forecasters

noun

plural of forecaster
as in diviners
one who predicts future events or developments a financial forecaster who is widely followed by investors

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Recent Examples of forecasters Wide swaths of California will face searing temperatures over the weekend, with forecasters issuing a heat advisory for non-coastal areas and warning about the risk of adverse fire weather. — Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2026 The day of the avalanche, snow forecasters issued a dire warning for people to stay out of the backcountry due to the high risk of slides. — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 8 Aug. 2026 Like most mainstream forecasters of the energy transition, the high cost of hydrogen and the lack of policy implementation have led us to revise our outlook. — Sverre Alvik, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026 So forecasters cautioned residents to prepare for a busy hurricane season regardless of the forecasts, which are based on statistical data and models this early in the hurricane season. — Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2026 Although a gradual cooling trend is expected to begin Sunday, forecasters say temperatures will remain above normal into next week. — Julie Sharp, CBS News, 31 July 2026 Meanwhile, any storms that pop up in the Kansas City area should stay garden-variety thunderstorms, forecasters said. — Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026 Investigators also said Couch was aware that National Weather Service forecasters broadcasted an alert that heavy winds, rains and thunderstorms were expected that afternoon. — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026 Temperatures are expected to peak around 101 degrees in Denver on Sunday, according to weather service forecasters. — Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 25 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for forecasters
  1. diviners
  2. prophets
  3. prognosticators
Noun
  • Ancient Chinese scholars made records of solar eclipses, and diviners made prophecies during these auspicious events.
    — Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of diviners
Noun
  • Moses received the Torah from Sinai, and handed it down to Joshua, and Joshua to the elders, and the elders to the prophets, and the prophets delivered it to the men of the Great Synagogue.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026
  • Seven Mountains has brought the language of spiritual warfare and demon-fighting into the mainstream of evangelicalism, through a network of pastors who view themselves as prophets and apostles engaged in a battle against evil secular forces.
    — Eliza Griswold, New Yorker, 22 June 2026
Definition of prophets
Noun
  • Rather than jumping from one hot button report to the next, the prognosticators should confront the complexity of the industry and focus on the resilience and adaptiveness of the energy markets.
    — George Calhoun, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • In the top 10 this season in many statistical categories on the PGA Tour, Morikawa fit the eye of many pre-championship prognosticators this week.
    — Justin Ray, New York Times, 16 July 2026
Definition of prognosticators

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“Forecasters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forecasters. Accessed 12 Aug. 2026.

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