Weather

(wěth'ŭr.) [From A. S. wether.] (Meteor.) The condition of the atmosphere at any place, as respects humidity, temperature, motion, electricity, See ATMOSPHERE, CLIMATE, CLOUD, DEW, FOG, SNOW, HAIL, WINDS, HYGROMETER, .-(Naut.) On that side of a ship's quarter next the wind;- correlative to lee. -To weather a cape, to sail to windward of it. To weather a point, to bring a ship a point closer to the wind. A ship is said to be weatherly, when she sails well to windward. [s. 954]