Knoxville Weather - WATE

Name: Knoxville Weather - WATE
Rating: 4.7 (3101 reviews)
Author: LIN Television Corporation

by LIN Television Corporation

iPhone · iPad

Active Last checked 5 Aug 2026

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At a glance: Free to download

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Weather
News

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Key functions

Function	Availability	Access	Scope	Evidence
Free app	Yes	Free	—	Store published

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8 store screenshots

Pricing & paywalls

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Free

Last verified 5 Aug 2026

Ratings & reviews

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4.7 3101 ratings · App Store

5/5Obnoxious and loud ads
This was my favorite weather app until it started featuring at least two obnoxious pop up ads with sound: a Robocall killer ad more annoying than a Robocall and a NOAA ad with sound that startles everyone around worse than a thunderstorm. I don’t want or need sudden sound on a pop up ad. STOP THIS PRACTICE! Please.

Rouxbird74 · 5 Aug 2026
1/5New Weather App Layout
Opened the weather app this morning as I do everyday to check conditions. The new one page scroll down thru everything is like looking at The Weather Channel app which I find way too busy and distracting. Simple is always better. You used to be able to choose what you wanted to see full page before. Now you can’t see the high for the day on the top section of a scrolling multi section combination of sections. Now I need to find another simple clean weather app. I used WATE weather app for years. From looking at local conditions to NJ/NY conditions. Very easy and quickly before to choose your location. I always had a few locations saved to check out conditions at my kids homes around the country. Now I will search for a simple clean app. Thanks for the memories.

Skyanchor1 · 5 Aug 2026
1/5Dangerously inaccurate
This is the most absurdly inaccurate weather app I have ever had the displeasure of using. I have tremendous respect for the difficulty associated with meteorology, but there is no excuse for this important local resource’s inability to do the bare minimum. Numerous times my area has been hit by extremely strong winds for which there was absolutely no warning. Having grown up in hurricane country I am no lightweight when it comes to strong winds, but the number of times we have been hit by 20+ mph winds with 40-50 mph gusts with a forecast of “light showers” is nonsensical. The most important function of a weather app is to warn citizens of dangerous incoming weather and this app fails nearly every time, risking lives. Do better.

Cjenks63 · 5 Aug 2026
3/5Used to be my Go To weather app
Within the last several months the app has been way below acceptable standards. After looking at other apps to compare, the WATE app was significantly behind, time-wise, on the radar. For example, this afternoon it said the radar had a heavy storm over us but it had truly been gone for at least 45-60 minutes though it said CURRENT. Please fix this issue because I go to you as my number weather team but do not delete the app because it isn’t safe.

Tnkaren68 · 5 Aug 2026
5/5Great App just one issue
Need to fix the radar issue. Only goes over so far and stops and won’t let you continue to see storm track through out the night. Says from 7pm to 7am, but stops mid way on time line.

KR@€K£N · 5 Aug 2026

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Versions

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5.11.502
Performance Improvements
5.12.702
Performance Improvements
5.13.1000
Performance Improvements
5.13.1101
Performance Improvements
5.13.800
Performance Improvements
5.14.702
Performance Improvements
5.15.409
Bug fixes and performance improvements
5.1.605
Video player improvements
5.16.1703
Bug fixes and performance improvements
5.17.503
Bug fixes and performance improvements
5.17.507
Bug fixes and performance improvements
5.17.706
Bug fixes and performance improvements
5.2.302
Stability and data enhancements.
5.3.400
* Added numerous ADA improvements, including text scaling, voice overs, and improved contrast. * Implemented non-precise location radius. * Numerous stability enhancements & bug fixes
5.4.500
Implemented support for active links within video descriptions A bug caused TV Station notifications to be turned off in the previous version of the app. If you are upgrading from a previous release and wish to receive alerts & notifications, please go to the app's settings screen and re-enable them. Numerous bug fixes and stability improvements Removed app store support for iOS 12, users on older operating systems will need to update their operating system to update their apps.
5.4.701
Performance improvements
5.4.946
Performance improvements
5.5.500
Resolved bug which sometimes led to map presets getting overridden Added detailed view when clicking on Daily item in the home screen Reduced Application Download size Stability & Performance Improvements
5.7.112
Performance Improvements
5.7.301
Performance Improvements
5.8.501
Performance Improvements
6.1.401
Bug fixes and performance improvements
6.1.501
Bug fixes and performance improvements
6.1.601
Bug fixes and performance improvements
6.2.512 · 26 May 2026
Bug fixes and performance improvements

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Alternatives

UC Weather — Same category + similar ratings
Local 3 Weather — Same category + similar ratings

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Last verified: 5 Aug 2026
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