fair weather

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Fair weather is pleasant, calm weather—clear skies, mild temperatures, no storms.

The phrase appears most often as a modifier: a fair-weather friend is one who disappears when times get hard, loyal only when conditions are easy.

Fair-weather fans support a team only when it's winning.

Related

breezy · blue sky · not a cloud · warm · calm · cloudless · temperate · gentle · dry · bright · serene · idyllic · picnic · beach day · outdoor · sailing · smooth sailing · fickle

Categories
Opposites
meteorological conditions

fair weatherstormy weather

Violent atmospheric disturbance

foul weather · bad weather · rough weather · storm · tempest

reliability/loyalty (idiomatic)

fair weatherfoul weather

hard times · adversity · through thick and thin · rain or shine · tough times

Family

fair, weather, fairly, fairness, fairer, fairest, unfair, unfairly, unfairness

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G