WAFF 48 First Alert Weather App Reviews

no windspeed on radar, no tornados on the radar. i would like to use the live radar for wind and tornado tracking instead of only using the weather radio and live video because when the internet is down i cannot stream the videos and if my radio is not with me i need to be able to monitor the tornados with a chart at least. i appreciate the banner notifications, but a chart would help me know general location or the tornados which is a lot more specific than a banner notification. Thanks for the app!

Radar???. It’s pouring rain here and your radar is showing nothing for my location. It’s been pretty bad since the last update so I’m hoping it will get better soon cause it’s not too reliable right now

So Many Ads. So many ads that it practically makes the app unusable. You’ll get a notification for a first alert weather warning and it’ll take you to a video that you can’t see because an ad has to load first. App user interface is junky with ads placed in every crevice they can making important information hard to find.

Missing one thing.... great app for the most part. I prefer this app over the pre-installed Weather app. THE ONLY THING I WOULD LOVE that would make this a 5 star app is a widget for the notification screen. it can't be too hard to do since almost 90% of the apps on my phone, even some games, come with widgets. I'd just like to take a glance at the weather instead of always having to open the app

Not as good as it once was.. For the last several weeks I’ve had issues with the radar loading completely. And when it does load, it’s usually about 2-4 miles off. Radar will show rain all over my location and the sun will be shining, or vice versa. Same issue with the Weather Channel radar.

2year review. Over all ok 4 out of 10 the load times between selected data very slow, notification is very delayed almost 15 minutes behind actual weather conditions almost every alert comes 15 minutes after the weather has passed or ended this app has great potential but with current lag time it's not useful for monitoring incoming weather

Best weather station. I use WAFF weather daily, especially if I have plans to go out that day. It is very helpful also to make advance plans . This is the only weather station app that I use.

Locks up. I used this app regularly for a couple of years. It was reasonably dependable. However, it’s gotten to where it stays locked up and unresponsive 1/2 the times I try to access it despite several attempts to reload and reconfigure it. Being a “first alert” it should be dependable above everything else. And yes, I agree that the intrusion and delays introduced by the advertising is substantially more annoying than other apps in its class.

Amazing app!!. This sends me notifications when I am outside playing. This helps a lot because I can see where lightning is. This app is great! 100% recommend.

LOVE, but.... I'm not even from alabama, but this app is just as accurate as (if not, more than) my local weather radar back home. My only complaint is that this app needs widgets (if there aren't any already)!!!!

The most recent live broadcast. I enjoy the app and have used it for years. I miss the feature on the Live Broadcast of it playing the most recent broadcast when Love is not available. This was a nice feature to get a detailed weather report when I was not able to view it at the time it was being aired. Please bring this option back. Thanks. I used to love this app.... I downloaded this because it covers my local area (North Alabama). When I started watching the severe weather coverage today, it started up in the Birmingham and Tuscaloosa area. Then swapped to the middle eastern Mississippi area, then cover some of Myrtle Beach, SC, then the Huntsville area came in and out. What happened? That’s about as useful as a pocket on the back of a t-shirt! It’s as if the app has merged with other organizations and made a constant live stream of the SE of the United States. If I knew that I would’ve just downloaded the weather channel app. Is this the new format from now on?

A Good App But Needs Some Changes. The app provides timely weather information but runs patrons through the same advertising each time it is accessed. During dangerous weather this delays access to important information while one waits 5-10 seconds viewing advertising that has already been viewed.

This app has changed into a full news app. I can’t add locations of family or friends and get a complete weather report coming into our area. Active weather as in the 48 weather app was slow and inaccurate. It was stalling so I deleted it and installed it again through Apps. It’s not working like it used to either. I’m deleting it and using a local station that gives me accurate weather only information.

Delete then Reinstall app if problems after latest update. This is my favorite WX app, however, after last update, app would open, then immediately close. Simply deleting app then reinstalling it fixed the problem... works fine now without problems.

Bug. There’s a new bug on most recent update all the overlay cones are underneath the rain and you can’t see where they are, this can pose to be a real danger to someone in a tornado warning open there app and can’t see any cone or have any idea where it’s coming from or anything please fix.

Weather and news. We watch your news and weather morning and night plus most night shows

Love the app. Love this app have used it for yrs. for some reason lately it keeps making it so my location it’s not right , and I can’t see where anything is moving into now or into the future.

Can’t stream live…. …at last check. I use to love to watch news in the morning every morning as I got ready for work. Now, the video stops playing and I get an error message. I can restart my phone before and it fixed the problem most of the time. Now, that doesn’t work.

The update ruined the app. This app used to be awesome!! When you guys updated the app it ruined it!!! It will show it’s raining where I’m at and the sun will be shining or vice versa!! It’s so frustrating!!! I’ve looking to find another app that works better as soon as I do I’m deleting your app!!! I don’t like the graphics you guys changed to either!!! It’s hard to tell where the rain is headed!! Please either switch back to old app or update this because it doesn’t work!!!

Weather. Always keeping us informed and dedicated to providing us with as accurate as possible weather. My go to news and weather station. Thanks everyone.

Correct Weather. I like it. When they tell you what the weather is gonna do, instead of guessing and getting it wrong like channel 19 or 11 or weather channel.

Please fix the map. I used to love this app but ever since the last update the map is difficult to read with the new colors and contrast. It is impossible to tell where you are on the map because it is so dark and there is no contrast to see roads. Please return the map back to the way it was. All the other features are great and still usable except the map and I RELY ON THE MAP THE MOST!!! I would give the other version 5 stars but since the map is so hard to use and I rely on it the most my rating is very low :(

Make sure when you’re promising most storm or rain. Find new promise some of thunderstorms and not see a cloud in the sky at the time you say that’s gonna be What do you call a wolf call about going to have bad weather and have absolutely nothing something wrong there that seems crazy to look at my weather report on Friday Saturday or changeHow many ten-day forecast is a complete jag sometimes I go to bed thinking it’s going to storm the next morning and don’t have a drop of rain that’s weird or vice versa

Great App to have for your safety. This is and awesome app to have where you can look at radar and see before it’s too late to take precautions . You can view it when your not around a TV .

Why do you refuse to fix your video problem?. The last part of forecast videos are cut off. They are cut off by the exact amount of time that ads play at the beginning of the video. This is EASY to reproduce. So, why have you not fixed it? Is the last 20 seconds of your video not important? Is it filled with useless blather so cutting it off is actually saving me time from useless info? If not, then be a real weather authority, put your viewers safety first, be professional and FIX EASY BUGS.

Very informative & accurate weather!. This is the ONLY weather app I have on my phone! We are up & outside very early only after I check our weather. We appreciate all of the great features of this app!!

Latest Update Disastrous. This is my go to weather source on live tv. I love Brad Travis. However this latest update to the app is a complete sell out. Very disappointing. A weather app shouldn’t be a fake advertising overload on completely useless stuff that is nothing more than clickbait. Ads for gutters, men over 50 testosterone builders, here’s why these affordable showers are sweeping the nation, and see what insurance companies on your area are overcharging for are not ads. They are clickbait. They are not wanted. I am changing my go to weather app. Do better WAFF48 or rather Raycom.

Problem with app?. I’m having the same problem recently with my First Alert weather app. Most of the time I get the not available in your current location! Why? What’s going on there with this app? It’s always been so reliable and accurate, now not so much! Would appreciate some feedback.

48 weather app. I like this app. It gives me great information . My only problem is one that started about a month ago. When you click on the app it takes awhile to come on. Sometimes it will not come on. I deleted it and reloaded it hoping that would help but so far no. I think it had developed a glitch that needs tweaking .

App works well, but more customization would be nice. I like this app, but it’s missing a few things that keep it from 5 stars: - It’d be cool if I could change the order of the widgets on the app’s Home page. Personally, I’d like the current temperature widget at the very top, followed by the radar and hour-by-hour, then the headlines, etc. - It’d earn a 10/10 from me if it had a Widget I could add to my iPhone’s home page, the way I can with the iPhone’s default “Weather” app. It’d be super handy for quickly checking the current and hour-by-hour temperature, and, for my money, it’s far and away the biggest feature missing from the app. All that aside, it’s still a great app. It very rarely crashes, and, aside from some organizational issues that could easily be chalked up to taste, it’s very solid all around.

What I Like About WAFF Weather. I know I can count on the meteorologists from WAFF to keep me updated on local weather conditions. When the weather is uncertain I keep my TV on Channel 48. Brad and the whole team are there, giving us minute by minute details about storms and don’t leave us in doubt as to what might happen when and where. They stay on the air whenever there are weather conditions in our local viewing area, never leaving us to guess where a storm might be. The meteorologists speak very clearly and in a calm tone, never sounding alarmed or uncertain. They speak slowly enough so I’m able to understand what they’re saying. Meteorologists on other stations in the valley talk so fast it’s hard to understand what they’re saying and they zip from one radar picture to another so fast it makes my head spin. Like I said before, if we’re having questionable weather, my TV is on WAFF 48!

Doesn’t work adequately. Doesn’t give storm/tornado warnings for my area, but flood and other warning for other areas. Yes, I set it for my area in the settings. Too many ads on the app. I just want weather.

Forecast Post Glitch. I use the app for weather info. The forecast post has a glitch. If I open that post at the top of the page, I can’t get back to the main page. This renders the app useless until I reboot my iPhone. I’m still having this issue a year later. How do I maneuver back to the main screen? Or do I have to find an easier app to use?

Feeling Safe. We have been watching Brad Travis since he joined WAFF 48 News. He’s our first and only choice to turn to every afternoon and evening to give us an accurate forecast. He and Eric together give us a sense of peace when severe weather hits. They are sincere and truly care about the viewers. We trust Brad completely. Huntsville is blessed to have him to protect us during severe weather.

This was a good app.... The “warning” boxes are so dark you can’t even see the radar. So then you have to take the extra time to turn off the “warnings” on the radar. This doesn’t help the situation, especially if you are unfortunately basing most of your alerts off this app. I know you aren’t suppose to but sometimes you don’t have a choice either. I just feel it could be more user friendly.

Radar is a joke. You guys always tell us to watch the radar to keep up with weather but it isn’t close to accurate. It doesn’t show any rain at my house, the closest is over 50 miles away and it’s pouring. Other recent days it shows my house covered and should be for a good hour or so but the sun is shining and nothing. One day you even did a video showing all these storms 20 miles away heading right at us, nothing.

Needs improvement with faster radar refreshing. I think the meteorologists are great but the app needs improvement with accuracy. I still use it as one of my main apps, but I have noticed that it can be up to 10-15 minutes behind timing on the radar for my location. I know this because it is not the only app I use. This matters when we have severe weather entering the area. I have just learned not to rely only on this one app. Of course, it’s best to always have a NOAA weather radio as well.

The app I use to keep on top of the weather. This is the only app I use to warn me of bad weather in my area. With that said, I have noticed that lately, that I receive no notifications for lightning, tornado warnings, or bad weather. I didn’t even notice it until these past couple of weeks with bad weather being prevalent. I have all of the notification buttons turned on and my location turned on. I’m not sure what has changed. I used to get notifications for evening lightning strikes nd how close they were. Now there is nothing. Could you please fix this problem?

The are my favorite. I just wish WAFF update their website each hour ., hour by hour lol as they say for those that are working driving and can’t receive. Clear connection on streaming! Especially when it is dangerous weather or any kind of threats in our area ( THE VALLEY) Huntsville AL and surrounding areas ! You all are still my favorite and the BEST in my book! -Chell 🥰

Weather app. When is it is bad weather very good app and when rain comes it will let you know to keep us safe

Good job. I love this app who ever made this app done a great job it gives me early warnings about thunderstorms or tornadoes and more before the alert goes off I get a warning from waff first alert then at least 30 mins later then it starts

Highly Recommended. 48’s First Alert Weather App is my go to for weather updates. It’s always there anytime or anywhere I need to check it. I highly trust the 48 weather persons. I recommend it to all my family and friends. Good job, channel 48.

Should have left it alone.. I have been using this app or at least the original one for years. The original was good. Then it got better. Now after changes that were made last year it is not the worst but it is close. The app used to send notifications faster than any of the weather apps I have installed. Currently it is the slowest one. It doesn’t send warnings until several minutes after the NOAA warnings are sent. A year ago I would receive notifications before NOAA sent out its notifications. Pinpoint notifications are slower too. I was notified this morning about a storm in my location after the storm was moving away. I used to get those before the storm reached my location. Radar maps were changed so that they are not as easy to use also. What ever the developers changed have made this apps less likely to be one I will keep. My family agrees with my assessment too.

Only works when…. App only works when there is no rain on the radar. Once you start tracking storms this app is crap! Find another more reliable app to look at the radar during storm events.

Am I doing something wrong?. Often when I click on this weather app it goes to a small picture of daily weather and description. The weather app won’t open.

Great app but now it’s crashing on me. I have always always loved this app. It’s always been my #1 go to app for weather but for some reason now 95% of the time it pops “this application not available in your location”. And won’t even let me open it. Even if I didn’t live in the location it still shows tropical stuff brewing everything. It use to never do this & I haven’t moved. I’m still in the area for the app. It has done this all morning actually & as I write this review I went back to it & now it’s working. It makes no sense. Whats more aggravations is when it does it during a storm like the other night. Although when I’m able to use it, it’s an amazing app. Like I said, it’s my favorite weather app to use.

48 Weather. My app is upside down and will not correct so you must turn the phone upside down to view the data. It has worked well until today so I’m changing to 32 weather app.

Way too many useless alerts that make me look at my phone constantly. I was just about to uninstall this app and was looking for a way to send feedback to the creators and the. Convenient review window pops up. The app itself is great but the constant alerts just to say it’s a good day is so annoying. It’s one thing to give us a heads up if it’s going to rain or storms but good grief. The app pops up and say sunny today but next week it might rain! Wow.. now the review window doesn’t even let you see what you are typing. I’m just going to uninstall it and go back to my whnt app. At least I don’t ha e to look at my phone 20 times a week for this app to tell me it’s sunshine!

YOU SNOIZE YOU LOOSE. Have had on my phone and iPad until recently. Live just over the Al/Tn state line and kept receiving a message that it could not service this area. Called the station, had to leave a message concerning the problem. Of course I did not hear back for anyone....so I deleted the app and looking at another station’s weather report.....you snooze you loose customers.

App is sleepy and won’t open.. Had this app for years and it worked fine for IPhone . My software is up to date . Now when I try to open there is stalling out at the face page and it never opens. I rely on this app every day but have to either turn my phone off to reset or I have to delete WAFF Weather app and download it again. Wha happun? Baby come back. Maybe Weather Bug got jealous and did smite? Sincerely, Tornado Alley.

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WAFF 48 Rocks. Great app. Super easy to navigate. Straightforward and simple. Two thumbs up 👍🏻👍🏻

J.T.. I keep a regular check on the weather with 48 weather app,love this app a lot better than the others

Radar???. It’s pouring rain here and your radar is showing nothing for my location. It’s been pretty bad since the last update so I’m hoping it will get better soon cause it’s not too reliable right now

7 am Sirens for sunshine!!!. I had this for tornado warnings and watches but you get notifications for everything from sunshine to tsunamis! Get it if you want but turn off the sound if you’re not getting a storm. Trust me 7 am alarms for sunshine and breezy will drive you crazy

Great!. Best app ever. I get all my local weather and with location services turned on the app follows me all over the US.

Inconsistent. Active radar stops when I press play. One second there’s rain/storm and the next a blank map.

Takes to long. Takes to long to come on my phone.

The best app ever. This app is life saving I love it 100% recommended

Could be better. More times than not this app is off either it’ll be raining then the notification will go off about heavy rain near me or you will bump the radar screen while looking and the whole thing turns into a grid

Quickly drains phone battery!. The app drains my phone battery with constant background activity. Once I deleted this app, I had no more problem. The weather forecast is never accurate despite using my location.

Improvements are a step backwards. I’ve been using this app for a long time and loved it. Now I can’t see a way to turn off the overlay that has the watches layer and it obliterates the radar. I prefer to see what’s actually on top of me rather than a big red blob telling me I’m in a storm watch area.

Slow loading. Downloaded this app to access current weather information. The ads load really quick but the weather content does not.

Doesn’t work do not use this app. Will not let me select types of alerts. Keeps telling me to select a location even though I already have one selected.

Ads, ads, ads. Get an alert? 30-45 seconds of ads. Want to look at the radar? 15 second splash screen of ads. Tornado warning? Here’s an ad about the Bible. That’s not ominous, right? Get it together WAFF. Your app is an ad-ridden mess, slow, and easily the most obnoxious and useless weather app. I’d love to have some kind of local weather information, but seeing as you make it as difficult as possible, I will continue to have to use some other app.

Unreliable with bad weather. Each time we have bad weather, either the app freezes or seemingly wrong model is tracked.

Best weather. I absolutely love the weatherman on this Chanel. Very knowledgeable and caring. Thanks!

When it works...... When the app works, I love it. But in time of need, app will not open. Just freezes at opening. Weather won’t wait for your app to open before it blows me away.

Weather info not updated timely.. App takes way too long to load up. Many times I get “network error”. Don’t like the ads.

Too many ads. Too many ads that slows the responds of the app

Excellent weather team!. Great radar, easy to track storms!

WAFF Weather APP. Thanks so much for your weather APP!!! I’m a gardener and I need this info to plan my garden work:)

Weather App. Can’t get the radar nap to come up when I tap on it-just yesterday’s radar. No help when trying to get today’s radar and location of incoming storms. Frustrating!

Review. I can always depend on this 48 app. To get conditions present and future. Wouldn’t be without this app.

New Update Needs an Update. Please add an option to remove the coloring of the counties on the radar. I’m not even sure what that is for? Secondly it is in the way of what we really want to see.

Radar. Radar doesn’t work correctly no more

Doesn’t work. Every since they updated my app keeps locking up. I have uninstalled and reinstalled twice now with severe weather expected. Guess it’s time to watch a different station.

Well done. Well done Excellent radar display Thanks

Radar not working. This used to be my favorite weather app. Lately summer 2023, the radar is extremely unreliable. I uninstalled it.

48 FIRST ALERT. I highly recommend this app. The meteorologist are great and very accurate!

Forecast Post Glitch. I use the app for weather info. The forecast post has a glitch. If I open that post at the top of the page, I can’t get back to the main page. This renders the app useless until I reboot my iPhone.

Map is awful. Map needs to go back to old one. I hate new version can’t read it at all!

Get rid of ads during severe weather. If I need information during a First Alert weather event, THEN PUT THE ALERT *FIRST*! Don’t make me wait through an ad when I need immediate info.

Very slow to load. Since you changed the format and splash page it’s become very slow to load.

No drama. Grateful that Brandon reports the weather without added drama, thank you!

Clothesline Weather. I hang clothes on the clothes line. It’s difficult to tell if I am going to be able to get them dry.

No difference. It’s no different than other apps made by the maker, why don’t you make a app with multiple map features, faster alerts

Problem with my maps today.. My screen(weather map) is green and has been alI day couldn't get the map to show me any weather at all today.

Waste. Besides being wildly inaccurate, the notifications go out slow, the videos almost never worked, and it overall is a terrible app.

Weather app. Very easy to use and understand

Storms. The radar has the best resolution of any weather stations around. Lightning is real time!!

I love it. This is the best app I ever downloaded it tells u the weather and everything

OK.. New look and feel? Hmm. Another image not in my city! Why? Might be in Huntsville, but I live in Florence. Why not use images in Florence or the Shoals for my location?

Fan of 48. Love 48 weather. Brad Travis is on spot. Been watching him since he began in 48 and Liz Hurley too! Love the whole bunch.!!!!

Perfect. Thank you use it regularly.

To WAFF 48 from Kat. I love you waff 48 it helped me to predict a tornado warning in my area

Video ads. If I want a weather update, I really don’t have time to wait through a 30 second ad to get to your update. Easier to get my information elsewhere!

Big Fan. I Love You All Brad! You all do a great job

Weather. Please don’t let us have any more tornadoes. I hate those things!!!!!

Thank you. This is the first place I go when I need weather info. Whether in severe weather or just figuring out what to wear.

Great weather app. I love the 10 day forecast. Always accurate.. Gffff