The Weather

2. (of the sky or weather) covered with or characterized by clouds.
3. (of weather, a period, or an area) having or characterized by considerable rainfall.
8. the occurrence of a natural electrical discharge of very short duration and high voltage between a cloud and the ground or within a cloud, accompanied by a bright flash and typically also thunder.
10. an analysis of the state of the weather in an area with an assessment of likely developments.
12. a loud rumbling or crashing noise heard after a lightning flash due to the expansion of rapidly heated air.
14. the perceptible natural movement of the air, especially in the form of a current of air blowing from a particular direction.

1. (of weather or a period of time) characterized by snowfall.
4. rainfall made so acidic by atmospheric pollution that it causes environmental harm, chiefly to forests and lakes. The main cause is the industrial burning of coal and other fossil fuels, the waste gases from which contain sulphur and nitrogen oxides which combine with atmospheric water to form acids.
5. full of or characterized by fog.
6. a deposit of small white ice crystals formed on the ground or other surfaces when the temperature falls below freezing.
7. tiny drops of water that form on cool surfaces at night, when atmospheric vapour condenses.
9. a violent disturbance of the atmosphere with strong winds and usually rain, thunder, lightning, or snow.
11. bright with sunlight.
13. pellets of frozen rain which fall in showers from cumulonimbus clouds.