Weather is a common topic of conversation, and having a rich vocabulary can help you describe it in detail. Here’s a comprehensive guide to weather-related terms:
Basic Weather Terms
Weather: The state of the atmosphere at a particular place and time.
Climate: The weather conditions prevailing in an area over a long period.
Temperature: A measure of the warmth or coldness of an object or substance.
Humidity: The amount of water vapor in the air.
Precipitation: Any form of water, liquid or solid, that falls from the atmosphere and reaches the ground.
Types of Weather
Sunny: When the sun is shining brightly.
Cloudy: When the sky is covered with clouds.
Rainy: When it’s raining.
Snowy: When it’s snowing.
Windy: When there’s a lot of wind.
Stormy: When there’s a storm, usually with a lot of rain, thunder, and lightning.
Weather Phenomena
Rainbow: A curved band of different colors that appears in the sky when the sun shines while it’s raining.
Fog: A thick cloud of tiny water droplets suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth’s surface that obscures visibility.
Hail: Precipitation in the form of balls or irregular lumps of ice.
Drought: A prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall, leading to a shortage of water.
Frost: A thin layer of ice on a solid surface, which forms from water vapor in an above-freezing atmosphere coming in contact with a solid surface whose temperature is below freezing.
Weather Instruments
Thermometer: An instrument for measuring and indicating temperature.
Barometer: An instrument measuring atmospheric pressure, used especially in forecasting the weather.
Hygrometer: An instrument for measuring the humidity of the air or a gas.
Anemometer: An instrument for measuring the speed of the wind.
Rain Gauge: An instrument for collecting and measuring the amount of rain that falls.
Understanding these terms can help you better describe the weather and understand weather forecasts. So next time you talk about the weather, you’ll have plenty of vocabulary to use!
