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Report Summary

  • 18

    Performance

    Renders faster than
    34% of other websites

  • 70

    Accessibility

    Visual factors better than
    that of 35% of websites

  • 58

    Best Practices

    More advanced features
    available than in
    20% of websites

  • 81

    SEO

    Google-friendlier than
    42% of websites

metcheck.com

Metcheck.com - Accurate Weather Forecasts for United States with Live Data and so much more...

Page Load Speed

3.3 sec in total

First Response

221 ms

Resources Loaded

2.6 sec

Page Rendered

488 ms

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About Website

Click here to check amazing Metcheck content for United Kingdom. Otherwise, check out these important facts you probably never knew about metcheck.com

Metcheck is the only weather site you will ever need for United States. Highly accurate weather forecasts served with a sense of humour on desktop, mobile and tablet.

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Key Findings

We analyzed Metcheck.com page load time and found that the first response time was 221 ms and then it took 3.1 sec to load all DOM resources and completely render a web page. This is a poor result, as 55% of websites can load faster.

Performance Metrics

metcheck.com performance score

18

Measured Metrics

name

value

score

weighting

FCP (First Contentful Paint)

Value5.0 s

10/100

10%

LCP (Largest Contentful Paint)

Value7.9 s

3/100

25%

SI (Speed Index)

Value13.5 s

2/100

10%

TBT (Total Blocking Time)

Value2,550 ms

4/100

30%

CLS (Cumulative Layout Shift)

Value0.013

100/100

15%

TTI (Time to Interactive)

Value36.7 s

0/100

10%

Network Requests Diagram

metcheck.com

221 ms

index.asp

199 ms

index.asp

454 ms

js

57 ms

fuse.js

1341 ms

Our browser made a total of 64 requests to load all elements on the main page. We found that 78% of them (50 requests) were addressed to the original Metcheck.com, 6% (4 requests) were made to Images.metcheck.com and 3% (2 requests) were made to Cdn.fuseplatform.net. The less responsive or slowest element that took the longest time to load (1.3 sec) relates to the external source Cdn.fuseplatform.net.

Page Optimization Overview & Recommendations

Page size can be reduced by 728.8 kB (20%)

Content Size

3.7 MB

After Optimization

2.9 MB

  • HTML
  • Images
  • JavaScript
  • CSS

In fact, the total size of Metcheck.com main page is 3.7 MB. This result falls beyond the top 1M of websites and identifies a large and not optimized web page that may take ages to load. 45% of websites need less resources to load. Images take 2.7 MB which makes up the majority of the site volume.

HTML Optimization

-85%

Potential reduce by 119.5 kB

  • Original 140.5 kB
  • After minification 136.2 kB
  • After compression 21.0 kB

HTML content can be minified and compressed by a website’s server. The most efficient way is to compress content using GZIP which reduces data amount travelling through the network between server and browser. HTML code on this page is well minified. It is highly recommended that content of this web page should be compressed using GZIP, as it can save up to 119.5 kB or 85% of the original size.

Image Optimization

-12%

Potential reduce by 319.5 kB

  • Original 2.7 MB
  • After minification 2.4 MB

Image size optimization can help to speed up a website loading time. The chart above shows the difference between the size before and after optimization. Obviously, Metcheck needs image optimization as it can save up to 319.5 kB or 12% of the original volume. The most popular and efficient tools for JPEG and PNG image optimization are Jpegoptim and PNG Crush.

JavaScript Optimization

-35%

Potential reduce by 266.0 kB

  • Original 770.2 kB
  • After minification 770.2 kB
  • After compression 504.2 kB

It’s better to minify JavaScript in order to improve website performance. The diagram shows the current total size of all JavaScript files against the prospective JavaScript size after its minification and compression. It is highly recommended that all JavaScript files should be compressed and minified as it can save up to 266.0 kB or 35% of the original size.

CSS Optimization

-45%

Potential reduce by 23.7 kB

  • Original 53.3 kB
  • After minification 53.3 kB
  • After compression 29.6 kB

CSS files minification is very important to reduce a web page rendering time. The faster CSS files can load, the earlier a page can be rendered. Metcheck.com needs all CSS files to be minified and compressed as it can save up to 23.7 kB or 45% of the original size.

Requests Breakdown

Number of requests can be reduced by 36 (60%)

Requests Now

60

After Optimization

24

  • AJAX
  • Images
  • JavaScript
  • CSS

The browser has sent 60 CSS, Javascripts, AJAX and image requests in order to completely render the main page of Metcheck. We recommend that multiple CSS and JavaScript files should be merged into one by each type, as it can help reduce assets requests from 19 to 1 for JavaScripts and as a result speed up the page load time.

Network Requests Diagram

metcheck.com

metcheck.com

221 ms

index.asp

index.asp

199 ms

index.asp

index.asp

454 ms

js

js

57 ms

fuse.js

fuse.js

1341 ms

main_style_site.css

main_style_site.css

436 ms

modernizr.js

modernizr.js

375 ms

jquery.min.js

jquery.min.js

412 ms

jquery-ui.min.js

jquery-ui.min.js

39 ms

jquery-ui.css

jquery-ui.css

41 ms

foundation.min.js

foundation.min.js

85 ms

foundation.offcanvas.js

foundation.offcanvas.js

396 ms

foundation.magellan.js

foundation.magellan.js

83 ms

foundation.abide.js

foundation.abide.js

85 ms

foundation.topbar.js

foundation.topbar.js

400 ms

foundation.tab.js

foundation.tab.js

141 ms

jquery.lazyload.js

jquery.lazyload.js

142 ms

choice.js

choice.js

424 ms

NAMERICA_TMP850_06.jpg

NAMERICA_TMP850_06.jpg

858 ms

bg.gif

bg.gif

75 ms

logo_223x77.gif

logo_223x77.gif

318 ms

search.png

search.png

321 ms

settings_tablet.png

settings_tablet.png

352 ms

settings.png

settings.png

52 ms

d_all.png

d_all.png

350 ms

d_premium.png

d_premium.png

412 ms

d_mymetcheck.png

d_mymetcheck.png

460 ms

location_over.png

location_over.png

633 ms

go_up.png

go_up.png

338 ms

location_up.png

location_up.png

658 ms

astronomy_up.png

astronomy_up.png

365 ms

modelaviation_up.png

modelaviation_up.png

715 ms

fishing_up.png

fishing_up.png

387 ms

golf_up.png

golf_up.png

408 ms

inshore_up.png

inshore_up.png

427 ms

mountain_up.png

mountain_up.png

435 ms

LOCATEME.png

LOCATEME.png

447 ms

PC.jpg

PC.jpg

456 ms

FA.jpg

FA.jpg

468 ms

CL.jpg

CL.jpg

480 ms

Summer_BlueSky_Sun_30438_USER.jpg

Summer_BlueSky_Sun_30438_USER.jpg

481 ms

lozenge_right_arrow.gif

lozenge_right_arrow.gif

483 ms

lozenge_down_arrow.gif

lozenge_down_arrow.gif

499 ms

Summer_Sunshine_Parasol_28237_USER.jpg

Summer_Sunshine_Parasol_28237_USER.jpg

500 ms

Summer_Sunshine_Sunset_31668_USER.jpg

Summer_Sunshine_Sunset_31668_USER.jpg

502 ms

MET_GLOBALGFS_11452024EUROPE_OVERVIEW_54.png

MET_GLOBALGFS_11452024EUROPE_OVERVIEW_54.png

523 ms

FULL_2280222.jpg

FULL_2280222.jpg

514 ms

RADAR_20240504_0744.png

RADAR_20240504_0744.png

520 ms

latest_small.jpg

latest_small.jpg

856 ms

IR_large.jpg

IR_large.jpg

1186 ms

Latest.jpg

Latest.jpg

972 ms

2024_5_4_18_00.jpg

2024_5_4_18_00.jpg

975 ms

2024_5_4_18_00.jpg

2024_5_4_18_00.jpg

1200 ms

NAMERICA_JETSTREAM_06.jpg

NAMERICA_JETSTREAM_06.jpg

765 ms

NAMERICA_TMP850_06.jpg

NAMERICA_TMP850_06.jpg

852 ms

UK_ICE_06.jpg

UK_ICE_06.jpg

466 ms

cmp2-polyfilled.js

cmp2-polyfilled.js

12 ms

main.js

main.js

9 ms

prebid-53e5b97888866c32f06659faf8dedb12.js

prebid-53e5b97888866c32f06659faf8dedb12.js

5 ms

apstag.js

apstag.js

37 ms

gpt.js

gpt.js

119 ms

noconsent

noconsent

27 ms

pubads_impl.js

pubads_impl.js

10 ms

tag

tag

35 ms

Accessibility Review

metcheck.com accessibility score

70

Accessibility Issues

Contrast

These are opportunities to improve the legibility of your content.

Impact

Issue

High

Background and foreground colors do not have a sufficient contrast ratio.

Names and labels

These are opportunities to improve the semantics of the controls in your application. This may enhance the experience for users of assistive technology, like a screen reader.

Impact

Issue

High

Image elements do not have [alt] attributes

High

Form elements do not have associated labels

High

Links do not have a discernible name

Tables and lists

These are opportunities to improve the experience of reading tabular or list data using assistive technology, like a screen reader.

Impact

Issue

High

Lists do not contain only <li> elements and script supporting elements (<script> and <template>).

High

List items (<li>) are not contained within <ul> or <ol> parent elements.

Best Practices

metcheck.com best practices score

58

Areas of Improvement

Trust and Safety

Impact

Issue

High

Does not use HTTPS

High

Includes front-end JavaScript libraries with known security vulnerabilities

Low

Ensure CSP is effective against XSS attacks

User Experience

Impact

Issue

High

Displays images with incorrect aspect ratio

High

Serves images with low resolution

General

Impact

Issue

Low

Detected JavaScript libraries

High

Browser errors were logged to the console

High

Page has valid source maps

SEO Factors

metcheck.com SEO score

81

Search Engine Optimization Advices

Crawling and Indexing

To appear in search results, crawlers need access to your app.

Impact

Issue

High

Links are not crawlable

Content Best Practices

Format your HTML in a way that enables crawlers to better understand your app’s content.

Impact

Issue

High

Image elements do not have [alt] attributes

Mobile Friendly

Make sure your pages are mobile friendly so users don’t have to pinch or zoom in order to read the content pages. [Learn more](https://developers.google.com/search/mobile-sites/).

Impact

Issue

High

Document uses legible font sizes

High

Tap targets are not sized appropriately

Language and Encoding

  • Language Detected

    EN

  • Language Claimed

    EN

  • Encoding

    UTF-8

Language claimed in HTML meta tag should match the language actually used on the web page. Otherwise Metcheck.com can be misinterpreted by Google and other search engines. Our service has detected that English is used on the page, and it matches the claimed language. Our system also found out that Metcheck.com main page’s claimed encoding is utf-8. Use of this encoding format is the best practice as the main page visitors from all over the world won’t have any issues with symbol transcription.

Social Sharing Optimization

metcheck.com

Open Graph description is not detected on the main page of Metcheck. Lack of Open Graph description can be counter-productive for their social media presence, as such a description allows converting a website homepage (or other pages) into good-looking, rich and well-structured posts, when it is being shared on Facebook and other social media. For example, adding the following code snippet into HTML <head> tag will help to represent this web page correctly in social networks: