...they are calling for thunderstorms...
Could you explain the meaning of this sentence to me? Is it about the forecast or about their desire?

I hear they're calling for thunderstorms all weekend.

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...they are calling for thunderstorms...
Could you explain the meaning of this sentence to me? Is it about the forecast or about their desire?

I hear they're calling for thunderstorms all weekend.

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Very common.  See #6:

https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/call+for

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Hi, I don't think any English native speaker would say "they are calling for thunderstorms" this is not an English expression!  where did you hear this?  Could you have misheard?

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It's about the forecast. "They are calling for" is a common expression for talking about the upcoming weather. "They" refers to the weather forecasters.

Example: I need to get some supplies because they're calling for a lot of snow next Monday.

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If I were to restate the sentence as "They are forecasting for thunderstorms", the potential ambiguity would be removed, ie calling for is to say, to forecast

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Something big is going to happen

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