weather map

noun

1. a map or chart showing weather conditions over a wide area at a particular time, compiled from simultaneous observations at different places.

weather map

noun

1. a synoptic chart showing weather conditions, compiled from simultaneous observations taken at various weather stations

weather map

1. A map showing the weather patterns throughout a given region.

Word History and Origins

Origin of weather map¹

An Americanism dating back to 1870–75

Example Sentences

It also includes a full-screen weather map that mimics the background of the nightly news weather report.

From Popular-Science

Let’s take a closer look at that warm front, shown below and circled, because you might otherwise have a hard time finding it on the surface weather map, around the time that the supercell storm developed.

From Washington Post

Decoding air pressure on weather maps takes memorization and context clues to translate.

From Outside Online

Most weather maps are dedicated to showing us only one variable, though, like current temperatures or upper-level winds.

From Outside Online

Private companies and academic institutions also issue weather maps, such as the College of DuPage’s robust surface analyses.

From Outside Online

And once the weather map showed up, the forecast took a dark turn.

From The Daily Beast

On the weather map solid lines represent isobars and dotted lines represent isotherms.

From Project Gutenberg

The weather map fails to indicate what shifts of direction and changes in velocity are likely to occur.

From Project Gutenberg

The weather map gives every indication of rain within a short time, replied Bill.

From Project Gutenberg

The Washington weather map is about 24 by 16 inches in size, and is newly lithographed each day.

From Project Gutenberg

Select the station (between two isobars on any weather map) at which you intend to make your observation.

From Project Gutenberg