different between weathercast vs forecast

English

Etymology

Blend of weather +? forecast. Alternatively from weather +? -cast, from broadcast.

Noun

weathercast (plural weathercasts)

1. (meteorology) A weather forecast, especially one broadcast by radio or television.
   • 1965, "It'll Be Scorcher Again," Deseret News (Utah, USA), 29 Jul., p. B1 (retrieved 4 Feb 2009):

     The official weathercast called for variable cloudiness.

   • 2009, "Hot Box: TV worth talking about," Toronto Star, 3 Feb. (retrieved 4 Feb 2009):

     Jocular TV weatherman Dave Devall […] announced on last night's 6 o'clock news that he is easing into retirement. […] His last regular weathercast will be April 3.

Related terms

• newscast
• weathercaster

English

Etymology

From Middle English forecasten, forcasten, equivalent to fore- +? cast.The noun is from Middle English forecast, forcast.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?f??kæst/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?f??k??st/

Verb

forecast (third-person singular simple present forecasts, present participle forecasting, simple past and past participle forecast or forecasted)

1. To estimate how something will be in the future.

   to forecast the weather, or a storm

   to forecast a rise in prices
2. To foreshadow; to suggest something in advance.
3. (obsolete) To contrive or plan beforehand.

Translations

Noun

forecast (plural forecasts)

1. An estimation of a future condition.
   1. A prediction of the weather.

2. (gambling) exacta

Translations

Derived terms

• (gambling): reverse forecast

Further reading

• forecast on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• forecast in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• forecast in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

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