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weather forecast
A forecast about how the weather will develop in the future for a specific place or region, distributed through the media.
Laut Wettervorhersage soll es am Wochenende sonnig und warm werden.
According to the weather forecast, it is supposed to be sunny and warm this weekend.
The word consists of 'Wetter' (weather) and 'Vorhersage' (forecast). 'Vorhersage' itself comes from 'vorher sagen' (to say beforehand) and means to announce something future. So it is literally a 'forecast of the weather.'
Die Wettervorhersage für die Alpen ist oft unsicher.
The weather forecast for the Alps is often uncertain.
You can 'lesen' (read) a weather forecast in the newspaper, 'hören' (hear) it on the radio, or 'ansehen' (watch/view) it on television or online. If the forecast is correct, you say that the weather forecast 'stimmt' (is right).
Ich habe die Wettervorhersage für morgen noch nicht gehört.
I haven't heard the weather forecast for tomorrow yet.
To refer to the weather forecast, the preposition 'laut' (according to) is very often used with the dative. The phrase 'Laut der Wettervorhersage ...' (According to the weather forecast ...) often comes at the beginning of the sentence.
Laut der Wettervorhersage soll es morgen regnen.
According to the weather forecast, it is supposed to rain tomorrow.
prognosis / forecast
'die Prognose' and 'die Wettervorhersage' are similar because both make a statement about the future. However, 'Prognose' is more general and can refer to many topics, for example the economy, health, or traffic. 'Wettervorhersage' refers only to the future weather in a place or region. The words can be confused because a weather forecast is also a type of forecast. If it is only about rain, sun, or temperature, 'Wettervorhersage' sounds more natural.
Vor der Wanderung schauen wir immer die Wettervorhersage an.
Before the hike, we always check the weather forecast.
Die Prognose für den Arbeitsmarkt sieht im Herbst etwas besser aus.
The forecast for the job market looks a little better in the fall.