weather map

noun

: a map or chart showing the principal meteorological elements at a given hour and over an extended region

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As most of the U.S. sweltered in mid-July 2022 − when temperatures in many major cities reached the high 90s and even triple digits − a national weather map showed San Francisco topping out at 65 degrees. Jorge L. Ortiz, USA Today, 11 June 2025 In a windstorm, an airport operator can pull up a weather map that says the wind is gusting at 8 knots in the city. Renny Vandewege, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025 National weather map National weather radar Contributing: John Bacon and Jorge L. Ortiz Anthony Robledo is a trending news reporter for USA TODAY. Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 21 Jan. 2025 According to the Windy weather map, temperatures are currently freezing or below in most of the United States, with the coldest temperatures in northern states such as Montana, North Dakota and Minnesota, as well as parts of Wyoming. Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for weather map

Word History

First Known Use

1871, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of weather map was in 1871

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“Weather map.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weather%20map. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.

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