meteorology - the earth science dealing with phenomena of the atmosphere (especially weather)

forecasting, foretelling, prediction, prognostication - a statement made about the future

visual range - distance at which a given standard object can be seen with the unaided eye

ceiling - (meteorology) altitude of the lowest layer of clouds

earth science - any of the sciences that deal with the earth or its parts

aerology - meteorology of the total extent of the atmosphere; especially the upper layers

climatology - meteorology of climates and their phenomena

nephology - the branch of meteorology that studies clouds and cloud formation

meteorology, weather forecasting - predicting what the weather will be

front - (meteorology) the atmospheric phenomenon created at the boundary between two different air masses

occluded front, occlusion - (meteorology) a composite front when colder air surrounds a mass of warm air and forces it aloft

advection - (meteorology) the horizontal transfer of heat or other atmospheric properties

convection - (meteorology) the vertical movement of heat or other properties by massive motion within the atmosphere

bar - (meteorology) a unit of pressure equal to a million dynes per square centimeter; "unfortunately some writers have used bar for one dyne per square centimeter"

anticyclone - (meteorology) winds spiraling outward from a high-pressure center; circling clockwise in the northern hemisphere and counter-clockwise in the southern

cyclone - (meteorology) rapid inward circulation of air masses about a low-pressure center; circling counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere and clockwise in the southern

anabatic - of an air current or wind; rising especially up a slope; "an anabatic wind"

catabatic, katabatic - of an air current or wind; moving downward or down a slope because of cooling especially at night

clear - free from clouds or mist or haze; "on a clear day"

cloudy - full of or covered with clouds; "cloudy skies"

anticyclonic - of or relating to or characteristic of the atmosphere around a high pressure center

frontal - of or relating to the front of an advancing mass of air; "frontal rainfall"

cyclonal, cyclonic, cyclonical - of or relating to or characteristic of the atmosphere around a low pressure center; "cyclonic cloud pattern"