Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - weather

~1 n 1 the temperature and other conditions such as sun, rain, and wind  (the weather)  (What was the weather like on your vacation? | hot/wet/cold etc weather)  (a spell of very dry weather | weather forecast (=a report saying what the weather is expected to be like in the near future) | weather permitting (=if the weather is good enough))  (I'm playing golf this afternoon - weather permitting. | weather pattern (=the way the weather usually is or changes over a long period of time) | weather map/chart)  (The weather map shows a ridge of high pres- sure coming in from the Atlantic. | weather report (=description of weather conditions on radio or television)) 2 the weather informal the description of what the weather will be like in the near future, on radio, television, in newspapers etc  (I always watch the weather after the news.) 3 in all weathers in all types of weather, even when it is very hot or cold  (There are homeless people sleeping on the streets in all weathers.) 4 under the weather informal slightly ill  (You look a bit under the weather.) 5 keep a weather eye on to watch a situation carefully so that you notice anything unusual or unpleasant  (- see also make heavy weather of sth heavy1 (12)) ~2 v 1 if rock, wood etc weathers, or if wind, sun, rain etc weathers them, they change colour or shape over a period of time  (a badly weathered statue) 2 to come through a very difficult situation safely  (weather the storm)  (Many small firms did not weather the storm of the recession.)