KSAT 12 Weather Authority Reviews

by S Lewis In Texas

KSAT12WeatherAuthority was easy to read and navigate before. I definitely do NOT like the fact that I now have to scroll horizontally to see the weather for the day! It needs to go back to the vertical on this. I also have issues now with it not scrolling smoothly. It keeps catching for a few seconds as I'm trying to scroll which, when combined with the horizontal scroll where I have to scroll a lot more to see the days forecast, makes it extremely annoying! It looks pretty but I'm assuming that to get this update paid for you had to add all the excessive pop up ads. Overall, I'm thinking about deleting KSAT12WeatherAuthority. It is no longer as user friendly and convenient!
Update on review: I finally deleted KSAT12WeatherAuthority! I really used it a lot until everything changed! I miss the ease of seeing the daily forecast and temperature. It is not as easy to read. When you change it back, I'll download it again. Until then, I'm done with it!
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by LCAgain

It’s not as good as it was before. I am out in Bandera and I need to know what the weather forecast is mostly in case it freezes. But I cannot change locations all I can get is San Antonio. It use to be When I click San Antonio I was able to choose another location but now it just stays SanAntonio. They recently sent another satellite up into outer space maybe a year ago that was supposed to improve weather forecasts but I haven’t seen anything better. Make this more “user friendly” remember that old 90’s term? Yeah, ... it’s more like this is what you get from us enjoy it ... or not.

by JM In NB

Horrible upgrade from previously great, simple to use & view KSAT weather app. This one is just the opposite. A horribly laid out, use-unfriendly app that puts advertising for bucks ahead of user experience. Who wants to scroll up and down to view hourly and daily synopsis? Not me, and I’m sure not tons of others. The same with what was an almost perfect weather radar that was front and foremost the best festure on KSAT12WeatherAuthority . Now the radar is just as worthless and user-unfriendly as the rest of KSAT12WeatherAuthority . In fact, even worse. It’s huge and they’ve incorporated a scroll and enlarge Apple app feature that make it incredibly hard to use and view. And the rest of KSAT12WeatherAuthority is just as useless. What the hell were you thinking KSAT weather-meister? I don’t know but Its not working. KSAT12WeatherAuthority needs to be replaced and KSAT needs a new weather-meister!

by XxKittyLoafxX

Both my husband I have KSAT12WeatherAuthority. It was always much better than the pre-installed iphone weather app. KSAT12WeatherAuthority gave us notifications when rain was detected near our location and the old radar map was awesome.

In the update I am no longer getting the rain notifications, although I still have notifications enabled. The radar map is horrible. Would like to be able to toggle between the satellite view and what looks like a GPS map. Preferred the satellite view. After all that is what you see when you watch the news. I really don’t like the new format, but I’m sure I will adjust. The old layout to the option panel was cleaner and easier to navigate.

by MikeW2k

Prefer KSAT12WeatherAuthority prior to this overhaul. To many clicks to see what used to be one click. They tried to hard. It’s cumbersome. Bloated. The UI is not friendly.

Also there is no estimated wind speeds showing for the future cast. Only place I see wind speeds is at the current time. For someone who does road cycling I like to know what the wind speeds will be for a day or 2 ahead. The have this when they report on air so don’t see why it can’t be incorporated into KSAT12WeatherAuthority .

KSAT12WeatherAuthority overhaul really leaves much to be desired. The old version had more info and was easier to navigate. The whole “next 48 hours” is lame. Hour by hour is annoying to read and should be given as an option.

I hate to go back to weatherbug but at this point it definitely does a better job then this version of ksat’s weather app. It has its own issues but overall is better. I’ll have to check back after a few more version updates to KSAT12WeatherAuthority.

by DottieNorth

This has been my only iPad weather app. I've been able to use it even out of town or out of state for San Antonio weather as well as for my current location. It doesn't work for me now. My usual daily and 10-day forecasts appear very different, radar is a quarter screen now, and I tried the earthquake map as well as others: nothing works like it used to. Don't know what happened but I may as well turn on The Weather Channel; it shows at least as much as I'm seeing now on my KSAT 12 Weather Authority App.

by NRTX

Love KSAT12WeatherAuthority , but what does a person want to see as soon as they open KSAT12WeatherAuthority ? I want to know “What is the high and the low going to be today”?
On the new version for the iphone, there’s no place to see this on the opening screen. You can read it in the narrative (kind of) but it doesn’t show up on the top section which shows the current temp... nor does it show up in the second section which has a snapshot for the day including UV index, dew point and visibility. The SEVENTH section shows the NEXT five days but not today. The only way to see today’s high and low is to go to the FIFTH section and click on the “next 10 days”. There you can see today’s high and low. Can you please add it to one of the top two sections?

by Tribet237

That's right. The latest update ruined a wonderful app. I no longer use it. I've gone to using WeatherBug. KSAT radar now seems to continuously place my location at their downtown offices in San Antonio though I'm outside the city. Even though I continually change this in settings, they override my input to place radar back downtown. I could care less what's happening in downtown San Antonio. However I'd love to view radar where I'm located. Also you can't get today's weather for more 3 hours. Big Whoop! I'm interested in the changes throughout the afternoon and evening. What a waste! Yet it will give me an hourly review if tomorrow, just not today. Horrible App!!!! Switch to WeatherBug. It's too cluttered and radar is a pain but it's 1000% percent better than KSAT's failed and disappointing update.

by TCM1980

You really should review how you send out alerts, or at least let me turn some off. While I understand it is bad weather right now, I don’t think I should have gotten 30 alerts overnight for 8 hours of sleep. I have gotten at least 10 more in the last 4 hours. Most are redundant information. You only give the option to get alerts or not get alerts. So I am going to delete KSAT12WeatherAuthority because why have it if I have alerts turned off.

by NWFoodie

Love the KSAT weather team, but I’ve had a LOT of problems with KSAT12WeatherAuthority.

Best Feature: updates from the local meteorologists.

Problems:

—KSAT12WeatherAuthority defaults on opening to the map. I don’t want the map first. I want the forecast first. Always. There doesn’t appear to be any way to make KSAT12WeatherAuthority open with the forecast. Every other app opens with the forecast, which is, of course, the whole reason you have a weather app.

—“Current Location” option on KSAT12WeatherAuthority does not always update, so it will give you the wrong forecast.

—It’s often buggy trying to add cities/locations and won’t add them if you select what it thinks is the wrong location option for a city.

—Right now it will not add Houston, TX as a location. I have to choose one of the airports (the only 2 options it gives) and it will not let me generically select “Houston” when it has allowed that in the past. Same problem for other cities.

—It will only save about 4-5 locations. If you go beyond that, it deletes previously saved cities. I travel and need many locations. Other apps let you have as many locations as you want.

As much as I really, really love the KSAT team, for the time being, I’ll probably have to use a different weather app as my go-to. 😢

by Hollywood Park Resident

Overall KSAT12WeatherAuthority is a great asset. Pretty easy to use. I would love to have a separate section for live broadcast. I know you put a link on the “home” tab but it gets lost in other text and pre recorded video forecasts.

The thing that distinguishes reporting for me is the live component so I can hear from moment to moment what I need to know. My other suggestion is to think critically of keeping ads on live videos. This is weather and a few minutes could save someones life. We shouldnt have to sit through an ad if we need immediately to hear this news. Please continue to help us to stay safe by eliminating ads and allowing us to directly access the live content. Thank you!

by Bypassgranny14

Every time I use KSAT12WeatherAuthority it sits there forever with a little circle going around and around right in the middle where I live and I have a hard time really seeing anything. The page won’t move or do anything. I have removed it and added KSAT12WeatherAuthority again and for one or two cycles it is fine then it happens again. I have to go to Kens after that. KSAT has always been my favorite station but this is getting me down.

by Happyintheam

Weather channel app was too often incorrect. KSAT was my go to for allergy reports. I decided to try the weather app. It’s good. I even like the little commentary text messages that I get about the weather or upcoming weather events. I will try to silence those, however, I don’t need the disruption. I do like the info.

by IreneOFlores

I love the immediate information received on my KSAT Weather app. I found out the hard way a few years ago right before a bad hail storm. I could’ve put my son’s car in garage and was watching cable. No local news to warn me. Now i have both the weather and news apps to update me all day. I know what’s going on before i get a chance to watch the news!

by OrySyl

As an elderly , knowing what to expect weather wise is very important because our body temperature regulating system is not working up to par and we need to try to dress appropriately so we do not become hyper or hypothermic and your weather reports have been very accurate and reported with enough heads up time to be prepared so yes thank you .

by Luis Reginaldo Ramon

Good in Christ! Edmundo Ramon Losoya; everything looks fine with the weather station in San Antonio. The weather crew there is excellent. I look forward to watch at KSAT12 for many years to come. I hope I will be old and wise someday and I will still be able to watch this station to the fullest. I hope I am writing sufficient words to write a good review. I ran out of words and I need to do some things at the house. Thanks.

by Hopperoo68

The KSAT weather team does way more than report weather. They actually explain the “why” of weather. Weather reports are like mini meteorology lessons. Viewers are being educated about all aspects of weather and climate. The team is very knowledgeable and professional in their reporting with lots of personality as an added plus. You all are the best.

by Grannie. Linda

Whether We are at home or traveling, KSAT12WeatherAuthority keeps us up-to-date. My husband travels three days a week and it doesn't matter what city he is in he can always keep up with the latest weather in that area. At home it keeps us up-to-date on upcoming storms and warnings. We have deleted all other weather apps and rely on this one alone. KSAT12WeatherAuthority beats out the national weather app by a country mile.
Thanks !!!!!!

by Rio/Rog

Weather is ever hanging, and being informed is critical at times of crisis. I live the way the KSAT Team work past typical working hours during storms to assist the public. They take their job seriously, and I like the way they forecast the “next 48 hours” option of Weather hour by hour. As a Caregiver it is important for medical equipment & issues to stay informed.

by Red Brd 27

Thank you KSAT Weather Team, for always being consistent! Each weather cast member is equipped with excellent knowledge and skill sets. However, neither one ever contradicts the other, (trust me I look for that). All members are on the same page, which only proves Teamwork and consistency. I can only hope your Team STAYS TOGETHER as a family, as you are already FAMILY to my Family and everyone one who watches you in South Texas.

by Not A Fan Of Cbs

Do not like this new version. Harder to navigate. Was able to actually see our ranch in Karnes County and the stock pond and see the weather and see the rain going through. Following the county roads are harder to navigate. It will show farm roads at one starting point only and not periodically if it is long. Do not know who developed it but the previous one was a lot better. Also think you need to only do a five day out forecast and not 10days out. Y’all can never get it right even 3days out.

by Sdhhkmmmmm

This is in ref to Facebook (FB). I follow KSAT on FB & this is the ONLY way I can get my message through since they block anyone that may have a different opinion. I was blocked TWO YEARS ago, ONLY b/c my opinion was different than that of the now "former" Meteorologist. I believe she left for Tyler or somewhere near that area for a new job. I disagreed w/ a forecast & THAT is why I got blocked, so now if I want to send in weather pics to your FB page or to be able to interact, I can't! I feel as if I'm being discriminated against & left out. I enjoy your station a lot. Rooftop Weather, lunch w/ Katie & Dave, the regular special news stories, etc but unfortunately, I can't even interact because of that one former employee that blocked me 2 yrs ago. It's my understanding that if you're a business and a public entity (a PUBLIC page w/ a blue checkmark) all people should be able to have their First Amend. (1A) right, to freely speak their opinion. It's my sincere hope that KSAT will allow "ALL" people to freely interact w/o censuring & blocking folks they may not fully agree w/. Does KSAT have any interest in resolving this issue w/ a loyal viewer or will you continue to exclude people from their right to interact? You probably won't even reply to this, but we shall see.

by Flo Mama

I love the immediate information received on my KSAT Weather app. I found out the hard way a few years ago right before a bad hail storm. I could’ve put my son’s car in garage and was watching cable. No local news to warn me. Now i have both the weather and news apps to update me all day. I know what’s going on before i get a chance to watch the news!

by 51kitty

The information in KSAT12WeatherAuthority is invaluable especially with the recent hurricane. The radar is the best showing SA, Houston, Rockport, Austin even LaGrange all within seconds for my family. It kept us informed for the location of the tornados in Houston area too. Pictures are so clear. Thank you! I only wish I found it sooner.

by Anthony.CWoods

Although I considered your app the best weather app (free or paid), I was pleasantly surprised to see this glorious update. It’s so much more user friendly that I may forgo using my other weather apps to get all the information I need quickly. Congrats!