weather permitting
idiom
: if the weather is good enough to allow it
The picnic will be held at the park, weather permitting.
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This month’s spectacle will be visible each night, weather permitting, from mid-January to mid-February between sunset and 9 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. local time.
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Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online, 15 Jan. 2025
Then, the former president and first lady make their honorary departure, which has been done by helicopter (weather permitting) since Gerald Ford’s departure in 1977.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
The Starliner is scheduled to undock from the space station at 5:04 p.m. CDT, on Friday to return to Earth, weather permitting at the deadline for this story.
—Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 6 Sep. 2024
Its rooftop is open all day, weather permitting with service offered beginning at 4 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday, and at 11 a.m. Friday and Saturday.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 5 Aug. 2024
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Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online, 15 Jan. 2025
Then, the former president and first lady make their honorary departure, which has been done by helicopter (weather permitting) since Gerald Ford’s departure in 1977.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
The Starliner is scheduled to undock from the space station at 5:04 p.m. CDT, on Friday to return to Earth, weather permitting at the deadline for this story.
—Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 6 Sep. 2024
Its rooftop is open all day, weather permitting with service offered beginning at 4 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday, and at 11 a.m. Friday and Saturday.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 5 Aug. 2024
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“Weather permitting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weather%20permitting. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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