weather forecasting

noun

The science of using meteorology to predict future weather.

Meanings

nounweather forecasting (uncountable)
  1. uncountableclimatologyThe science of using meteorology to predict future weather.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounpredicting what the weather will be

Also see

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 天氣預報 /天气预报
  • 天氣預報 /天气预报 (tiānqì yùbào)science of using meteorology to predict future weather
Danish vejrvarsel
  • vejrvarselscience of using meteorology to predict future weather
Dutch weersvoorspelling
  • weersvoorspellingscience of using meteorology to predict future weather
Finnish sään ennustaminen
  • sään ennustaminenscience of using meteorology to predict future weather
Norwegian Bokmål værvarsling
  • værvarslingscience of using meteorology to predict future weather
Polish prognozowanie pogody
  • prognozowanie pogodyscience of using meteorology to predict future weather
Spanish pronosticación atmosférica / meteorológica, pronosticación de temperie
  • pronosticación atmosférica / meteorológicascience of using meteorology to predict future weather
  • pronosticación de temperiescience of using meteorology to predict future weather
Cite this entry
APA

weather forecasting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/weather%20forecasting

MLA

“weather forecasting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/weather%20forecasting. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “weather forecasting,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/weather%20forecasting.

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