WEATHER FORECASTING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does weather forecasting mean? 

• WEATHER FORECASTING (noun)
  The noun WEATHER FORECASTING has 1 sense:

1. predicting what the weather will be

  Familiarity information: WEATHER FORECASTING used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• WEATHER FORECASTING (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Predicting what the weather will be

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

meteorology; weather forecasting

Hypernyms ("weather forecasting" is a kind of...):

forecasting; foretelling; prediction; prognostication (a statement made about the future)

Domain category:

meteorology (the earth science dealing with phenomena of the atmosphere (especially weather))

 Context examples 

Accurate forecasts of the MJO promise real economic advantage and will help better protect life and property in those regions where its effects are strongly felt.” The study provides a critical benchmark for determining which computer models to trust for extended range weather forecasting, based on their ability to simulate the observed behaviour of the MJO in a changing climate.

(Global disasters linked to warming Indo-Pacific seas, SciDev.Net)