Definition of "weather" []

• The state of the atmosphere at a given time and place, with respect to variables such as temperature, moisture, wind velocity, and barometric pressure. (noun)
• Adverse or destructive atmospheric conditions, such as high winds or heavy rain: encountered weather five miles out to sea. (noun)
• The unpleasant or destructive effects of such atmospheric conditions: protected the house from the weather. (noun)
• Changes of fortune: had known him in many weathers. (noun)
• To expose to the action of the elements, as for drying, seasoning, or coloring. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• ""Not often: if it is to be done in warm weather, I smoke them well before I begin; _in very cold weather_ is the best time, then it is unnecessary; simply turn the hive bottom up, mark off the proper size, and with a sharp saw take it off without trouble.""
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• "When clouds settle on the tops of mountains, they indicate hard weather; and when the tops of mountains are clear, it is a sign of fair weather*"