WGN Weather

WGN Weather
WGN Weather
Developer: Nexstar Inc.
Category: Weather
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331.4K installs
2.8K ratings
13.9K monthly active users
$<10K monthly revenue est.
IAP 0% · Ad 100%
Install Trends
Weekly +74
Declining
Monthly +472
Steady

WGN Weather Summary

WGN Weather is a ad-supported Android app in Weather by Nexstar Inc.. Released in Jun 2011 (14 years ago). It has about 331.4K+ installs and 2.8K ratings with a 3.70★ (average) average. Based on AppGoblin estimates, it reaches roughly 13.9K monthly active users and generates around $<10K monthly revenue (0% IAP / 100% ads). Store metadata: updated Jan 28, 2026, version 517000604.

Recent activity: 74 installs this week (472 over 4 weeks) showing below average growth , and 1.00 new ratings this week View trends →

Advertising: AppGoblin detected 1.00 monetized ad creatives shown inside the app.

Data tracking: SDKs and third-party integrations were last analyzed on Dec 1, 2025. The app's network data flows (API traffic to/from the app and its SDKs) were last crawled on Nov 11, 2025.

Store info: Last updated on Google Play on Jan 28, 2026 (version 517000604).

SDKs, Trackers & Permissions

WGN Weather was last scanned for SDKs 2025-12-01. Below is the overview of third party companies detected in the app. The full list of raw SDKs, app permissions and unknown SDKs is available here.

AppGoblin saw WGN Weather uses 4 Ad Networks
company-logos/amazon.com/logo_200x200.jpeg Amazon Advertisement
company-logos/taboola.com/logo_200x200.jpeg Taboola
company-logos/google.com/logo_200x200.jpeg Google
company-logos/business.adobe.com/logo_200x200.jpeg Adobe Marketing
AppGoblin saw WGN Weather uses 7 Development Tools
company-logos/reactivex.io/logo_200x200.png ReactiveX
company-logos/square.com/logo_200x200.jpeg Square
company-logos/google.com/logo_200x200.jpeg Google
company-logos/microsoft.com/logo_200x200.jpeg Microsoft
AppGoblin saw WGN Weather uses 2 Analytics: Product
company-logos/firebase.google.com/logo_200x200.png Firebase
company-logos/analytics.google.com/logo_200x200.jpeg Google Analytics
AppGoblin saw WGN Weather uses 2 Business Tools
company-logos/mapbox.com/logo_200x200.jpeg MapBox
company-logos/comscore.com/logo_200x200.jpeg Comscore
AppGoblin saw WGN Weather uses 1 Mediation
company-logos/admob.com/logo_200x200.jpeg AdMob
App Details
Store ID: com.wgn.android.weather
First Released: 2011-06-29
Store Last Updated: 2026-01-28
In-App Purchases: No
Ads: Yes
Website: wgntv.com
App Store
Crawl Status: Success
AppGoblin First Crawled: 2021-02-06
AppGoblin Last Crawled: 2026-03-05
Ads & App-Ads.txt
Ads.txt Last Crawled: 2025-10-20
Ads.txt Crawl Status: Success
AppGoblin SDK Scans
Successful Last Crawled: 2025-12-01
Last Crawled: 2025-12-01
Last Crawl Status: Success

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App Description

When in doubt, turn to the Chicago Weather Center app.

When in doubt, Chicago turns to WGN-TV chief meteorologist Tom Skilling and his team to understand the weather. With the Chicago Weather Center app, you will have the latest forecasts and reports on current conditions from Chicago's superman of meteorology with you wherever you go.

Features

* Access to station content specifically for our mobile users
* 250 meter radar, the highest resolution available
* Future radar to see where severe weather is headed
* High resolution satellite cloud imagery
* Current weather updated multiple times per hour
* Daily and Hourly forecasts updated hourly from our computer models
* Ability to add and save your favorite locations
* A fully integrated GPS for current location awareness
* Severe weather alerts from the National Weather Service
* Opt-in push alerts to keep you safe in severe weather