weather-wise

[ weth -er-wahyz ]

/ ˈwɛð ərˌwaɪz /

skillful in predicting weather.

skillful in predicting reactions, opinions, etc.: weather-wise political experts.

Origin of weather-wise

First recorded in 1350–1400, weather-wise is from the late Middle English word wederwise. See weather, wise¹

Yet, weather-wise as a muskrat may be, still he cannot know all that may happen; he cannot be ready for everything.

The Fall of the Year |Dallas Lore Sharp
This weather-wise advice to anglers was obtained from Oxfordshire.

Popular Rhymes and Nursery Tales |David Goodger (goodger@python.org)
The weather-wise predicted a north-easter, and I went to bed with the old sea "moaning all round about the island."

Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast |Samuel Adams Drake
The man examined the sky with a weather-wise air for some moments.

An Unsocial Socialist |George Bernard Shaw

When he returned he said briefly, in a weather-wise tone, that it would rain during the night.

The Little Regiment |Stephen Crane

weather-wise

skilful or experienced in predicting weather conditions

skilful or experienced in predicting trends in public opinion, reactions, etc