VOCABULARY FOR WEATHER

1. blow, verb
be blowing or storming
The wind blew from the West

2. centigrade, adj
of or relating to a temperature scale on which the freezing point of water is 0
degrees and the boiling point of water is 100 degrees

3. cloud, noun
a visible mass of water or ice particles suspended at a considerable altitude
the clouds moved across the sky

4. cloudy, adj
full of or covered with clouds
cloudy skies

5. cold, adj
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness
a cold climate

6. cool, noun
the quality of being at a refreshingly low temperature
the cool of early morning

7. dry, adj
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of
water; or no longer wet
dry land

8. fog, noun
droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground

9. foggy, adj
filled or abounding with fog or mist

10. forecast, noun

a prediction about how something (as the weather) will develop

11. frost, noun

ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)

12. gale, noun

a strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale

13. hot, adj

used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature
a hot August day

14. ice, noun

water frozen in the solid state
Americans like ice in their drinks

15. icy, adj

extremely cold
16. lightning, noun
abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied
by the emission of light
17. mild, adj
moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme
a mild winter storm

18. rain, noun

water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere

19. shower, noun

a brief period of precipitation
the game was interrupted by a brief shower

20. snow, noun

precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals

21. storm, noun

a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and
precipitation and thunder and lightning

22. sun, noun

the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
the sun contains 99.85% of the mass in the solar system

23. sunny, adj

bright and pleasant weather

24. sunshine, noun

the rays of the sun

25. temperature, noun

the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment

26. thermometer, noun

measuring instrument for measuring temperature

27. thunder, noun

a booming or crashing noise caused by air expanding along the path of a bolt of
lightning

28. wet, adj

covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
a wet bathing suit

29. wind, noun

air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to
an area of low pressure
trees bent under the fierce winds