01-01, version 4.4.200* I want to love this app, but don't. A few changes would enhance it greatly. If the weather blog is on there, I can't find it. It already exists so why not include it? WeatherBug includes feels like temps in their hourly data, which is a big feature for me. And finally the daily details summary is pretty light on detail. The one right now makes it look like at most we're getting 1-3" of snow in the next couple days, where the weather blog (which I had to find elsewhere) is saying maybe 10". Compared to my other weather apps this falls very short, which is disappointing because I'd rather get my weather from a local source. ### 3/5 — First alert app *2026-03-21, version 6.1.601* So I receive The First Alert, but it doesn’t tell me what it is. I have to close that app and go to the Northern news now app to find out what’s up ### 3/5 — Sound issues *2019-12-14, version 4.10.2000* Good app when it works. There is often no sound with the video of the weather information, although the sound works fine during the advertisement. I’ve had to remove and reload app several times to unfreeze it. ### 4/5 — It does what it says *2018-05-19, version 4.6.1602* Works nice just lots of advertisements and they are allllllll for essentia health at least give me some variety of the advertising you play. ### 5/5 — Wx *2026-02-13, version 6.1.302* I enjoy the accuracy of the meteorology of KBJR Wx troops as well as the homeyness of of their meteorologists. ### 5/5 — Excellent App *2026-01-27, version 6.1.302* If you're visiting, the Twin ports area this is an excellent app to have for quick, easy reference in planning your activities or on the go. If you live here, it is invaluable in the winter. ## Most praised reviews (8 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — First alert *2024-03-26, version 5.12.705* It’s so nice to get up to date information on the weather! ### 5/5 — Awesome *2023-08-09, version 5.10.500* I think it is a very awesome and accurate weather predicting service with a cool radar ### 5/5 — Review *2023-03-24, version 5.7.301* Moved from Baxter to Grand Rapids last summer. Was used to the Twin Cities giving me all the weather and other news broadcasts. Very happy with all you provide me here! ### 5/5 — Great job guys! *2022-06-21, version 5.4.943* Amazing app love it! ### 5/5 — Steve D. *2022-03-11, version 5.4.943* The only weather forecast I pay attention to! ### 5/5 — Mostly okay *2021-12-30, version 5.4.942* Mostly OK and seems to be correct. I only gave it three stars because the radar server seems to be overloaded and give blank radar pictures quite frequently. Needs to have more server availability but otherwise OK. ### 5/5 — Weather *2021-12-29, version 5.4.942* You guys are great trusted accurate and I like the advanced updates of warnings better then weather channel. ### 5/5 — Best weather app you will find! *2021-06-29, version 5.3.901* Love it! --- *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 2026-08-29.*