Weather and Seasonal Vocabulary

Vocabulary and idiomatic expressions related to weather forecasts, extreme temperatures, storms, and seasonal transitions.

A spell of fine weather

A period of pleasant, clear, or sunny weather.

Oppressive heat

Heat that is extremely uncomfortable, burdensome, or difficult to bear.

Heat has abated

The intensity of the heat has decreased or lessened in force.

Chilled to the marrow

An expression meaning to feel extremely cold, as if the cold has reached the inside of one's bones.

Nip in the air

A slight but noticeable chill or coldness in the atmosphere.

Overcast sky

A sky that is fully covered with clouds, often appearing gray or dull.

Coming down in torrents

A description of heavy, intense rainfall.

Real deluge

An exceptionally heavy downpour of rain or a flood-like situation.

Wet through

Being completely soaked with water to the skin or through all layers of clothing.

Hoar-frost

A white, sparkling layer of ice crystals formed on surfaces like trees and fields in cold weather.

Migratory birds

Birds that travel from one region to another according to the seasons, often returning to warmer countries.

Advent of spring

The arrival or beginning of the spring season.

Teeth are chattering

A physical reaction where the teeth click together repeatedly because of extreme cold.

Sky veiled itself

A figurative way of saying the sky became covered or obscured by clouds since the morning.

Pelting each other

Throwing objects, such as snowballs, at one another with force and frequency.

Hatch

The process of a young bird emerging from its egg.

Rear

To care for and raise young birds or animals until they are fully grown.

Slippery

A condition of a surface, like the ground in winter, that is smooth or wet enough to cause someone to slide or fall.

Roasted alive

An idiomatic expression describing the feeling of being extremely hot, as if being cooked.

Frozen over

A state where the surface of a body of water, like a river or lake, is completely covered in ice.