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Weather
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| chilly | a little cold |
| freezing | very cold |
| see your breath | you can literally see the air when you breathe on it |
| bundle up | to wear layers of clothes to keep yourself warm |
| drizzling | it is raining lightly |
| spitting | a few raindrops are falling, but it isn’t really raining |
| gusty | wind is heavy, but not continuous |
| the heavens open | it starts raining heavily |
| it is chucking it down | it is raining a lot. |
| soaked | very wet |
| damp | slightly wet |
| overcast | the clouds are covering the sky |
| dark overhead | the clouds are very black |
| there is a storm brewing | a storm will start very soon |
| lightning | a large electric flash of light |
| thunder | the noise that you hear caused by lightning |
| thunderstorms | storms that have lighting, thunder and it is also chucking it down as well |
| the wind picks up | the wind becomes stronger |
| a gale | a very strong wind, which can be dangerous |
| it is baking hot | it is very hot |
| it’s completely still | there’s no wind at all |
| it is a scorcher | it is extremely hot |
| frost | ice crystals on a frozen surface |
| sleet | rain and snow mixed together |
| a flurry of snow | light snow for a short time |
| a blizzard | a storm with lots of snow and wind |
| slush | snow or ice that has partly melted |
| below freezing | the temperature is below 0°C |
| weather forecast | the prediction for the next day or week of what the weather will be like |