1. 
[syn: meteorology, weather forecasting]
2.  the earth science dealing with phenomena of the atmosphere (especially weather); 
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Meteorology \Me`te*or*ol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ?; ? + lo`gos discourse:
   cf. F. m['e]t['e]orologie. See Meteor.]
   The science which treats of the atmosphere and its phenomena,
   particularly of its variations of heat and moisture, of its
   winds, storms, etc.
   [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
meteorology
    n 1: predicting what the weather will be [syn: meteorology,
         weather forecasting]
    2: the earth science dealing with phenomena of the atmosphere
       (especially weather)
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
33 Moby Thesaurus words for "meteorology":
   aerial photography, aeroballistics, aerodynamics, aerogeology,
   aerography, aerology, aeromechanics, aeromedicine, aerometry,
   aeronautical meteorology, aerophotography, aerophysics, aeroscopy,
   aerospace research, aerostatics, anemology, aviation technology,
   avionics, barometry, climatography, climatology, forecasting,
   hydrostatics, kinematics, kinetics, long-range forecasting,
   microclimatology, nephology, photometry, pneumatics, rocketry,
   supersonics, weatherology