Weather & Climate

Sun, storms, seasons, and everything the forecast tries to predict.

144 words

# Weather & Climate

**Type:** Topic
**Words:** 144

## About
Sun, storms, seasons, and everything the forecast tries to predict.

## Words by Level

### A1
- cool - Slightly cold in a pleasant way.
- hot - Very recent and exciting; in great demand.
- cold - Having a low temperature, or feeling a low temperature.
- warm - Having a pleasant temperature that is fairly high but not hot.
- rain - Water that falls from clouds in drops.
- weather - The state of the air outside at a particular time and place, such as how hot, cold, wet, or windy it is.
- snow - Soft white flakes of frozen water that fall from the sky in cold weather.
- sunny - Having a lot of bright sunshine.
- rainy - Having a lot of rain.
- snowy - Covered with snow, or with a lot of snow falling.

### A2
- wind - Air moving naturally across the land, sometimes with great force.
- smoke - The grey or black cloud of gas and tiny particles that rises from something burning.
- cloud - A mass of water droplets floating in the sky, often grey or white.
- heat - The quality of being hot; high temperature.
- storm - Very bad weather with strong winds and usually rain, thunder, or lightning.
- temperature - A measure of how hot or cold something is.
- breeze - A light, gentle wind.
- flood - A large amount of water covering land that is usually dry.
- fog - A thick cloud near the ground that makes it hard to see.
- cooler - An insulated box used to keep food and drinks cold while traveling or camping.
- bake - To cook food using dry heat in an oven.
- heating - The system that warms a room or building.
- thunderstorm - A storm with thunder, lightning, and usually heavy rain.

### B1
- thunder - The loud rumbling or crashing sound that follows a flash of lightning.
- disaster - A sudden event, such as a flood or earthquake, that causes great damage or loss of life.
- distant - Far away in space.
- lightning - A bright flash of light in the sky during a storm, caused by electricity.
- bitter - Having a sharp, unpleasant taste that is not sweet.
- climate - The usual weather conditions of an area over a long period of time.
- frost - A thin layer of tiny ice crystals that forms on cold surfaces.
- hurricane - A very powerful tropical storm with extremely strong winds and heavy rain.
- sticky - Tending to stick to things; covered with something that sticks.
- mild - Not strong, severe, or extreme.
- tropical - Belonging to or coming from the hot, wet regions near the equator.
- tornado - A violent, spinning column of wind shaped like a funnel that touches the ground.
- forecast - To say what is likely to happen in the future, based on what you know now.
- greenhouse - A glass building where plants are grown and protected from cold weather.
- rainforest - A thick forest in a warm area that has a lot of rain all year.
- humid - Having a lot of moisture in the air; warm and damp.
- weather forecast
- thaw - to become free of ice or frost, typically due to a rise in temperature
- snowfall - an occasion or period during which snow falls
- subzero - below zero on a numerical scale, especially a temperature scale
- unfrozen - not frozen; remaining liquid or free of ice
- unmelted - not melted; still in a solid state

### B2
- hail - When small balls of ice fall from the sky.
- snap - To break suddenly with a sharp cracking sound.
- lava - Hot, melted rock that flows out of a volcano and hardens as it cools.
- icy - Covered with ice or very slippery because of ice.
- drought - A long period with little or no rain, causing a shortage of water.
- overcoat - A long, heavy coat worn over other clothes in cold weather.
- rainstorm - A storm with heavy rain.
- temperate - (of weather or climate) Mild, without extreme heat or cold.
- climate change
- cozy - Warm, comfortable, and pleasant, especially in a small space.
- snowflake - a small crystal or flake of snow, often with six-sided symmetry
- slush - partly melted snow or ice, especially when lying wet and dirty on the ground
- downpour - a sudden or heavy fall of rain
- icicle - a hanging, tapering piece of ice formed when dripping water freezes

### C1
- chilly - Cold enough to feel uncomfortable.
- radiator - A metal device that gives off heat to warm a room, usually carrying hot water or steam.
- frosty - Very cold, with frost in the air.
- atmospheric - Creating a strong and pleasing mood or feeling.
- frostily - In a cold, unfriendly way.
- squall - a sudden, brief increase in wind speed, often accompanied by rain or snow
- aurora - a display of colored light in the polar sky caused by charged solar particles interacting with the upper atmosphere
- dewy - wet or covered with dew
- gusty - marked by sudden, brief bursts of strong wind
- moonless - having no visible moon or moonlight
- sunburst - a sudden strong appearance or outburst of sunlight, especially through clouds
- swelter - to suffer or feel extremely uncomfortable because of intense heat
- afterglow - light or color remaining in the sky after the sun has set
- snowdrift - a mound or bank of snow piled up by the wind
- thundercloud - a large dark cloud, usually a cumulonimbus, that produces thunder and lightning

### C2
- quench - cool by plunging into cold water or other liquid
- torrential - Of rain, falling very heavily.
- broil - to cook under a broiler
- equable - Calm and not easily upset.
- puddle - a small, shallow pool of water or another liquid, especially one formed by rain
- simoom - a violently hot, dry, dust-laden wind that blows in the deserts of Arabia and North Africa
- barometric - relating to atmospheric pressure or to its measurement with a barometer
- choppy - of water or weather, rough with many small, short waves
- clime - a region considered in relation to its climate, especially in literary use
- drizzle - very light rain falling in fine drops
- thunderclap - a single sudden, loud crash of thunder, especially from a nearby lightning strike
- hailstone - a single ball or irregular lump of ice that falls from a storm cloud as hail
- dewdrop - a small drop of water formed as dew on a cool surface
- inclemency - the condition of weather being severe, stormy, or unpleasant
- bedew - literary: to wet or cover something with dew or with small drops resembling dew
- sirocco - a hot, often dusty wind that blows from the Sahara across the Mediterranean into southern Europe
- weathercock - a weather vane, traditionally shaped like a rooster
- aeolian - relating to, produced by, or resembling the action or sound of the wind
- diluvian - relating to, caused by, or resembling a great flood or deluge
- equinoctial - of or occurring near an equinox, especially in the phrase equinoctial gale
- cumulus - a dense, white, rounded cloud with a flat base, formed by rising warm air
- vapory - full of, obscured by, or resembling vapour
- windward - facing or situated toward the direction from which the wind is blowing
- onding - chiefly Scottish and Northern English: a heavy, continuous fall of rain or snow; a downpour
- whitecap - a wave whose crest has broken into white foam
- harmattan - a dry, dusty northeasterly wind that blows from the Sahara across West Africa, chiefly during the cooler months
- cloud bank - a dense mass or broad piled-up layer of cloud, especially one seen near the horizon
- monsoon - a seasonal wind system that reverses direction between summer and winter, especially in South and Southeast Asia
- raindrop - a single drop of rain falling from a cloud or resting on a surface
- hoarfrost - a white deposit of feathery ice crystals formed when water vapor freezes directly onto a cold outdoor surface
- waterspout - a rotating column of air and spray formed over water; figuratively, any violently whirling or surging mass

### C2+
- brisk - quick and energetic; pleasantly cool and invigorating
- dank - unpleasantly damp, cold, and humid
- balmy - pleasantly warm and mild, of weather
- blizzard - a severe snowstorm with high winds and reduced visibility
- clement - mild and merciful; pleasant in weather
- deluge - a great flood or overwhelming flow of something
- flurry - a sudden brief burst of activity, snow, or excitement
- glacial - relating to ice or glaciers; extremely cold or slow
- inclement - unpleasantly cold, wet, or stormy, of weather
- chilled - made cold, especially pleasantly so
- droughty - characterized by drought; dry and parched
- frosted - covered with frost; given a matte or icy surface
- hydrometeor - any atmospheric water in liquid or solid form, such as rain, snow, or fog
- inundation - a flood; an overwhelming abundance of something
- neve - granular snow that has not yet compacted into glacial ice; an expanse of such snow
- precipitation - rain, snow, or other water falling from the sky; hasty action
- ashcake - a cornmeal cake baked in hot ashes or embers
- baking - the act of cooking by dry oven heat; intensely hot
- chilliness - a state of being cold, or coldness of manner
- entwine - to twist or wind together so as to intertwine
- fogbow - a faint whitish arc like a rainbow formed by fog droplets
- fogginess - the state of being obscured by fog or of being mentally unclear
- heartiness - warm, vigorous friendliness or enthusiasm
- humidity - the amount of water vapor present in the air
- lu - a hot, dry summer wind of northern India and Pakistan
- lukewarm - only moderately warm; lacking enthusiasm
- muggy - unpleasantly warm and humid
- niveous - snowy; resembling snow in whiteness
- snug - warm, comfortable, and cozily sheltered; fitting closely
- spindle - a slender rod used to twist and wind thread in spinning
- static - not moving or changing; or atmospheric electrical interference
- tempest - a violent windy storm; also a tumultuous outburst
- thunderbolt - a flash of lightning with a simultaneous crash of thunder
- wintry - characteristic of winter; cold, bleak, or unfriendly
- climatal - climatic.
- rime - a white frost of ice crystals on a cold surface
- unsunned - not exposed to or reached by sunlight
- kittly-benders - thin ice that bends under a person's weight
- overcloud - to cover with clouds or cause to become dark, dim, or overcast

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