WGN-TV Chicago Weather Examine App

Latest update removed past and past+future view options on radar. What made this a good app - could see history to help understand what’s coming.

I rely on this app for my safety and trust it. Ads are forgivable. Love Tom Skilling. Did you get rid of the past weather feature? It only allows me to see “future.” I hope this is a temporary glitch. It could use better integration with the WGN news app.

Java script won’t run half the time , and now it’s broken on all my up to date new IOS devices

Despite the instructions under “Help,” after tapping the 3-dot button, there is no delete option listed in the menu. The latest version is installed.

I used to love this app, now a video ad pops up with no way to exit (the x in the corner doesn’t work, even after watching the whole ad). Time to find a new one

This was my favorite weather app. Now it is so frustrating I have deleted it. As others have noted, when in an intense storm the weather map will go blank as if it is a sunny day. For a long time, a look at the blog might necessitate rebooting your phone because you will get stuck there, unable to move within the app, and it will often continue giving audio in the background after you leave the app. I put up with all that. But now an attempt to view the hourly forecast locks you into an ad page. You can leave the app, but if you re-enter the app, you are stuck on the ad and must reboot your phone. Basically it is now impossible to see the hourly forecast. Bye-bye WGN.

Lately the ads coming up have the X for closing in the upper right which is almost right over the battery level indicator and it’s totally unresponsive. I have to force quit the app and reopen. A pain.

Used app for years. However last few days while using app , WGN video ad pops up without any prompt! And it’s impossible to delete - the very tiny x in upper right corner not respond! May be too close to battery %. Happened on my iPad Air and iPhone 15. Im deleting app and will go back to Apple weather

For the last several months, the WGN weather app Radar has been getting worse. It is not accurate most of the time. At the moment, it is showing a storm over my home, yet NBC and the Weather Channel apps show what is really happening, that the rain passed over almost an hour ago. I travel across the county for work and had always relied on WGNs accuracy. Not anymore. WGN what happened? Weather apps that show incorrect data are not only bad, but dangerous to people who need to rely on them. Fix or delete

The weather prediction has become very inaccurate lately. It says high percent chance of rain and nothing happens. It says a low percent chance of rain and it pours. The future radar on this app has become very unreliable as well. I’ve enjoyed this app for a few years but I think it’s time to find another one unfortunately.

The radar seems faulty. Not exactly inaccurate but not as good as 6 months ago. And the time lapse is sometimes off in the times. The day by day and hourly lists are still good, but I go to Accuweather for radar. Not sure why this is. Isn’t radar the same everywhere?

Since the last iOS update this app has gone into the toilet. What is the point of a weather app that can’t connect to its GPS? Constant error messages when opening the app & ZERO severe weather alerts. Even before the weather maps radar only showed conditions half the time. The other half, totally devoid of radar. The app developer got lazy & is happily collecting paychecks

Many times in the last few months the temperature is completely wrong. I also DO NOT NEED the daily readings to expand automatically when I open the page. That’s annoying for every reason. And pop up ads can go away completely please.

It would be helpful.

I love that this app is supposed to show if it’s raining or clear where I am currently. Today the app showed me the area rain was coming to an end. It did not. I go to the WGN interactive radar website. Although it does not show where I am currently, it does show rain all over after I locate my location. Please fix your app so it works as well as the WGN interactive radar website.

I have this app mostly for the severe weather alerts, but that seems pointless now. The alerts used to be timely but for the last several months, I’ve received the alerts 10-15 minutes after the severe weather has passed. What good is that?

The "follow me" option is invaluable.

It makes you stare at the sponsor’s logo for 5 seconds before the app loads. It even does it when you switch back to the app from something else. I get that they have to make money somehow, but I can also just use the weather app that comes with the phone, which opens right away. I agree the forecasts have not been as accurate since Tom Skilling retired. Coincidence?

I have found this weather app to be the most accurate. Telling me where and when I’m going into the rain and coming out of it, along with any other kind of weather on the highway. I found it very useful and extremely helpful. Believe me… when you’re pulling a loaded 53 foot trailer behind you all the time…it really does come in handy knowing what the weather is like. Between WGN WEATHER & WAZE, it makes traveling through life a breeze when you’re driving up and down the highways!

I stay in two different ZIP Codes. I used to be able to have both of them in my weather location and easily switch back-and-forth depending on where I was staying. Also, I was able to put my family’s ZIP Code, in a different state, and could easily switch to see what was going on there. Now I can only input one ZIP Code location and I have to go into settings and input a different ZIP code every time I wanna see the weather in a different area. That’s going backwards.

After the last update the “now” weather information font is tiny and there is no setting to correct it.

The font in the large lower left box containing current conditions suddenly became miniscule and difficult to read. Occurred a couple of days ago, perhaps with the last update. Otherwise an OK app. Thx,

Accuracy is horrible- can no longer rely on this forecast - the wgn television forecast is accurate and completely ditfrom this app forecast- will no longer use it

I live in Chicago and have used this app several times a day for years. I got used to the interface and hated when I tried other weather apps. However, with the latest update, there’s a 10-second delay after opening while the app displays a full-screen ad. It also displays that ad again if the app loses focus and you go back into it. That’s an unacceptable delay, and it has cost you a user (and four stars) — I just uninstalled and switched to Weatherology, which provides the same reliable information without the delay and in a format I’ve decided I actually like. The radar, which has always been the best part of the WGN app, is the same quality. Just as Tom Skilling is retiring, so too is this app. Goodbye, WGN Weather.

Still doesn’t work right! Chicago channels 5 & 32 fixed there apps September 30 2023 After down loading latest version rain and clouds show up but the next time you look at the radar no clouds or rain are shown across the the US. You have to close the app and start it again for it to work but then it stops working again. The last versions worked great! June 2023

As stated in other reviews, this app no longer works. The radar view only works on the initial opening. If you go to other areas in the app and then return to radar, it will not work. You must close the app and then restart to see an operational radar view. This used to be the “go to” app for weather. Not anymore. As far as weather predictions, it is just as good/bad as any other weather site. Not much better than throwing a dart at the wall.

Used to be a great app now it is garbage I like the older version better now you have to wait while advertisement takes its time before the app even opines and When you look at the radar it either flickers or doesn’t come up at all so you need to close the app and restart it how annoying! please bring back the older app it was working flawlessly.

This was a great app until the last update. Now the radar and satellite data shows up when it wants to. Have to restart it several times before it works. Did no one test it out?

My first choice for weather is WGN. But, like the last reviewer, I am having the same issues with the radar for about the last 3-4 weeks. It will be raining out with dark clouds still following and radar is showing like it has already passed us. Hope you can get that fixed soon. Thanks

Like many others, I used to love this app. But with the recent storms (July 2023) I have not received the tornado alerts. A tornado was sighted less than 5 miles from our house and I found out by getting a text from my son checking to see if we were ok. I’m depending on an app to warn us ALL the time in our rural area.

Same as the other reviewer. Radar shows no coverage over me but there are lighting strikes and warning/watch indicators but nothing over my area. Please fix this. This used to be the best radar weather app until it was “fixed” a month ago.

The absolute worse weather indicator I’ve ever used… trash…

I am dismayed at the down turn of this app. Just 6 months ago I would have posted 5 stars. Fix it please it,

Need to fix your app. When radar loads it just blinks. Have to constantly shutdown and start again.

The WGN weather app has been my favorite for as long as I can remember so I would normally give it five stars. What happened?? I am looking at it right now. The satellite shows no rain over me. The hourly says no rain and I’m looking out the window at pouring rain. I have noticed for several weeks now that I have to constantly close it out and re-open it to get anything to work. Don’t know what the developers did to update it a month ago but it’s terrible. Now I’ve had to start looking at other weather apps and they are not my favorite, but at least the satellite is working correctly. Please fix this, so this can be my favorite again.

This used to be my favorite weather app but lately it has been horrible. The radar takes forever to load - if it loads at all. It’s choppy and slow. Super disappointing because I love Tom Skilling, Paul Conrad, and WGN. But this app needs a serious upgrade or bug fix….

This used to be a very reliable and solid app. Over the years updates seem to make it a little worse each time. The current version has a long commercial at startup and the won’t display properly unless you completely kill the app and restart. I think it’s related to attempts To show lightning. There are better apps out there now.

I find the radar on this app to be very inconsistent!

For a number of years, I have been recommending the WGN weather app to others. The only trouble I had was figuring out a way to send photos of the weather out here in Michigan City onto the parties using the photos at WGN. In the last six months this app has been loaded up with ads. I have no problem with ads inside the apps that I use but when we’re finished looking at the ads, we should be able to look at the contents of the app. In this case, that would be the weather. Well, whoever runs this app is more interested in gathering. And apparently allowing our sponsors to overrun the content of the app. N now, apparently WGN is not going to show us their own weather map We are forced to watch old video weatherman doing the weather. Our ability to see the latest estimates. Of the movement of weather through the various areas on the map have been usurped by reruns of. So goodbye WGN Weather app You’ve become like the rest of them

This app used to be perfectly fine. Nexstar seems to have decided that advertising revenue trumps functionality. I understand and appreciate the necessity of ads for free app. However, this app takes ads to the extreme. It has a *long* pause (several seconds) with a full screen ad just to open it, and if you leave the app, you're subject to the ad again once you come back. That's in addition to in-app advertising. At some point this app becomes more of an app for ad delivery than a weather app.

Radar barely moves is and never works in bad weather.

Please fix the radar. Hasn’t worked since the last update. I’d be happy with the app if the radar worked consistently.

Not working right since the latest update. And the adds are on the screen way to long. Used to be a good app not anymore.

I have used this app for years and did not have an issue until latest update. On the daily 10 day tab next to the temp it usually shows sunny, pt cloudy, showers, etc. now some are blank and some have labels. It also varies by location on how many have labels.

The weather warnings come AFTER the weather has passed my location. Useless for preparing for a storm.

My eyes can barely read the text across the bottom. Please enlarge! Does the map need to be so big? Otherwise, reliable forecast!

Weather info good ads annoying lifelong fan dropped the app until something changes ! Worst idea ever to add ads

This was a very good app for a long time then the ads became too obnoxious, time to look for my weather elsewhere.

I have used this app for a few years to help with business travel planning. Very accurate and I love the pinpoint option. I add a new location so I can pack/plan the trip. BUT, I had too many locations that I could NOT delete! I followed the directions, but there was NO delete option. I had to remove the entire app and start again.