What's the difference between a hurricane, a typhoon and a cyclone? Hurricane/cyclone/typhoon: a spiral arrangement of thunderstorms that produce winds and heavy rain. Sleet: (noun/verb) snow or hail mixed with rain (often with some wind)īreeze: a gentle wind (often nice or refreshing) Snowflake: (noun) an individual piece of snow Snow: (noun/verb) frozen rain that falls from the sky as soft snowflakes Hailstones: (noun) the small hard balls of ice that fall from the sky Hail: (verb) when frozen rain falls as small balls of ice (hailstones). It's raining cats and dogs: (Idiom) To rain heavilyįlood: (verb/noun) to become covered in water usually due to excessive rain Cold stuffīlizzard: (noun) severe snowstorm with strong windsįrost: (noun) a layer of small ice crystals that forms on the ground or other surfaces when the temperate is cold Rain: (verb/noun) water that falls from the clouds in drops
Haze (noun) / hazy (adjective): light mist, usually caused by heat Types of Rainĭamp: (adjective) slightly wet (often after the rain has stopped)ĭrizzle: (verb/noun) to rain lightly with very fine drops Mist (noun) / misty (adjective): light fog, often on the sea or caused by drizzle Sometimes the cloud lowers to ground level and it becomes harder to see…įog (noun)/ foggy (adjective): thick cloud close to land Gloomy: (adjective) with dark clouds and dull light some people consider this weather depressing Overcast: (adjective) covered with cloud dull Partially cloudy: (adjective) when there is a mixture of both blue sky and cloudsĬloudy: (adjective) with many clouds in the sky Sunny: (adjective) the sun is shining and there are no clouds We have:Ĭlear or Cloudy – Types of Rain – Cold stuff – Types of Wind – Mixed Vocabulary Clear or Cloudyīright: (adjective) full of light when the sun is shining strongly We have divided this vocabulary into different categories to make it easier.
People commonly ask about the weather by saying: Many times when we are talking about the weather, we can add the letter Y to the end of a noun to make it an adjective. It pays to learn the different forms of each word and when they are used.
You can also use it is in different tenses It is + verb-ing = This type of weather is happening now. It is a + adjective + day (or morning/afternoon/night) It is + adjective = A description of the weather This is normally: It is + adjective OR It is + verb-ing In English, we usually use it is when we talk about the weather.
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