the prevailing atmospheric conditions, esp with regard to heat or cold, wetness or dryness, etc calm or storm, and clearness or cloudiness

(used before a noun) windward

to expose or subject (something) to atmospheric conditions

to bear up against and come safely through (something)

We had to weather a storm

to sail or pass to the windward of (a piece of land)

to make (a surface) slope so that it will shed water

to undergo or be resistant to change by weathering

Wood weathers better if creosoted