English

Noun

weather station ‎(plural weather stations)

1. A station for taking meteorological observations, making weather forecasts, or disseminating such information.

Usage notes

• Weather stations are of the first order when they make observations of all the important elements either hourly or by self-registering instruments; of the second order when only important observations are taken; and of the third order when simpler work is done, as to record rainfall and maximum and minimum temperatures.