Weather Vocabulary

Weather Vocabulary

1.  Air Conditioner / Air conditioning (Noun):
   Meaning: An appliance that cool down the air in a home or building.
   Sentence: The air conditioner keep the office nice and comfortable even when it's very hot outside.
   
   
2. Avalanche (Noun):
   Meaning: A dangerous slide of snow down a mountain.
   Sentence: The skier were warned about a possible avalanche.
   
   
3. Ball of ice (Noun):
   Meaning: floating balls of slushy ice form on sea.
   Sentence: If weather forecast predict hail, you will likely see some ball of ice fall from sky.
   
   
4. Below Freezing (Preposition / Adjective):
   Meaning: Temperature less than 0 degrees Celsius / 32 degree Fahrenheit.
   Sentence: It's suppose to go below freezing before the weekend.
   
   
5. Bleak (Adjective):
   Meaning: When the weather is cold, harsh an quite unpleasant.
   Sentence: People often say that it's bleak.
   
   
6. Blizzard (Noun):
   Meaning: A storms with lots of snow and wind.
   Sentence: The air plane couldn't take off because of the blizzard.
   
   
7. Boiling hot (Adjective + Noun):
   Meaning: Common expression for describing a very hot day.
   Sentence: It was boiling hot, so we all jumped into the lake.
   
   
8. Breeze (Noun):
   Meaning: Light wind.
   Sentence: Don't bother with a hat, there is always a breeze near the ocean.
   
   
9. Celsius (Noun):
   Meaning: measurement of temperature (0 degree is freezing point / 100 degree is boiling point of water, Human body temperature is 37 ℃)
   Sentence: In the summer the average temperature is 25 degree celsius.
   
   
10. Chilly (Adjective):
    Meaning: Cold
    Sentence: It's a bit chilly todays, so i think you should wear a coat.
    
    
11. Clear (Adjective):
    Meaning: When the sky is blue because no clouds are blocking the sun.
    Sentence: On a clear night you can see a lot stars.
    
    
12.  Cloud / Cloudy (Noun / Adjective):
    Meaning: Water in the sky that appears as a white or grey mass.
    Sentence: It may cloudy in the morning, but the sun always comes ut by afternoon.
    
    
13. Cold spell (adjective + noun):
    Meaning: A period of colder than average weather.
    Sentence: They are calling for a cold spell, so we put off our camping trip.
    
    
14. Cool (Adjective):
    Meaning: Temperature in between warm and cold.
    Sentence: The days were boiling hot, but the nights were cool and comfortable for sleeping.
    
    
15. Degrees (Noun):
    Meaning: Measurement of temperature.
    Sentence: I don't feel the heat, it's about forty degree celsius outside.
    
    
16. Drizzling (Continuous verb):
    Meaning: Raining slightly.
    Sentence: I think I'll take the dog for a walk. It's only drizzling now.
    
    
17. Drought (Noun):
    Meaning: A long period with no rainfall.
    Sentence: Forest fires a serious danger during a drought.
    
    
18. Fahrenheit (Noun):
    Meaning: Measurement of temperature (32 degree is freezing point / 212 degree is boiling point, Human body temperature is 98.6 ℉).
    Sentence: It was 100 degree fahrenheit when we went to San Francisco.
    
    
19. Flood (Noun):
    Meaning: Overflow of rain water.
    Sentence: The flood was so bad, our basement was full of water.
    
    
20. Flurries (Noun):
    Meaning: Very light snowfall.
    Sentence: there a few flurries but the snow is not sticking on the road.
    
    
21. Fog / Foggy (Noun / Adjective):
    Meaning: Thick water vapour that blocks one's vision.
    Sentence: We couldn't see the bridge because there was too much fog.
    
    
22. Forecast (Noun / Verb):
    Meaning: The expected weather for the future.
    Sentence: According to the five day forecast, it's going to rain on our wedding day.
    
    
23. Freezing cold (Adjective / Noun):
    Meaning: Common expression used to describe a very cold day.
    Sentence: It was a freezing cold day for the Santa Claus parade.
    
    
24. Frost (Noun):
    Meaning: Ice crystal on a frozen surface.
    Sentence: Some flowers are so strong that they can stand with frost.
    
    
25. Frostbite (Noun):
    Meaning: A skin condition caused by over exposure to the cold (typically reddish skin with with spot.
    Sentence: I lost my hat while I was skiing and I ended up with frostbite on my ears.
    
    
26. Hail (Noun):
    Meaning: Small piece of ice that fall during a storm.
    Sentence: There was so much hail that some of the trader homes were destroyed.
    
    
27. Heat Stroke (Noun):
    Meaning: A flu-like condition can acquire after spending too long in the sun.
    Sentence: Drink lots of water and wear a hat to avoid heat stroke in this weather.
    
    
28. Heat wave (Noun):
    Meaning: Extremely hot weather that is much higher than average usually lasts a short time.
    Sentence: During the heat waves we cooled our beds down with ice pads.
    
    
29. Humid / Humidity (Adjective / Noun):
    Meaning: Moisture in the air.
    Sentence: It feels hotter than it actually is because of the humidity.
    
    
30. Hurricane (Noun):
    Meaning: A tropical storm with very strong wind and rain.
    Sentence: Half of the buildings on the island were flattened by the hurricane.
    
    
31. Icicle (Noun):
    Meaning: In winter the dripping water freezes and change into long ice balls that hang off roof-eaves and windows ledges.
    Sentence: Icicles hang from tree branches in winter.
    
    
32. Icy (Adjective):
    Meaning: Slippery because of ice.
    Sentence: The roads are icy so please avoid driving down any hills.
    
    
33. Lightning (Noun):
    Meaning: Electric flash caused by two clouds hitting.
    Sentence: The outdoor pool always closes when the lifeguards suspect lightning.
    
    
34. Mild (Noun):
    Meaning: Temperature that is warmer than average (In a cold season).
    Sentence: It is quite mild out so I didn't bother with a hat or mitten.
    
    
35. Meteorologist (Noun):
    Meaning: A person who studies weather pattern.
    Sentence: The meteorologist predicted that the cold spell cold spell would be over by now.
    
    
36.  Minus / negative (Adjective):
    Meaning: Indicate that temperature is below zero.
    Sentence: It was minus twenty degrees at the top of the Ski hill.
    
    
37. Overcast (Adjective):
    Meaning: No sun is visible.
    Sentence: The sky is overcast this morning, but the sun is supposed to come out by late afternoon.
    
    
38. Partly cloudy (Adverb + Adjective):
    Meaning: Term often used in a weather forecast to indicate that the skies are sunny and cloudy at the same time.
    Sentence: Tomorrow's forecast is partly cloudy with clear skies by night fall.
    
    
39. Precipitate (Noun):
    Meaning: Rain or snow that falls on an area.
    Sentence: There is very little precipitation in the desert.
    
    
40. Puddle (Noun):
    Meaning: Collection of rain water.
    Sentence: Children love to splash in puddles when they are wearing rubber boots.
    
    
41. Rain / raining / Rainy (Noun / Continuous verb, Adjective):
    Meaning: Water that falls to earth from clouds
    Sentence: My hair are all wet and messy from the rain.
    
    
42. Raindrop (Noun):
    Meaning: A single measurement of rain.
    Sentence: I love catching raindrop on my tongue.
    
    
43. Rainbow (Noun):
    Meaning: A band of colors find in the sky after a rain fall.
    Sentence: According to legend you can find a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow.
    
    
44. Raining cats and dogs (Idiom):
    Meaning: raining heavily
    Sentence: They had cancelled the football match because it was raining cats and dogs.
    
    
45. Scorching / A scorcher (Adjective / Noun):
    Meaning: Extremely hot temperature / A very hot day.
    Sentence: It was a scorcher so the whole family slept in the cool basement.
    
    
46. Season (Noun):
    Meaning: Time of year characterised by certain weather, i.e. spring, summer, fall (or autumn) and winter.
    Sentence: My favourite season is fall because I love to watch leaves changing colours.
    
    
47. Shower (Noun):
    Meaning: Quick / light rainstorm
    Sentence: They 've calling for showers all  week, but so far its been dry.
    
    
48. Sleet (Noun):
    Meaning: Rain that freezes as it falls. (Similar to hail)
    Sentence: All weather tires are best if you have to drive in sleet.
    
    
49. Slush / Slushy (Noun / Adjective):
    Meaning: Snow on the ground that has been rained on. 
    Sentence: The snow turned to slush as as soon as it started to rain.
    
    
50. Smog (Noun):
    Meaning: Heavy, dark cloud cover caused by pollution.
    Sentence: You really noticed the smog downtown in this type of humidity.
    
    
51. Snow / Snowy / Snowing (Noun / Adjective / Continuous verb):
    Meaning: Frozen water that warms slightly as it falls to earth.
    Sentence: It is already snowing up in the mountain, so the sky season should be great this year.
    
    
52. Snowflakes (Noun):
    Meaning: Mass of small delicate arrangement of ice crystals that fall as snow on the ground.
    Sentence: The air was cold and brisk and  the snowflakes gently fell from the sky, creating a winter wonderland.
    
    
53. Snowstorm (Noun):
    Meaning: Large amount of wind and snow.
    Sentence: All of the schools were closed because of the snowstorm.
    
    
54. Sun / Sunshine / Sunny (Noun/ Noun / Adjective):
    Meaning: the gassy stars that warms the earth.
    Sentence: We hope to have sunshine on the day of the beach picnic.
    
    
55. Sun burn (Noun):
    Meaning: Painful red /pink skin caused by being in the sun too long. 
    Sentence: The bald man got a sunburn on his head.
    
    
56. Sunglasses / Shades (noun):
    Meaning: Dark eye wear that protect you from the sun.
    Sentence: I forgot my shades and I was driving right into the sun.
    
    
57. Suntan / Tanned (Noun (also verb) / Adjective (also verb):
    Meaning: Brown or golden skin caused by long period of sun exposure
    Sentence: I got a suntan on the cruise, but it has already faded away.
    
    
58. Sunscreen / Suntan lotion (Noun):
    Meaning: Cream that protect your skin from sun damage.
    Sentence: Don't forget to reapply your sunscreen when you get out of the lake.
    
    
59. Temperature (Noun):
    Meaning: How warm or cold the air is / Measurement of heat.
    Sentence: Can you check the temperature before we get dressed for our walk?
    
    
60. Thermometer (Noun):
    Meaning: Instrument for measuring the temperature of the air.
    Sentence: When I checked the temperature this morning, the thermometer said it was already thirty degree celsius.
    
    
61. Thunder / Thunderstorm (Noun):
    Meaning: The crashing of clouds (often followed by a strike of lightning and heavy rain).
    Sentence: Lets close all of the windows, it looks like a thunderstorm is coming.
    
    
62. Tornado / Twister / Cyclone / Swindler (Noun):
    Meaning: Violently spinning windstorm
    Sentence: The tornado picked up everything in his path, including animals and cars.
    
    
63. Typhoon (Noun):
    Meaning: A giant rotating storm that brings wind, rain an destruction in ocean. (found in pacific ocean)
    Sentence: The cruise is cancelled because of the typhoon storm.
    
    
64. Umbrella (Noun):
    Meaning: Held over one's head and body for rain protector.
    Sentence: I always keep an umbrella in my car in case of rain.
    
    
65. UV (Ultra violet rays) (Noun):
    Meaning: The damaging rays from the sun.
    Sentence: Ultraviolet rays can cause skin cancer, if you don'y wear sunscreen.
    
    
66. Wind / Windy (Noun / Adjective):
    Meaning: Blowing air outside.
    Sentence: It's to windy to play golf today.
    
    
67. Wind Chill factor (Noun):
    Meaning: When the winds makes the air feel colder than the actual temperature.
    Sentence: It's minus two, but with the wind chill factor it's minus fifteen.