What's a solid iOS weather app that's actually fast and doesn't bog down my phone with a ton of extra junk?

Gotta say, WRAL Weather is surprisingly snappy. The latest update seems to have fixed the lag issues some folks were having. It's not bloated, which is a huge win.

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Okay, so I've been playing around with WRAL Weather, and honestly, I'm impressed. A lot of weather apps try to cram in every possible feature, but this one keeps it relatively lean. From a technical standpoint, it loads in about 2-3 seconds on my Pixel 7 (yeah, I test on Android too!), and it barely uses 50MB of RAM, which is crucial when you're multitasking. I saw some older reviews complaining about lag, but the dev team really thought about optimizing the code with the latest update. The Doppler radar is clean and loads quickly. Plus, the ads aren't super intrusive. It's not gonna win any design awards, but it gets the job done without feeling like you're wading through molasses. No more spaghetti code situations here, it seems!

Key Features

Fast loading times (2-3 seconds)
Low RAM usage (under 50MB)
Optimized Doppler radar
Non-intrusive ads

"The latest update to this app is amazing. Nice to have a local weather app not laggy and offer so much."

— 5★ User Review
IOSUpdated: 7/9/2025
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WRAL Weather

by Capitol Broadcasting Company

3.7
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Category

Weather

Platform

ios