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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.
weather report
Both words can refer to information about the weather to come. Wetterbericht generally refers to the entire published report, while Wettervorhersage specifically highlights the forecast for the future. Use Wetterbericht for a report and Wettervorhersage for the actual forecast.
Die Wettervorhersage für morgen verspricht sonniges Wetter.
The weather forecast for tomorrow promises sunny weather.
Im Wetterbericht im Radio wurden auch Wind und Temperaturen erklärt.
The weather report on the radio also explained the wind and temperatures.
