forecaster

From forecast +‎ -er.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈfɔːkɑːstə/
• (General American, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈfɔɹkæstəɹ/, [ˈfɔɹ.kæs.tɚ]

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• (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA^(key): /ˈfoːkaːstə/

forecaster (plural forecasters)

1. A person who forecasts.
   • 1995, Keith Kyker, Christopher Curchy, Video projects for elementary and middle schools, page 79:

     Students will be surprised to see the weather forecaster is not really standing in front of the maps. These are keyed in electronically; the forecaster stands in front of a green/blue screen.

   • 2021 July 18, Neil Vigdor, “What Is Flash Flooding, and How Can You Avoid It?”, in The New York Times‎^[1], →ISSN, archived from the original on 1 July 2022:

     Flooding occurs in areas where the ground is unable to absorb all of the water, according to forecasters, who explained that flash flooding can also be caused by mudslides or breaks in dams or levees.

   • 2025 July 5, Andrew Freedman, Emma Tucker, Mary Gilbert, “Beleaguered Weather Service defends its forecasts as Texas officials point fingers over flood warnings”, in CNN‎^[2]:

     Many NWS forecast offices have ceased launching their twice-a-day weather balloons, which provide critical data that can alert forecasters to the potential for flooding and other hazardous weather.

2. A software program or algorithm that forecasts.

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