Weather 1

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Across
  1. 6. a____of thunder
  2. 7. a heavy fall of rain (short)
  3. 8. _____weather is rough, windy, and often rainy, with the wind often changing in strength or direction
  4. 11. a very strong wind
  5. 12. any amount of rain that is considered especially heavy (driving rain)
  6. 13. partially melted snow or ice
  7. 14. a bank of deep snow heaped up by the wind
  8. 15. He could remember so acutely running for Tor Bay in a _____ gale. Maria was in Plymouth, and the second child was on the way.
  9. 16. a ____of fog
  10. 19. marked by a relatively high level of water vapour in the atmosphere
  11. 20. light rain falling in very fine drops
  12. 21. The major problem in this transmission system is that laser beams cannot penetrate rain or ______ fog.
  13. 22. rain containing some ice, as when snow melts as it falls
  14. 23. it's just starting to rain
  15. 25. a thin layer of mist, cloud etc that makes it difficult to see clearly
  16. 26. a severe snowstorm with high winds
  17. 28. fairly warm and pleasant
  18. 29. a gentle wind
Down
  1. 1. soft breeze
  2. 2. rain very hard
  3. 3. a little bit cold
  4. 4. a day or period of very hot weather (inf)
  5. 5. a deposit of small white ice crystals formed on the ground or other surfaces when the temperature falls below freezing
  6. 8. baking hot
  7. 9. a sudden violent rainstorm
  8. 10. a prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall, leading to a shortage of water
  9. 11. a short, strong, sudden rush of wind
  10. 17. a little cold (can be used before a noun)
  11. 18. pellets of frozen rain which fall in showers from cumulonimbus clouds
  12. 19. a prolonged period of abnormally hot weather
  13. 22. There are always difficulties when we have a long _____ of bad weather.
  14. 24. A ______ of something such as activity or excitement is a short intense period of it
  15. 27. not a ____of rain