weathercast

noun

weath·​er·​cast ˈwe-t͟hər-ˌkast How to pronounce weathercast (audio)
: a weather forecast especially on radio or television

Examples of weathercast in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web If the trend continues this year, there will be more than a thousand stories that touch on climate delivered during local TV weathercasts, up from just 55 such climate stories in 2012. Adam K. Raymond, Daily Intelligencer, 21 June 2018

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Word History

First Known Use

1866, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of weathercast was in 1866

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Cite this Entry

“Weathercast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weathercast. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.

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