# WSBTweather — user reviews

> 102 indexed App Store user reviews of WSBTweather by Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc, rated 4.70/5 from 8,197 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wsbtweather/id376234491/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wsbtweather/id376234491.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 6,710 · 4★ 991 · 3★ 263 · 2★ 99 · 1★ 134

## What do users think of WSBTweather?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 🚀 Accurate and up-to-date weather information
- 👍 Helpful alerts and notifications
- 💡 Detailed hourly and daily forecasts
- 🚀 Quick and responsive app performance
- 👍 Useful radar and storm tracking features

**Cons**

- 🐛 Occasional issues with loading and connectivity
- 🔄 Inconsistent forecast accuracy in some areas
- 🔍 Cluttered and confusing interface changes
- 🔍 Difficulty customizing app settings and preferences
- 🔋 Concerns about high battery consumption

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Radar map not loading correctly
- Frequent app crashes and freezes
- Location settings not saving properly
- Forecast data not updating in a timely manner
- Compatibility issues with newer device models

**Most requested features**

- Add air quality and pollen data
- Improve audible severe weather alerts
- Provide more customization options
- Enhance radar animation and visualization
- Integrate with smart home devices

## Newest reviews (17 of 102)

### 2/5 — Update

*2026-03-24*

The new weather app update in Feb or March is awful. Radar is way too confusing and just isn’t helpful. Think the app before was so much better. Now you have to pick the 24 hour option to even see what’s coming. Why would I need to see what’s already passed!! I liked it when it started at the time it actually is not 2 or more hours before and ending with the time it is now. I don’t need 24 hrs. I just want to see what’s coming in the next 6-8 hrs when I’m leaving my location. 24 hrs moves too fast and you can hardly see the time it’s predicting. Just go back to what worked. Why fix something that wasn’t broken!?? I’m finding a new app because this is just frustrating to use now.

### 4/5 — No watch boxes

*2026-03-10*

Since the last update the watch, warnings, and other weather related notices don’t show up on the radar. I have the notifications selected to see the notifications. Please fix. 
I use it on the iPhone with the latest iOS update on it.

### 4/5 — What happen

*2026-02-18, version 6.1.401*

I miss the past/present weather radar feature

### 3/5 — Show me something

*2026-01-14*

Can you please update the app so that when you get a weather alert for snow, rain or lightning and you click on the alert, that the actual radar map shows up?! The entire time I’ve had this app, when I get a notification and I click on it, the radar map comes up and is blank.  Then I have to do multiple clicks in the app to leave the radar and come back to the radar to actually see what it was going to show me to begin with

### 3/5 — Too much info

*2025-06-18, version 5.17.614*

I don’t want to know every time lightning is detected 5 miles from me. I really only want alerts regarding severe storm or tornado watch and warnings.

### 3/5 — The ads

*2025-01-18*

I like the app in general for the information available on it. I would really like if the ads could stay appropriate or have a choice to remove any for good I don’t want to see. I have had this app for several years now and the ads are showing more provocative and/or horror ish content and I dread opening it now. Considering switching after having recommended it in the past to many people I know. I would not now unless this ad problem changes. Thanks

### 2/5 — Review

*2024-08-28, version 5.15.406*

weather information is not updated in a timely manner.

### 4/5 — Needs Air Quality

*2024-07-24*

It would be great if you could add the air quality & alerts for it for those of us with breathing issues. Especially because of the forest fires. Otherwise this is my favorite app!

### 2/5 — Forecasting

*2024-07-01, version 5.15.406*

There are better apps that forecast or accurate

### 3/5 — Updated

*2024-04-07, version 5.12.702*

Wish you guys will update your weather forecast videos more often. other than that you guys are wonderful.

### 2/5 — Unreliable

*2024-03-14, version 5.12.702*

This app is hardly worth the time to use

### 3/5 — Weather

*2024-02-07, version 5.12.702*

Checking the weather app you have to look at the conditions it would be nice if it spoke with me

### 5/5 — Review

*2024-01-28, version 5.12.702*

Very happy with the app. The only complaint I have is I can’t get current information during bad weather

### 5/5 — Appreciation…

*2024-01-11, version 5.12.702*

…..of timely weather notifications sent and ease of application use. Thank you.

### 5/5 — Dependable weather forecast

*2023-12-21, version 5.12.702*

Dependable weather conditions hourly 
Very good app Thanks

### 5/5 — Best

*2023-09-10*

Ez to use. They have past,present,and future weather so you can see where and when the system is going to hit.

### 5/5 — Follow me

*2023-08-09, version 5.10.500*

The only weather map that I could find that actually gives me the temp and forecast for where I actually am (up on a mountain) and not the nearest towns temp.

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — Review

*2026-05-19, version 6.1.601*

weather information is not updated in a timely manner and never matches the television broadcast.

### 1/5 — bad app for apple

*2025-09-19, version 5.17.706*

definitely does not load the temperatures at the bottom has to be canceled and reloaded again before they’ll show up

### 1/5 — Terrible

*2025-07-07, version 5.17.614*

This used to be a great app to use. Now you guys are so far out of touch with the weather it is ridiculous. Wish I could get paid to lie to people.

### 1/5 — Local weather map back.

*2023-06-23, version 5.10.401*

I want the local weather map back.

### 1/5 — Broken

*2023-06-11, version 5.8.410*

Ever since the app updated to include 24hr radar forecasting, it’s basically broken entirely. Radar won’t load, and when it does it moves extremely slowly, to the point where if I had to rely on this in an actual weather emergency, I would give up and honestly just follow Twitter. Can we roll back the changes please? I just want the old app back :(

### 1/5 — New update

*2022-09-19, version 5.6.510*

Just downloaded the new update and the app won’t work.  Just closes out and won’t open

### 1/5 — UPDATE 1/31/22:Weather Warning Notifications. The DAY AFTER

*2022-01-31, version 5.4.945*

UPDATE 1/31/2022:

Worthless Weather Alerts. 

They do not bother to send them until around 7:00am.  

IT IS WINTER, you Sinclair Company Drones… The worst and most dangerous travel conditions often occur overnight.  Into the morning commutes.  

Yet any watch, warning or weather alert issued overnight - hours earlier - does not go out.  Not until commuters and morning traffic are already sliding off the roads because SINCLAIR IS TOO LAZY (or incompetent) TO SEND ALERTS AS THEY ARE ISSUED.  

THIS IS A SNOW BELT, weather people.  Maybe you should discontinue claiming and offering weather alerts.  A person trusting a service WSBT portends to offer - yet fails to do so, on a timely basis, IS RECKLESS AND POSES A POTENTIAL LIFE-SAFETY HAZARD FOR YOUR SUBSCRIBERS AND VIEWERS.  

It is a shame.  WSBT USED to be good.  

Condolences to any who may have received their weather alert hours later - AFTER THEY WOUND UP IN A DITCH.

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(Previous [ignored] review):

WSBT’s severe weather alerts USED to be good. Not anymore. Alerts issued by the NWS late at night almost always do not get by WSBT until after 6am. Maybe they need their sleep? This morning is also a good example. At 1:19am I received several severe weather alerts. For a flood warning YESTERDAY morning and a severe storm warning LAST NIGHT. BOTH WERE LONG EXPIRED BEFORE WSBT’s ALERTS WERE SENT OUT. I guess it just isn’t important to the station to send them out right away. SO DO NOT RELY ON THIS STATION TO KEEP YOU WARNED AND NOTIFIED. OR SAFE.

### 1/5 — Alert changes are awful

*2021-08-26, version 5.3.904*

I’m chief meteorologist John and I don’t really care to hear WHO your employees are EVERY TIME LIGHTNING IS DETECTED IN MY AREA.  I’m chief meteorologist John and it might just be annoying to start every alert that way, but I’m chief meteorologist John and there doesn’t seem to be a way to get back the old, shorter alerts.

I’m chief meteorologist John and this has been my 1-star review of your annoying app.

### 1/5 — PLEASE UPDATE !

*2020-01-02, version 4.10.2001*

Please, please update the wsbt weather app.  I used it successfully on my ipad and iphone for several years.  Now it won’t open reliably- usually not at all.  I’m so disappointed to be losing access to the best weather team in the area.  Do I HAVE to go to another online local weather source?  Please fix it?

### 1/5 — Horrible update! A HUGE step back from what it replaced.

*2019-07-19, version 4.8.900*

The satellite image now being used is VERY dark and VERY outdated. It is a satellite image at least 8 years old - not current.  With as dark as it is, the cloud/rain overlays are much harder to see precipitation.  Very poor update.  I will be switching weather apps if this is not corrected.

## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — Amassing and true website

*2026-06-17, version 6.2.512*

The most trusting weather app in America

### 5/5 — 12 hour radar

*2026-01-31, version 6.1.401*

Please give us back the 12 hr radar!

### 5/5 — It’s time to add the app for the smart watches

*2026-01-17, version 5.17.706*

There’s too many people with watches on their hands now why don’t you guys make a app for the watches too, please

### 5/5 — Ironically

*2025-09-23, version 5.17.706*

They do a fantastic job, as long as the weather permits.!

### 5/5 — Best apps

*2025-08-09, version 5.17.706*

The best app I have ever seen it shows the weather whit just a click videos closings hourly dayily

### 5/5 — Carrie Peugeot

*2025-07-26, version 5.17.706*

She is the best meteorologist and also a hotty lol. Extremely knowledgeable

### 5/5 — Nice App

*2025-03-19, version 5.17.508*

Like the TV station, this app is nice and professional

### 5/5 — Weather

*2024-09-26, version 5.15.406*

Any time, day or night, I can check the weather so I know what to wear!! A must have!!

### 5/5 — Thank you for all of the help and weather

*2024-05-23, version 5.12.702*

Thank you for all of the help watches and warnings and weather

### 5/5 — Best Weather Station

*2024-04-03, version 5.12.702*

Great quick, accurate reporting to help start my day!

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