Wral Weather App Reviews

Wish app showed sunrise and sunset times. Other than that I love it

I think you do a good job and I always turn to you information Thank you

This one of worst loading apps on my phone. Most times its “retry” or “network failure”. I’m going back to Weather Underground!

When Are You Going To Tell The News About The 80 Year Old Who Was murdered In Sanford?????????? Animal control??? RDU?? Know where your priorities are!!!!

Great App

Extraordinarily buggy on an iPhone 6 Plus. App crashes, freezes and has to be restarted several times just to successfully get it open.

Edit: Haven't looked at this review in a long while so hadn't seen the developer response that "it isn't the intent of WRAL to 'force' anyone to go online to do anything". Sad to say, that part has only gotten worse. The detailed video is what I'm talking about and now you can only get a brief video without going to the Live News and Weather and wait for the ads to play. In a severe weather event the app and WRAL seem to have improved the availability, otherwise I'm likely to miss the video weather - but I can always find it at ABC 11, so I'm good. (End of updated review, May 2019) WRAL weather reporting is good because of the expertise of the the weather staff. This new app is disappointing because it's clear that it intentionally forces users to go to WRAL online to get in depth reporting, especially video reporting (join us at WRAL online for the details'). When you go to WRAL online you get 10 minutes of ads before you can see any report, weather or anything. That's really bad in a severe weather event. I know you have to pay for things, but it's so much that busy people will walk away. Isn't that what a mobile weather app is all about? Busy people turning to a quick look at the weather? Too bad I too often have to miss the details and go to another source for them.

Where ever I go I can use this app for up to date weather and forecasts. I use it every AM!

There is good and bad about this updated app. I feel like they miss the mark on this update. The old app had a couple of things that were simpler to use. I want short and sweet and this updated app is not short and sweet. Seems harder to navigate.

What happened to Greg. He didn’t even say goodbye to us the public before leaving 😔. The weather will not be same for my husband and I 👎🏽

I start and end my day with the WRAL weather app!

Sad it’s not compatible with iwatch so I have to switch to another weather app

This app, when it is stable, is pretty good. Unfortunately, it still is prone to freezing and crashing....VERY frustrating!!

I like the WRAL weather app. But a lot of the time when I open it it won’t load or it freezes after bringing me to the first page. I then have to back out of it, clear it from the background, and open it back up.

Most of the time fairly accurate but sometimes the temperature is way off from what my home thermometer says. Also what happen to the animations on the home screen that shows rain wetting the screen when it’s raining. I thought that was a cool effect but it no longer does that.

Easy to learn and use. Tracking user to any location makes this valuable.

5-star since all I need to know is what temp to expect for coming days.

Hear me loud and clear WRAL. Your app has gotten worse with each update and the last straw is the news that Greg has “retired”. In protest I have deleted your app and never will use again! I hope your advertisers see this!

Works good and gives me what I’m looking for

I figured it would come and it’s here- this update removes all pictures and references to Greg fishel I am keeping the current version and not updating as a tribute

Great app

Accurate and versatile.

Just got this weather app, in order to receive bad weather alerts I have to have my location on for that I'm out.

Agree w/ others. KISS is a good motto. Too busy & too hard to in- stall.

I like the warnings the app sends out along with the user friendly features.

Great Broadcast

It took a couple of times of hearing Greg’s voice out of nowhere for me not to jump. It came in very handy when cable went out.

I’m writing this during Florence. The image of the hurricane on the map covers the town labels. When I’m trying too see if inland areas where I have family are directly under the heaviest rain, I need an accurate map in my head of the cities under the storm. I would like to see the state border at least so I can approximate what’s where underneath.

Confusing...

Just moved here from Portland Oregon, then hurricane Florence hits. No sooner that the weather channel app gives an update this app gives an update. Highly recommend this app especially for severe weather.

This app followed us to Maryland (two locations), Massachusetts,Maine and on the way home through remnants of Hurricane George across Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Virginia and North Carolina back to Raleigh. The predictions held true. Excellent travel companion.

It’s ok

Radar hasn’t worked since the update. Old version was much better. After months of hoping for better results I finally gave up and deleted it and so did my wife

Climate information is important and vital, for the safety of every person and family, and WRAL gives it to me. Thank you!

This is such a great app! I love it!

Not very accurate. The radar was so rain over in my area and I look outside in the sun shining.

I use this app more than any other! I travel a lot and have multiple cities set up to help me prepare for what’s to come. Love it!!

👍🏼

having this app makes me feel comfortable knowing that you will always let me know about incoming weather. Thank you!

I use this app everywhere I travel...the radar is the most accurate, and when I’m at home near the Triangle...it’s always updated and dependable!

Best weather app for Eastern NC, my only complaint is now the futurecast doesn’t cover 36 hours like it did

You would think After all the negative feedback you’d go back to the original version

So so good

Works as well as the old version. However, this version does not rotate with the orientation of the tablet - very annoying. Gotta take one star off for that.

I love this app. It gives up to dates weather changes. It allows you to see what’s going on around your area with ease.

From weather to traffic to news, I can depend on WRAL to get it right with class and professionalism!

Nice features, very useable

I got a notification that they added landscape mode for iPads, and they did. I guess it's a start, and thanks to WRAL for fixing that problem. One star added. Now, get busy on the rest. Ditch the constant need to use that miserable dropdown menu with the tiny three bar icon There's plenty of white space for a separate icon for everything in the menu. Then, put a nice Home icon (and call it Home, not Now) on every screen. That gives us two tap access to every screen. Next, This is a weather app, not art class. Don't put thin blue fonts on on a cloudy blue background (for rain, I guess.) Legible contrast and larger fonts don't cost any more. Thanks in advance.

Love WRAL in general but this new app seems to work properly about 25% of the time. My finger is numb from hitting “retry”. And, when you attempt to let the app developers know, guess what? Retry!

Works great for me.

Takes a painfully long time to load, particularly the radar. Makes no difference if I am using a network or cell service. Additionally, the radar seems to be several minutes behind real time. Hopefully there will be an update soon. If not, there are other weather apps that provide the same info a lot faster.

Looks nice but please get rid of the ads. They are quite annoying and give it a cheesy feel.

Love the up to date info! Usually I can rely that the weather reported on this app is more correct than the national report for my neighborhood. Great job!

adequate; cluttered

Not a fan of the new radar options of the latest update.

Liked the old app a lot better.

Slow and often gives errors

WRAL is by far the best app for local weather in the Central Carolina area-I’ve used others, but I find this one is both accurate and easy to use. I especially like their radar.

My go to weather center a very high confidence forecast and very accurate information.

Layout and function is great but radar never seems to accurate.

Worth the wait!

I miss the old weather alert. If the new app has the same info in it I have not found it. I do like the regular weather app.

Woooooo-hoooooooo! We have landscape!! Thank you!!! ============== Went from the best weather app to one of the most frustrating! Seriously, only Portrait mode? And now more keystrokes compared to the previous app to get the information that you want. Disappointing - can only hope the old feature come back!

When you can’t watch the team live, it’s the next best thing.

The alerts come in for my immediate area when they’re necessary. Thanks for keeping me and my family safe!

Crashes all the time, especially when bad whether i ms around

I like the new look & the app is easy to use. Good job!!

Takes some getting use to. Had to delete other favorites because of the annoying alerts when I wasn't even there. Only list 2 now. Just keep up improving. I do like this over the weather channel imbedded in my iPhone.

I use the app multiple times each day. I particularly like the I-control radar.

As others have said the old version was a lot easier to navigate and use. The side scroll for hourly temp is clunky and you have to scroll down to see what hour that particular temp is for. Seems like the redesign was more for larger and irritating ads. The sidebar for other features is also layed out in a way that doesn’t make sense. Don’t bother with this one until it’s changed again.

Who came up with the portrait result?? Trip to the woodshed for that guy.

Great app

I love the new app, but I also loved the other version to, the only problem I’ve had so far with the new app is sometimes it doesn’t open right away, but I love it, thanks guys for a great job 🌪

So disappointed in this “updated” version. This used to be my go to weather app, but ever since the update it’s all but useless. Crashes when opening almost every time and loads so slowly it’s unusable. Sad to switch to a different product, but I’ve stuck with it for a couple months and I’ve not seen any improvement.

I love the notifications it sends me when severe weather is happening

Not quite a five star app in my book for a few reasons: (1) why doesn't the date show on the personal post by the weather crew? How can I know if a severe thunderstorm warning is today's or an old one? (2) layout could be simpler (3) I used to have an app that you could set to alert you when lightning was within 15 miles of your location. This was vey helpful. I would love it if they added this optional feature! Thank you for keeping it free. Otherwise, superb.

Great for checking detailed weather status quickly.

When I first opened the newly downloaded app it was a blank white screen. I got very frustrated because this was my go-to weather app before the new update. I was getting ready to make a scene but I closed it out and opened it back up and everything worked flawlessly. Glad I didn’t open my big mouth. Lol! It just needed time to download on my phone and I’m very pleased now. If you try to get into parts of the app too fast though it does confuse it a bit. So let it load up before clicking all over the app. Can’t complain though. I was impatient. 😉 There are a LOT of ads. They repeat with every click. If I HAVE to watch ads I’d like them to be tailored to something I’m interested in.

Unsure at first but it has grown on me.

Overall, a great app, but my favorite feature is the video forecast which is updated frequently throughout the day.

Seriously? You made an app that refuses to rotate with the device. You didn’t even make the portrait mode lock in configurable. Even your news app rotates with the device. Please fix it.

I really liked the last version and this is definitely an upgrade.

Always working to get it right!!

I don’t know how long the new version of the WRAL Weather App has been out, but it updated on my phone late last week. At this point, I’m not favorably impressed. Before on iControl radar, I could see all of my locations pinpointed. Now I see only my current location. I could live with that, but yesterday when I clicked on it, it would either show no precipitation (it was raining at the time), it would not “play” at all, or the precipitation was coming from east of me (it truly wasn’t). Last night during non-stop severe storm alerts I resorted to going to the menu and pulling up Doppler 5000 to see what was coming. Also, the Weather Feed is now on the open screen but to enlarge it to be able to read the graphics, you must go back to the menu and open Weather Feed. From there you can enlarge. Giving 3 stars only because I have confidence that WRAL will improve this product to the point it deserves having the WRAL name on it.

I really liked the old app with its easily accessible menu. The new app is too slow and too loaded. (E.g. we do not need satellite view as the default for iradar.)

Would much prefer landscape over portrait only

Not only did the update delete all of my preset locations it also deleted many of the settings. You can no longer see where there is lightning within a storm system and you can no longer see little icons of each of your presets in relationship to each other and the storm. You also can’t control the transparency of the storm system in the iControl feature making it hard to determine where these major storm bands really are! Also, forget about zooming/moving the iControl screen around because it will get stuck in buffer mode and you won’t be able to bring it back without restarting the app. I have always loved this app and it is typically far superior in terms of information compared to any others but this update is disappointing. Edit: I did find a way to adjust the opacity but it doesn’t let you slide the icon and clicking the little dots caused it to freeze. Also, I am unimpressed as I have been reading through other similar complaints that everyone for the last 2 years has received the same response to their concerns.

The new update is terrible. This WAS the only place I received my weather information both at home and while traveling. The new update is littered with ads and inundated with information. Instead of a graphic with the 7 day, it explains the details of what is happening. I just want to know what the temperature is going to be on a given day and if it’s going to rain. Please go back to the old format. It was cleaner and less cluttered.

I downloaded this app this morning to help prepare for anticipated tornado watches and thunderstorms. I am really glad I did. This WRAL Weather App is helping me monitor weather exactly where I am. This is great!

I am seriously thinking about deleting this app from my phone. Not only did you not keep the locations I had previously added BUT it constantly asks for you to turn on your location setting which is not necessary because we used to be able to just go to where the city and state was already set up and location services only uses up a lot of battery.

Good job

Since the update it does not have to rotation feature. Have to always view my iPad up right instead of side ways like all other apps. Other then that love the update.

Really disappointed that my paid version of the WRAL Alert app is suddenly no longer supported. Instead I have to download this app and receive error messages.

We don't like that the only screen is vertical on I pad. Why will it not rotate ?

It was the best weather app I had found. Current version crashes and freezes.

The newer version is not as easy to use. I used iRadar all the time to see storms in the area. In the new version half the time it doesn’t even open with the weather or continuously refreshes. Not a fan at all of the update. Last app would get 5 stars. This barely gets 2

Slow. Radar loads slowly. Much worse than the previous version. Won’t save default views either!

Went from the best weather app to one of the most frustrating! Seriously, only Portrait mode? And now more keystrokes compared to the previous app to get the information that you want. Disappointing - can only hope the old feature come back!

I used to love this app. Looked at it every day. The new version is full of ads and the I-control radar just spins. So slow. Please fix this and I’ll gladly give you more stars!

Not a fan AT ALL of the new app...this was always my go-to weather app, but now I find it too full of ads and not user friendly at all.

Like the first version way better....this one takes too long to load and you have to scroll, where the other one, you could see everything you needed on one screen

Controls, such is that used to add locations. Data it will not retrieve from select locations. Very buggy. Radar will not load. Fix it or trash it. Like the original weather alert app better.

New update loads and does nothing after that. IPhone 6, iOS 11.3. Most annoying after the latest update on 4/13/2018. Please fix

New app the icontrol radar is very slow to load Overall- the old app was much better as user friendly and better graphics BRING BACK THE OLD APP

I used to use this app all the time for weather and radar. But after this last update things like the icontrol radar do not work at all. Mine doesn’t even load

Hard to use since radar does not load. Old app was better!!

The icontrol radar is slow to load and takes longer to drag/move

<< IF IT AIN’T BROKE DON’T FIX IT !! >> This was a great app —stable, fast, easy to use— until they tinkered with it. Now... 1) Viewing radar is a headache, it takes forever to load 2) Finding detailed/text forecasting used to be a breeze, now it’s a headache. This info is tremendously useful to get a better understanding of weapons numbers, %s

I tried the new updated version with high hopes. WRAL is my go to TV station for news & weather. First couple of days trying the app was ok but later when we were under a tornado watch, the radar would not load. I tried it several times in the coarse of a hour. All it said was loading. After this I gave up & went back to Accuweather.

With the former version of this app I was for years able to promptly get the radar to see what storms were advancing toward my Durham NC home and how fast. With the new app my iPhone X just keeps cranking and I just keep waiting, with NO RESULTS!

I used the old app multiple times daily. The new app is VERY slow to load, can no longer swipe directly from temperature to a helpful radar. The new radar screen default is useless and the app won’t allow preferred radar screen settings. Old app used to provide useful info rapidly. It also no longer appears to follow your current location as you travel from place. Sadly I no longer trust the app.

Unfortunately this great app is not working for me after the update. This is the reason I am always wary of updating anything on my phone especially on an X.0 update. I waited until the 11.3 software came out but this app just shows a white screen for me even after reinstalling. It’s nice to have an app with a bunch of bells and whistles that looks great and has good functionality but most times I just need one that works.

I’m sure the “new” one will be beneficial for some but for myself I don’t need/use all the extras. I prefer the “old” one

Why is it every time I find an app that works perfect and fits my needs, some one has to justify there job and go and change it. App freezes a lot. Can’t stand that the radar map defaults to hybrid. Why can’t you set it to roads/streets and it stays that way. Bummer you changed it.

Nicely done with everything easy to find now.

They gave up functionality for beauty. Worst update ever.

Plenty of locations, lots of information, and forecasts that I trust.

Always reliable!

I really love this new app. Great job guys!

Way too many ads popping up. I like the detailed information and it tends to be more accurate than Apple Weather. When you watch WRAL in the morning on TV you can expect commercials about every 5 minutes. This is worse.

The app looks great and everything is at my fingertips but I can’t get the radar to come up. Disappointed

I love the improvements

We have a massive storm approaching Wake County where I live in N Raleigh. My alert radio and another Android app have announced the severe thunderstorm, but not your new iOS app just installed on my iPhone. Please fix it!

This updated app is so much better than the previous version. I am so glad the radar is easily accessible. Thanks for the great update!!

Love the graphics and having so much information on the main page, also being able to see other locations so easily.

New version is SO slow to load. But not the roach adds. Radar is very glitchy. Prompted to Retry every time.

New app functionality is horrible. Please fix.

I really enjoyed and used the previous WRAL Weather Alert app and was excited that it was being updated to a larger app with more features...what a disappointment!!! More is definitely not better and even more disappointed that even the portions that I used daily don’t work as well as what I used on the old app. An example is the icontrol radar. It takes forever to load, the time frame is smaller and if you move to another state, you start the process all over again. That being said, I’ve downloaded AccuWeather and The Weather Channel both of these work better than WRAL’s. Sorry to say if that’s the best you can do, I’m out of here.

It was fine the way it was before!

I like the old app better for the Doppler 5000. You basically could look at anywhere in the world at the touch of a finger. You didn’t have to worry about the plus or minus crap. You could zoom in very precisely in literally a split second to keep up with the weather anywhere at any time! So far I like the details of the rest of it but I’m still trying to figure it out.

This new version of the app is awful. It is not user friendly, the radar is confusing and my locations will not save. Offering more features does not make this app more user friendly. I didn’t need more features - I just need the weather and an app that is easy to manage and navigate through. Thanks, but no thanks.

App does not come up if notifications are turned off. No app should force notifications.

The new weather app is in my opinion is lousy. In the seven day forecast there’s a ton of adds which I find distasteful. It’s all about the money unfortunately. Get rid of the adds. The current conditions of the app are a great improvement.

Radar is terrible. App is basically anything you can get from a national weather app. No local stuff.

This app works well enough, but is in need of an update. 1. Still no iPhone X screen support. 2. I would like an option to pay to remove ads.

I count on WRAL weather everyday.... all day. It’s the best coverage for our part of North Carolina. Amazing Dedication and professionalism all the time… And especially during weather crisis.

I like the look of the new app; it’s updated and cleaner. I haven’t had it long, but I haven’t seen any of the issues reported by other reviewers.

Useful and accurate.

Content is good but app is unstable and crashes frequently.

The app is great for weather alerts and to get quick weather info. Can’t be beat for the alerts!

Love this app as it gives you everything including the Dewpoint

Why does location services have to be always on to use the alert feature? The app lets you set alerts for specific cities so it shouldn’t need to know where I am to give an alert for that city. I love the app though

The app only displays in portrait on my iPad. This is annoying.

Great app. All the information is easy to find and very accurate.

The Best Weather App For North Carolina

The older version worked better. I control not working all the time. Very jumpy, does not locate you in the correct position all the time.

Would like the 7 day view that is shown on every TV forecast so you can see the whole week on one screen without scrolling. Found lake levels under “Around the State” but only lake Gaston works, others are N/A. iControl is much slower since the app was revamped and there is no refresh. It’s so slow that about 25% of the time it doesn’t even work Tested on a new iPhone 7 and a 5. Got 9 Flash Flood Warnings on 5/21. 4 were between 4:25 and 4:55. Hopefully that’s a bug (only need 1). Had to turn feature off but used it in the old app. Btw: with 9 warnings the rain missed us anyway in west Cary, had about 1/4”. Dropping another star unless it improves.

I like the new WRAL app better than the old one!

Great app get it

I put the alert on voice and it will default to tone. Also I’m a pretty heavy sleeper and I may be wrong; but I think the alerts don’t work with DND! That’s very concerning!

This app, especially the notifications for flash flood and thunderstorms, have been extreme helpful during hurricane Florence here in North Carolina. Thanks!

This app gives a more accurate localized forecast than others.

I have tried several weather apps in fact I have 3 on my iPad and this is my go to app. I would prefer additional written forecasts, you know words not just shinny pictures. I don’t know how many weather apps I have tried, was disappointed in and ended up deleting them but it has been several.

Not helpful at all. I cannot view radar (which is crucial during a hurricane). I keep getting a return of “technical error” messages.

I miss the old app ability to drop a pin and then have that weather for that pin no matter where I was - I even paid for more than 2 pins and I’ve lost that - I also think this version is sluggish in loading and refreshing....

I love this app, I downloaded it during Hurricane season, it kept me informed of all weather related issues. Definitely recommend this app

I live just north of downtown Durham. When I use my current location this morning it showed the temp being 34 degrees. I switch to the Durham location, it says 46 degrees. I have pics to prove if needed.

I really enjoy this app. It's very easy and fast to use. The radar screen gives many options I'm gonna miss Mike Moss, though. When he's at work he would put up interesting updates. When he's not there on the weekend, you don't get much.

Current weather and next few hours at a glance, one-click radar and location-based alerts are great. Nice job WRAL!

Love the new APP makeover, it was already good; but now it is PERFECT. thanks

It fails to load every other time.

Still my go-to, but was compelled to review to let you know that, with the old app, I rated a 10. The new app gets a THREE...not for design or usefulness, but because there are TOO, TOO MANY ADs! It’s so frustrating that I’ve actually downloaded the Weather Channel app. Those ads are going to cause me to delete this app one day. I hope that you can put the viewers and fans first, being perhaps the only company that does so.

Thank you

Keep trying weather apps from here to there, but always seem to come back to the WRAL App. Pretty much says everything I can tell you.

Love the whole WRAL team but Greg Fishel is the very best. Thank you all.

Pretty good weather app.

Excellent. Keep up the fine work!

I love the app! It’s easy to use and is almost always accurate! Glad I can rely on WRAL!

If the cost of getting "lightning near you" and similar notifications is going to be 10% of my battery usage, I think I will just look out the window instead. Otherwise, the app is pretty good.

I love it still figuring it out just down loaded it for Florence

Very helpful during the hurricane!

I dearly miss the old 7 day layout. However, I’ve learned to deal with it. I have a “Network Error” issue every time I open the app. I hit close and continue to use it. Typically this works. But sometimes I have to force close the app and restart it. If you can fix this bug, I will edit my response to 5 stars. More of an annoyance than anything. TIA.

You can click on the date to see what is forecasted for the entire. Easy to know if my location is cancelled for school or work and I don’t have to look it up.

I am a weather watcher and studied meteorology in college. Weather reports are very important to me and interesting information. Really like lightning reports as that is one weather factor that I have always been cautious and a little afraid to witness. Thanks for keeping me alerted.

This is the first local weather app I’ve seen with at-a-glance hourly temps and 7-day forecasts on the same screen.

I love the accuracy of it

Used this app during Florence. This was such a good decision to get. It was there during the onslaught of wind and rain bands as Florence became a tropical storm, staying over us for three days. I will use this app until something better comes along. Until then, thank you to all the developers from me and my family.

This app used to be clean and useable. Now you cannot enter a closing from the app. Why would you remove that function? Your mobile website has the amazon winner hack on it as well. I had to pull out my laptop to enter a closing! Even then I could not find the closings without doing a search. What are you doing?! We are having to rethink which news station we are going to use to communicate with our people about closings.

Notifications need to alert the user faster. The app is ok.

Not even as good as the previous one.And that one wasn’t so great.

I’ll admit I haven’t spent the time necessary to investigate all the features of the new app. I, too, miss the old 7-day forecast format (the one we see on air). The current one doesn’t give you that nice visual, at-a-glance overview. Being a math teacher and a visual learner, I love charts and graphs.

Installed this before Florence and appreciated its quality. Loved that the alerts are announced aloud with the banner. That’s really convenient since I can’t always immediately stop, unlock, and look at my phone.

This app is horrible and useless. It won't save your location and when the setting pop up for you enter your location there is no way to leave that screen. Pitiful WRAL!