Vocabulary for IELTS General Training (Band 5) - Weather

water that falls in small drops from the sky

small, white pieces of frozen water vapor that fall from the sky in cold temperatures

a strong and noisy event in the sky with heavy rain, thunder, lightning, and strong winds

a white or gray visible mass of water vapor floating in the air

a measure of how hot or cold something or somewhere is

the amount of moisture present in the air

a thick cloud close to the ground that makes it hard to see through

the loud crackling noise that is heard from the sky during a storm

a bright flash, caused by electricity, in the sky or one that hits the ground from within the clouds

the bent lines of different colors that appear in the sky after the rain

the quality or state of moderate heat

the temperature that is below what is considered normal or comfortable for a particular thing, person, or place

the typical weather conditions of a particular region

a period of time that a year is divided into, such as winter and summer, with each having three months