weathercasts

Daily atmospheric reports

Weathercasts are broadcasts of weather forecasts, typically on television or radio.

The term emphasizes the delivery format rather than the prediction itself: The local news runs weathercasts every half hour during storm season.

A weathercaster is the person who presents them.

meteorology

barometer

Instrument gauging atmospheric pressure

  • isobarsEqual-pressure contour lines
  • frontsDeceptive outward appearances
  • cycloneRotating low-pressure storm system

anticyclone · thermometer · hygrometer · anemometer · synoptic · troposphere · atmospheric · pressure · humidity · doppler

conditions

overcast

Sky fully veiled

flurries · frost · heatwave · lightning · mist · monsoon · sleet · squall · gale · sunshine

broadcast

bulletin

Brief public announcement

anchor · reporter · correspondent · segment · coverage · live · network · station · viewer · headline

prediction

outlook

Attitude toward the future

models · projections · trends · warnings · alerts · advisories · watches · tomorrow · weekend · long-range

Opposites
prediction vs. observation

weathercastsweather reports

Atmospheric condition summaries

broadcast vs. direct experience

weathercastsreality

What actually exists

ground truth

Family

weathercast, weathercaster, weathercasters

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