WCIA 3 Weather

Name: WCIA 3 Weather
Rating: 4.7 (5914 reviews)
Author: Nexstar Broadcasting

by Nexstar Broadcasting

iPhone · iPad

Active Last checked 31 Jul 2026

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At a glance: Free to download

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Weather
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Free

Last verified 31 Jul 2026

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4.7 5914 ratings · App Store

5/5Reliable
I have tried several different weather apps this year and this is the only one to consistently send me alerts that make noise. I get soundless banner alerts on others, and I probably messed up a setting, but I tried to make them all make noise. This one has a calm but assertive enough voice to wake me up and say exactly what is happening.

PolarBearSpirit · 31 Jul 2026
3/5Where’s the severe weather tab?
I just updated it thinking the severe weather tab would still be there but I can’t find it all there is that refers to severe weather is the live stream and weather now, This is a problem for people like me that worries about the severe weather chances and likes to keep a close eye on it daily during times when the broadcast is not on because unfortunately even the most accurate weather teams can’t know for sure when severe weather is going to happen unexpectedly and I don’t have a smart device that can be constantly connected to the internet so the weather alerts won’t do much for me. Once you add the severe weather tab back to the app I’ll give you a better review and star rating.

jman2595 · 31 Jul 2026
5/5Kevin Lighty And His Team Are The Best
I have been using the WCIA 3 Weather app a lot more in the past month since my Weather Channel app won’t work for me anymore. I found that the WCIA Weather app is just as good, if not better. Congratulations to Kevin Lighty and his weather team for the best and most accurate forecasts around!!

Laura From Mahomet · 31 Jul 2026
3/5Ad revenue over functionality
The app is a good source for local weather and I have found to be one of the more accurate. Unfortunately every time you open the app, regardless if it is from a fresh reboot or from it running in the background, you will be forced to see a “launch screen” which includes their “sponsored by ads” It’s a minor inconvenience that really adds up for your multiple times a day user.

pop296 · 31 Jul 2026
5/5To the best
Moved away from the area to Kahoka Mo and sure miss you guys Your team is superior. Thank you for always remembering all the little towns around. Here they don’t know we even exist. The quality and humor is well done every day. Thanks again for being so good at your job.

Partyfudge · 31 Jul 2026

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Versions

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4.35.340053381
Squashed bugs, patched issues, and overall performance enhancements.
4.35.420054727
Squashed bugs, patched issues, and overall performance enhancements
4.35.470055256
We’re working hard to make your experience better with each update. Here are a few of the updates in this release: -Enhanced Radar Legend -More types of Radar Layers (Precipitation, Satellite, etc) -More types of animated weather overlay information (previously only Precipitation was animated) -Timestamp for animated radar
4.35.570056929
Squashed bugs, patched issues, and overall performance enhancements
5.11.502
Performance Improvements
5.12.702
Performance Improvements
5.13.800
Performance Improvements
5.15.406
Bug fixes and performance improvements
5.15.409
Bug fixes and performance 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
5.3.901
All the same weather reporting you rely on, clearer layout and design. The new look of our weather app brings the important conditions reporting front and center while adding easy navigation on the bottom of the screen to get you quickly to your hourly and 7-day forecasts, and a full-screen interactive radar map. The app now also displays weather warnings on the home screen so you can stay up to speed on important changes.
5.4.801
Implemented support for active links within video descriptions Fixed an issue on iOS 15 where searching for certain locations would close the app. 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.
5.4.940
Performance improvements
5.6.510
Performance improvements
5.7.112
Performance Improvements
5.7.301
Performance Improvements
5.8.408
Performance Improvements
5.8.501
Performance Improvements
6.1.401
Bug fixes and performance improvements
6.1.601
Bug fixes and performance improvements
6.1.604
Bug fixes and performance improvements
6.2.512 · 26 May 2026
Bug fixes and performance improvements

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