Best answer: You can watch The Weather Channel live on frndly TV, Fubo TV and on three plans from AT&T TV.
And coming in the fourth quarter of 2021 is a dedicated streaming service called The Weather Channel Plus. It will cost $4.99 a month and have more than 50 news and entertainment channels. It’s expecting to have 30 million subscribers in its first five years.
Option 1: Fubo TV (From $65 a month)Option 2: AT&T TV (From $85 a month)Option 3: frndly TV (From $5.99 a month)How to watch The Weather Channel from anywhere
If you’ve found yourself away from home and unable to check The Weather Channel through your typical means (we’ve got all the options below) because of geographical limitations, a good VPN may well be what you need.
A virtual private network routes all of your internet traffic through a specific set of servers through specific countries. So you can make it look as if you computer is in the United States even if it’s not quite in your usual home location.
The catch? You need a VPN you can trust, because all of your network traffic —?encrypted and unencrypted alike —?will be running through it. For that, we have been big fans of ExpressVPN.
How to watch The Weather Channel live
It seems crazy, but if you’re looking to stream The Weather Channel live online, there only are a few services on which you’ll find it —? in 2021, no less. And if you’re trying to decide between YouTube TV vs. Hulu —?well, we’ll just start you there. Because you won’t find The Weather Channel on either of the largest live TV streaming services in the United States.
So where can you stream The Weather Channel online?
Those services are Fubo TV, AT&T TV (that’s the former DirecTV Now, of course), and the new frndly TV. (You won’t find The Weather Channel on any of the options for free movies and shows online.)
Fubo TV has been growing in popularity in good part because of its mix of ubo channels. It’s got many of the major networks you want, and it has a wealth of add-ons that will bring you sports you can’t find anywhere else. Fubo TV also is the only place in the United States where you’ll find any sports streaming in 4K resolution. All that —?and dozens of channels in the lower-priced tier?—?for $60 a month. (You’ll get a free trial, too, of course.)
Fubo TV has been growing in popularity in good part because of its mix of channels. It’s got many of the major networks you want, and it has a wealth of add-ons that will bring you sports you can’t find anywhere else. Fubo TV also is the only place in the United States where you’ll find any sports streaming in 4K resolution. All that —?and dozens of channels in the lower-priced tier?—?for $65 a month. (You’ll get a free trial, too, of course.) Otherwise, that’s it.
Frndly TV is relatively new and is the brainchild of a former Sling TV executive. It only features a dozen live channels —?but one of those happens to be The Weather Channel. Plans start at just $5.99 a month (you’ll save a bit if you choose to pay annually, though), and you’ll top out at a standard-definition feed. For HD, you’ll pay $7.99 a month, and you’ll also get the ability to stream on two devices at once, plus you’ll get unlimited DVR, with recordings kept for 30 days.
And The Weather Channels also is available on AT&T TV, but you’ll need to get the Choice package or above, which means you’ll be paying at least $85 a month.
Right now, those are your only options if you’re looking for a way to stream The Weather Channel.
Technically there is one other option, though it’s certainly in a bit of a gray area. The Weather Channel has an official channel (think “app,” really) on the Roku platform. But you’ll need to have a login to a pay TV service to activate it beyond the 10-minute trial. Those services are Dish, C Spire, Spectrum, Sudden Link, Optimum and Mediacom.
Watch The Weather Channel with Chromecast or AirPlay
This is one of those gray areas (OK, it’s not really a gray area), and maybe it’s a little more work than it should be. But whatever.
You can stream a live feed of The Weather Channel’s website in a desktop browser, and then use Apple’s AirPlay or Google’s Chromecast to send that tab over to a TV.
Oh, and a catch —?you’ll need to have a cable login (from anyone other than Comcast) to sign in first. Maybe you tripped and landed on one and lo and behold, it works. Whatever. We’re not going to judge too much.
Streaming alternatives to The Weather Channel
Yeah, it’s ridiculous that The Weather Channel isn’t everywhere, because it really should be. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t alternatives.
One such option is Local Now. (For which TWC is a weather provider.) It’s not as slick as TWC proper, but it does have the same sort of “Locals on the 8s” thing.
Where to get Local Now? Sling TV has it in both its Orange and Blue plans . There’s also an app for Amazon Fire TV. And there’s also a Local Now channel on Roku , it’s available on Fubo, and also available on YouTube TV. And there are apps for Android and for iOS.
Or if you want an even more-affordable option, you can get AccuWeather on Philo for just $20 a month.
