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What’s New Version 7.1.2
Bug Fixes and other enhancements
Description
Never let the weather catch you by surprise again. The trusted weather experts at First Alert Weather deliver Mobile, Pensacola, and the Gulf Coast's most accurate hour-by-hour forecast for the next day and for the week ahead. Unlike other weather apps, you'll get a local forecast that is customized for you. Download the WKRG Weather app for fast, accurate local and national weather at your fingertips. With its personal alert notifications, you'll know when significant weather is heading your way and when to take cover. And when you are traveling, use WKRG Weather to get real-time weather forecasts, interactive radar and current conditions for anywhere in the U.S.
The WKRG Weather app utilizes the most advanced radar maps, weather and digital technology available. With its easy to use interactive radar, you can take control and see where the storm is now and where it is tracking.
Then, set customized alerts to keep you and your family informed and safe.
Features:
- Live interactive radar with many layering options lets you track the storms around you
- Alerts for severe weather via push notification and cue an audible alert
- The most accurate hour-by-hour forecast for the next day and week ahead for Mobile, Pensacola, and the Gulf Coast
- The latest video forecast from First Alert Weather
- Current weather conditions for Mobile, Pensacola, and the Gulf Coast and anywhere in the United States
- Share the weather conditions via text message, email, Facebook or Twitter
- You can set multiple custom locations to track forecasts, alerts, radar, and more
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Version history 25 versions
Build 887057965v7.1.22026-06-16 23:42:54
Bug Fixes and other enhancements
Build 885343167v7.1.12026-05-06 23:31:17
Improved radar lapsing, updated alert management, and numerous quality of life improvements and bug fixes!
Build 875823356v7.0.02025-06-24 11:36:27
Introducing widgets to monitor current conditions and forecasts from your phones homepage, Expandable hourly for more data at your fingertips, and various other updates and bug fixes!
Build 862306396v6.9.02023-12-19 22:10:54
Here are the new features with this release!
-Dark mode
-Improved lapse speed and bar
-Past (2hrs) and real time as well as future radar (2hrs) combined in one product
-New stylized legends above the map
Build 852207388v6.8.22022-09-15 15:15:27
Update to the mapping background in the radar tile and page to give it a new modern look. Boundaries, roads, cities display on top of radar data to make it easier to view your location on the map.
New look to the current conditions and forecast tile to make it more modern looking and easier for users to read weather data. Changes include a white background, colored icons, and larger text to make data easier to read.
Updated Current Conditions/Forecast Page. Updates include:
-Page opens to the ‘Overview’ tab which gives current conditions, 3 hour hourly forecast, the 7 day daily forecast, and access to the radar page
-The 'Currents' tab will give additional information on humidity percent, cloud cover, visibility, dew point, barometric pressure, and sunrise/sunset times.
-The 'Hourly' tab will give detailed weather information for the next 24 hours on the forecasted weather condition, temperature, pop and wind speed and direction.
-The 'Daily' tab will show the 7-day forecast in a manner that is much more similar to on-air 7-day forecasts with a detailed forecast for the next 7 days/nights below.
Build 851046509v6.8.12022-07-25 19:53:55
Update to the mapping background in the radar tile and page to give it a new modern look. Boundaries, roads, cities display on top of radar data to make it easier to view your location on the map.
New look to the current conditions and forecast tile to make it more modern looking and easier for users to read weather data. Changes include a white background, colored icons, and larger text to make data easier to read.
Updated Current Conditions/Forecast Page. Updates include:
-Page opens to the ‘Overview’ tab which gives current conditions, 3 hour hourly forecast, the 7 day daily forecast, and access to the radar page
-The 'Currents' tab will give additional information on humidity percent, cloud cover, visibility, dew point, barometric pressure, and sunrise/sunset times.
-The 'Hourly' tab will give detailed weather information for the next 24 hours on the forecasted weather condition, temperature, pop and wind speed and direction.
-The 'Daily' tab will show the 7-day forecast in a manner that is much more similar to on-air 7-day forecasts with a detailed forecast for the next 7 days/nights below.
Build 843712453v6.7.22021-08-24 19:28:49
Enhancements and minor graphical changes
Build 843014752v6.7.12021-07-09 15:03:44
Bug Fixes and other Enhancements
Build 842774198v6.7.02021-07-01 19:08:49
Bug Fixes and other Enhancements
Build 835924752v6.5.12020-08-14 19:54:26
Bug fixes and other Enhancements
Build 835755648v6.4.02020-05-05 15:24:08
Introducing the new WRKG Weather App powered by the most advanced technology on the Gulf Coast. The highest resolution, most accurate radar and maps are at your fingertips, plus forecasts from the News 5 First Alert Storm Team. It also sends alerts when severe weather is threatening to keep you safe when seconds count.
Build 834784386v4.10.27002020-02-19 22:02:14
* performance improvements
Build 834386051v4.10.24022020-01-16 18:45:21
* performance improvements
Build 834173184v4.10.21002019-12-30 20:32:09
* performance improvements
Build 833953835v4.10.20002019-12-10 21:27:26
* performance improvements
Build 833423720v4.10.16012019-10-31 23:31:48
* performance improvements
Build 832761854v4.10.9002019-09-13 17:13:35
* performance improvements
Build 832170141v4.10.5012019-07-27 22:44:23
* performance improvements
Build 832065522v4.10.4002019-07-19 19:20:12
* performance improvements
Build 831944321v4.10.2002019-07-09 12:23:55
Location Management
*Press location in top bar to change, edit and add locations
*In the left menu for changing locations, press the 3 dots next to the location to edit location settings and make a location capable of receiving push notifications.
Visual Map Enhancements
*New color palette makes it easier to see the difference between map-based alerts
More Information Available on the Map
*Pressing on map based Alerts will show the bulletin text
*Pressing on Storm Tracks outlines possible storm threats
*Pressing on Earthquakes or Tropical Tracks provides more detail than ever before
Build 831757161v4.8.9002019-06-22 20:33:22
Fix issue where old map radar data failed to refresh when launching the app.
Build 831697132v4.8.8022019-06-18 19:08:34
* performance improvements
Build 831633011v4.8.8012019-06-12 13:07:07
* performance improvements
Build 831355657v4.8.6002019-05-20 23:27:41
* Choose between a Dark, Satellite or Light base map
* Next to the play button, toggle to view the timeline for past only, future only and combined past and future
* Press the 3 dots to access map layers options
* Press and hold on any Weather Condition, Storm Symbol or Alert and drag it into the Quick Pick area to quickly change weather layers without accessing all map layers options
* White eyeball added to Edit Locations screen to allow for simple location change
Build 830234893v4.7.9062019-05-08 15:21:12
* updated resources
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Availability 1 of 1 storefronts
| Region | Language | Price | Ratings | Avg | Version |
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| US | en-US | Free | 139 | 2.3 | 7.1.2 |
Change log 28 changes · US
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releaseNotes updated
Bug Fixes and other enhancements
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description updated
Never let the weather catch you by surprise again. The trusted weather experts at First Alert Weather deliver Mobile, Pensacola, and the Gulf Coast's most accur
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name updated
WKRG Weather
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Version 7.1.2 released
Bug Fixes and other enhancements
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Version 7.1.1 released
Improved radar lapsing, updated alert management, and numerous quality of life improvements and bug fixes!
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Version 7.0.0 released
Introducing widgets to monitor current conditions and forecasts from your phones homepage, Expandable hourly for more data at your fingertips, and various other updates and bug fixes!
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Version 6.9.0 released
Here are the new features with this release!
-Dark mode
-Improved lapse speed and bar
-Past (2hrs) and real time as well as future radar (2hrs) combined in one product
-New stylized legends above the map
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Version 6.8.2 released
Update to the mapping background in the radar tile and page to give it a new modern look. Boundaries, roads, cities display on top of radar data to make it easier to view your location on the map.
New look to the current conditions and for
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Version 6.8.1 released
Update to the mapping background in the radar tile and page to give it a new modern look. Boundaries, roads, cities display on top of radar data to make it easier to view your location on the map.
New look to the current conditions and for
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Version 6.7.2 released
Enhancements and minor graphical changes
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Version 6.7.1 released
Bug Fixes and other Enhancements
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Version 6.7.0 released
Bug Fixes and other Enhancements
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Version 6.5.1 released
Bug fixes and other Enhancements
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Version 6.4.0 released
Introducing the new WRKG Weather App powered by the most advanced technology on the Gulf Coast. The highest resolution, most accurate radar and maps are at your fingertips, plus forecasts from the News 5 First Alert Storm Team. It also send
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Version 4.10.2700 released
* performance improvements
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Version 4.10.2402 released
* performance improvements
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Version 4.10.2100 released
* performance improvements
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Version 4.10.2000 released
* performance improvements
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Version 4.10.1601 released
* performance improvements
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Version 4.10.900 released
* performance improvements
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Version 4.10.501 released
* performance improvements
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Version 4.10.400 released
* performance improvements
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Version 4.10.200 released
Location Management
*Press location in top bar to change, edit and add locations
*In the left menu for changing locations, press the 3 dots next to the location to edit location settings and make a location capable of receiving push notif
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Version 4.8.900 released
Fix issue where old map radar data failed to refresh when launching the app.
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Version 4.8.802 released
* performance improvements
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Version 4.8.801 released
* performance improvements
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Version 4.8.600 released
* Choose between a Dark, Satellite or Light base map
* Next to the play button, toggle to view the timeline for past only, future only and combined past and future
* Press the 3 dots to access map layers options
* Press and hold on any Weat
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Version 4.7.906 released
* updated resources