Avalanche (n)
Meaning: Avalanche is an ice or snow in large quantity that slides suddenly down the side of a mountain.
Example in a sentence: An avalanche buried their car but luckily, they remained safe.
Barometer (n)
Meaning: An instrument that is used to measure air pressure and speed
Example in a sentence: The air speed is 50 knots on barometer.
Blizzard (n)
Meaning: A heavy snowstorm that goes for a long time
Example in a sentence: We postponed our hiking plan due to weather forecast for blizzard.
Breeze (n)
Meaning: A light gentle wind
Example in a sentence: We have a walk daily along seashore to enjoy cool breeze.
Chilly (adj)
Meaning: Cold
Example in a sentence: It is a bit chilly outside, so I think you should stay inside.
Clear (adj)
Meaning: When there are no clouds and blue sky is visible
Example in a sentence: In our country, weather remains normally clear.
Cloudy (adj)
Meaning: Sky covered with clouds.
Example in a sentence: I love cloudy weather in summer season specially.
Cyclone (n)
Meaning: Cyclone is a powerful and destructive storm with high wind that turn around an area of low pressure.
Example in a sentence: An Indian ship, along with nine passengers, drowned in the sea by a cyclone.
Dew (n)
Meaning: Drops of water formed on grass and trees at night
Example in a sentence: The grass of whole ground is wet with dew.
Drizzling (v)
Meaning: A light rain
Example in a sentence: When I wake up, there was drizzling outside so I slept again.
Drought (n)
Meaning: A long period with no or little rainfall
Example in a sentence: There was a long period of draught so that there was a fear of damage to crops.
Flood (n)
Meaning: A large overflow of rainwater
Example in a sentence: Due to heavy rain, the level of water has risen to flood level.
Fog (n)
Meaning: Many small water vapors in the air that blocks one’s vision
Example in a sentence: We cannot see the tower because there is too much fog.
Foggy (adj)
Meaning: Covered with fog
Example in a sentence: It is foggy outside, so drive carefully.
Forecast (n) (v)
Meaning: Prediction of weather for the future
Example in a sentence: Meteorologists forecast that in next week there will be no rain.
Frost (n)
Meaning: A thin layer of frozen water or ice that forms on the ground or on grass when air becomes cold
Example in a sentence: The grass was covered with frost and was looking shiny.
Hail (n)
Meaning: Small balls/lumps/pieces of snow/ice that fall during a rain
Example in a sentence: There was so much hail that some of car’s windscreens were broken.
Heat stroke (n)
Meaning: A serious condition that happens when someone spend too long in the sun that causes a person to stop sweating and high temperature of body
Example in a sentence: Drink plenty of water and wear a hat to avoid heat stroke in hot weather.
Heat wave (n)
Meaning: A long period of unusually hot weather
Example in a sentence: During the heat wave, many people died due to heat stroke.
Humid (adj)
Meaning: A lot of moisture in the air
Example in a sentence: The air was so humid that our clothes became wet during walk.
Humidity (n)
Meaning: The amount of moisture in the air
Example in a sentence: It feels a lot hotter than it actually is because of the humidity.
Hurricane (n)
Meaning: A tropical storm with very powerful and destructive wind and rain
Example in a sentence: The hurricane flattened half of the buildings on the island.
Icy (adj)
Meaning: Slippery because of covered with ice
Example in a sentence: The road was icy so it took us four hour to reach home.
Lightening (noun)
Meaning: An electrical discharge with a heavy flash between a cloud and the ground
Example in a sentence: It is very dangerous to go into swimming pools during lightening.
Mild (adj)
Meaning: Temperature that is bit warm than average (normally in a cold season)
Example in a sentence: It is quite mild out so I did not bother a long walk.
Meteorologist (n)
Meaning: A person who studies weather sciences
Example in a sentence: The meteorologist predicted that the heat wave will be over by Monday.
Meteorology
Meaning: A department that deals with weather updates and forecasting
Example in a sentence: Now a day’s meteorology is predicting very accurate forecasting.
Partly cloudy (adj+adv)
Meaning: A term frequently used in a weather forecast to indicate that the sky is cloudy and sunny at the same time
Example in a sentence: Next week’s forecast is partly cloudy in hilly areas and clear over sea.
Rainbow (n)
Meaning: A band of seven colours formed on the sky after a rainfall
Example in a sentence: Children took many pictures of rainbow sight after rain.
Shower (n)
Meaning: Shower is a rain bit more than drizzling and less than torrential rain. It is likely a shower in the bathroom.
Example in a sentence: Today morning drizzling changed into shower and remained for two hours.
Sleet (n)
Meaning: Frozen drops of rain due to below freezing temperature
Example in a sentence: Driving is very dangerous when snow turns to sleet.
Slush (n)
Meaning: Snow on the ground partly melted due to rain
Example in a sentence: The slush covered the footpath.
Smog (n)
Meaning: A dirty cloud by mixture of fog and smoke
Example in a sentence: The town’s smog was so bad that it prevailed until noon.
Snow (n)
Meaning: Soft, white pieces of frozen water of rain in cold weather
Example in a sentence: The snow blanketed the trees in the town.
Snowing (v)
Meaning: Falling of snow
Example in a sentence: It is already snowing up in the town, so you should here until the snow is over.
Snowstorm (n)
Meaning: A powerful and strong wind with snow
Example in a sentence: Whole market was closed because of the snowstorm.
Sunshine (n)
Meaning: The sun’s rays or light
Example in a sentence: Let us go outside and enjoy sunshine until it is over.
Sunny (adj)
Meaning: A bright sunlight, full of sunshine
Example in a sentence: We should choose a sunny place for lunch.
Tornado (n)
Meaning: A violent and destructive spinning windstorm that moves around a central point
Example in a sentence: The tornado picked up all in its path, including vehicles and animals
Torrential rain (n)
Meaning: A heavy rain without storm
Example in a sentence: Motorway police stopped all the transport at motorway entrance due to torrential rain.
Tsunami (n)
Meaning: A very high and large wave in the ocean that is usually caused by earthquake under the sea
Example in a sentence: Government closed all seashore picnic points due to expected tsunami in the ocean.
Thunder (n)
Meaning: Very loud sound caused by flashing and lightening of clouds during rain
Example in a sentence: Children put fingers in their ears because of thundering clouds.
Thunderstorm (n)
Meaning: A storm with rain and heavy lightening and thundering
Example in a sentence: Always close windows before thunderstorm.
Typhoon (n)
Meaning: An extremely powerful and destructive storm that especially occur in the region of the China Sea
Example in a sentence: Three ships sank by a powerful typhoon.
Windy (adj)
Meaning: Blowing wind outside more than usual
Example in a sentence: It is too windy to play badminton.