# WISH-TV Storm Track 8 Weather

> Accurate Central Indiana weather forecasts, alerts, and local closings. (iPhone/iPad app by CHANNEL 8 WISH TV.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wish-tv-storm-track-8-weather/id1491521515 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [CHANNEL 8 WISH TV](https://appshunter.io/developer/1491521514)
- Category: Weather, News
- Price: Free
- Rating: 2.43/5 from 149 App Store ratings · 63 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 13.0 · 100 MB
- Languages: English
- Released: 2019-12-18
- Data updated: 2026-07-05
- Monetization: ad-supported
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wish-tv-storm-track-8-weather/id1491521515/reviews.md

## What is WISH?

Welcome to the new WISH-TV Weather app! You can trust the Storm Track 8 weather experts to deliver Central Indiana's most accurate hour-by-hour forecast and for the week ahead. PLUS - we customize the forecast just for you. With the WISH-TV Weather app, you'll get life-saving push alerts sent right to your fingertips. You'll also get our very latest forecasts sent straight to you. Traveling? Not a problem! Take the Storm Track 8 team along with you for updated alerts no matter where you are. 

Features: 

• Local conditions, no matter where you are 
• An interactive radar that you can customize to your preference 
• Automated alerts of severe weather 
• All the latest school, church and business closings 
• Live, streaming newscasts from News 8 
• Access to the Storm Track 8 weather blog

## Key features

- Hour-by-hour and weekly forecasts
- Customizable push alerts
- Interactive radar
- Local closings updates
- Live streaming newscasts
- Weather blog access

## What do users think of WISH?

Overall sentiment: negative

**Pros**

- 👍 Easy to use (older versions)
- 👍 Accurate weather (older versions)
- 👍 Great visuals (older versions)
- 👍 Good navigation (older versions)
- 👍 Useful alerts (older versions)
- 👍 Live radar (older versions)
- 👍 Storm tracking (older versions)
- 👍 School closings (older versions)
- 👍 Send pictures (older versions)

**Cons**

- 😠 Full-screen ads
- 😠 Ads during severe weather alerts
- 😠 Ads before checking weather
- 😠 Too many ads
- 😠 Ads block content
- 😠 Ads are disruptive
- 😠 Ads risk safety
- 😠 Hard to customize locations
- 😠 Difficult to remove locations
- 😠 App is slow
- 😠 Counter-intuitive layout
- 😠 Difficult to navigate
- 😠 Radar is laggy
- 😠 Radar stalls/crashes
- 😠 Radar is useless (new version)
- 😠 Radar future cast too fast
- 😠 Radar not working (iPhone 11)
- 😠 App is not user friendly (new version)
- 😠 Missing major features (notifications, alerts)
- 😠 Missing storm tracks overlay
- 😠 Missing traffic map
- 😠 Missing 8-day forecast at a glance
- 😠 Hourly forecast requires tapping individually
- 😠 Background photo difficult for vision issues
- 😠 New app is a duplicate of another station's app
- 😠 Video weather does not work
- 😠 Ads block user agreement
- 😠 App is difficult to use (iPad)
- 😠 Ads take up most of home screen
- 😠 Ads pop up when zooming
- 😠 App freezes when setting up notifications
- 😠 Home screen is mostly an ad
- 😠 Tiny graphic for current temperature
- 😠 Radar looks faded and difficult to discern
- 😠 Time stamp difficult to read
- 😠 No easy way to see future radar
- 😠 New app is not as good as old app
- 😠 Major step backwards
- 😠 No easy search function
- 😠 New app is awful
- 😠 Ads are annoying
- 😠 Not user friendly at all
- 😠 New app is terrible
- 😠 Missing many great features
- 😠 Fully customizable radar is less customizable
- 😠 Overlays are clunky
- 😠 Visuals are not as good
- 😠 Quick data not visually accessible
- 😠 New app is too different
- 😠 Lacking in key functionality
- 😠 New app feels like a step backwards
- 😠 Missing features from old app
- 😠 Conglomerate mess
- 😠 Hard to get one day of weather
- 😠 Useless for favorite sites
- 😠 New app is horrible
- 😠 Not as user friendly
- 😠 Removed future cast radar
- 😠 New app is not user friendly
- 😠 Old app worked better
- 😠 New app is the worst
- 😠 App is OK (neutral)
- 😠 New app is nice (neutral)
- 😠 Nice update (neutral)
- 😠 Still trying to get used to new version (neutral)

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Full-screen ads cannot be closed
- App freezes when setting up notifications
- Radar stalls or crashes the app
- Radar not working on iPhone 11
- Video weather does not work
- App does not orient correctly on iPad horizontally
- Ads block user agreement
- App freezes when trying to close ads

**Most requested features**

- Bring back the old app
- Make all features from the old app available
- Revert to the old app's style and version
- Bring back the old app's radar
- Bring back the old app's 8-day forecast
- Bring back the traffic map
- Improve radar functionality
- Make radar more customizable
- Add storm tracks overlay
- Improve overlay functionality
- Make data easily accessible at a glance
- Improve user interface for weather data
- Add dark mode option
- Improve location customization and removal
- Fix orientation issues on iPad

## Recent user reviews (10 of 63)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wish-tv-storm-track-8-weather/id1491521515/reviews.md

### 1/5 — REALLY?! ADS?!

*2025-08-04, version 6.9.1*

This app was fine before, but now they’ve started adding FULL SCREEN ads. I’ve never deleted an app so fast. I can’t even get WEATHER without ads shoved down my throat. Instantly done with this.

### 1/5 — Ads ads ads ads ads ads weather ads ads ads ads

*2025-04-06, version 6.9.1*

"Tornado has touched down in your area!" But you gotta watch this 30 second ad to find out more.

That literally happened to me April 2nd in Indiana. When the alert came though, opened the app and clicked on the live video feed to see where... only to have to wait through an ad. 

Used to be a great storm tracker app. Now just absolute garbage with the amount of ads.

### 1/5 — More ads than content

*2025-02-03, version 6.9.1*

This is terrible. Ads pop up in the worst places. Really bad when you’re needing to check during severe weather. Also, pretty hard to customize your locations. Added a couple for vacations and cans find how to remove them or at least move them down the list so my home or current location is what I see first.

### 1/5 — Ads while checking weather?

*2023-08-09, version 6.8.0*

I deleted this app because of the ads you had to watch before checking severe weather warnings and live radar.

### 1/5 — Bad weather station

*2023-08-05*

You watch this live and when there is tornado warnings it still has to have adds when it opens and then 4-5 commercials every 10 min. Why is that a thing? A weather station shouldn’t have any adds what so ever for the public’s safety.

### 1/5 — App No longer works.

*2023-07-19, version 6.8.0*

App is contaminated with ads. I try to open radar and pop up ads come up and I can't turn them off. App is useless.

### 2/5 — Terrible

*2023-07-02, version 6.8.0*

The ads are getting ridiculous every time the app is opened. Used to be a good app, but no longer. Find another

### 1/5 — Loaded with ads!

*2023-07-02, version 6.8.0*

It used to be a good app

### 1/5 — Weather app

*2022-04-24, version 6.7.33*

It runs 2 to 4 minutes behind real time radar screen don’t care for the the way the daily forecast. The old app was much better.
The new app location faroite are way off the correct locations on iPad. Works ok on iPhone.

### 2/5 — Page does not orient with device

*2022-04-16, version 6.7.3*

If iPad is open horizontally page remains vertical. Very annoying. App needs more work before it’s useful. Old one gave me info I needed in format that worked. I May have to find a new “go to” weather app.

## Frequently asked questions about WISH

### What does the WISH-TV Storm Track 8 Weather app do?

This app provides Central Indiana's most accurate hour-by-hour and weekly weather forecasts from trusted experts. It also delivers life-saving push alerts for severe weather, customized forecast updates, and information on local school, church, and business closings.

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

Key features include local conditions regardless of your location, an interactive and customizable radar, automated severe weather alerts, updates on school and business closings, live streaming newscasts from News 8, and access to the Storm Track 8 weather blog.

### Is this app free to use?

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

### What kind of alerts does the app provide?

The app provides automated alerts for severe weather, ensuring you receive life-saving notifications directly to your device. It also sends out the latest forecast updates to keep you informed.

### Can I use this app when I'm traveling outside of Central Indiana?

Yes, you can take the Storm Track 8 team along with you for updated alerts no matter where you are. The app aims to provide local conditions relevant to your current location.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 7.1.0 — 2026-06-18

Introducing widgets to monitor current conditions and forecasts from your phones homepage, Expandable hourly for more data at your fingertips, and various other updates and bug fixes!

### 6.9.1 — 2024-04-23

Backend enhancements

### 6.9.0 — 2024-02-13

Here are the new features with this release!
-Dark mode
-Improved lapse speed and bar
-Past (2hrs) and real time as well as future radar (2hrs) combined in one product
-New stylized legends above the map

### 6.8.0 — 2022-09-21

Update to the mapping background in the radar tile and page to give it a new modern look. Boundaries, roads, cities display on top of radar data to make it easier to view your location on the map.
New look to the current conditions and forecast tile to make it more modern looking and easier for users to read weather data. Changes include a white background, colored icons, and larger text to make data easier to read.
Updated Current Conditions/Forecast Page. Updates include:
 -Page opens to the ‘Overview’ tab which gives current conditions, 3 hour hourly forecast, the 7 day daily forecast, and access to the radar page
 -The 'Currents' tab will give additional information on humidity percent, cloud cover, visibility, dew point, barometric pressure, and sunrise/sunset times.
 -The 'Hourly' tab will give detailed weather information for the next 24 hours on the forecasted weather condition, temperature, pop and wind speed and direction.
 -The 'Daily' tab will show the 7-day forecast in a manner that is much more similar to on-air 7-day forecasts with a detailed forecast for the next 7 days/nights below.

### 6.7.33 — 2022-04-21

Update to the mapping background in the radar tile and page to give it a new modern look. Boundaries, roads, cities display on top of radar data to make it easier to view your location on the map.
New look to the current conditions and forecast tile to make it more modern looking and easier for users to read weather data. Changes include a white background, colored icons, and larger text to make data easier to read.
Updated Current Conditions/Forecast Page. Updates include:
 -Page opens to the ‘Overview’ tab which gives current conditions, 3 hour hourly forecast, the 7 day daily forecast, and access to the radar page
 -The 'Currents' tab will give additional information on humidity percent, cloud cover, visibility, dew point, barometric pressure, and sunrise/sunset times.
 -The 'Hourly' tab will give detailed weather information for the next 24 hours on the forecasted weather condition, temperature, pop and wind speed and direction.
 -The 'Daily' tab will show the 7-day forecast in a manner that is much more similar to on-air 7-day forecasts with a detailed forecast for the next 7 days/nights below.

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