weather map

weather map
noun
(meteorology) a map showing the principal meteorological elements at a given time and over an extended region
Syn: ↑weather chart
Topics: ↑meteorology
Hypernyms: ↑map
Hyponyms: ↑wind rose
Part Meronyms: ↑isobar, ↑isotherm

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noun, pl ⋯ maps [count]
: a map that shows what the current weather in an area is and what the weather in that area will be in the coming hours or days

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