StormWatch

The StormWatch Weather App gives you the latest weather for our viewing region.

Thomas Broadcasting Company · com.woay.android.weather

Not rated yet 5K+ downloads v5.17.604 61.6 MB Android 9+ PEGI 3 · Everyone

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Signature matches the Google Play version Details

At a glance

Latest version: v5.17.604 (517000604)
Updated: Dec 8, 2025 (10 months ago)
APK size: 61.6 MB
Requires: Android 9+ (API 28)
CPU support: ARM 32-bit, ARM 64-bit
Graphics: OpenGL ES 2.0+
Category: Weather (app)
Listed since: Mar 22, 2021 (at least)
Permissions: 16 (5 sensitive)
Website: business.weather.com
Developer contact: [email protected]
Privacy: Developer's privacy policy

About this APK

StormWatch is an app by Thomas Broadcasting Company in the Weather category, listed since at least March 2021. It includes native code for ARM 32-bit and ARM 64-bit, so it runs on practically every phone.

Since version 5.13.1300, the APK grew from 52 MB to 61.6 MB. It asks for 16 permissions, 5 of them sensitive, including precise location, location in the background and approximate location. It asks for the same permissions as version 5.15.407. The app can read the advertising ID that ad and analytics services use.

What's new in v5.17.604

Performance improvements

Description

From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.

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

Version history

3 versions are listed, going back to v5.13.1300.

v5.17.604 LATEST Dec 8, 2025 61.6 MB TRUSTED v5.15.407 Jul 1, 2024 51.9 MB TRUSTED v5.13.1300 Mar 22, 2024 52 MB TRUSTED

All 3 versions

Security & authenticity

Security rating: Trusted

Signing certificate

Signature matches the Google Play version Checked by the source store on Dec 8, 2025.
Certificate issued to “Mobile” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.
Same certificate as the 2 other versions checked

Store checks and file details

Developer signature verified Dec 8, 2025
Validated against Google Play Dec 8, 2025
Signed byCN=Rick Rodriguez, OU=WSI Corp, O=Mobile, L=Andover, ST=MA, C=Unknown
Signing certificate (SHA-1)CF:16:D4:35:A6:6D:B7:B3:BC:FE:2F:10:97:31:3E:25:2F:9C:C2:54
File MD569f10f61c8a7c6436cc8a1b318f82053
Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020

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Permissions (16)

StormWatch requests 16 permissions, 5 of them sensitive.

Approximate location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
Location in the background Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_BACKGROUND_LOCATION
Precise location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
Read phone status and identity Sensitive android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE
Read shared storage Sensitive android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
Advertising ID com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID
Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
Internal broadcast protection (app-defined) com.woay.android.weather.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
Receive push notifications com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
Run at startup android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
Show notifications android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS
View Wi-Fi connections android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE

Required hardware & features

Location android.hardware.location

StormWatch APK: questions and answers

Can I install this APK over the version I already have?

Yes, if your installed copy is older. It is signed like the Google Play version, so Android installs it as an update and keeps your data.

Is the StormWatch APK safe?

No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Trusted. Its signature matches the Google Play version. It is signed with the same certificate as the 2 other versions checked. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is 69f10f61c8a7c6436cc8a1b318f82053.