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Dear members,Please kindly help me with this issue."It had been warm and dry in June, and now, by the end of September, the air was chilly and the temperature was falling every day. The 7 a.m. weather forecast on TV said minus 10 degrees."I like to save some words with "It had been warm and dry in June, and now, by the end of September, the air was chilly, the temperature falling every day." I use "the temperature falling every day" as absolute construction here. Is is okay? Another issue: Can I write "7 a.m. weather forcast" or "7a.m. weather forcast or "7am weather forcast" or 7:00  AM weather forcast" or 7 A.M. weather forcast"... deliberately?Thanks.

Grammarfreak · Accepted Answer

flora123I like to save some words with "It had been warm and dry in June, and now, by the end of September, the air was chilly, the temperature falling every day."

I am not sure what you meant by this. Also what is the purpose of writing "It had been warm and dry in June"; aAnd skipped July and August.

flora123 "the temperature falling every day" as absolute construction here. Is is okay?

There is nothing wrong with it grammatically speaking. But as written, it seems to be lacking coherence in my opinion.

If you have to include the June weather, to make it sound natural, personally, I'd write it like this: " June had been warm and dry during the entire month. Now going toward the end of Sept, we should expect a slight chill in the air during early morning and temperatures will keep falling gradually going into fall.

flora123Can I write "7 a.m. weather forcast" or "7a.m. weather forcast or "7am weather forcast" or 7:00 AM weather forcast" or 7 A.M. weather forcast"... deliberately?

You can write any of the above but it doesn't sound like something a meteorologist will say in the morning forecast.
Maybe: Temperature at ( 7 am ) this hour is -10 degrees. Weather outlook is partly cloudy during the morning hours changing to mostly sunny in the afternoon. Evening temperatures will be around ***. Just my take....

Fivejedjon · Answer

flora123 like to save some words with "It had been warm and dry in June, and now, by the end of September, the air was chilly, the temperature falling every day." I use "the temperature falling every day" as absolute construction here. Is is okay?

Yes

Flora123 · Answer

Thank you all for your helpful comments. I feel more comfortable with writing absolute phrases and times (as premodifiers) from now on.
Sorry that I did not provide you with the context through the whole paragraph. This is a short narrative from the perspective of somebody who is surprised at the quick seasonal change in his new living place (he arrives in June). But your thoughts are wonderful; I learn a lot about descriptive words in meteorology.
Cheers,
F.

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