Forecast vs. Warning — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Forecast and Warning
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Forecast
Predict or estimate (a future event or trend)
Coal consumption in Europe is forecast to increase
Rain is forecast for Scotland
Warning
A statement telling of or an indication providing evidence of impending danger, difficulty, or misfortune
The government issued a warning about unsafe drinking water. The shelf collapsed without any warning.
Forecast
A calculation or estimate of future events, especially coming weather or a financial trend.
Warning
Advice to be cautious
A word of warning to runners about the hot weather.
Forecast
To estimate or predict in advance, especially to predict (weather conditions) by analysis of meteorological data.
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Warning
A cautionary or deterrent example
The incident is a warning to careless investors.
Forecast
To serve as an advance indication of; foreshadow
Price increases that forecast inflation.
Warning
Acting or serving to warn
A warning light.
Warning words.
Forecast
A prediction, as of coming events or conditions
The weather forecast stated that it would rain.
Warning
Present participle of warn
Forecast
To estimate how something will be in the future.
To forecast the weather, or a storm
To forecast a rise in prices
Warning
The action of the verb warn; an instance of warning someone.
Forecast
To foreshadow; to suggest something in advance.
Warning
Something spoken or written that is intended to warn.
The boss gave him a warning that he would be fired if he did not desist from his behaviour.
Forecast
(obsolete) To contrive or plan beforehand.
Warning
Used to warn of danger in signs and notices.
Forecast
An estimation of a future condition.
Warning
Giving previous notice; cautioning; admonishing; as, a warning voice.
That warning timepiece never ceased.
Forecast
A prediction of the weather.
What's the forecast for tomorrow?
Warning
Previous notice.
A great journey to take upon so short a warning.
Forecast
(betting) exacta
Warning
Caution against danger, or against faults or evil practices which incur danger; admonition; monition.
Could warning make the world more just or wise.
Forecast
To plan beforehand; to scheme; to project.
He shall forecast his devices against the strongholds.
Warning
A message informing of danger
Forecast
To foresee; to calculate beforehand, so as to provide for; as, to forecast the weather; to forecast prices.
It is wisdom to consider the end of things before we embark, and to forecast consequences.
Warning
Cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger)
Forecast
To contrive or plan beforehand.
If it happen as I did forecast.
Warning
Serving to warn;
Shook a monitory finger at him
An exemplary jail sentence
Forecast
Previous contrivance or determination; predetermination.
He makes this difference to arise from the forecast and predetermination of the gods themselves.
Forecast
A calculation predicting future events; the foresight of consequences, and provision against them; prevision; premeditation; as, the weather forecast.
His calm, deliberate forecast better fitted him for the council than the camp.
Forecast
A prediction about how something (as the weather) will develop
Forecast
Predict in advance
Forecast
Judge to be probable
Forecast
Indicate by signs;
These signs bode bad news
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