悪天候|あくてんこうakutenkou[3]nakadaka (mid-high)

1. nounbad weather
   彼かれは悪天候あくてんこうをついて来きた。↗

   He came in spite of bad weather.

• Synonym悪天あくてんWrittenA shorter synonym for 「悪天候」, used far less often and found mainly in written prose or brief expressions.
• Related天候不順てんこうふじゅんNeutralWeather out of season and changeable; stresses a spell of abnormal conditions, such as prolonged rain and low temperatures, while 「悪天候」 is rough wind and rain.
• Related天候不良NeutralAn explanatory term, common in notices of cancelled flights or events; largely interchangeable with 「悪天候」.
• Antonym好天こうてんNeutralAntonym: fine weather, as in 「好天に恵まれる」; the opposite of 「悪天候」 in terms of good versus bad weather.
• Antonym晴天せいてんNeutralAntonym: a clear sky or fine day; it stresses the absence of clouds, the reverse of stormy 「悪天候」.

For storms and other rough weather use 「悪天候」, as in 「悪天候のため欠航」; 「悪天」 is a shorter, rarer variant, and 「天候不順」 fits prolonged abnormal weather. The opposites are 「好天」 and 「晴天」.

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1. 暴風ぼうふうや豪雨ごううなど荒あれた天候てんこう。悪天あくてん。荒天こうてん。