(chiefly UK, idiomatic) To be extraordinarily effective, especially when in a position of authority.

A ship, usually permanently on station, tasked with reporting meteorological data. / (age of sail) A ship to the windward of another; considered an advantage in naval warfare.

(archaic) Violent winds, especially those unfavourable to vessels at sea.

plural of stress of weather

(transitive) To endure all the way; to hold out against till the end.

plural of weather box

Synonym of weather house (“mechanical device to indicate atmospheric conditions”)

The quality of being weather-beaten.

(UK, regional, archaic) A bright aspect of the sky at the horizon.

plural of weather-gleam