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.
Avalanche (Noun): Meaning: A dangerous slide of snow down a mountain. Sentence: The skier were warned about a possible avalanche.
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.
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.
Bleak (Adjective): Meaning: When the weather is cold, harsh an quite unpleasant. Sentence: People often say that it's bleak.
Blizzard (Noun): Meaning: A storms with lots of snow and wind. Sentence: The air plane couldn't take off because of the blizzard.
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.
Breeze (Noun): Meaning: Light wind. Sentence: Don't bother with a hat, there is always a breeze near the ocean.
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.
Chilly (Adjective): Meaning: Cold Sentence: It's a bit chilly todays, so i think you should wear a coat.
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.
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.
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.
Cool (Adjective): Meaning: Temperature in between warm and cold. Sentence: The days were boiling hot, but the nights were cool and comfortable for sleeping.
Degrees (Noun): Meaning: Measurement of temperature. Sentence: I don't feel the heat, it's about forty degree celsius outside.
Drizzling (Continuous verb): Meaning: Raining slightly. Sentence: I think I'll take the dog for a walk. It's only drizzling now.
Drought (Noun): Meaning: A long period with no rainfall. Sentence: Forest fires a serious danger during a drought.
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.
Flood (Noun): Meaning: Overflow of rain water. Sentence: The flood was so bad, our basement was full of water.
Flurries (Noun): Meaning: Very light snowfall. Sentence: there a few flurries but the snow is not sticking on the road.
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.
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.
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.
Frost (Noun): Meaning: Ice crystal on a frozen surface. Sentence: Some flowers are so strong that they can stand with frost.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Humid / Humidity (Adjective / Noun): Meaning: Moisture in the air. Sentence: It feels hotter than it actually is because of the humidity.
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.
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.
Icy (Adjective): Meaning: Slippery because of ice. Sentence: The roads are icy so please avoid driving down any hills.
Lightning (Noun): Meaning: Electric flash caused by two clouds hitting. Sentence: The outdoor pool always closes when the lifeguards suspect lightning.
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.
Meteorologist (Noun): Meaning: A person who studies weather pattern. Sentence: The meteorologist predicted that the cold spell cold spell would be over by now.
Minus / negative (Adjective): Meaning: Indicate that temperature is below zero. Sentence: It was minus twenty degrees at the top of the Ski hill.
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.
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.
Precipitate (Noun): Meaning: Rain or snow that falls on an area. Sentence: There is very little precipitation in the desert.
Puddle (Noun): Meaning: Collection of rain water. Sentence: Children love to splash in puddles when they are wearing rubber boots.
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.
Raindrop (Noun): Meaning: A single measurement of rain. Sentence: I love catching raindrop on my tongue.
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.
Raining cats and dogs (Idiom): Meaning: raining heavily Sentence: They had cancelled the football match because it was raining cats and dogs.
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.
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.
Shower (Noun): Meaning: Quick / light rainstorm Sentence: They 've calling for showers all week, but so far its been dry.
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.
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.
Smog (Noun): Meaning: Heavy, dark cloud cover caused by pollution. Sentence: You really noticed the smog downtown in this type of humidity.
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.
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.
Snowstorm (Noun): Meaning: Large amount of wind and snow. Sentence: All of the schools were closed because of the snowstorm.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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?
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.
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.
Tornado / Twister / Cyclone / Swindler (Noun): Meaning: Violently spinning windstorm Sentence: The tornado picked up everything in his path, including animals and cars.
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.
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.
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.
Wind / Windy (Noun / Adjective): Meaning: Blowing air outside. Sentence: It's to windy to play golf today.
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.
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