meteorology Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun predicting what the weather will be
    weather forecasting.
  2. noun the earth science dealing with phenomena of the atmosphere (especially weather)

WordNet

Me`te*or*ol"o*gy noun
Etymology
Gr. + discourse: cf. F. météorologie. See Meteor.
Definitions
  1. The science which treats of the atmosphere and its phenomena, particularly of its variations of heat and moisture, of its winds, storms, etc.

Webster 1913