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Weather.com is currently blocked in Syria, as of .
Comprehensive weather forecasting website with radar maps, alerts, and daily reports
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Activity Summary
Blocked in Syria, verified by community reports in February 2026. A community volunteer reached out in March 2026 and the company's compliance team initially engaged, requesting Syrian IP ranges, but later that month it declined, citing the State Sponsor of Terrorism designation and infrastructure constraints. Repeated follow-ups through April 2026 went unanswered.
Follow-up Sent
A community volunteer sent another follow-up email directly to Weather.com's legal contact at robert.kouchoukos@weather.com, nearly two weeks after the previous follow-up on April 1 which also received no response. The company has not responded since the March 16 decline citing infrastructure constr...
Follow-up Sent
A community volunteer sent a follow-up email directly to Weather.com's legal contact at robert.kouchoukos@weather.com, one week after the detailed rebuttal challenging the company's reasons for declining to restore access in Syria. The follow-up requested an update on whether the matter has been esc...
Follow-up Sent
A community volunteer sent a follow-up reply to Weather.com Legal's decline, challenging the stated reasons for refusing to restore access in Syria. The volunteer noted that the State Sponsor of Terrorism designation does not in itself prohibit civilian digital services, and that weather data for Sy...
Declined
The Weather Company responded to the community volunteer's unblocking request with a substantive human reply. The response acknowledged that the comprehensive Syria sanctions program has been terminated and civilian software is now generally permitted, but declined to enable access at this time. The...
Follow-up Sent
A community volunteer replied to The Weather Company's request for Syrian IP ranges, providing a spreadsheet containing 1,320,448 Syrian IP addresses across 202 ranges based on geolocation data. The volunteer, a network engineer with RIPE NCC membership and technical director at an ISP, offered furt...
Company Responded
The Weather Company's Compliance & Legal team responded to the unblocking request via feedback@weather.com. The response confirmed that The Weather Company is currently reassessing its geolocation and IP-based access policies for Syrian users, in coordination with their compliance, legal, and techni...
Contacted Company
A community volunteer emailed Weather.com's ethics, legal, international support, security, and general support teams at ethics@weather.com, generalcounsel@weather.com, security-report@weather.com, internationalsupport@weather.com, and support@weather.com requesting a compliance review to restore ac...
Verified
Community verification from Syria: Weather.com confirmed still blocked.
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Frequently Asked Questions
No, Weather.com is currently blocked in Syria. Users in Syria cannot access this service. We are tracking the situation and advocating for change.
Many international services blocked access to Syria due to previous sanctions and compliance policies. Even as sanctions are being reviewed, some companies have not yet restored access. Unblock Syria tracks these services and advocates for change.
You can help by voting on this page to show demand, sharing it on social media, and contacting Weather.com directly to request they restore access for Syrian users.