1Weather: Forecast and Radar Reviews

by 194922

I used your app for years and for some stupid reason, you decided to update your app and have completely ruined it. You removed the 12 week forecast, added stupid pictures and the list goes on. Obviously, you don’t read, or care about the reviews that your getting, because since your update, most of your reviews are negative, your app rating has dropped and people are dropping your app, like it has the plague. I’ve complained to you several times before this and get the same response, excuses, excuses and more excuses. I would think that by now, you would have got the message, that all of us are sending you in our negative reviews and tried to repair the damage that your update has done, but again you either don’t care about what, we the people that use your app think, or just don’t care about charging it. For months your radar was messed up, before you got it fixed, so getting you to bring your app back to what it used to be, will probably take years and I don’t know if I can, or will wait for that to happen. Maybe you should get rid of the people that update your app and start over. Thanks again for for ruining your app!!!!!!!!!

by Dale In TX

This developers newest version is over a year old they are definitely not supporting 1Weather ! Do not download or try to use and it definitely do not pay for the ad free app!!!!!!!! Adding locations is no longer connected to a database I can see from reading recent reviews and it’s happening all the way back to October 2020 and this is December 23, 2020 so the developer is no longer supporting 1Weather I have the paid version and it used to be very good but the developer is no longer supporting it otherwise you want to see reviews back to October 2020 when the problem seems to first started! I try to even look for Houston Texas and it could not even find that city or any other city in the entire United States! I am sick of these paid apps that they no longer want to support anymore they went down the road of “Weather Bug” who used to have a paid appuntil they discontinued supporting it after less than one year after I paid for 1Weather !

by AnastasiaBvrHsn

I've had the this app app since 2017 and updated manually on rare occasions - I've never had any issues and recommended this app to several friends over the years, and posting radar screenshots, as it's concise simplicity provided necessary info at a glance... well, last week I apparently made the mistake of updating 1Weather , and what a mistake that was!... Big mistake! HUGE!

When it comes to data information, design is important -but fancy embellishments detract and distract. I suggest involving volunteers for User Experience -cuz the razzle dazzle or whatever happen has lost me as a fan, and by the looks of the reviews many others arent happy either - I suspect the '5' star bravados are internal people, their wording reads like a promo ad - nice try though, and that should be a clue if a company has to stoop to that level to counter negative User feedback/ratings...

With that said, how do I get the Old Version back on my iPhone 6???

by Gesus82

this app has been my ONLY weather app for the better part of a decade. It always gave me the info I wanted and needed in a timely manner and easy-to-read format. The neatest feature, by far, was the local National Weather Service discussion accompanying each AM and PM forecast. I've learned so much about the nuts and bolts of weather prediction because of those discussions.

Sadly, all of the wonderful details I loved about 1Weather for years are now gone. Poof. Vanished. I won't uninstall (yet), but I also will not be opening or using again, either.

I really hope this is a case of new ownership making bad decisions. It happens all the time in the real world. I can't imagine the original developers signing off on just destroying what they put a lot of effort into. It was awfully close to perfect less than a month ago. It's now awfully close to unusable.

by Acts11:26

I’ve been using this app for the last 4-5 years. It used to be a fantastic app, the only weather app I needed & the draw was that it would display the local temp on the widget without even having to open 1Weather ! The real-time radar was easy to use, well laid out.
1Weather functioned well until the recent ‘updates’ within the past year. Widget has lost temp display, radar would leave squares/blocks of local areas out. Currently experiencing severe weather & the radar loop isn’t displaying anything other than locations, no rain severity levels, past/current/future path *time.
Sad to say that it seems it’s time to move to another app with radar/weather functionality that works reliably when needed.

by UnqNickiHope

When 1Weather WeatherLine was discontinued I tried to find something that was as elegant and as reliable. This looked ok, but lacks any customization for what you want to see, and worse, just doesn’t work. The widget has never once loaded data. Even with 1Weather open and good connection various parts will simply never load.

I paid the $9.99 subscription for an app that doesn’t even work. Super bummed. I wish apple stood by the apps in their ecosystem better. I at least expect an app to work -especially if I’ve paid money.

There are lots of other apps out there. Don’t lose your money with this one!!

by GC8370

I have been using 1Weather for a good many year. And now lately it doesn’t work like it should. I cannot add cities with message not found. On top of that. Whenever I open 1Weather I keep getting a notification “Error registering for push notifications. We’ll try again later.” Plus
I have tried getting in contact with the developer on the issue but when in the setting. I cannot send an email because that link is either turned off or disabled.

I love 1Weather and have even recommended it to friends, family, coworkers and even strangers. I do not to have to delete it.. would be nice if this issue can be fixed.

by Max&cheese33

I like 1Weather, but I can get the same notifications every minute for 20 minutes sometimes, and I’ve tried opening 1Weather in the middle and the notifications still roll in. I don’t want to turn notifications off because it’s good to know when there are severe weather conditions, but this needs to be sorted out.
Other than that, it’s nice to be able to have several cities on there and easily see/switch to see the current weather and forecast for each of those areas. Some of the navigation is a little clunky, but it’s a good app and seems to be pretty accurate.

by Sunthebun1

I just got 1Weather and I think the daily forecast needs work. I am visually impaired and I use voiceover to read the forecast. I have to turn the voiceover off just to get to the next day. Also the forecast needs to be more detailed and written just like you hear the forecast on weather radio. The weather channel app does that and you need to do this too for example tonight. Partly cloudy with lows around the upper 30’s. Northwest winds at 5 to 10 mph. Tomorrow mostly sunny with highs around the lower 70’s. South winds at 10 to 15 mph.
That’s what makes a great weather app. Also the current weather conditions should be more specific. Especially with the wind speeds. For example wind northwest at 20 mph gusting up to 36 mph. I would appreciate it if you do these things to make 1Weather better for me. Thank you.

by Raisintooth

1Weather has only gotten worse since I originally bought it about a year ago. It has become harder to read, less intuitive, slower, and more buggy every time it is updated. The current radar is unusable on an iPhone 7. It just doesn’t bother loading or playing. It sits there with 1/10th of the first frame of the map loaded and that’s it. The hourly forecast, if it loads, is more clicks away than it has ever been. All information is in its own oversized container which forces scrolling to the left and right just to see the days’ weather. So trying to get the hourly rain forecast for the afternoon requires clicking “forecast,” then “hourly,” then scrolling down, then scrolling right! That’s 5 clicks away from my phone’s Home Screen just to find out if it’s going to rain this afternoon. All the little rain icons and “xx%” icons in the world don’t tell me whether the rains starts in the morning or at 11pm. It matters. A lot.
1Weather gets worse every time they update it and I’m giving up. I just assume the original owners sold it off and no longer care about producing a slick weather app. It gets 2 stars because, when it does work, it seems to be more accurate than my wife’s app.

by Lkstamps

I have used 1Weather for years but since it has been updated I have been trying others so I can switch. I liked the way the data was presented before. It was straightforward and quickly digested. It would make more sense if the days of the week were at the top of the weather data, ABOVE the clouds. I don’t see the point of the two lines. They just take up space. The day of the week could be line one in nice large font and the date just below on line two. At any rate the old app was much more user friendly in my humble opinion.

by Mistrong

1Weather looks and functions great, providing more information than most apps in a relatively easy to use (though it’s confusing at first) UI. The issue I have with this app is the highly questionable accuracy of the extended forecasts—compared to other apps and websites, there’s typically a 20-30° difference in temperatures a week from the present. So, for extended forecasts, I’m more apt to look at my built-in iPhone weather app, who sources their numbers from weather(.)com. I’m not sure where Weather1’s information comes from (but I also didn’t do much to find it).

by Honest David

1Weather is better than most weather apps as far as predicting the chance of precipitation and 3-day forecast.
Radar and forecast are easy to access.
The extended forecast is laughable. We are having highs in the 90s with heat warnings and the long range forecast for this week says a “cool start to July”. The high for this week, the first week of July in Ohio, is 0° according to 1Weather . Obviously, somebody is not doing his or her job.
If you don’t care about a 12 week forecast, 1Weather is really good.

by Adam4590

1Weather just had a major update. Parts of it are great — it’s easier to see the forecast for the next several days. But there are photos of places front and center in the main page that look nothing like the place you’re checking weather for. The one for my town in Maryland looks like California, maybe San Francisco? The one for a town in Massachusetts I check looks like rural Sweden or something. I keep thinking I’m looking at weather for the wrong area. But once I triple check that I’m on the right location 1Weather works well.

by Cindy From Wisconsin

I like to do my own amateur forecast based on instrument readings. This has wind direction and wind speed. It also has barometer readings and barometer trend (falling or rising). Most of the weather apps just do temp and is it raining. This is also one of the few apps that has National Weather Service advisories with an alarm tone. Very valuable! It gives me what I want without being weighted down.

*Update: Taking one star off. The problem with 1Weather is when there is a flash flood warning, it goes off every 5 minutes. I have to manually turn the notifications off.

by MamaMaestro

This is my favorite weather app and for a while one of my very favorite apps. In my experience this is the most accurate weather app compared to others I have used and compared to googling the weather. For about 1.5 years we lived in the road in an RV and I used 1Weather every day to know the weather. Now I use it less frequently but I love it. I also really like the feature for saving multiple cities to view at a glance. I have saved a bunch of cities where family members live.

by EdHunds

I need a good weather app that I can glance at in the morning before I leave for work as I have a long commute and the weather may be different at my work location, 1Weather full fills this. I can quickly see what the day’s weather will be like.

I can also quickly see how the weather is at other cities as well.

I had the Storm app which was doing an excellent job but the developers decided to fix something that was not broken and ruin 1Weather . I am happy i found 1Weather and hope the developers don’t screw it up.

by Tipsyshoes

this app is still my favorite weather app. It is reliable and accurate. What more is needed or required? Recommended without hesitation.

Old review: this app might just be the best all around weather app that I’ve tried. From my user experience this app is quite accurate with both short term and extended forecasts. Your mileage may differ in your location, I do not know. 1Weather is not updated very often and it has been a good while since the last update. I hope that the developer does not lose interest in 1Weather because it is one of the better ones.

by SuVu8

Ah...Texas weather... constantly changing and can be dangerous with tornadoes, hail storms, flooding, ozone,100+ degrees, black ice...etc. A great weather app is as important as the great iMessage. I never ever mind paying for an excellent weather app that notifies ASAP and has the information I need right there and easily accessible. I have paid for the big five weather apps in the past, turned them all on and 1Weather beats them all. The only negative is that 1Weather does not have its own distinctive notification sound or a choice of sound. I have two other apps that have no choice in alert sounds and have the exact same sound. Needs its own sound(s) please.

by Llamajules

Thanks for a great app! Maryland is the land of weird weather at best - snow in April, high temps in February. 1Weather keeps up with all the changes.
One suggestion, and I see others asking as well - we need the ability to save as a widget. I have another weather app on the scroll right screen but we need to have yours. That’s all I can think of; the votes are in, can we have this ASAP? Many thanks!

by Sway2this

There is a new issue with alert notifications - I received 89, one for every minute, during a 90 minute period. Been using 1Weather for 9 months. Thanks for fixing the title case issue in discussion text, but readability is still a problem on both iPad and iPhone. The font is incredibly tiny, waaaay too small. I really can’t bear it. Hopefully this will change in the next update. It would be greater to reverse the white on black background, too — it is terrible for the eyes. Otherwise there is a lot to like. The fact that there is good discussion is a huge advantage over the other, shallow weather apps out there. The map features are ok although I wish it would display more than one overlay at a time. Switching between clouds and precipitation and wind speed is a pain. I’d like to see all. The forecast graphics are hokey and not all that useful, especially “precipitation.” Little beakers that slowly fill to display a likelihood percentage of snow/rain per day? Grade-school level. I think the developers are on the right track, though, and 1Weather is the best since STORM, which I’m still broken-hearted about. I use the NOAA enhanced radar app along with this app to get everything I need, especially lightning strikes.

by Etaege

I loved 1Weather, but the notifications became way to many. This morning alone, I received 15 notifications for flood warning in my area in 30 minutes. Some came in every 30 seconds, other times it was every couple minutes.

Otherwise, 1Weather is great. Great layout, easy to read and navigate. Change how you manage notifications and I’ll come back to it.

by Daves1975

I have been using this app for a long time. I first found 1Weather on Google Play. It works great. I was glad to find it on 1Weather Store when I switched to iOS. I find it works better then most weather apps I have used, including the the stock apps. I like 1Weather a lot. You should give it a try. I am now giving it 4 stars. this app does not work with the Apple Watch. If it worked with my Apple Watch I would have kept using 1Weather. this app sends alerts constantly. It sent me a same thunder storm alert several times within an hour. I only need one. I had to turn off the notifications.

by Mr. Z Man

Since storm changed hands and was redone I have been looking for a new weather app. Tried many and this app is the best available. Accurate, long range forecast and radar with current and upcoming path animations. Simple to use and easy to find what your looking for. Hope 1Weather is around for a long time.

by 🔆❌COLBY❌🔆

It way more better like I just got it the other day bc it was coming a flood in Mississippi the 27th I asked my dad what is the weather going to be like and he said check your radar and I told him I didn’t have one so he showed me 1Weather and it’s been giving me updates after update of telling me how’s the weather going to be and yea so I like it it’s better

by Profoak

The IOS default weather app is fine, but very minimal. Other free weather apps like to clog everything into one screen, and also have very intrusive ads that pop up or are very hard to avoid tapping.

1Weather is the perfect mix. Lots of information if you want it, seperated by tabs to reduce clutter. Radar is great. Ads are only one 1 page, and it’s not intrusive.

by Must Rhyme

If you liked the old Storm app by Weather Underground before the Weather Channel bought it and ruined it and are looking for a replacement, 1Weather is the next best thing. Definitely the best design and layout of any weather app I’ve ever used. Access to all the data and features is very intuitive. This may end up being my favorite weather app, even above the older version of Storm.

by Esoteric B.

The small cloud on 1Weather . Cover does not invite a weather enthusiast to take 1Weather seriously IE ( me ) . However I could not find anything in my App Store that was new to me so I said what the heck I’ll take a look . Tons of articulate weather information, and much more ; I love 1Weather / I have dark sky , Accuweather , weatherbug , Saildrone Etc. This is my current go to app. Awesome !!!