# WUSA 9 WEATHER — user reviews > 81 indexed App Store user reviews of WUSA 9 WEATHER by Tegna Inc., rated 4.70/5 from 733 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wusa-9-weather/id374953419/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wusa-9-weather/id374953419.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 596 · 4★ 82 · 3★ 24 · 2★ 11 · 1★ 20 ## What do users think of WUSA 9 WEATHER? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 🚀 Fast radar updates - 🌄 Detailed weather information - 👍 Helpful weather alerts - 🌙 Moon rise/set and phase details **Cons** - 🐛 Radar stops updating after 12 hours - 🐛 Inaccurate precipitation forecasts - 🚫 Landscape mode not working - ⏱️ Timed to West Coast, not local - 🔍 Difficult to read/interpret **Commonly reported bugs** - App crashes on opening - Video clip feature not working - Current location setting not working - Forecast text getting cut off **Most requested features** - Add option to disable opening picture - Remove WUSA9 pop-up - Bring back old map layout as an option - Restore earthquake readings ## Newest reviews (21 of 81) ### 4/5 — Excellent *2026-06-06, version 5.12.702* Simple, easy, quick, no frills. My main weather app. Love it. ### 2/5 — Radar 🙄 *2025-06-29* I’ve been using this app for years but since about 6 months ago the radar map has completely broken down. Not accurate at all when it comes to precipitation. Obviously there’s a serious bug somewhere. Switching to NBC4 and TWC. ### 2/5 — Wrong info *2025-02-11, version 5.12.702* App says it’s snowing… sun trying to peak through and NOTHING is falling from the sky. NOTHING! I’ll be deleting this worthless app. ### 2/5 — 24 hr radar stops updating. *2024-08-30, version 5.12.702* 24 hr radar works as expected for the first 12 hours and then the screen stops updating until the start of the next 24 hour scan. ### 3/5 — Landscape mode not working *2024-06-27* One of the greatest features is the radar in landscape mode and it is no longer working. App was removed and reinstalled, but feature is still not working. ### 3/5 — Weather app is timed to west coast *2023-10-10, version 5.11.503* Weather app is timed to west coast. I can’t get current forecast or conditions for a couple of hours in the future. ### 3/5 — It was a great app *2023-09-10* Lately when I open a black screen shows 0 min video. ### 3/5 — Best weather app but not w Topper pic *2023-07-17* I really liked this app for the information it provided but I quickly grew tired of the gratuitous, and frankly unwise, opening picture of Topper Shut and subsequently deleted it. Bad decision by someone who should better understand basic psychology and marketing. A negative like this carries over to the entire brand. Not smart! Good that you dropped the gratuitous picture, now please remove the WUSA9 pop up! ### 4/5 — Great app except! *2023-06-24* So this is a really nice app except the newest versions require you to kill the app after you’ve used it once. Otherwise everything flashes. I’m using the newest version of iOS on both my iPad and iPhone and it’s the same on both devices. So I really hope they fix this because I really like using this app. ### 3/5 — Best weather app but not w Topper pic *2023-06-21* I really liked this app for the information it provided but I quickly grew tired of the gratuitous, and frankly unwise, opening picture of Topper Shut and subsequently deleted it. Bad decision by someone who should better understand basic psychology and marketing. A negative like this carries over to the entire brand. Not smart. ### 2/5 — Can’t see hurricanes *2020-08-25* All of a sudden the hurricanes no longer show up on the radar. I can see the forecasts still but not the actual hurricanes. Used to be my favorite weather app but I may need to delete it to get one that works. ### 3/5 — Used for years now will not work *2020-05-24* App no longer opens. Very sad always been most accurate for my area. ### 3/5 — What? *2020-05-22* Have had this app for a long time. When I tried to open it today it tells me it is no longer shared with me and to purchase from the App Store. I have as I said had this app a long time. Did go to App Store and it has the open icon next to it which shows I already have it but same thing comes up from there. Please fix. The above rating is from before this happened obviously. ### 3/5 — Looks like they finally got their act together. *2020-01-24, version 4.10.2501* After a couple of days running the latest version of this app, it appears to no longer hang on the splash screen. This issue has appeared, been corrected, only to reappear again in a later update. This would have been obvious if my previous reviews had not been deleted. I’ll give it 3-stars for now, if it continues to run without hanging over the next couple of updates, I’ll update my review. ### 4/5 — Moon rise! *2020-01-04* This app sometimes quits on me, sending me to the App Store for a replacement, but I always come back to Topper! It is the only weather app that gives the moon rise, set and phase. Very informative and I know where and when to find the moon! ### 3/5 — Not Too Shabby *2019-08-21* Like some things about the latest update but still miss the detail the earthquake readings had several updates ago. Also miss the old map layout. Wish they would add it back as a choice. Thanks! ### 2/5 — Hard to read *2019-07-07* This used to be clear & precise. Also used to include area names and the color scheme was great. Now it’s so hard to determine all these things And difficult to see & hard to figure out. ### 2/5 — Jenny *2019-05-17, version 4.8.300* I don’t like the ad that goes off every time I open this app. ### 3/5 — Update terrible *2019-05-04* This was the best weather app until the last update. The map is either too light or dark, not natural looking like before. ### 3/5 — App doesn’t load anymore *2018-10-24, version 4.7.500* A shame - this has been my go to app for DC weather for years. And app support just takes you to the news website??? ### 2/5 — Nowhere near as good as it was *2018-05-31* This used to be my favorite weather app. It was a quick way to get my favorite meteorologist’s dependable forecast. Lately, I discovered that not only was the app extremely slow and would no longer be read in landscape mode, but also it was different from the on-air forecast by Topper and his team. I can only hope that something will be done to make it as good as it was previously or I will need to find a replacement. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — 24 hr radar stops updating. *2026-03-12* DC FOX 5 and ABC 7 use a newer version of this app and the radar part is much better not to mention their 24 hour radar loop works. The fact that WUSA 9 hasn’t/won’t upgrade speaks volumes about you. 24 hr radar works as expected for the first 12 hours and then the screen stops updating until the start of the next 24 hour scan. ### 1/5 — Please fix this app!! *2020-01-10* This was my favorite weather app until recently. Now it only works about a third of the time. It won’t load - does nothing except show the Topper Shut photo page. Please fix it, and make it a 5 star app again! Thanks! ### 1/5 — Not consistent anymore 😫 *2019-12-31, version 4.10.2001* I've always been a big Topper Shutt fan and have used this app for years. But in the last week or two, sometimes it won't open - sometimes it will; so I've looked up my weather elsewhere. ### 1/5 — They messed it up *2019-07-07, version 4.8.900* Used to be a great app. Couple upgrades back they changed it and now it’s not worth the download. Shop somewhere else ### 1/5 — Won’t load *2019-04-28* I’ve been a fan of this app for the longest now and all of a sudden just out of the cold blue yonder it won’t load for me I’ve tried force closing the app power cycling my phone and nothing wont load meaning it won’t start please fix guys ### 1/5 — Barely Works Anymore *2019-04-14, version 4.7.801* This app used to be best, but lately half the time it doesn’t load or doesn’t work when it does. ### 1/5 — Big brother is watching *2017-09-17, version 4.5.1602* With the update the app MUST track your every movement to get current location. The "while using" option does not work and will not find current location during app use. ### 1/5 — Bugs me *2016-08-19, version 4.2.900* Used to love it until they started putting a little bug to get my tension on the advertisement. ### 1/5 — Weird black background suddenly! *2016-05-02, version 4.2.900* Why is the background suddenly black??!! Was ok this morning but now it is black! Do not like, how do I get rid of it? ### 1/5 — Last update Grrrrr! *2016-03-23, version 4.2.400* Hate the tiny words and tiny new format. All are condensed ridiculously for easy reference. Loved old format size and arrangement! WHY CHANGE IT?? Now I'm looking for a new wea app, with clean, clear, easily readable, pleasant to the eye format. Grrrrrrr!! ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — WUSA 9 weather *2023-09-13* Recently the app keeps going to a black screen pauses and then reloads Don’t know what is happening? ### 5/5 — Stop making it worse *2019-06-11* This was a quick app and was helpful. Now background colors are awful- green provided a light background that allowed roads, names to stand out. Know ch9 pays for this so give the team a vacation, try to return to former mode. Will be using Ch 4 app as it is closer to the old version. Keep it Simple ### 5/5 — Topper *2018-05-10, version 4.6.1601* I love topper, the app was great for a while, but now it takes for ever to load if at all, what to do ???? ### 5/5 — Why??? *2016-03-09, version 4.2.400* This was my favorite app until the update! I can't even read it now! The color and font is terrible. Deleting... ### 5/5 — What happened *2015-12-01, version 2.8.103* Thx for fixing the app and bugs. ### 5/5 — Great app *2015-06-25, version 2.7.16* My iPhone has a rotary dial yet this app loads quickly and easily. Comprehensive yet concise. Radar loads much faster than the national brand. ### 5/5 — Great. Sunny and 75 *2015-05-12, version 2.7.16* Works great for me Iphone 6+ ### 5/5 — Hands down better then weather bug *2014-07-14, version 2.7.10* Awesome! ### 5/5 — Weather alerts, radar maps, and hourly+10-day forecasts *2014-03-02, version 2.7* This app is not beautiful, but it is my favorite for exactly one reason: if there is ANY severe weather alert issued - watch or warning, or updates to either - I know it will tell me. Lots of weather apps include Notification Center settings, but this one *uses* them, right out of the box. The push notifications are already enough to make this my preferred weather app, but the fact that it provides radar maps, *animated* maps (past and future), hourly weather forecasts, and 10-day forecasts are enough to make this my one stop app when I need to know weather conditions for the DC area. ### 5/5 — Great DC Radar Application! *2013-03-15, version 2.5.1* The recent new release has moved this good app to a great app. Topper is my go to Weather Dude and I trust his forecasting. I use this app to keep an eye on the weather radar when I'm boating on the Potomac. This app has saved me from getting drenched many times. Great App! --- *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 2026-08-23.*