Basic Weather Words

2. : When there is a thick mass, like a cloud, made up of tiny water drops floating in the air near the ground, we say that it is ………… e.g., We must drive carefully on …………. days. (5)
5. : When there are no clouds or haze in the sky we say that it is ………. (5)
7. : When there is a violent disturbance in the atmosphere that brings rain, snow, wind, thunder, or lightning we say it is a ………… day. (5) e.g., It was a ……….. night and my little puppy was afraid. (5)
9. : When the sky is blue and there are no clouds blocking the sun, we say it is a …….. day (5)
10. : There is a lot of air as it moving naturally over the surface of the earth. e.g., I like to fly my kite on ……….. days. (5)
12. : There are drops of water that form in the clouds and fall from the sky to the earth

1. On ……. Saturdays, he stays inside and reads. (5)
3. : When there is a lot of clouds in the sky but no rain. It has been ……… all day and we thought it was going to rain. (8)
4. : There is mist, smoke, or dust in the air, making it hard to see. e.g., It was so ………… we could not see the other side of the lake. (4)
5. : In the sky we see a white or gray mass of fine drops of water or ice high in the earth's atmosphere. e.g., We can’t see the sun today because it is too …………. (6)
6. : There are soft, white flakes of ice that falling from the sky to the earth. e.g., It is ……… today. Tomorrow I will go skiing. (5)
8. : Another word for a mass, like a cloud, made up of tiny water drops floating in the air near the ground. e.g., The surface of the lake is sometimes ……….. in the mornings. It looks quite peaceful and beautiful. (5)
11. : A light rain. e..g., As Tommy walked home from school, a ………... began to fall from the sky, making everything feel damp and cool. (7)