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Cold weather Chilly-----cold, but not extremely Frost----thin white coat of ice on everything Sleet-----frozen or partly frozen rain and snow mixed Slush-----dirty, brownish, half melted snow blizzard-----heavy snow blown by high winds snowdrift----deep banks of snow against walls, etc. Freezing------extremely cold, with temperatures at or below the freezing point Thaw--------chage from hard, frozen state to more liquid Melt----chage from solid to liquid under heat
Warm/hot weather Stifling------hot, uncomfortable; you can hardly breathe Humid------moist, damp air Muggy------unpleasantly warm and extremely humid; makes you sweat Scorching----burning heat Boiling-------excessively hot Sweltering-----oppressive heat Close------umcomfortably warm and stuffy Mild------moderate; not severe or extreme Heat wave-----unusually hot weather
Wet weather This wet weather scale gets stronger from left to right. damp--->drizzle--->pour/downpour--->torrential rain--->flood Drizzle----rain slightly in very small drops Downpour---a heavy or continuous shower Torrential rain---pouring in abundance Flood----a great flow of water Shower---short duration Storm----high winds and rain together Thunderstorm-----thunder and heavy rain Hailstones-----small balls of ice falling from the sky Overcast-----very cloudy Drought-----lack of rain, abnormally dry weather Misty-----particles of moisture in the air foggy-----thick, heavy moisture in the air
Wind Breeze----light wind Blustery-----windy, blowing strongly Gust-------blow suddenly or strongly Gale------tempest, strong wind Hurricane----strong tropical storm
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