forecast
Tomorrow's weather guess
A forecast is a prediction about what will happen, especially regarding weather or economic conditions.
Meteorologists forecast rain; analysts forecast market trends.
The word works as both noun and verb: The forecast calls for snow or They forecast a mild winter.
To forecast is to estimate future events based on current data or patterns, though the accuracy varies—weather forecasts grow less reliable beyond a few days, and economic forecasts are notoriously uncertain.
Something that extends outward
- estimateInformed guess at quantity
- predictionForecast of coming events
- outlookAttitude toward the future
- expectationBelief about future outcomes
anticipation · prognostication · model · scenario · probability · likelihood · accuracy · range
Study of atmospheric phenomena
- precipitationAtmospheric water deposit
- temperatureMeasured heat intensity
- humidityMoisture in atmosphere
- rainfallWater falling from clouds
snowfall · thunderstorm · hurricane · tornado · cyclone · blizzard · fog · overcast
National output abbreviation
- inflationSustained price level increase
- recessionProlonged economic decline
- unemploymentBeing without paid work
- growthIncrease in size
deficit · projection · outlook · quarterly · fiscal · monetary · stimulus · downturn
Foretelling of future events
- oracleAuthoritative wisdom source
- divinationForetelling through mystical means
- auguryOmen interpretation practice
- omenProphetic indicator
portent · harbinger · seer · clairvoyance · soothsaying · presage · premonition · fortune-telling
Something that extends outward
- budgetingAllocating funds systematically
- schedulingAssigning times to events
- modelingSimulating or demonstrating form
- scenarioPostulated event sequence
preparation · strategy · timeline · roadmap · milestone · contingency · resource · capacity
Predicted disease course
- diagnosisIdentification of illness
- outlookAttitude toward the future
- survivalRemaining alive against odds
- remissionTemporary disease absence
recovery · progression · clinical · patient · therapy · treatment · chronic · acute
Methodical study of parts
- patternsRecurring arrangements or designs
- trajectoryPath of moving object
- directionWay something faces
- momentumProduct of mass, velocity
projection · extrapolation · modeling · curve · uptick · downturn · surge · decline
projection
Something that extends outward
- estimateInformed guess at quantity
- predictionForecast of coming events
- outlookAttitude toward the future
expectation · anticipation · prognostication · model · scenario · probability · likelihood · accuracy · range · confidence
meteorology
Study of atmospheric phenomena
- precipitationAtmospheric water deposit
- temperatureMeasured heat intensity
- humidityMoisture in atmosphere
rainfall · snowfall · thunderstorm · hurricane · tornado · cyclone · blizzard · fog · overcast · sunny
GDP
National output abbreviation
- inflationSustained price level increase
- recessionProlonged economic decline
- unemploymentBeing without paid work
growth · deficit · projection · outlook · quarterly · fiscal · monetary · stimulus · downturn · recovery
prophecy
Foretelling of future events
- oracleAuthoritative wisdom source
- divinationForetelling through mystical means
- auguryOmen interpretation practice
omen · portent · harbinger · seer · clairvoyance · soothsaying · presage · premonition · fortune-telling · tarot
projection
Something that extends outward
- budgetingAllocating funds systematically
- schedulingAssigning times to events
- modelingSimulating or demonstrating form
scenario · preparation · strategy · timeline · roadmap · milestone · contingency · resource · capacity · demand
prognosis
Predicted disease course
- diagnosisIdentification of illness
- outlookAttitude toward the future
- survivalRemaining alive against odds
remission · recovery · progression · clinical · patient · therapy · treatment · chronic · acute · long-term
analysis
Methodical study of parts
- patternsRecurring arrangements or designs
- trajectoryPath of moving object
- directionWay something faces
momentum · projection · extrapolation · modeling · curve · uptick · downturn · surge · decline · plateau
- weather termssunny, rainy, cloudy, stormy, snowy
- climateclimate change, climate, weather, global warming, temperature
- meteorologyweather, rain, wind, snow, clouds
- strategystrategy, grand strategy, tactics, tactic, tactical
- weather forecastingweather report, weather reports, meteorologist, weather radar, weather map
- charts & graphsbar chart, pie chart, line graph, scatter plot, histogram
forecasthindsight
Recognition after the fact
retrospect · recount · review · postmortem · reminiscence
forecastknow
Possess information with certainty
certainty · ignorance · uncertainty · fact · cluelessness
- weather forecastAtmospheric conditions prediction
- weather forecastingPredicting future atmospheric conditions
- weather forecasterOne who predicts climate conditions
- seven day forecast
- long range forecast
- five day forecast
forecasting, forecasts, forecaster, forecasted, forecasters, forecastable