Weather Conditions Vocab

气天 (tiānqì)

weather (general condition)

气候 (qìhòu)

climate (long-term weather pattern)

温度 (wēndù)

temperature (heat level)

气温 (qìwēn)

air temperature (atmospheric temperature)

天气预报 (tiānqì yùbào)

weather forecast (prediction report)

晴天 (qíngtiān)

sunny day (clear weather)

阴天 (yīntiān)

cloudy day (overcast)

多云 (duōyún)

partly cloudy (many clouds)

下雨 (xiàyǔ)

to rain (rainfall)

下雪 (xiàxuě)

to snow (snowfall)

刮风 (guā fēng)

to be windy (wind blowing)

打雷 (dǎ léi)

to thunder (thunder sound)

闪电 (shǎndiàn)

lightning (electric discharge)

雨 (yǔ)

rain (precipitation)

小雨 (xiǎoyǔ)

light rain (gentle rainfall)

大雨 (dàyǔ)

heavy rain (strong rainfall)

暴雨 (bàoyǔ)

storm rain (very heavy rain)

雷雨 (léiyǔ)

thunderstorm (rain with thunder)

雪 (xuě)

snow (frozen precipitation)

大雪 (dàxuě)

heavy snow (strong snowfall)

冰雹 (bīngbáo)

hail (ice pellets)

风 (fēng)

wind (air movement)

微风 (wēifēng)

breeze (light wind)

大风 (dàfēng)

strong wind (high wind)

台风 (táifēng)

typhoon (tropical storm)

龙卷风 (lóngjuǎnfēng)

tornado (violent wind storm)

云 (yún)

cloud (sky formation)

乌云 (wūyún)

dark cloud (storm cloud)

雾 (wù)

fog (low visibility)

霾 (mái)

haze/smog (polluted air)

空气 (kōngqì)

air (atmosphere)

污染 (wūrǎn)

pollution (dirty environment)

热 (rè)

to be hot (high temperature)

冷 (lěng)

to be cold (low temperature)

温暖 (wēnnuǎn)

to be warm (pleasant heat)

凉快 (liángkuai)

to be cool (pleasant cold)

寒冷 (hánlěng)

to be freezing cold (very cold)

炎热 (yánrè)

to be extremely hot (intense heat)

湿度 (shīdù)

humidity (moisture level)

干燥 (gānzào)

to be dry (low moisture)

潮湿 (cháoshī)

to be humid (high moisture)

季节 (jìjié)

season (time of year)

春天 (chūntiān)

spring (season)

夏天 (xiàtiān)

summer (season)

秋天 (qiūtiān)

autumn (season)

冬天 (dōngtiān)

winter (season)

升温 (shēngwēn)

to warm up (temperature rise)

降温 (jiàngwēn)

to cool down (temperature drop)

变化 (biànhuà)

change (weather shift)

预测 (yùcè)

to predict (forecast)

报告 (bàogào)

report (weather report)

观察 (guānchá)

to observe (watch conditions)

出太阳 (chū tàiyáng)

to become sunny (sun appears)

阴雨 (yīnyǔ)

overcast and rainy (gloomy weather)

转晴 (zhuǎnqíng)

to clear up (become sunny)

太阳 (tàiyáng)

sun (star; daylight source)

日照 (rìzhào)

sunlight (sun exposure)

阳光 (yángguāng)

sunshine (sunlight rays)

气象 (qìxiàng)

meteorology (weather science)

气象站 (qìxiàngzhàn)

weather station (measurement site)