humid
/ˈhjuməd/Hot and with a lot of water in the air, so you feel sticky.
Example: It is very humid today and my shirt is wet.
B116 words · Intermediate
Weather vocabulary — B1
Weather vocabulary for describing conditions in more detail: humid, overcast, misty and chilly days, drizzle, hail and frost, and bigger events such as a heatwave, drought, flood, thunderstorm or typhoon.
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16humidity
/hjuˈmɪdəti/The amount of water in the air.
Example:
In summer the humidity is high and the air feels heavy.
drizzle
/ˈdrɪzəl/Very light rain with small drops.
Example:
There was only a little drizzle, so we did not need umbrellas.
heatwave
A period of very hot weather that lasts for days.
Example:
During the heatwave, many people stayed inside with the fan on.
flood
/flʌd/Too much water that covers land that is usually dry.
Example:
The heavy rain caused a flood in the village.
drought
/draʊt/A long time with no rain, when the land becomes very dry.
Example:
The drought killed many of the farmers' crops.
breeze
/briz/A gentle, light wind.
Example:
A cool breeze came in from the sea.
mild
/maɪld/Not too hot and not too cold, especially in winter.
Example:
The winter here is mild, so you rarely need a heavy coat.
chilly
/ˈtʃɪli/Cold enough to feel unpleasant, but not very cold.
Example:
It gets chilly at night, so bring a jacket.
frost
/frɔst/A thin white layer of ice on the ground or plants on a cold morning.
Example:
There was frost on the car window this morning.
hail
/heɪl/Small hard balls of ice that fall from the sky.
Example:
The hail hit the roof so loudly that we could not talk.
overcast
/ˈoʊvərˌkæst/Covered with thick grey cloud, with no sun showing.
Example:
The sky stayed overcast all day and we saw no sun.
pour
/pɔr/To rain very hard.
Example:
Let's wait here; it is starting to pour.
thunderstorm
/ˈθʌndərˌstɔrm/Bad weather with heavy rain, loud noises in the sky and bright flashes of light.
Example:
The thunderstorm knocked out the power in our street.
typhoon
/ˌtaɪˈfun/A very strong storm with high winds and heavy rain that forms over the sea in Asia.
Example:
The typhoon is coming, so the boats must stay in the port.
misty
/ˈmɪsti/With light cloud near the ground, so things look a little unclear.
Example:
The hills look misty early in the morning.
