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Weather Vocabulary

foggy full of or covered by dense clouds.
forecast to predict (the weather).
freezing at or near the temperature at which water turns to ice.
humidity dampness or moistness, as of the atmosphere.
hurricane a powerful cyclonic storm that originates in the West Indian region of the Atlantic Ocean and that has heavy rains and winds exceeding seventy-three miles, or 119 kilometers, per hour.
lightning natural electricity produced in thunderstorm clouds and appearing as a bright flash or streak of light in the sky.
barometer a meteorological instrument that measures atmospheric pressure, esp. used to predict weather changes.
rain water vapor in the atmosphere that condenses and falls from the sky to earth.
snow a frozen form of precipitation that falls as ice crystals formed into flakes.
sunny exposed to or warmed by sunlight, esp. during much of each day.
thermometer an instrument for measuring temperature, esp. a sealed glass tube with a calibrated scale on the outside and a column of liquid, usu. mercury, inside that rises or falls as the temperature changes .
thunderstorm a brief electrical storm usu. accompanied by heavy rain and high winds.
tornado a very destructive but short-lived windstorm in the form of a funnel-shaped cloud that moves close to the ground destroying whatever is in its path.
warm having or emitting moderate heat.
windy having a great or excessive amount of wind; characterized by wind.
winter the season of the year between autumn and spring, in the northern hemisphere continuing from the December solstice to the March equinox.
clear free of darkness, clouds, or haze.
cloudy characterized by the presence of clouds; overcast.
cool moderately cold; not warm.

 

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