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weather.com

contentLow RiskRecommendedeng · Global (United States primary)
88
AI Score
weather.com is the official digital platform of The Weather Channel, one of the most popular weather information services globally. It provides users with up-to-date national and local weather forecasts, interactive radar, severe weather alerts, hurricane coverage, and related science and weather news. With 31 years of domain history and a top 250 global traffic rank, it serves millions of daily users seeking accurate, timely weather information.
weatherforecastsevere weathernewsradar
Overall score
88
Confidence 95%
SEO score
82
good
AI content prob.
20%
Higher = more AI
Domain age
31 years
mature · Est. 1994
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Risk & compliance

Verdict: Recommended
weather.com is a well-established, reputable, high-traffic legitimate website operated by The Weather Channel, providing high-quality, timely weather information with strong technical performance and long-standing user trust.
Risk level
low
No spam or malware signals were detected during analysis, the site is a well-established legitimate brand operated by a major media company, with only high ad density as a minor negative factor.
Trust level
high
The domain has 31 years of established history, ranks in the top 0.1% of global websites by traffic, and is operated by the well-known, reputable The Weather Channel brand with no known widespread trust issues.
Malware risk
None detected
Ad intrusiveness
high
Risk types
4

Content & positioning

AI content prob.
20%
Most content is human-written news and weather reporting, with only automated forecast data that does not constitute bulk AI-generated content. No signs of uniform sentence structure, keyword stuffing, or unnatural phrasing across visible content.
Content quality
high
Main topics
weather forecastssevere weather coverageweather radarhurricane trackingweather news
Positioning
Mass-market leading provider of timely, accurate weather information, forecasts, and related news for a global general audience
Update frequency
high
5

Tech & experience

Tech stack
Next.js
HTTPS
Enabled
Mobile friendly
good
UX rating
good
Page structure
clear
6

SEO & traffic

SEO score
82
Traffic potential
high
Keyword strategy
structured
Keyword optimization
Current focus
tornadoessevere weatherweather forecasthurricane coveragelocal weather
Missing opportunities
long-tail local weather keywords for small citiesclimate change related weather contentniche weather content for outdoor activities
Quick wins Fast results
add descriptive main H1 tagremove duplicate H2 headingsoptimize core meta keywords
The site already has exceptional search presence, but fixing on-page SEO gaps and reducing ad clutter can help improve rankings further for niche local queries.
Keyword analysis is based on page content inference, not actual search ranking data. For reference only.
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Business model

Category
content
Model
Free weather content and news supported primarily by advertising, with optional premium subscriptions for advanced features and data licensing to third parties.
Monetization
display advertisingpremium subscriptionsweather data licensing
Profit potential
high
9

Strengths & weaknesses

Advantages
+Extremely high global traffic and world-class brand recognition
+31 years of domain history with strong user trust
+HTTPS enabled and fully mobile-friendly design
+Consistently updated, timely high-quality weather content
+Clear, well-organized site structure with dedicated navigation
Disadvantages
High ad density that hurts overall user experience
Missing main H1 heading on the homepage that harms on-page SEO
Multiple duplicate H2 headings on the homepage
No meta keywords defined for core search terms
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Overall assessment

Overall score
88/ 100
The site has extremely high global traffic (ranked #212 globally), 31 years of established domain history, strong brand trust, high quality regularly updated content, and solid technical and SEO performance. Minor deductions are applied for high ad density and on-page SEO gaps like a missing main H1 tag.
Growth potential
medium
Recommendations
1Add a descriptive main H1 tag to the homepage to improve on-page SEO
2Reduce ad density on mobile and desktop to improve user experience
3Remove duplicate H2 headings from the homepage to clean up document structure
4Optimize for long-tail local weather keywords to capture more niche search traffic
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Server & security

Response time
405 ms
IP address
23.195.238.187Seattle, US
CDN
Vercel Edge
SSL expires
Jan 5, 2027
Security headers
CSPnot set
HSTSmax-age=15552000; preload
X-Framenot set
X-Content-Typenot set
DNS records
A
23.195.238.187
MX
10 aspmx3.googlemail.com5 alt1.aspmx.l.google.com1 aspmx.l.google.com
NS
a10-65.akam.neta13-67.akam.neta11-66.akam.net
TXT
docusign=002393a4-7df4-4031-83c1-98aeafa93c9ffacebook-domain-verification=99utolohhvsbcdxkj52qgala019hyjhvntc1c3swgf9n72hympkt76bjj9dj1f
Tech data updated 7d ago
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Domain background

Domain age
31 years
Registrar
CSC Corporate Domains, Inc.
Created
1994-08-09T04:00:00Z
Expires
2027-01-25T15:56:59Z
Last updated
unknown
Site stage
mature
Analyzed October 18, 2024 · Report ID: 0d26eacc