The Weather Channel is a great source for news on what’s streaming down from the sky but only with a subscription to fuboTV, AT&T TV Now or Xfinity Instant TV. Remarkably, The Weather Channel does not serve the cord-cutting community very well. You can’t even watch a live stream of The Weather Channel on its own website. This article will help you choose your best option. To make it easier to see what’s on now and in the coming week, Flixed has created a channel guide for The Weather Channel.
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Watch The Weather Channel on fuboTV
While fuboTV has become a full-featured streaming service, it still serves a sports-loving customer base. FuboTV is among only major streaming service that carries The Weather Channel.
fuboTV Pricing and Packages
The Weather Channel comes with both of fuboTV’s subscription plans. The Family plan will probably meet most people’s needs with more than one hundred channels and premium features. The Elite plan just turns it a notch higher. If you want even more sports, fuboTV offers several expansion packs. You can also add premium movie services like Showtime.
| Pro 7-day free trial $69.99/ month | 138 channels 10 simultaneous streams 1,000 hours of DVR space | TRY FREE |
| Elite 7-day free trial $79.99/ month | 202 channels 54 more channels with fubo Extra 12 more channels with fubo News Plus 10 simultaneous streams 1,000 hours of DVR space | TRY FREE |
| Latino Monthly $8 off for the first month $33/ month | 45 channels 2 simultaneous streams 250 hours of DVR space | SIGN UP |
| Ultimate 7-day free trial $99.99/ month | 240 channels 54 more channels with fubo Extra 12 more channels with fubo News Plus Showtime Live and On Demand Sports Plus with NFL Redzone 10 simultaneous streams 1,000 hours of DVR space | TRY FREE |
You can learn more about fuboTV’s pricing and packages here.
fuboTV Channels
FuboTV was the first — and is still the only — streaming service to offer live TV streams in 4K resolution with high dynamic range (HDR) video quality. The 4K Ultra High Definition video is only available for certain sports events on Fox and FS1. Although the streaming service’s real strength is international soccer, you’ll be able to watch plenty of American sports on league-specific channels and the cable sports channels from ESPN, Fox, CBS and NBC.
In addition to The Weather Channel, fuboTV has all of the main cable news networks. You also get the digital-first news channels CBSN and Cheddar.
You can learn even more about fuboTV’s channel lineup here.
fuboTV Local Channels and Regional Sports Networks
Outside of a few major markets, sports fans will be frustrated with the lack of regional sports networks on fuboTV. To an extent this is the result of Fox dumping its regional channels after selling its studios to Disney.
Support for the local network affiliates is better. Most people will be able to watch their local NBC station and there’s a good chance the Fox station will also be available. Local CBS stations are only available in about half the country. Only a dozen markets get their local ABC station, but that should improve in 2021.
You can learn even more about fuboTV’s channel lineup here.
fuboTV Supported Devices
Although you can get 4K streams from the fuboTV apps, you will need to have a streaming device and an UltraHD TV set that can handle 4K content.
- Living room devices: Amazon Fire TV, Android TV, Apple TV, Chromecast and Roku.
- Smart TVs and Blu-ray players: Samsung televisions as well as devices based on Fire TV, Android TV and Roku.
- Mobile devices and tablets: Android and iOS.
- Game consoles: Microsoft Xbox One.
- Desktop browsers: Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari.
You can learn more about fuboTV’s device support here.
fuboTV Simultaneous Streams
The Family plan lets you simultaneously stream to three devices on your home network plus another two on mobile. The Elite plan lets you stream to five devices at home and three devices on the road.
Learn more about simultaneous streaming on fuboTV here.
fuboTV DVR
You get 250 hours of cloud DVR recording capacity with the Family plan and 1,000 hours with the Elite plan.
You’ll find more details about fuboTV’s cloud DVR here.
fuboTV On-Demand Library
Almost all of the on-demand content is provided by the channels in fuboTV’s listing. However, fuboTV is in the early days of implementing its original content strategy. The fubo Sports Network already has roundup shows focused on soccer and other sports. Original programming is on the way as well as sports-themed movies.
Learn more about fuboTV’s on-demand library here.
Watch The Weather Channel with AT&T TV Now
AT&T TV Now is the most expensive option for cord-cutters, but the streaming service offers more channels and some improved features that other services don’t.
AT&T TV Now Pricing and Packages
AT&T TV Now has two featured plans – Plus and Max – and five premium plans – Entertainment, Choice, Extra, Ultimate and Premier. The Weather Channel is only available with the four most expensive subscription plans that start at $110 per month.
| Entertainment The Essentials $69.99/ month | 75+ channels Unlimited streams at home Unlimited cloud DVR space | SIGN UP |
| Choice Must-Have Sports $89.99/ month | 105+ channels Unlimited streams at home Unlimited cloud DVR space Regional sports networks | SIGN UP |
| Ultimate Sports, News, Movies $104.99/ month | 140+ channels Unlimited streams at home Unlimited cloud DVR space Regional sports networks | SIGN UP |
| Premier Maximum TV $149.99/ month | 150+ channels All you can watch Regional sports networks HBO Max, Showtime and Starz Included | SIGN UP |
You can learn more about AT&T TV Now’s pricing and packages here.
AT&T TV Now Channels
You can get as many as 145 channels or more with AT&T TV Now as long as you’re willing to pay the extra price. Each plan includes a solid selection of basic cable channels with an even balance between news, entertainment, lifestyle and kids content.
To see exactly which channels each AT&T TV Now subscription plan offers, check out this article.
AT&T TV Now Local Channels and Regional Sports Networks
Odds are, you’ll be able to stream most of your local network affiliate stations with AT&T TV Now. However, regional sports networks are only available with the five most expensive plans.
To see exactly learn more about AT&T TV Now’s support for local and regional channels, check out this article.
AT&T TV Now Supported Devices
You’ll find AT&T TV Now apps for most streaming platforms.
- Living room devices: Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Chromecast and Roku.
- Smart TVs and Blu-ray players: Samsung televisions as well as devices based on Fire TV.
- Mobile devices and tablets: Android and iOS.
- Game consoles: None.
- Desktop browsers: Chrome and Safari.
You can learn more about AT&T TV Now’s device support here.
AT&T TV Now Simultaneous Streams
All seven of AT&T TV Now’s main subscription plans come with a three device limit on simultaneous streaming.
Learn more about simultaneous streaming on AT&T TV Now here.
AT&T TV Now DVR
The cloud DVR that AT&T TV Now provides with all of its subscription plans lets you save five hundred hours of content.
You’ll find more details about AT&T TV Now’s cloud DVR here.
AT&T TV Now On-Demand Library
AT&T TV Now’s on-demand library holds TV episodes and movies that its channels have recently aired.
Learn more about AT&T TV Now on-demand library here.
How to Watch The Weather Channel on Amazon Fire TV
You can watch The Weather Channel on Amazon Fire TV with the fuboTV or AT&T TV Now app.
How to Watch The Weather Channel on Roku
You can watch The Weather Channel on Roku with the fuboTV or AT&T TV Now app.
How to Watch The Weather Channel on Apple TV
You can watch The Weather Channel on Apple TV with the fuboTV, AT&T TV Now or The Weather Channel app.
Watch The Weather Channel on Xfinity Instant TV
In an effort to stem its losses from cord-cutting, Comcast’s Xfinity has created its own skinny bundle streaming service. Even when people cancel their cable television service, they still keep their high-bandwidth cable internet service. By offering Xfinity Instant TV, the cable company is able to keep a slice of customers’ entertainment budget.
Xfinity Instant TV Pricing and Packages
The base price for Xfinity Instant TV is $20 per month. This gets you a basic basket of 40 local and cable TV channels.
However, the only way to get The Weather Channel is to subscribe to the Sports & News channel pack. You get sixteen other channels including CNN, Fox News and ESPN. The monthly cost of the Sports & News channel pack is $37.
The Entertainment channel pack adds twenty-seven more channels including AMC, Food Network and BET. This expansion option will set you back $15 per month.
You’ll get another ten channels with the Kids & Family channel pack. For $10 per month, you get channels like the Cartoon Network, National Geographic and Universal Kids.
The only premium movie channel is Epix which will cost $6 per month.
Xfinity Instant TV Channels
The Xfinity Instant TV channel listing includes more of your local broadcast channels than fuboTV or other competitors offer. The CW, Telemundo, Comet and other smaller local channels are all included. Fans of public television will appreciate this since PBS is not an option with most streaming services. Home shopping channels and C-SPAN round out the lineup with the base subscription.
As mentioned earlier, you can add the Weather Channel and up to fifty-three other channels by adding channel packs to your subscription.
Xfinity Instant TV Supported Devices
Right now, the Xfinity Stream app is only available on mobile devices and certain Samsung smart TVs. The company has a beta program underway to expand streaming support to Roku
- Living room devices: None.
- Smart TVs and Blu-ray players: Samsung televisions.
- Mobile devices and tablets: Android and iOS.
- Game consoles: None.
- Desktop browsers: Most browsers.
Xfinity Instant TV Simultaneous Streams
Given how few devices support the Xfinity Stream app, the cable company has not set limits on simultaneous streaming.
Xfinity Instant TV DVR
The Xfinity Instant TV cloud DVR will only let you record up to twenty hours of content. The company has enabled fast-forwarding through commercials by default and users of the mobile app can download recordings for offline viewing.
Xfinity Instant TV On-Demand Library
Xfinity Instant TV has a limited selection of free on-demand content.
Use The Weather Channel App
The Weather Channel became the first 24-hour weather channel on cable all the way back in 1982 and traces its history even further to the early 1970s. The company’s age may be why The Weather Channel is surprisingly behind the times when it comes to serving cord cutters.
Only allowing its streams to go through fuboTV or Xfinity Instant TV is bad enough, but the paltry selection of apps is also telling. You can’t even watch The Weather Channel on its own website.
Even with the mobile apps, you only get on-demand content from The Weather Channel rather than a live stream of its broadcast.
The Weather Channel App Pricing and Packages
The Weather Channel’s mobile apps are free. That gets you the radar graphics, daily forecasts and 48-hour hourly weather forecasts. However, you will also get banner ads as well as video ads.
For a $1 monthly fee or a $10 annual fee, you can remove the ads from your app as well as get extended 96-hour forecasts.
The Weather Channel Device Support
The Weather Channel has an extremely limited selection of apps. The company evidently assumes you only watch TV on mobile. Even its website won’t let you stream its live broadcast.
- Living room devices: Apple TV.
- Smart TVs and Blu-ray players: None.
- Mobile devices and tablets: Android and iOS.
- Game consoles: None.
- Desktop browsers: None.
Chris Casper is a former tech industry product manager who escaped from California for New Mexico. Now he writes about science and tech while searching for the perfect green chile sauce.
