forecast

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

1. v. To estimate or calculate in advance, especially to predict (weather conditions) by analysis of meteorological data. See Synonyms at predict.
2. v. To serve as an advance indication of; foreshadow: price increases that forecast inflation.
3. v. To calculate or estimate something in advance; predict the future.
4. n. A prediction, as of coming events or conditions.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. To cast or contrive beforehand; plan before execution.
2. To consider or calculate beforehand; discern beforehand.
3. To make a plan or scheme in advance; contrive something beforehand.
4. To foresee; surmise.
5. n. Previous contrivance or provision; predetermination.
6. n. Foresight; prescience; prevision.
7. n. Synonyms Prudence, Providence, etc. (see wisdom); forethought, anticipation.
8. n. Specifically, in meteorology, a statement of the expected weather. Official daily weather forecasts were first published by Fitzroy in England in 1861.

Wiktionary

1. v. To estimate how a condition will be in the future.
2. n. An estimation of a future condition.
3. n. A prediction of the weather.

GNU Webster's 1913

1. v. To plan beforehand; to scheme; to project.
2. v. To foresee; to calculate beforehand, so as to provide for.
3. v. To contrive or plan beforehand.
4. n. Previous contrivance or determination; predetermination.
5. n. A calculation predicting future events; the foresight of consequences, and provision against them; prevision; premeditation.

WordNet 3.0

1. v. predict in advance
2. v. indicate by signs
3. n. a prediction about how something (as the weather) will develop
4. v. judge to be probable