- Free
- Category: News
- First released: October 5, 2009
- Versions: 1 archived
- Installable: 1 of 1
- Availability: Still on the App Store ↗
- Seller: NBC Universal, Inc.
- com.nbcuni.lim.chi
Requirements: Compatible with iPhone and iPod touch. Requires iOS 5.0 or later.
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Report an issueThe NBC5 Chicago app delivers the latest Chicago news, Chicago weather, and live NBC5 Chicago coverage. Get breaking news, accurate Storm Team forecasts, real-time weather alerts, and access to the NBC Chicago News 24/7 streaming channel—all in one place.
Stay connected with NBC5 Chicago news alerts and Chicago weather updates customized for your location. The NBC5 Chicago app keeps you informed across Chicago, the suburbs, and communities throughout Illinois with local stories, live video, traffic updates, sports, and investigative reporting.
Access trusted reporting from the NBC5 Chicago news team and forecasts from the NBC5 Storm Team. From breaking Chicago news to Live Doppler 5 radar, local weather, and Illinois coverage, the NBC5 Chicago app gives you the news, weather, and video you need wherever you are.
NBC 5 Chicago Weather
+ Customizable Chicago weather home screen with flexible modules + Live forecasts from the NBC5 Storm Team + Live Doppler 5 radar with exclusive local weather data + 10-day forecasts for Chicago, the suburbs, and Illinois + Hourly forecasts with customizable graphs + Chicago weather maps, storm tracker, and radar + Detailed weather conditions, including UV index, air quality, and more + Weather alerts for every saved location + Chicago-area school closings and severe weather updates + Weather news and videos from NBC5 Chicago meteorologists
Weather Widget + Add NBC 5 Chicago weather widget to your Home Screen + Real-time weather conditions synced to your location + Tap widgets for full Chicago weather forecast and radar + Customizable weather modules and improved navigation
NBC5 Chicago News Alerts
+ Personalized alerts for Chicago news, Illinois news, local headlines, national news, and world news + Top stories from NBC5 Chicago, including breaking news, politics, weather, consumer alerts, and good news + Latest news feed with Chicago articles and videos in reverse chronological order + Alerts center highlighting urgent Chicago breaking news you may have missed + Trending topics in Chicago news, entertainment, and local culture + Video Shorts section on the home screen featuring short Chicago news videos from local journalists
NBC Chicago News 24/7 Streaming
+ Watch the NBC Chicago News 24/7 streaming channel + Stream breaking Chicago news live and special coverage + Follow urgent news events across Chicago, the suburbs, and Illinois + Browse the latest NBC5 Chicago video coverage + Watch entertainment and lifestyle videos
NBC Chicago Investigations & More
+ Investigative stories from award-winning Chicago journalists + NBC5 Responds reports that help solve consumer problems + Business, finance, and stock market news from CNBC + Entertainment and celebrity news from E! and Access + Lifestyle and entertainment stories from TODAY
Create an NBC Chicago Account + Save articles and videos to view later + Sync preferences and newsletter subscriptions across NBC platforms
NBC 5 Chicago is owned by NBCUniveral as part of the NBCUniversal Local Owned Stations. NBC 5 first aired on October 8, 1948, as WNBQ, NBC's third owned-and-operated television station. In August 1964, the station's call letters changed to WMAQ-TV, which stands for "We Must Ask Questions." And the NBC 5 Storm Team, with the power of Live Doppler 5, a weather radar owned by the station, provides Chicago's Most Accurate Forecast, a distinction certified by independent television weather forecast verification company Weatherate.
The NBC 5 Chicago local news and weather app features Nielsen’s proprietary measurement software which will allow you to contribute to market research, like Nielsen’s TV Ratings. Please see www.nielsen.com/digitalprivacy for more information.
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Chart History
Ratings Over Time
sampled from 6 archived captures| Date | Version | Rating | Ratings | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 12, 2012 | — | — | 836 | Free |
| July 19, 2013 | — | — | 853 | Free |
| December 11, 2018 | — | ★ 4.4 | 491 | Free |
| November 29, 2020 | — | ★ 4.6 | 1,625 | Free |
From archived App Store listing data, captured by the Wayback Machine.
Archived Reviews
8 of 25Love the weather app but why don’t I see marine or other NoAA warnings. Also WHY does the hourly not tell me what day I’m looking at. If I scroll I have no idea what day I’m looking at!
My preferred app, but why does it kick back to apps screen when I want to highlight a particular day in the 10 day forecast?
The radar isnt very accurate. There will be times it’ll be pouring rain and clouds dont even show up on the app. The future cast is never right. I’ll probably remove this app soon because it sends out too many notification, sometimes the same alert 3 or 4 times.
I depend on this app for weather and local news but for past several days the weather radar is broken. Looks like severe weather and unable to find where to submit feedback. Removed app and reinstalled - did not improve.
The app will not load to my play live news , just buffers.
Ok
Can’t seem to get the radar to work. It’ll flicker and then disappear leaving me wondering if I’ll make it through my run dry or not lol.
This app USED TO be my go to weather app… However, it has more problems than I can even address in this review. Not like you guys read your reviews anyways… It’s VERY evident that you guys don’t care whatsoever whether or not your app functions properly, or not. Considering the majority of these laundry list of issues has been going on for upwards of 6 months now, and not a single patch has come out to address ANY OF THEM! I really stinks that I know have to find a new weather app that actually works properly…
Period reviews recovered from Apple's customer-review feeds via the Wayback Machine.