Generic top-level domainsIDNDNSSEC
Overview
- .weather is a generic top-level domain (gTLD) delegated under ICANN's New gTLD Program.
- The string denotes the weather industry and is intended for use in the weather and meteorological sector.
History
- The Weather Channel LLC applied for the .weather gTLD during ICANN's New gTLD rounds.
- The application was revealed on 13 June 2012 (Reveal Day).
- The .weather gTLD was delegated to the DNS Root Zone on 12 January 2015.
- The ICANNWiki record lists the TLD status as Delegated and categorizes it under Industry new gTLDs.
Usage and Audience
- The TLD is associated with the weather industry and related services.
- The Weather Channel LLC was the applicant and is identified with priority number 1811 for this string.
SEO and Brand Impact
- The application received a GAC Early Warning from Australia (delivered by GAC Chair Heather Dryden), citing concerns that the applicant was "seeking exclusive access to a common generic string" that relates to a broad market sector and could negatively affect competition.
- Such governance or exclusivity concerns can have implications for brand positioning and market access, particularly where a single organization seeks preferential control over a widely used industry term.
Notable Cases or Examples
- The application generated a Community Objection filed by AccuWeather, Inc.
- The GAC Early Warning and the community objection were notable milestones in the .weather application process.
Operator
International Business Machines Corporation
Whois
% IANA WHOIS server % for more information on IANA, visit http://www.iana.org % This query returned 1 object domain: WEATHER organisation: International Business Machines Corporation address: New Orchard Road address: Armonk NY 10504 address: United States of America (the) contact: administrative name: Engineering Manager organisation: International Business Machines Corporation address: North Castle Drive address: Armonk NY 10504 address: United States of America (the) phone: +1-914-765-4227 fax-no: +1-914-765-4390 e-mail: ngtld-ibm@cscinfo.com contact: technical name: Engineering Manager address: 2155 E GoDaddy Way address: Tempe AZ 85284 address: United States of America (the) phone: +1 480 505 8800 fax-no: +1 480 624 2546 e-mail: ngtld-ibm@cscinfo.com nserver: A.NIC.WEATHER 2001:dcd:1:0:0:0:0:9 37.209.192.9 nserver: B.NIC.WEATHER 2001:dcd:2:0:0:0:0:9 37.209.194.9 nserver: C.NIC.WEATHER 2001:dcd:3:0:0:0:0:9 37.209.196.9 nserver: NS4.DNS.NIC.WEATHER 156.154.156.178 2610:a1:1074:0:0:0:0:b2 nserver: NS5.DNS.NIC.WEATHER 156.154.157.178 2610:a1:1075:0:0:0:0:b2 nserver: NS6.DNS.NIC.WEATHER 156.154.158.178 2610:a1:1076:0:0:0:0:b2 ds-rdata: 1249 8 2 96765e88a1b12cce10c5c67934b10344ad4e5d63588e4b9d442fc533c8224f01 whois: status: ACTIVE remarks: Registration information: http://www.weather.com created: 2015-12-23 changed: 2023-11-30 source: IANA