Word Meaning Example Sentenc

Part of speech

airconditioner/airconditioning an appliance that cools The airconditione

noun down the air in a home or office nice and com
building even when it's very
outside.

avalanche a dangerous slide of snow The skiers were wa

noun down a mountain a possible avalanc

below freezing temperature less than 0 It's supposed to go

preposition/adjective degrees Celsius/(32F) freezing before th

blizzard a storm with lots of snow The airplane could

noun and wind because of the bliz

boiling hot common expression for It was boiling hot

adjective + noun describing a very hot day jumped into the la

breeze light wind Don't bother with a

noun is always a breeze
ocean.

Celsius measurement of In the summer, th

noun temperature (0 degrees is temperature here i
freezing/100 is boiling) degreesCelsius.

chilly cold It's a bit chilly tod

adjective think you should w

clear when the sky is blue On a clear night y

adjective because no clouds are a lot of stars.
blocking the sun

cloud/cloudy water in the sky that It may look cloudy

noun/adjective appears as a white or grey morning, but the s
mass comes out by after

cold spell a period of colder than They're calling for

adjective + noun average weather spell, so we put of
camping trip.
cool temperature in between The days were boil
adjective warm and cold the nights were co
comfortable for sle

degrees measurement for I don't feel the hea

noun temperature about forty degree
outside.

drizzling raining slightly I think I'll take the

continuous verb walk. It's only driz

drought a long period with no Forest fires are a s

noun rainfall danger during a dr

Fahrenheit measurement of It was 100

noun temperature (32 degrees degrees Fahrenhe
is freezing/212 is boiling) got to San Francisc

flood overflow of rain water The flood was so b

noun basement was full

flurries very light snowfall There are a few flu

noun the snow isn't stick
roads.

fog/foggy thick water vapor that We couldn't see th

noun/adjective blocks one's vision because there was
muchfog.

forecast the expected weather for According to the 5

noun/verb the future dayforecast, it's g
on our wedding da

freezing cold common expression used It was a freezing

adjective + noun to describe a very cold day for the Santa Claus

frost ice crystals on a frozen Some flowers are s

noun surface they can withstand

frostbite a skin condition caused by I lost my hat while

noun over exposure to the cold skiing, and I ended
(typically reddish skin with with frostbiteon m
white spots)

hail small pieces of ice that fall There was so much

noun during a storm some of the trailer
were destroyed.

heat stroke a flu-like condition one can Bring lots of water

noun acquire after spending too hat to avoid heat
long in the sun this weather.

heat-wave extremely hot weather During the heat-w

noun that is much higher than cooled our beds do
average--usually lasts a packs.
short time

humid/humidity moisture in the air It feels a lot hotter

adjective/noun actually is because
thehumidity.

hurricane a tropical storm with very Half of the building

noun strong wind and rain island were flatten
thehurricane.

icy slippery because of ice The roads are icy

adjective avoid driving down

lightning electric flash caused by The outdoor pool a

noun two clouds hitting closes when the lif
suspectlightning.

mild temperature that is It's quite mild out

adjective warmer than average(in a bother with a hat o
cold season)

meteorologist a person who studies The meteorologis

noun weather patterns that the cold spell
over by now.

minus/negative indicates that a It was minus twen

adjective temperature is below zero at the top of the sk

overcast no sun is visible The sky is overcas

adjective morning, but the s
supposed to come
afternoon.

partly cloudy term often used in a Tomorrow's foreca

adverb + adjective weather forecast to cloudy with clear
 indicate that the skies are nightfall.
sunny and cloudy at the
same time

precipitation rain or snow that falls on There is very

noun an area little precipitation
desert.

puddle collection of rain water Children love to sp

noun inpuddles when th
wearing rubber boo

rain/raining/rainy water that falls to earth My hair is all wet a

noun/continuous verb/adjective from the rain.

raindrop a single measurement of I love catching rai

noun rain my tongue.

rainbow a band of colours found in According to legen

noun the sky after a rainfall find a pot of gold a
arainbow.

raining cats and dogs raining heavily They cancelled the

idiom game because it w
cats and dogs.

scorching/a scorcher extremely hot It was a scorcher

adjective/noun temperature/a very hot whole family slept
day basement.

season time of year characterized My favorite season

noun by certain weather because I love to w
Winter,Spring,Summer,Fall leaves changing co
(or Autumn)

shower quick/light rainstorm They've been callin

noun forshowers all we
far it's been dry.

sleet(similar to hail) rain that freezes as it falls All-weather-tires a

noun you have to drive i

slush/slushy snow on the ground that The snow turned to

noun/adjective has been rained on soon as it started t
smog heavy,dark cloud cover You really notice
noun caused by pollution the smogdowntow
type of humidity.

snow/snowy/snowing frozen water that warms It is already snow

noun/adjective/ continuous verb slightly as it falls to earth the mountains, so
season should be g
year.

snowstorm large amounts of wind and All of the schools w

noun snow because of the sno

sun/sunshine/sunny the gassy star that warms We hope to

noun/noun/adjective the earth have sunshine on
the beach picnic.

sunburn painful red/pink skin The bald man got

noun caused by being in the sun a sunburn on his
too long

sunglasses/shades dark eyewear that protects I forgot my shade

noun you from the sun driving right into th

suntan/tanned brown/golden skin caused I got a suntan on

noun(also verb)/adjective(also verb) by long periods of sun but it has already f
exposure

sunscreen/suntan lotion cream that protects your Don't forget to rea

noun skin from sun damage yoursunscreen wh
out of the lake.

temperature how warm or cold the air is Can you check

noun thetemperature b
get dressed for our

thermometer instrument for measuring When I checked th

noun the temperature of the air temperature this m
thethermometer
already thirty degr

thunder/thunderstorm the crashing of clouds Let's close all of th

noun (often followed by a strike It looks like
of lightning and heavy a thunderstorm i
rain)
 tornado/cyclone violently spinning The tornado picke
noun windstorm everything in its pa
including animals a

umbrella held over one's head and I always keep an u

noun body for rain protection my car in case of r

UV (ultra violet) rays the damaging rays from Ultra violet rays
noun the sun skin cancer if you d
sunscreen.

wind/windy blowing air outside It's too windy to p

noun/adjective today.

wind chill factor when the wind makes the It's minus two, but
noun air feel colder than the thewind chill fact
actual temperature minus fifteen.

It's
The sun is shining
drizzling

It's raining
The wind is blowing (The rain
falling.)

It's pourin
(The rain
It's hailing
pouring
down.)

It's
It's snowing (The snow is falling.)
thundering

Using adjectives to describe the weather

Sweltering = It's Freezing = It's
sweltering. or It's a sweltering freezing. or It's a freezing
day. day.

Warm = It's warn. or It's a Cold = It's cold. or It's a

warm day. cold day.

Cloudy = It's
Sunny = It's sunny. or It's a
cloudy. or It's a cloudy
sunny day.
day.

Stormy = It's
Clear = It's clear. or It's a
stormy. or It's a stormy
clear day.
day.

Misty = It's misty. or It's a Foggy = It's foggy. or It's

misty day. a foggy day.

Breezy = It's breezy. or It's a Windy = It's windy. or It's

breezy day a windy day.

Showery = It's
Rainy = It's rainy. or It's a
showery. or It's a showery
rainy day.
day.

Frosty = It's frosty. or It's a Snowy = It's snowy. or It's

frosty day. a snowy day.
 Drizzly = It's drizzly. or It's
Icy = It's icy. or It's an icy day.
a drizzly day.

. Dry = It's dry. or It's a dry Wet = It's wet. or It's a

day. wet day.

Other things associated with the weather

sunshine lightning

puddles raindrops

hailstones snowflakes

frost The weather forecast

flood drought
 tidalwave tornado / twister

Atlantic / Eastern
Pacific = a hurricane
Northwest Pacific = a
typhoon
Rest of the world = a
cyclone

Describing the weather generally

hot, scorching wet, miserable, damp

warm, mild, fine, dry dull, grey

cool, refreshing cold, chilly

The Weather - Describing the Weather

breeze
breezy
bright
clear
cloud
cloudy
damp
drizzle
drizzly
dry
dull
fog
foggy
hailstone
lightning
rain
raindrop
rainfall
rainy
shower
showery
snow
snowfall
snowflake
snowy
storm
stormy
sun
sunny
sunshine
thunder
wet
wind
windy

The Weather - The Temperature

chilly
cold
freezing
hot
mild
scorching
warm

The Weather - Verbs

glow
freeze
hail
pour (with ran)
rain
shine
snow