the weather

noun

: a report or forecast about the weather
Check the weather before you make plans.

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To the chagrin of many on the East Coast, the weather was downright pleasant on the other side of the country. — Steven Sloan, Chicago Tribune, 4 July 2026 Raj Aji has been visiting San Diego regularly since last summer, and not for the weather. — Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2026 Too Early Tomatoes can suffer from leaf curl if they have not been properly hardened off or were planted when the weather was still too cool. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 4 July 2026 However, there is information about the weather on that date available thanks to Thomas Jefferson. — Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for the weather

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“The weather.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20weather. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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