weather, weather condition, conditions, atmospheric condition (adj)

the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation

"they were hoping for good weather"; "every day we have weather conditions and yesterday was no exception"; "the conditions were too rainy for playing in the snow"

upwind, weather(a) (verb)

towards the side exposed to wind

weather, endure, brave, brave out (verb)

face and withstand with courage

"She braved the elements"

weather (verb)

cause to slope

weather (verb)

sail to the windward of

weather (verb)

change under the action or influence of the weather

"A weathered old hut"

weather (Noun)

The short term state of the atmosphere at a specific time and place, including the temperature, humidity, cloud cover, precipitation, wind, etc.

weather (Noun)

Unpleasant or destructive atmospheric conditions, and its effects.

weather (Noun)

The direction from which the wind is blowing; used attributively to indicate the windward side.

weather (Noun)

A situation.

weather (Verb)

To expose to the weather, or show the effects of such exposure, or to withstand such effects.

weather (Verb)

To pass to windward in a vessel, especially to beat 'round.

weather (Verb)

To endure or survive an event or action without undue damage.

Weather

Weather is the state of the atmosphere, to the degree that it is hot or cold, wet or dry, calm or stormy, clear or cloudy. Most weather phenomena occur in the troposphere, just below the stratosphere. Weather generally refers to day-to-day temperature and precipitation activity, whereas climate is the term for the average atmospheric conditions over longer periods of time. When used without qualification, "weather" is understood to be the weather of Earth. Weather is driven by air pressure differences between one place and another. These pressure and temperature differences can occur due to the sun angle at any particular spot, which varies by latitude from the tropics. The strong temperature contrast between polar and tropical air gives rise to the jet stream. Weather systems in the mid-latitudes, such as extratropical cyclones, are caused by instabilities of the jet stream flow. Because the Earth's axis is tilted relative to its orbital plane, sunlight is incident at different angles at different times of the year. On Earth's surface, temperatures usually range ±40 °C annually. Over thousands of years, changes in Earth's orbit affect the amount and distribution of solar energy received by the Earth and influence long-term climate and global climate change.