“Now more than ever, we need to be weather-ready, climate-smart and water-wise. This is because the ever-growing global population faces a wide range of hazards such as tropical cyclone storm surges, heavy rains, heat waves, droughts and many more. WMO is therefore working to establish a global and standardized multi-hazard alert system in collaboration with National Meteorological and Hydrological Services worldwide.”

　　“目前我们比以往更需要天气有序、气候智能和水智慧。这是因为全球人口不断增长面对更广泛的灾害，如热带气旋风暴潮、暴雨、热浪、干旱等等。因此，WMO致力于和全球国家气象和水文部门合作，建议全球化和标准化的多灾种预警系统。”

　　——WMO秘书长Petteri Taalas阐述了2018年气象日主题的意义所在，表达了WMO体系将把工作的重点，从天气如何预报转移到更加关注天气造成什么结果上来。

2018年世界气象日，围绕主题“weather-ready, climate-smart”，各方政要和专家诠释和表达了对主题的理解和认识