How to Use forecast in a Sentence

forecast

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  • Experts forecast that the economy will slow in the coming months.
  • They're forecasting rain for this weekend.
  • The company is forecasting reduced profits.
  • And smaller deficits are forecast for the next three years.
    — George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2023
  • The same front is forecast to barge toward the East Coast on Sunday.
    — Kelly Kasulis Cho, Washington Post, 10 Dec. 2023
  • Highs are forecast to range from the mid-40s to near 50, which is a bit below average.
    — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2024
  • The map below shows the percentage of clouds forecast at noon on Sunday.
    — Dave Epstein, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Aug. 2023
  • But the technology has not caught on as fast as was forecast.
    — Diana Furchtgott-Roth, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
  • Wind gusts up to 90 mph are forecast for mountain areas.
    — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2024
  • Wind gusts are forecast to top 50 mph in some areas, Purdue said.
    — Ben Poston, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2024
  • Yet the survey’s results also forecast dark clouds on the horizon.
    — Mike Gallagher and Kevin Wallsten, WSJ, 13 Dec. 2023
  • Several feet of snow is also forecast for parts of the Cascades.
    — Kathryn Prociv, NBC News, 1 Dec. 2023
  • Two waves of storms are forecast for Alabama today with the greatest threat in areas near and north of I-20.
    — Leada Gore | [email protected], al, 9 Aug. 2023
  • An estimated 2 to 4 inches of rain is forecast in the Northeast on top of all the melting snow.
    — Jon Haworth, ABC News, 9 Jan. 2024
  • The rain is forecast to hit from the Florida panhandle up to near D.C. around 7 a.m. Sunday.
    — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 9 Dec. 2023
  • Tuesday The coldest hours are forecast early Tuesday morning, with lows in the low 50s.
    — Omar Rodríguez Ortiz, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2024
  • More than 1 foot of rain is forecast for the foothills of Santa Barbara and Los Angeles counties.
    — Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 2 Feb. 2024
  • Palms Springs is forecast to hit 103 degrees on Tuesday.
    — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 16 May 2023
  • Here's what to expect: Bret is forecast to become the first hurricane of the season on Thursday.
    — Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 19 June 2023
  • The storm is forecast to become a hurricane on Wednesday.
    — Dave Hennen, CNN, 19 June 2023
  • Numerous record highs are forecast to be broken in this stretch.
    — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 20 June 2023
  • At night, the NWS forecasts gusts to maintain with temperatures dropping to a low of around 34 degrees.
    — Tony Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 14 Feb. 2024
  • Meanwhile, a series of storms are forecast to bombard the Northwest over the next several days.
    — Daniel Amarante, ABC News, 3 Dec. 2023
  • Its winds had risen to 65 mph and it was forecast to strengthen into a hurricane on Monday.
    — DÁnica Coto, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Sep. 2023
  • Northern Arkansas could see up to 3 inches, while central and eastern parts of the state are forecast to see around an inch of rain.
    — Remington Miller, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2023
  • These are forecast to be quite elevated as that line of storms pushes through.
    — Dave Epstein, BostonGlobe.com, 27 July 2023
  • Winds were forecast to blow at up to 20 miles per hour in the area on Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service.
    — Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 28 Nov. 2023
  • Cities in the Bay Area were generally forecast to get between 1 and 1.5 inches of rain through Sunday.
    — Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2024
  • And while analysts aren’t forecasting any sudden plunges in employment, there are some signs that labor-market conditions could come in weak this month.
    — Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 2 Apr. 2024
  • In Godwin’s conception, the play’s famous trio of witches not only forecasts Macbeth’s fate, but also serves as commentator on the carnage.
    — Peter Marks, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2024
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forecast

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  • See Ian Livingston’s forecast through the start of the workweek.
    — A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 10 June 2023
  • Highs will remain above triple-digit levels for the rest of the week, the forecast showed.
    — Hojun Choi, Dallas News, 17 July 2023
  • That's up from a two-in-three chance forecast in August.
    — Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Read your horoscopes for your Sun and Rising signs for the most in-depth forecast.
    — Dossé-Via, refinery29.com, 30 May 2023
  • Sub-zero wind chills are in the forecast for the next several days.
    — Dan Horn, The Enquirer, 15 Jan. 2024
  • Air quality and the smoke forecast are all products that came out of this group.
    — Emmett Lindner, New York Times, 14 June 2023
  • The hope in Kansas City is that this project means a lasting forecast for success.
    — Andy Fies, ABC News, 31 July 2023
  • The track of the storm as forecast has the center of the storm hundred of miles east of the coastline, but the impacts on the western side can still be notable.
    — Dave Epstein, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Sep. 2023
  • That’s where Google and Breakthrough’s new contrail forecast maps might come in handy.
    — Justine Calma, The Verge, 9 Aug. 2023
  • The forecast is calling for 8 to 16 inches of snow for the Denver metro area, with the highest totals near the foothills and the Palmer Divide.
    — Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 13 Mar. 2024
  • But there's not a lot to celebrate in the forecast for the St. Patrick's Day holiday weekend.
    — Detroit Free Press, 14 Mar. 2024
  • The government closed based on the forecast not the actual weather.
    — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 8 Aug. 2023
  • In the next 24 hours, dozens of record low temperatures are expected from Texas and all the way up to Maine, forecast show.
    — Max Golembo, ABC News, 1 Nov. 2023
  • But that forecast wasn't picking up smoke from Canadian wildfires that drifted in over the course of the day.
    — Madeline Heim, Journal Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2023
  • Keep in mind that kickoff games may be changed later in the week due to Friday’s heat index forecast.
    — James Weber, The Enquirer, 23 Aug. 2023
  • But more detailed, realistic forecasts will start to roll in over the next few days.
    — Joel Shannon, USA TODAY, 27 Mar. 2024
  • Others think the Fed is probably done hiking rates this year and will hint as much in its forecasts.
    — Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 13 June 2023
  • The five-day forecast suggests amounts between a tenth and a quarter of an inch for the Sacramento area this Wednesday.
    — Jacqueline Pinedo, Sacramento Bee, 24 Jan. 2024
  • Express forecast Today: Mix of clouds and sun, stray shower.
    — Dan Stillman, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2024
  • The swing in real income needed to change the outcome of Moody’s election forecast from a Biden to a Trump win is substantial.
    — Paolo Confino, Fortune, 10 Feb. 2024
  • The forecast calls for likely rain Thursday and sunshine the next three days, with temperatures ranging from the low 70s to mid-80s.
    — Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2024
  • Early forecasts point to continued — albeit slower — growth in the first three months of 2024.
    — Ben Casselman, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2024
  • The latest forecast puts the chances for a La Niña arriving by the heart of hurricane season at 75% or greater, Zierden said.
    — USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2024
  • Their forecast is that single-unit housing starts will climb by roughly 10% next year.
    — Byalena Botros, Fortune, 20 Nov. 2023
  • The forecast storms come after the Little Rock area received more than two inches of rain over the course of last Friday and Saturday.
    — Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 13 June 2023
  • That’s after hovering around 7% in the first quarter, per its forecast.
    — Alena Botros, Fortune, 6 Dec. 2023
  • What's the National Weather Service forecast for the solar eclipse on April 8?
    — Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 27 Mar. 2024
  • Revenue climbed to $8.6 billion, from $7.7 billion, but fell slightly short of Wall Street forecasts.
    — Anne Marie Lee, CBS News, 13 Mar. 2024
  • Moody's forecasts the rate finishing the year at 4.7% in December.
    — Eric Wallerstein, WSJ, 18 July 2023
  • The atmosphere is very fluid and dynamic, and forecasts could change.
    — Max Golembo, ABC News, 25 Sep. 2023

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