The Weather Company

For the television network formerly owned by The Weather Company, see The Weather Channel. For the Australian company, The Weather Company Pty. Ltd., see Weatherzone.
The Weather Company LLC
Company typePrivate
IndustryInformation technology
Weather forecasting
FoundedJuly 18, 1980; 44 years ago (1980-07-18) (as The Weather Channel)
October 21, 2012; 12 years ago (2012-10-21)
(as the Weather Company)
Headquarters1001 Summit Blvd NE, Brookhaven,
Atlanta, Georgia
,
U.S.[1]
Key people
  • Sheri Bachstein (CEO)
OwnerFrancisco Partners (2024–present)
ParentLandmark Communications (1980–2008)
NBCUniversal, Bain Capital, The Blackstone Group (2008–2016)
  • IBM (2016–2024)
SubsidiariesWeather Underground
WSI Corporation
Websitewww.weathercompany.com

The Weather Company LLC is a weather forecasting and information technology company that owns and operates weather.com (the website for The Weather Channel), and Weather Underground. From 2016 to 2023, The Weather Company was a subsidiary of the Watson & Cloud Platform business unit of IBM.[2] In February 2024, Francisco Partners completed the acquisition of The Weather Company, which operates as a standalone company.[3]

  1. ^ "The Weather Channel in Atlanta, GA". YP.com.
  2. ^ Press release (29 January 2016). "IBM Closes Deal to Acquire The Weather Company's Product and Technology Businesses". The Weather Company. Archived from the original on July 7, 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  3. ^ Francisco Partners, Francisco Partners (February 1, 2024). "Francisco Partners Completes Acquisition of The Weather Company". Francisco Partners. Retrieved February 15, 2024.