Predictions about what will happen in the future, especially about weather or economic conditions.
From 'fore-' (before) and 'cast' (to throw or calculate). Originally a nautical term, it meant 'to calculate in advance what course to take.'
Weather forecasts are now 90% accurate for 3 days ahead—but 50 years ago they could barely predict tomorrow—showing how computer models revolutionized meteorology in just one generation!
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