Weather and climate

chilly/freezing/nippy

cold

boiling/sweltering/roasting

hot

blowy/breezy

windy

oppressive/sultry

stifling/heavy/close

downpour/deluge

chucking it down / it’s pouring

humid

muggy/clammy/sticky

climate of distrust

secrecy and dishonesty

Reforms

changes made to improve something.

climate of change

many changes

Prevailing climate

The dominant or most common atmosphere or attitude

sunny disposition

It describes someone who is cheerful, positive, friendly, and optimistic — like sunshine in human form!

frosty

If someone, or someone's behaviour, is frosty, they are unfriendly and not welcoming:

frosty

very cold, with a thin layer of white ice covering everything:

snowed under(with)

means to be very busy or overwhelmed with work or responsibilities — like you're buried under a pile of snow (symbolically)!

under a cloud

means to be suspected of doing something wrong or to be in disgrace, often because of a scandal, mistake, or accusation.

cloud your judgement

make it hard for you to think clearly or make good decisions, usually because of strong emotions, bias, or external influences.

hail of bullets

sudden, intense burst of gunfire.

hail/storm of abuse

a sudden, intense outburst of verbal attacks.

hazy memory

nclear, fuzzy, or difficult to remember in detail — like trying to see something through fog or mist.

in the mists of history

lost or hidden in the distant past, hard to remember or prove.

whirlwind

a fast, intense series of events or emotions.

speculation

the activity of guessing possible answers to a question without having enough information to be certain:

Thunderous applause

loud applause

average

mean

Elevation

height above sea level

precipitation

rain and snow

moderates

make less extreme

continental areas

situated very far from the sea

seasonality

differing weather conditions at different times of the year