Weather

3. A division of the year based on weather patterns and changes in temperature, precipitation, and daylight.
5. The movement of air, often characterized by its speed and direction.
7. A violent rotating column of air that is in contact with both the surface of the Earth and a cumulonimbus cloud.
9. Pellets of ice that are formed when strong updrafts in thunderstorms carry raindrops upward into extremely cold areas of the atmosphere.
10. A measure of the degree of hotness or coldness of the air or a substance.
13. The amount of moisture or water vapor present in the air.
14. A thick cloud of tiny water droplets suspended in the air, reducing visibility near the ground.
15. A light and gentle wind, typically pleasant and refreshing.

1. A meteorological phenomenon that appears as a multicolored arc in the sky, caused by the reflection, refraction, and dispersion of light.
2. A sudden electrostatic discharge accompanied by a bright flash of light and the sound of thunder.
3. The star at the center of our solar system, which provides light and heat to the Earth.
4. Frozen precipitation in the form of white ice crystals that fall from the atmosphere.
6. A violent disturbance of the atmosphere, usually accompanied by strong winds, heavy rain, thunder, and lightning.
8. A visible mass of condensed water vapor floating in the atmosphere.
11. Water that falls from the clouds in the form of droplets.
12. The loud rumbling or crashing noise produced by lightning during a thunderstorm.