Weather 1

6. a____of thunder
7. a heavy fall of rain (short)
8. _____weather is rough, windy, and often rainy, with the wind often changing in strength or direction
11. a very strong wind
12. any amount of rain that is considered especially heavy (driving rain)
13. partially melted snow or ice
14. a bank of deep snow heaped up by the wind
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.
16. a ____of fog
19. marked by a relatively high level of water vapour in the atmosphere
20. light rain falling in very fine drops
21. The major problem in this transmission system is that laser beams cannot penetrate rain or ______ fog.
22. rain containing some ice, as when snow melts as it falls
23. it's just starting to rain
25. a thin layer of mist, cloud etc that makes it difficult to see clearly
26. a severe snowstorm with high winds
28. fairly warm and pleasant
29. a gentle wind

1. soft breeze
2. rain very hard
3. a little bit cold
4. a day or period of very hot weather (inf)
5. a deposit of small white ice crystals formed on the ground or other surfaces when the temperature falls below freezing
8. baking hot
9. a sudden violent rainstorm
10. a prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall, leading to a shortage of water
11. a short, strong, sudden rush of wind
17. a little cold (can be used before a noun)
18. pellets of frozen rain which fall in showers from cumulonimbus clouds
19. a prolonged period of abnormally hot weather
22. There are always difficulties when we have a long _____ of bad weather.
24. A ______ of something such as activity or excitement is a short intense period of it
27. not a ____of rain