Definition: 1. A prediction about how something (as the weather) will develop. 2. Predict in advance. 3. Judge to be probable. 4. Indicate by signs.
Use 'forecast' in a sentence:
1. There is frost on the ground and snow is forecast.
2. He forecasts that average salary increases will remain around 4 per cent.
3. Yes, the forecast says it's going to get worse before it warms up.
4. Our forecast for 1990 was on the right lines.
5. The idea of weather forecasting developed incredibly quickly.
6. Sometimes the weather forecast is accurate, sometimes not.
7. The weather forecast says it will cloud over by mid-afternoon.
8. Temperatures were forecast to reach 40˚C.
9. The weather forecast says it will be cloudy today.
10. This is a kind of forecast of what will happen later on.
11. The weather forecast is for showers and overcast skies.
12. It would be premature to forecast the outcome.
13. Rain is forecast for the weekend.
14. According to the weather forecast, there will be a gale tomorrow.
15. The weather forecast is better for today.
16. Other variables in making forecasts for the industry include the weather and the general economic climate.
17. According to the weather forecast, frost is expected tomorrow morning.
18. Cosgrave's forecast turned out to be completely wrong.
19. Before starting your journey, you should check the weather forecast.
20. The weather forecast says it will be cloudy with a slight chance of rain tonight.
21. There was a forecast of cooler weather toward the end of the week.
22. According to the weather forecast, the temperature will drop a lot tomorrow.
23. He delivered his election forecast.
24. The study also forecast an explosion in the diet soft-drink market.
25. Statistical analysis is a means of arriving at a fairly reliable forecast.
26. The weather forecast says it will cloud-over by mid-afternoon.
27. The sales forecasts turned out to be over-optimistic.
28. The weather forecast says it will be cloudy with a slight chance of rain later tonight.
29. The weather forecast says rainy days will come soon, and the temperature will fall down.
30. This year attendances were 28% lower than forecast.
31. Can you forecast where the economy is heading?
32. There was considerable scepticism about the Chancellor's forecast of a booming economy.
33. They forecast a humiliating defeat for the president.
34. City analysts forecast huge profits this year.
35. The forecast said there would be sunny intervals and showers.
36. Many traders forecast a continuation of the market's recent bearish trend.
37. Predicting voting trends from economic forecasts is a dodgy business.
38. Snow is forecast for tomorrow.
39. The report forecasts that prices will rise by 3% next month.
40. Forecasting floods is not an exact science.
41. Local radio stations serving coastal areas often broadcast forecasts for yachtsmen.
42. Cooler weather is forecast for the weekend.
43. The forecast is for changeable weather.
44. According to the forecast, it should brighten up later.
45. It should be snowing now, according to the weather forecast.
46. The web site provides regional weather reports, a shipping forecast and gale warnings. In addition, visitors can download satellite images of the U.S.
47. The government is forecasting an economic recovery.
48. The IMF has scaled back its growth forecasts for the next decade.
49. Experts are forecasting a recovery in the economy.
