Too Sick to Keep an Appointment: "under the __"

This page is the CodyCross answer for the clue below from Science Lab, Group 308, Puzzle 4 (Base Metals).

Question is: Too Sick to Keep an Appointment: "under the __"

and the answer is: WEATHER

Word Meaning:

WEATHER — The short-term state of the atmosphere at a specific time and place, including the temperature, relative humidity, cloud cover, precipitation, wind, etc.

Definitions from Wiktionary.

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