meteorology
noun
me·te·o·rol·o·gy
ˌmē-tē-ə-ˈrä-lə-jē 
1
: a science that deals with the atmosphere and its phenomena and especially with weather and weather forecasting
studied the principles of meteorology
2
: the atmospheric phenomena and weather of a region
the meteorology of the Gulf of Mexico
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The catastrophic inland flooding associated with Hurricane Helene was a dangerous mix of tropical moisture, a predecessor rainfall event and the interaction of several synoptic meteorology features (a cutoff low, high pressure and a frontal boundary).
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Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
The weather service offered up 155 positions, including 76 meteorology positions in the continental U.S., Alaska Hawaii and Guam.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 17 May 2025
There are 76 meteorology positions that the NWS is seeking transfers for, along with 16 electronics technicians, who repair Doppler Radars, and 16 hydrologists who focus on river and flood forecasting.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 14 May 2025
Now meteorology experts are urgently warning that the Trump administration’s staff firings and funding cuts at the National Weather Service (and its parent, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) threaten to disrupt these crucial operations and turn back the clock on forecasting.
—Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 13 May 2025
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Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
The weather service offered up 155 positions, including 76 meteorology positions in the continental U.S., Alaska Hawaii and Guam.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 17 May 2025
There are 76 meteorology positions that the NWS is seeking transfers for, along with 16 electronics technicians, who repair Doppler Radars, and 16 hydrologists who focus on river and flood forecasting.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 14 May 2025
Now meteorology experts are urgently warning that the Trump administration’s staff firings and funding cuts at the National Weather Service (and its parent, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) threaten to disrupt these crucial operations and turn back the clock on forecasting.
—Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 13 May 2025
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“Meteorology.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meteorology. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.
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meteorology
noun
me·te·o·rol·o·gy
ˌmēt-ē-ə-ˈräl-ə-jē
: a science that deals with the atmosphere, weather, and weather forecasting
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