FOX19 NOW Cincinnati Weather app review: detailed weather forecasting and severe weather alerts

Introduction

FOX19 NOW Cincinnati Weather is a full-featured weather forecasting app that will provide you with extensive radar map imaging, along with the added benefit of letting you know of any impending severe weather in your local area so you can stay one step ahead of the storms.

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Essentially, this is a run-of-the-mill weather forecasting app which follows the same formula as the vast majority of apps in this genre.

FOX19 NOW Cincinnati Weather features some solid functionality with varying levels of detail, and all of the various features run very smoothly and are presented in a clean and crisp interface.

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This app includes all of the usual features you would hope to find in a weather forecasting app, including basic forecasts, radar map imagery, Weather Alert Notifications, and more.

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You can use your device’s GPS to help FOX19 NOW Cincinnati Weather determine your current location and very quickly be provided with a weather map of your local area.

The basic view also includes information such as the current temperature, humidity, wind speed and direction, and Feels Like temperature. You’ll also see a basic overview of the weather for today, yesterday, and tomorrow.

I really like the 10-Day Forecast section because it provides a nice overview of the high and low temperatures and overall weather, but you can also tap the individual days to view more detailed information, including precipitation, UV Index, and the sunrise and sunset times.

 

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If you’re looking for even more detail, you can check out hourly forecasts for today, displaying extensive coverage of weather conditions, precipitation, wind, and temperature on an hour-by-hour basis.

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Keeping with the name of this app, the Alerts section is very handy for those of you who live in areas prone to nasty weather conditions. You’ll be able to set up Weather Alert Notifications to ensure that you and your family are in full knowledge of any impending storms, cyclones, and hurricanes, plus you can also use this to warn others.

Finally, we have the Video section which features live streaming broadcasts from Fox19, as well as a variety of webcasts and backdated weather reports. There is also a handy video entitled “How to add the traffic section to our weather app” which is well worth checking out.

 

Pros and Cons

Pros

• Detailed weather forecasting across a variety of time frames
• Use GPS to quickly find weather maps for your local area
• Severe Weather Notification service
• Archived and live streaming video content

 

Cons

• No social media sharing

 

Final Words

The only negative point I can think to make about this app is that you can't share weather maps or reports via Facebook or Twitter.

Other than that, FOX19 NOW Cincinnati Weather is more than adequate for providing you with pretty much all of the weather information you could ever possibly need, and the interface is very clear and easy to use.