weather station

noun

A piece of equipment that collects and transmits meteorological information, and can make weather forecasts.

Similar
meteorological stationmeteorological observation post

Meanings

nounweather station (plural weather stations)

plural weather stations

  1. A piece of equipment that collects and transmits meteorological information, and can make weather forecasts.
    1 more example

    Network Rail has installed 60 solar-powered weather stations alongside the West Coast Main Line and across parts of north-west England. [...] NR Service Delivery Manager Talisa Fletcher said: "Our solar-powered weather stations will help us to better understand weather patterns, and during stormy weather we can send our response teams to where they're most needed which will help us to reduce disruption."

    2021 December 1, “Solar-powered weather stations”, in Rail, number 945, page 16

    Synonyms: meteorological station

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA piece of equipment that collects and transmits meteorological information, and can make weather forecasts.

More synonyms by meaning

nounone of a network of observation posts where meteorological data is recorded

Similar
meteorological observation post

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Arabic مرصد جوي
  • مرصد جويstation for meteorological observations
Basque estazio meteorologiko
  • estazio meteorologikostation for meteorological observations
Bulgarian метеорологична станция
  • метеорологична станция (meteorologična stancija)station for meteorological observations
Catalan estació meteorològica
  • estació meteorològicastation for meteorological observations
Chinese Mandarin 氣象站 /气象站, 氣象臺 /气象台
  • 氣象站 /气象站 (qìxiàngzhàn)station for meteorological observations
  • 氣象臺 /气象台 (qìxiàngtái)station for meteorological observations
  • 氣象台 (qìxiàngtái)station for meteorological observations
Czech meteorologická stanice
  • meteorologická stanicestation for meteorological observations
Dutch weerstation
  • weerstationstation for meteorological observations
Esperanto veterstacio
  • veterstaciostation for meteorological observations
Estonian ilmajaam, meteoroloogiajaam
  • ilmajaamstation for meteorological observations
  • meteoroloogiajaamstation for meteorological observations
Finnish sääasema, säähavaintoasema
  • sääasemastation for meteorological observations
  • säähavaintoasemastation for meteorological observations
French station météorologique
  • station météorologiquestation for meteorological observations
German Wetterstation
  • Wetterstationstation for meteorological observations
Greek μετεωρολογικός σταθμός
  • μετεωρολογικός σταθμός (meteorologikós stathmós)station for meteorological observations
Icelandic veðurathugunarstöð
  • veðurathugunarstöðstation for meteorological observations
Indonesian stasiun cuaca
  • stasiun cuacastation for meteorological observations
Italian stazione meteorologica
  • stazione meteorologicastation for meteorological observations
Japanese 気象官署, 気象台
  • 気象官署 (kishō kansho)station for meteorological observations
  • 気象台station for meteorological observations
Korean 기상관측소
  • 기상관측소 (gisanggwancheukso)station for meteorological observations
Latin statio meteorologica, observatorium meteorologicum
  • statio meteorologicastation for meteorological observations
  • observatorium meteorologicumstation for meteorological observations
Latvian meteostacija
  • meteostacijastation for meteorological observations
Lithuanian meteorologinė stotis
  • meteorologinė stotisstation for meteorological observations
Norwegian Bokmål meteorologisk stasjon, værstasjon
  • meteorologisk stasjonstation for meteorological observations
  • værstasjonstation for meteorological observations
Persian ایستگاه هواشناسی
  • ایستگاه هواشناسیstation for meteorological observations
Polish stacja meteorologiczna
  • stacja meteorologicznastation for meteorological observations
Portuguese estação meteorológica
  • estação meteorológicastation for meteorological observations
Romanian stație meteorologică
  • stație meteorologicăstation for meteorological observations
Russian метеостанция
  • метеостанция (meteostancija)station for meteorological observations
Slovak meteorologická stanica
  • meteorologická stanicastation for meteorological observations
Spanish estación meteorológica
  • estación meteorológicastation for meteorological observations
Swahili kituo cha metorolojia
  • kituo cha metorolojiastation for meteorological observations
Swedish väderstation
  • väderstationstation for meteorological observations
Ukrainian метеорологічна станція
  • метеорологічна станція (meteorolohična stancija)station for meteorological observations
Welsh gorsaf dywydd
  • gorsaf dywyddstation for meteorological observations
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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