As you all know, weather refers to the atmospheric conditions in terms of temperature, rain, snow, wind, etc. Here are vocabulary and collocations related to weather conditions that could be useful at any time.
We can describe nice weather as:
sunny/warm/fair/boiling/scorching
Ex:
- You don’t need an umbrella. They predicted sunny and warm weather.
- I’m going to the beach today because it’s boiling/scorching. (extremely hot)
We can also talk about cold weather as:
Cool/chilly/freezing/frosty
Ex:
- The air was cool/chilly, so she took a jacket.
- Would you please turn on the heating? It’s freezing.
- It was a frosty (extremely cold) morning when we arrived in Alaska.
When it is wet outside, we can say that the weather is:
rainy/snowy/cloudy/damp/humid/muggy/dank
Ex:
- It’s October, so rainy days are coming.
- I hate it when the weather is damp (uncomfortably wet) and humid.
Vocabulary and Collocations Related to Weather
If the weather changes, we can say that it is:
changeable/unsettled/unpredictable
Ex:
- The weather was very changeable in the area. It was warm and sunny in the morning and then rainy and cold and damp in the afternoon.
- The weather is usually a bit unpredictable at this time of year.
The verbs used in collocations related to weather:
Expect/change/predict/forecast/brave/change/improve/deteriorate/worsen
Ex:
- In the afternoon, we can expect the weather to change, and turn cold with heavy showers (rain).
- The weather is going to deteriorate (worsen) because the storm was forecast for tonight.
- Let’s hear from our reporter who’s braving the cold November rain. Is the weather going to improve?
