Vocabulary Unit NÂș 066 Version 2
Main Definitions
- forecast |n| a prediction or estimate of future events, especially coming weather or a financial trend.
- "Together the two firms can provide financial forecasts for virtually every listed company in the world."
- weather forecast |n| the state of the atmosphere at a place and time as regards temperature, wind, rain, etc.
- weather report |n| a description of the type of weather which is going to come in the next few hours or days.
- climate |n| the weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period.
- "Our cold, wet climate."
Forecast Examples
- "Tomorrow it will clear up."
- "Intervals of clouds and sunshine."
- "Partly cloudy skies in the morning will give way to cloudy skies during the afternoon."
- "Times of sun and clouds."
- "Rain showers in the morning with thunderstorms developing by the afternoon."
- "Cloudy with periods of rain.
- "A few showers early turning to a steady rain by the afternoon with a few thunderstorms possible."
- "Showers are forecast for tomorrow ."
- "Thunderstorms early, mainly cloudy overnight with a few showers."
- "Damaging winds with some storms storm system will spread heavy rain and gusty winds into the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast."
- "The evening air was cool and damp."
- "Cold and damp weather in California this week."
- "Ours was a terribly cold autumn."
Related Terms
- weatherproof |n| resistant to the effects of bad weather, especially rain.
- "The building is structurally sound and weatherproof."
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