I. weath ‧ er 1 S1 W2 /ˈweðə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun
[ Language: Old English ; Origin: weder ]
1 . [singular, uncountable] the temperature and other conditions such as sun, rain, and wind:
What’s the weather like today?
The weather turned bitterly cold.
GRAMMAR
Weather is usually used with 'the' or with no determiner. Do not say 'a weather':
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We had good weather (NOT a good weather).
2 . the weather informal a description on radio or television, in newspapers etc of what the weather will be like in the near future SYN the weather forecast :
I always watch the weather after the news.
3 . in all weathers in all types of weather, even when it is very hot or cold:
There are homeless people sleeping on the streets in all weathers.
4 . under the weather informal slightly ill:
You look a bit under the weather.
5 . keep a weather eye on something to watch a situation carefully so that you notice anything unusual or unpleasant:
Keep a weather eye on your finances.
⇨ make heavy weather of something at ↑ heavy 1 (10)
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COLLOCATIONS
■ adjectives
▪ good/nice/lovely (=not wet)
We’ll go out if the weather is good.
▪ glorious/beautiful/perfect
It was glorious weather, so we decided to go for a picnic.
▪ bad (=wet or stormy)
Several flights were cancelled owing to bad weather.
▪ awful/dreadful/terrible weather
We came home early because of the awful weather.
▪ hot
Drink lots of water in hot weather.
▪ cold
The weather was cold and grey.
▪ fine/sunny/fair/dry
If the weather is fine, we’ll eat outside.
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Water pot plants daily during spells of dry weather.
▪ wet/rainy
I’m so sick of this wet weather.
▪ windy/stormy
In windy weather, water from the fountain is blown onto the paths.
■ verbs
▪ have good/bad etc weather
We have had lovely weather all week.
▪ the weather turns (=changes)
The weather had turned mild.
▪ the weather holds (out) (=good weather continues in the same way)
The forecast said the weather should hold until Tuesday.
▪ the weather breaks (=stops being good)
We got almost all the harvest in before the weather broke.
■ weather + NOUN
▪ the weather forecast (=a description of what the weather is expected to be like in the near future)
What’s the weather forecast like for the weekend?
▪ the weather map (=a map showing the current or expected future weather)
The weather map shows a band of rain coming in from the east.
▪ weather conditions (=whether it is raining or sunny)
The rescue was difficult because of the appalling weather conditions.
▪ weather patterns (=the usual weather that comes at a particular time each year)
Changes in weather patterns are thought to be caused by global warming
▪ a weather station (=a place used for studying and recording weather conditions)
▪ a weather centre British English , a weather bureau American English (=a place where information about the weather is collected and where reports are produced)
The London Weather Centre has issued a warning that there could be extremely heavy rain and high winds over the next 24 hours.
■ phrases
▪ weather permitting (=if the weather is good enough)
Breakfast is served on the terrace, weather permitting.
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THESAURUS
▪ weather use this to talk about whether it is hot or cold outside or whether it is raining, snowing, windy etc:
What was the weather like on your vacation?
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a period of warm sunny weather
▪ climate the usual weather conditions in a particular country or area:
Queensland has a warm tropical climate.
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the climate of southern Florida
▪ the outlook what the weather will probably be like for the next few days:
The outlook for the weekend is for continued sunny weather.
▪ conditions the weather at a particular time, especially when considering how this will affect a planned event or activity:
Conditions are perfect for today’s boat race.
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Freezing conditions are making the roads extremely hazardous.
▪ the elements formal weather, especially bad weather:
The equipment had been left exposed to the elements.
II. weather 2 BrE AmE verb
1 . [transitive] to come through a very difficult situation safely:
The company weathered the storm of objections to the scheme.
Northern Ireland weathered the recession better than any other region in the UK.
2 . [intransitive and transitive] if rock, wood, or someone’s face is weathered by the wind, sun, rain etc, or if it weathers, it changes colour or shape over a period of time:
The brick has weathered to a lovely pinky-brown.
Her face was weathered by the sun.