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4.63★ from 1,242,862 ratings · version 4.22.0 · 22 of the last 50 written reviews are one or two stars

Weather forecasts wildly inaccurate

9of the 22 read41%

The app frequently shows wrong weather conditions compared to what actually happens and contradicts BBC News forecasts.

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“Poor forecast — The app never gets the weather right abroad. Where I am now it’s is showing sunny spells but it’s pouring down with rain and we haven’t seen the sun for 2 days” — ★☆☆☆☆ · English“Rain forecast — Rain forecast is unbelievably bad 26/8 noon Kent. Says 39% of rain and flooding warnings. There is no rain falling anywhere in Kent Sussex or Essex Truly appalling app” — ★☆☆☆☆ · English“Worst app ever. — Shockingly inaccurate weather app. Raining as I write this with the app saying zero chance of rain so I left work early to clean the car. Now need to finish it off when it stops. I’ll get a beer to ease the pain. App deleted.” — ★☆☆☆☆ · English

Daily weather symbol shows worst conditions

4of the 22 read18%

The single icon for each day displays the worst weather in that 24-hour period instead of the most representative or likely conditions.

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“Symbols! — If there is a very slight chance of rain the only symbol that appears on that day is a rain cloud. It should be sun with a very slight chance of rain! At least you could then plan ahead!” — ★☆☆☆☆ · English“Bugs — There is a problem adding locations to My Locations. It’s been like this for a while. The forecast is overly pessimistic. The forecast for the day is selected from the worst of the weather during the 24 hour period. Which just seems mad. The dark cloud with the single raindrop makes it look like a miserable day ahead, but almost always it is not. The most recent functionality of swiping left right and up down…” — ★★☆☆☆ · English“Synopsis — You know your single take symbol on weather for the day is atrocious. It shows the worst weather for the day. Somebody actually made this choice and somebody else reviewed it and decided that was a good idea. Remarkable” — ★★☆☆☆ · English

Cannot add or delete saved locations

3of the 22 read14%

Users are unable to add new locations or remove existing ones, a bug that persists across updates and customer service responses.

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“Locations not working — After an update I am nolonger able to add my location or delete other locations. Was good up until then.” — ★☆☆☆☆ · English“Bug never fixed — I have been unable to add new locations in years, and have written to customer service to no avail. No help and no change. So frustrating” — ★☆☆☆☆ · English“Unable to delete saved locations — Unable to add or remove locations, is this a general app issue?” — ★☆☆☆☆ · English

Apple publishes the most recent written reviews, up to five hundred, and that is what was read — not a search for bad ones. Why so many of them are angry. The complaints above come from the 22 most recent negative ones. Newest review 5 days ago (03.09.2026), last collected 2 days ago.

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