weather station

noun

1. an installation equipped and used for meteorological observation.

weather station

noun

1. one of a network of meteorological observation posts where weather data is recorded

Word History and Origins

Origin of weather station¹

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

The decision to upgrade Elsa to hurricane status was clinched when weather stations on Barbados recorded actual hurricane conditions Friday morning.

From Washington Post

There are no weather stations close to the site of the original slope failure that could provide temperature or precipitation measurements to assess changing climate in that region.

From Science News

Our weather stations have been around for a decade and records broke for 20 percent of them.

From Voice of San Diego

The computer then compared actual temperatures measured at weather stations with the simulation results that didn’t include the effects of having fewer aerosols.

From Science News For Students

The researchers also used nearby weather stations to determine what direction the wind had blown from during the stakeout.

From Popular-Science

A weather station has just been re-established on its summit.

From Project Gutenberg

The next night after his one man attack on the base, Aron had a visitor at his weather station.

From Project Gutenberg