Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Forecast

Forecast , transitive verb

1.
To plan beforehand; to scheme; to project.
He shall forecast his devices against the strongholds. — Dan. xi. 24
2.
To foresee; to calculate beforehand, so as to provide for; as, to forecast the weather; to forecast prices.
It is wisdom to consider the end of things before we embark, and to forecast consequences. — L'Estrange

Forecast , intransitive verb

To contrive or plan beforehand.
If it happen as I did forecast. — Milton

Forecast , noun

Previous contrivance or determination; predetermination.
He makes this difference to arise from the forecast and predetermination of the gods themselves. — Addison
2.
A calculation predicting future events; the foresight of consequences, and provision against them; prevision; premeditation; as, the weather forecast.
His calm, deliberate forecast better fitted him for the council than the camp. — Prescott