Weather Terms

3. To predict the state of the atmosphere for a given location
5. A quantity representing the amount of water vapor in the atmosphere or a gas
7. A unit of temperature
9. A hanging, tapering piece of ice formed by the freezing of dripping water
11. A storm with thunder and lightning and typically also heavy rain or hail.
12. A wind in the Indian Ocean and southern Asia that brings heavy rains in the summer.
14. A blizzard, especially in polar regions, that reduces visibilities to near zero
15. Covered with or characterized by clouds; overcast

1. A light gust of wind or rain or fall of snow.
2. Unpleasantly warm and humid
4. When watervapor cools in the atmosphere it changes into tiny drops of water, which form clouds.
6. A reversal of the normal decrease of air temperature with altitude, or of water temperature with depth
8. A large cone-shaped bag that is open at both ends and attached to a stand by a pivot to indicate the direction of the wind
10. An instrument measuring atmospheric pressure
13. A forecast of the weather