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Weather Vocabulary
Weather Vocabulary
Word
Part of speech
Meaning
Example Sentence
airconditioner/
airconditioning
noun
an appliance that
cools down the air in
a home or building
The airconditioner ke
eps the office nice and
comfortable even
when it's very hot
outside.
avalanche
noun
a dangerous slide of
snow down a
mountain
below freezing
temperature less
preposition/adjectiv than 0 degrees
e
Celsius/(32F)
It's supposed to
go below
freezing before the
weekend.
blizzard
noun
boiling hot
adjective + noun
common expression
for describing a very
hot day
breeze
noun
light wind
Celsius
noun
measurement of
temperature (0
degrees is
freezing/100 is
boiling)
here is 20
degrees Celsius.
chilly
adjective
cold
clear
adjective
cloud/cloudy
noun/adjective
cold spell
adjective + noun
a period of colder
than average
weather
cool
adjective
temperature in
between warm and
cold
degrees
noun
measurement for
temperature
drizzling
continuous verb
raining slightly
drought
noun
Fahrenheit
noun
measurement of
temperature (32
degrees is
freezing/212 is
boiling)
It was 100
degreesFahrenheit w
hen we got to San
Francisco.
flood
noun
overflow of rain
water
flurries
noun
There are a
few flurriesbut the
snow isn't sticking to
the roads.
fog/foggy
noun/adjective
forecast
noun/verb
the expected
weather for the
future
According to the 5
dayforecast, it's
going to rain on our
wedding day.
freezing cold
adjective + noun
common expression
used to describe a
very cold day
It was a freezing
cold day for the Santa
Claus parade.
frost
noun
ice crystals on a
frozen surface
frostbite
noun
a skin condition
caused by over
exposure to the cold
(typically reddish
skin with white
spots)
hail
noun
There was so
much hailthat some of
storm
heat stroke
noun
a flu-like condition
one can acquire after
spending too long in
the sun
heat-wave
noun
extremely hot
weather that is much
higher than
average--usually
lasts a short time
humid/humidity
adjective/noun
hurricane
noun
icy
adjective
slippery because of
ice
lightning
noun
electrical discharge
The outdoor pool
and flash between a always closes when
cloud and the ground the lifeguards
think lightning is
coming.
mild
adjective
temperature that is
warmer than
average(in a cold
season)
meteorologist
noun
indicates that a
It was minus twenty
temperature is below degrees at the top of
zero
the skil hill.
overcast
adjective
no sun is visible
The sky
is overcast this
morning, but the sun
is supposed to come
out by late afternoon.
partly cloudy
adverb + adjective
Tomorrow's forecast
ispartly cloudy with
clear skies by nightfall.
precipitation
noun
There is very
littleprecipitation in
the desert.
puddle
noun
collection of rain
water
rain/raining/
rainy
noun/continuous
verb/adjective
raindrop
noun
a single
measurement of rain
I love
catching raindropson
my tongue.
rainbow
noun
a band of colours
found in the sky
after a rainfall
According to legend
you can find a pot of
gold at the end of
a rainbow.
raining cats and
dogs
idiom
raining heavily
scorching/a
scorcher
adjective/noun
extremely hot
temperature/a very
hot day
It was a scorcher, so
the whole family slept
in the cool basement.
season
noun
time of year
characterized by
certain weather
Winter,Spring,Summ
er,Fall (or Autumn)
My favorite season is
Fall, because I love to
watch the leaves
changing colours.
shower
noun
quick/light rainstorm
sleet(similar to
hail)
noun
slush/slushy
noun/adjective
smog
noun
heavy,dark cloud
cover caused by
pollution
snow/snowy/sno
wing
noun/adjective/
continuous verb
It is
already snowing up
in the mountains, so
the ski season should
be great this year.
snowstorm
large amounts of
noun
closed because of
thesnowstorm.
We hope to
have sunshineon the
day of the beach
picnic.
sunburn
noun
sunglasses/shad
es
noun
I forgot
my shades and I was
driving right into the
sun.
suntan/tanned
noun (also verb)/
adjective (also
verb)
brown/golden skin
caused by long
periods of sun
exposure
sunscreen/sunta
n lotion
noun
temperature
noun
thermometer
noun
instrument for
measuring the
temperature of the
air
sun/sunshine/su
nny
noun/noun/adjectiv
e
thunder/thunder
storm
noun
thunder is a loud
noise after lightning,
caused by rapid
expansion of air
superheated by the
lightning
violently spinning
windstorm
umbrella
noun
I always keep
an umbrellain my car
in case of rain.
UV (ultra violet)
rays
noun
wind/windy
noun/adjective
tornado/cyclone
noun