Wettervorhersage

weather forecast

noun VET-ter-for-her-zah-ge Rare

Usage Note

Wettervorhersage is the standard German term for weather forecast. Synonyms include Wetterbericht and Wetterprognose; the latter implies a more scientific or longer-range prediction. The compound Wettervorhersagedienst refers to a meteorological forecasting service.

Examples

"Laut Wettervorhersage soll es am Wochenende sonnig und warm werden."

Natural Translation

According to the weather forecast, the weekend should be sunny and warm.

Literal Translation

According to weather forecast it should become sunny and warm at the weekend.

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