weather window

British

noun

a limited interval when weather conditions can be expected to be suitable for a particular project, such as laying offshore pipelines, reaching a high mountain summit, launching a satellite, etc

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Garrett Madison, of the U.S.-based Madison Mountaineering company who is also on K2 leading a different expedition, said the climbers took advantage of a narrow weather window and summitted the mountain.

From Reuters • Jul. 27, 2023

He later wrote: "A weather window has just opened up and we are going to attempt a dive tomorrow."

From BBC • Jun. 19, 2023

In a post on his Facebook page on Saturday, Mr. Harding, who boarded the submersible before it lost contact, said of the planned dive: “A weather window has just opened up.”

From New York Times • Jun. 19, 2023

He continued: "A weather window has just opened up and we are going to attempt a dive tomorrow."

From BBC • Jun. 19, 2023

Projects, including necessary repairs, are literally being pushed off to future years when the weather window is missed.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 11, 2022

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