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weather forecast

weather forecast

18 1.1
A short report that says what the weather will be like
  • noun
  • /ˈwɛðər ˈfɔrˌkæst/
translation icon : pronóstico del tiempo
  • According to the weather forecast, we should expect rain throughout the week.
  • a daily weather forecast

And then I want to draw the weather forecast, what the temperatures are going to be all over the country.

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Examples

  • Now let's look at the weather forecast.

  • It is gloriously sunny, but I think the weather forecast is not that great for tomorrow.

  • And now a look at our weather forecast.

  • And now, before the news, here is the weather forecast.

  • The weather forecast said it's going to snow tonight.

  • Do you need to check the weather forecast before deciding what to wear for the day?

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  • The weather forecast has been prepared by the WPX2 weather staff.

  • Here's the weather forecast now for Southern California.

  • The weather forecast said winds would exceed thirty miles per hour, and they did.

    Academic text (2012)
  • The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is responsible for daily weather forecasts and severe storm warnings.

    Blog text (21)

Synonyms

prediction
vsweather forecast
375 2.6

A guess about what will happen in the future based on facts or signs

focuses specifically on future weather for a given area and time period
forecast
vsweather forecast
197 1.8

A statement that says what will probably happen, for example the weather or business

is narrower, giving future weather details for a local area and time period
weather outlook
vsweather forecast
1 2.8

A report that says what the weather will be like for a place and time

is the standard report that presents future local weather conditions

How Certain

weather forecast
18 1.1
prediction
375 2.6
guess
768 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

weather + forecast

The meaning 'a prediction about future weather' is directly and compositionaly derived from 'weather' (state of the atmosphere) + 'forecast' (prediction of future conditions). This straightforward noun+noun combination is cross-linguistically common and would be understood by a B1 learner who knows both constituents.

Etymology

Weather forecast comes from the idea of the word forecast, where fore means 'before' and cast means 'to show or tell'. So a weather forecast is a short report that tells what the weather will be in the future.