weather map

noun

: a map or chart showing the principal meteorological elements at a given hour and over an extended region

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Super El Niño The infamous climate cycle is intensifying in the Pacific Ocean and could redraw global weather maps. Tricia Escobedo, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2026 Basically, this means a long, wavy line of thunderstorms—which can be seen trailing down from the low-pressure area in a classic comma shape on weather maps. Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 16 Mar. 2026 Air-traffic control will warn pilots of any storms on their weather maps or radar systems. Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026 Earlier this month, the National Weather Service posted an online weather map of rural Idaho created by Artificial Intelligence (AI). Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 25 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for weather map

Word History

First Known Use

1871, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of weather map was in 1871

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“Weather map.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weather%20map. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.

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