Check the others before the bad weather (8)
I believe the answer is:
restrain
'check' is the definition.
(I know that check is a more specific form of the action restrain)
'others before the bad weather' is the wordplay.
'others' becomes 'rest' (eg the rest of a group).
'before' says to put letters next to each other.
'the bad weather' becomes 'rain' (rain is an example of bad weather).
'rest'+'rain'='RESTRAIN'
'the' is the link.
(Other definitions for restrain that I've seen before include "Control - check" , "bottle up" , "Hold back, tether" , "Manacle" , "stay" .)