weather permitting
idiom
: if the weather is good enough to allow it
The picnic will be held at the park, weather permitting.
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After the game, children aged 14 and under can run the bases (weather permitting).
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Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 26 May 2025
Now the Yankees will try for a series sweep Thursday afternoon — weather permitting — before heading west to Colorado.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 22 May 2025
The funeral is expected to take place in St. Peter's Square, weather permitting, with a two-hour service conducted primarily in Latin.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
The closures will continue each night through Friday morning, weather permitting, according to NCDOT.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 5 Apr. 2025
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Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 26 May 2025
Now the Yankees will try for a series sweep Thursday afternoon — weather permitting — before heading west to Colorado.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 22 May 2025
The funeral is expected to take place in St. Peter's Square, weather permitting, with a two-hour service conducted primarily in Latin.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
The closures will continue each night through Friday morning, weather permitting, according to NCDOT.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 5 Apr. 2025
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“Weather permitting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weather%20permitting. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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