WDBJ7 Weather & Traffic for Pc

The Good: I’ve always preferred the app’s weather and news coverage over other local stations. The forecasts are reliable, and it’s much easier to watch the 20 second morning forecast video on the app than turn on the tv and wait for the weather to come on each morning. The app itself is easy to navigate and it’s easy find the info you’re looking for. The Bad: Do you like ads? If so, this is the perfect weather app for you! You have to sit through a 30 second ad that you can’t skip before watching each video. For some reason even with the phone set to vibrate, the sound still comes through. Want to just see the daily forecast for the week? Then you’ll get a full page ad with a tiny X at the top to close first, and then another one every few seconds while you’re scrolling through the days. Did you get a severe weather alert that you want and need to read? Well, get ready to sit through a commercial for good ol’ Rick Woodson Honda or learn about the local Goodwill Industries employees first. No disrespect to those companies, but if something is going down weather-wise, I don’t see why it’s important to first try to sell me a Honda. Overall, the weather forecast itself is very reliable and brought to you by the people you trust. I understand the need for ads, but this app has way too many and it’s frustrating to use most times. If they ever offer a paid, ad-free version, I’d be happy to get that one.

Don’t know why the reviews are so bad. This forecast is often more accurate than my local news. Yes there are ads sometimes but they are nothing compared to the 10 minute commercial reel Id have to watch on cable. This app never gives me a problem. I also love that you can see where and when earthquakes happen around the world as well as their intensity. The hourly forecast is very useful and most often I’m the only one I know who is prepared for the weather.

I love WDBJ’s forecast, I find it more accurate than other local stations, but this app is the worst. Half the time it doesn’t load at all, the radar won’t update to show current conditions, and forget even trying to watch the videos. They never play, although as videos seem to have no problem. This app needs a lot of work before I’ll consider using it again.

The inability to navigate any information in this app without a full page ad popping up and blocking everything out is unacceptable. I understand the need for ad revenue. However, the design of this app allows for an ad to appear every 3 seconds while reading a weather advisory. This in turn renders reading near impossible. This is truly a failure of a trusted news and weather source.