adjective

meteorological

mee-tee-er-uh-LAH-jih-kuhl/ˌmiːtiərəˈlɑːdʒɪkl/

Relating to weather and its scientific study.

The station’s instruments collect meteorological measurements.

A compact outdoor weather-monitoring station beneath a small rain cloud: a cup anemometer and wind vane on a mast, a rain gauge, and an open louvered instrument shelter showing a thermometer.

Etymology

meteoroGreekthing high up

+logGreekstudy; treatment of

+icalEnglishrelating to

The underlying study was literally a “discussion of high things,” referring to phenomena overhead. Its focus on atmospheric phenomena connects the adjective to weather and the scientific study of the atmosphere.

In context

Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art27:55

His staff at their weather station gathered all the meteorological data needed.

Synthetic Histories: Plastics, Climate and Colonialism | Session 3

More examples

She studied meteorological patterns across the region.
The report used several meteorological measurements.
A meteorological instrument recorded wind speed.

Forms

meteorological

meteorology noun — the scientific study of weather

Similar words

climatic: Climatic concerns long-term weather patterns; meteorological concerns weather and atmospheric processes more broadly.
atmospheric: Atmospheric concerns the atmosphere generally; meteorological specifically relates to weather study.