Weather word list. Weather collocations. Weather vocabulary. Words related to weather.

Words, terms and expressions used to describe the weather in English are listed below. Example sentences divided into basic, intermediate and advanced levels are given at the end of the list.

Weather Phenomena

• rainbow
• cloud
• fog
• mist
• haze
• dew
• frost
• rain
• shower
• rainfall
• drizzle
• acid rain
• rain cloud
• hail
• snow
• snowfall
• sleet
• breeze
• sea breeze
• mountain breeze
• wind
• monsoon winds
• desert winds
• storm
• ice storm
• sand storm
• dust storm
• rainstorm
• snow storm
• blizzard
• hurricane
• tornado
• typhoon
• avalanche
• deluge
• flood
• drought
• lightning
• thunder
• thunderbolt
• thunderstorm

Weather Related Words

• sky
• sun
• daylight
• sunlight
• sunshine
• moonlight
• sunset
• sunrise
• air
• weather
• weather forecast
• weather condition
• weather report
• degree
• celsius
• fahrenheit
• temperature
• pressure
• humidity
• moisture
• thermometer
• barometer
• anemometer
• hygrometer
• effective rainfall
• sensible temperature
• pressure change
• ice sheet
• black ice
• wind speed
• falling snow
• snowfall
• rainfall
• aerodynamic
• raindrop
• snowflake
• hailstone
• heat
• heat wave
• fall
• melt
• freeze
• condensation
• cooling
• super cooling

Words and Expressions Describing Weather Conditions

• arid
• breezy
• calm
• chilly
• clear
• cloudy
• cloudless
• cold
• cool
• humid
• damp air
• dense
• dense fog
• dry
• dry air
• dry ice
• falling snow
• frostbite
• frosty
• foggy
• icy
• gusty
• heavy
• heavy fog
• heavy rain
• high
• high pressure
• high cloud
• high temperature
• hot
• hot winds
• light
• light rain
• low
• low cloud
• low pressure
• low temperature
• mild
• mild climate
• mild air
• misty
• muggy
• overcast
• partly cloudy
• pouring
• rainy
• slushy
• snowy
• snow grains
• stormy
• strong winds
• sunny
• warm
• wet
• wind storm
• windless
• windy

Adjectives Describing Weather

• awful
• beautiful
• bright
• dull
• excellent
• extreme
• good
• miserable
• nice
• terrible
• wonderful

Example Sentences

• How is the weather?

• What is the weather like?

• What is the weather like there?

• It’s rainy today.

• It’s raining outside.

• There’s snow outside.

• The sky is overcast.

• What is the weather like in summer in London?

• What’s the temperature?

• It may snow tomorrow.

• It was very windy yesterday.

• You cannot go out in this weather.

• It will be a bright and sunny day.

• There’s a gentle breeze outside.

• We are having beautiful weather today.

• It looks like rain.

• He walks every day, whatever the weather.

• What is the average temperature here in summer?

• We will finish it today if the weather allows.

• The weather turned cold on Friday.

• There isn't any change in the weather.

• Temperatures below freezing are normal here.

• The temperature has risen by five degrees.

• Overnight the temperature fell as low as -20°C.

• The snowfall continued through the night.

• The rain has started to abate.

• Weather conditions are set to improve by Friday.

• Flights have been delayed because of the stormy weather.

• We waited for a break in the weather, but it rained all day.

• What sort of weather did you have on your trip?

• The Met Office has predicted a week of weather with rain and wind.

• The flights were cancelled due to bad weather.