weather
The short-term state of the atmosphere at a specific time and place, including the temperature, relative humidity, cloud cover, precipitation, wind, etc.
Example
“What's the weather like today?”
Other meanings
Unpleasant or destructive atmospheric conditions, and their effects.
“Wooden garden furniture must be well oiled as it is continuously exposed to weather.”
The direction from which the wind is blowing; used attributively to indicate the windward side.
Synonyms
- conditions
- atmospheric condition
Example sentences
Word history
From Old English "weder".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “weather” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.