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accuweather.com kept its Google rankings and lost 23% of its search traffic.

estimated monthly search visits, Oct 2024
3.4M
estimated monthly search visits, Oct 2024
estimated monthly search visits, Oct 2026
2.6M
estimated monthly search visits, Oct 2026
change in estimated search traffic
−23%
change in estimated search traffic
change in keywords ranking top 3
+8%
change in keywords ranking top 3

Estimated search traffic

01.9M3.7M2024-10-28: AI Overviews expand to 100 or more countries2024-11-11: November 2024 core update2024-12-12: December 2024 core update2025-03-13: March 2025 core update2025-06-30: June 2025 core update2025-07-28: AI Mode launches in the UK2025-10-07: AI Mode adds 35 languages and 40 countries2025-11-18: Gemini 3 ships in AI Mode2025-12-11: December 2025 core update2026-01-27: Gemini 3 default for AI Overviews, handoff to AI Mode2026-03-27: March 2026 core update2026-05-19: I/O 2026: AI Mode hits 1 billion users, Gemini 3.5 Flash2026-05-20: AI Overviews and AI Mode combined worldwide2026-05-21: May 2026 core update2026-09-29: AI Mode information monitoring for all usersOct 20243.4MOct 20253.3MOct 20262.6M
accuweather.com, Ahrefs estimated monthly organic search traffic, United Kingdom. Dotted line marks the Oct 2024 level. Vertical marks are Google results page changes.

Keywords ranking in Google's top three

012K24K2024-10-28: AI Overviews expand to 100 or more countries2024-11-11: November 2024 core update2024-12-12: December 2024 core update2025-03-13: March 2025 core update2025-06-30: June 2025 core update2025-07-28: AI Mode launches in the UK2025-10-07: AI Mode adds 35 languages and 40 countries2025-11-18: Gemini 3 ships in AI Mode2025-12-11: December 2025 core update2026-01-27: Gemini 3 default for AI Overviews, handoff to AI Mode2026-03-27: March 2026 core update2026-05-19: I/O 2026: AI Mode hits 1 billion users, Gemini 3.5 Flash2026-05-20: AI Overviews and AI Mode combined worldwide2026-05-21: May 2026 core update2026-09-29: AI Mode information monitoring for all usersOct 202420KOct 202520KOct 202622K
accuweather.com, keywords ranking positions 1 to 3, United Kingdom. Dotted line marks the Oct 2024 level. Vertical marks are Google results page changes.

Points are Ahrefs Site Explorer estimates for the first of each month shown. Months in between are being collected. All 104,800 ranking keywords in Oct 2026, against 184,194 in Oct 2024.

How often AI answers cite accuweather.com

EngineCitations in the Ahrefs index
ChatGPTwithheld, failed consistency check
Google AI Mode32
Gemini14

Ahrefs AI responses index, captured 28 October 2026, United Kingdom, including subdomains.

Five questions we ask the AI engines about accuweather.com

Written from the site's own top Google keywords, keeping the intent of the search.

EngineNamedLinked
ChatGPT0 of 50 of 5
Google AI Mode0 of 50 of 5
Gemini0 of 50 of 5
  1. What does a moderate rainfall warning mean, and where can I check whether one applies to my location?from the keyword “moderate rainfall warning”
  2. Where can I find tomorrow’s weather forecast for my location in the United Kingdom, with warnings and the update time?from the keyword “weather tomorrow”
  3. Where can I view current weather radar for the United Kingdom, with the update time and a guide to interpreting it?from the keyword “weather radar”
  4. Where can I view current rain radar for the United Kingdom, with the update time?from the keyword “rain radar”
  5. Where can I find today’s weather forecast for my location in the United Kingdom, with warnings and the update time?from the keyword “weather today”

Visits since ChatGPT launched

all visits, Nov 2022
10.7M
all visits, Nov 2022
all visits, Oct 2026
5.0M
all visits, Oct 2026
organic search visits, Oct 2026
1.1M
organic search visits, Oct 2026
visits from AI assistants, Oct 2026
9K
visits from AI assistants, Oct 2026

Semrush Traffic Analytics modelled visits, United Kingdom, a separate source from the Ahrefs estimates above. Semrush restates this data on 9 November 2026.

accuweather.com is also in the top 100 in United States.