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The Weather Channel pricing
The Weather Channel publishes 2 tiers. Below is each one, what it adds over the tier beneath it, and where the ladder stops being worth climbing for most people.
As of 30 August 2026, The Weather Channel pricing is free, then $29.99/year across 2 published tiers. Figures are the vendor's list prices as recorded on this page's last check; the vendor's site is the final word.
- Entry price
- Free, then $29.99/year
- Model
- Not recorded
- Tiers
- 2
- Free tier
- Yes
The Weather Channel plans, side by side
Every published tier in ascending order of price, with the number of features each one lists. An absence here means the record does not itemise it, not that the tier lacks it.
| Plan | Price | Features listed | Step up from the tier below |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | 8 | Entry tier |
| Premium | $29.99/year | 7 | +$29.99/year, 7 more features |
What each tier adds
The set difference between each tier's feature list and the one beneath it. Where a tier lists nothing new, the vendor has either stopped repeating the inherited list or the tier raises limits rather than adding capability, the record does not distinguish the two, so this page does not either.
Free
FreeThe entry tier. It covers rain radar and storm tracker, allergy tracker, 24-hour future radar, storm alerts, feels like temperature, hourly and daily forecasts.
Premium
$29.99/yearOver Free, this tier adds:
- All free features
- Premium perks program (up to USD 187 value)
- 18Birdies golf app access (30% off plus free week)
- Professional-grade customizable radar
- High-resolution single-site radar (iOS/macOS only)
- Advanced weather tracking
- 7-day free trial
Where The Weather Channel stops being free
Free, Free
- Rain radar and storm tracker
- Allergy tracker
- 24-hour future radar
- Storm alerts
- Feels Like temperature
- Hourly and daily forecasts
- Weather widgets
- Air quality monitoring
Premium, $29.99/year
The first thing you pay for:
- All free features
- Premium perks program (up to USD 187 value)
- 18Birdies golf app access (30% off plus free week)
- Professional-grade customizable radar
- High-resolution single-site radar (iOS/macOS only)
- Advanced weather tracking
- 7-day free trial
What the product covers
The full The Weather Channel feature record, grouped as the catalogue groups it. This is the product as a whole; the record does not map every feature onto a specific tier.
Other
- 10-day forecasts
- Hourly predictions
- Interactive radar
- Severe weather alerts
- Air quality index
Integrations
- Smart home devices
- Connected cars
- Wearables
Platform
- Web support
- Ios support
- Android support
People bring The Weather Channel in for checking daily and 10-day local weather forecasts, tracking storms and hurricanes via storm radar, viewing weather radar maps, getting severe weather alerts, accessing weather news and video content on weather.com. If that is not the job you are buying for, the alternatives to The Weather Channel are worth a look before you commit to a tier.
How that compares in Weather
Across the 4 weather tools in this directory that publish a starting price, the median entry point is $149.5/month. The Weather Channel starts at $29.99/year, which puts it below the middle of its category.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Rated | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Weather Channel (this page) | Free, then $29.99/year | - | - | |
| Zoom Earth | Free | Free, no account required | - | vs The Weather Channel |
| BreezoMeter | Free | quote | - | vs The Weather Channel |
| Gro Intelligence | $29/month | subscription | - | vs The Weather Channel |
| Meteomatics | €150/month | subscription | - | vs The Weather Channel |
| EPA AirNow | Free | free | - | vs The Weather Channel |
| Awair | $149/one-time | one-time | - | vs The Weather Channel |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry, they are not reviews hosted on Softwr. How each figure is used is set out on the The Weather Channel badges page.
Before you pay for The Weather Channel
Three things this page cannot tell you, and all three change the bill. The record carries a price and a billing period but not the unit - per-seat and flat-rate pricing are indistinguishable in this data, so a five-person team may be looking at five times the figure above. It carries no annual rate, so any discount for paying yearly is not something this page can quote. And it carries no trial length.
What it can tell you is the shape of the ladder: 2 tiers between Free and $29.99/year, with the jump itemised above. Because there is a free tier, the cheapest way to answer the rest is to use it before paying anything.
The Weather Channel runs on ios, android, web, apple tv, samsung smart tv, roku, and is published by The Weather Company (IBM) of Atlanta, Georgia. The full record is on the The Weather Channel review, and the rest of the category is under best weather tools.
The Weather Channel pricing questions
- How much does The Weather Channel cost?
- The Weather Channel publishes 2 tiers, from Free for Free up to $29.99/year for Premium. The entry tier costs nothing.
- Does The Weather Channel have a free plan?
- Yes. The Free tier costs nothing and covers rain radar and storm tracker, allergy tracker, 24-hour future radar. Paying starts at $29.99/year for Premium.
- What is the difference between Free and Premium on The Weather Channel?
- Premium costs $29.99/year against Free, and adds all free features, premium perks program (up to usd 187 value), 18birdies golf app access (30% off plus free week), professional-grade customizable radar.
- Is The Weather Channel expensive for a weather tool?
- It starts below the middle of its category. Across the 4 weather tools in this directory that publish a starting price, the median entry point is $149.5/month; The Weather Channel starts at $29.99/year.
- Which weather tools can I use without paying?
- 3 of the 8 weather tools listed alongside The Weather Channel have a free tier: Zoom Earth, EPA AirNow, AirVisual.
- What am I actually paying for with The Weather Channel?
- The record lists 11 features across 3 areas: other, integrations, platform. In practice it is brought in for checking daily and 10-day local weather forecasts, tracking storms and hurricanes via storm radar, viewing weather radar maps.
- Does The Weather Channel charge per user?
- The record carries a price and a billing period for each of its 2 tiers, but not the unit that price is charged in. Per-seat and flat-rate billing look identical in this data, so check the vendor's page before budgeting for a team.
- Are these The Weather Channel prices current?
- They are what the catalogue entry holds, refreshed when the entry is. Vendors change pricing without notice and nobody at Softwr re-verifies each tier by hand, so treat this as a structured summary and the vendor's own pricing page as the authority.
- What should I compare The Weather Channel against before paying?
- The closest weather tools in this directory are Zoom Earth, BreezoMeter, Gro Intelligence, Meteomatics. Each has a side-by-side comparison with The Weather Channel covering price, platforms and features.