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weather report

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noun

  1. a summary of weather conditions, often including predicted conditions, for an area.

Etymology

Origin of weather report

First recorded in 1860–65

Example Sentences

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As if “Boogie Nights” wasn’t audacious enough, Anderson boldly followed it up with a film of naked vulnerability: an emotional weather report unafraid to risk embarrassment in examining a perpetual dark night of the soul.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 29, 2025

Gavin and Stacey character Nessa is one of a raft of famous voices who will recreate old versions of the Shipping Forecast on BBC Radio 4 to celebrate 100 years of the weather report.

From BBC • Dec. 27, 2024

The only thing left worth trusting is the weather report – no matter how inaccurate it is.

From Salon • Sep. 19, 2024

The advice columns, movie reviews, recipes, stock data, weather report and just about everything else in newspapers moved easily online — except the news itself.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 1, 2024

This was the last Saturday in May, and some robot—human or electronic—had checked the calendar instead of the weather report and had turned on the air-conditioning.

From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg

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