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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And the entire North Pacific Ocean Basin is involved in the current marine heat wave, standing out starkly on weather maps. Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2025 The paintings mutate in response to the activities of the crowds of protesters, like a radar weather map tracking a heat wave. Christy Lange, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2025 Instead of simply issuing a quick retraction, Trump went on a warpath against the truth, and infamously went so far as to present a weather map during a press conference that had been altered with a marker to include Alabama in the hurricane’s path. Rafael Perez, Oc Register, 27 Aug. 2025 The Journal Sentinel will provide live weather updates throughout the day, featuring road closures, totals and the latest weather maps. Ben Steele, jsonline.com, 10 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for weather map

Word History

First Known Use

1871, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 1 Oct. 2025.

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