forecast (
http://definr.com/forecast)
n : a prediction about how something (as the weather) will
develop [syn:
prognosis]
v 1: predict in advance [syn:
calculate]
2: judge to be probable [syn:
calculate,
estimate,
reckon,
count on,
figure]
3: indicate by signs; "These signs bode bad news" [syn:
bode,
portend,
auspicate,
prognosticate,
omen,
presage,
betoken,
foreshadow,
augur,
foretell,
prefigure,
predict]