WAFF 48 First Alert Weather

• Free

Last verified 30 Aug 2026

4.8 25705 ratings · App Store

1. 5/5What 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!

   I Trust WAFF · 30 Aug 2026

2. 4/5App 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.

   zacthewalrus · 30 Aug 2026

3. 3/5The 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?

   Jdree3 · 30 Aug 2026

4. 2/5Should 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.

   need timely weather reports · 30 Aug 2026

5. 3/5Great 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.

   Lk23vbnmx · 30 Aug 2026

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