đĻī¸ Weather Vocabulary (IELTS)
1. Climate
English: The usual weather conditions in a place over a long time
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻā§āύ⧠āĻāϞāĻžāĻāĻžāϰ āĻĻā§āϰā§āĻ āϏāĻŽā§ā§āϰ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻāĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻā§āĻž
Sentence: The climate of Bangladesh is tropical.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻžāĻĻā§āĻļā§āϰ āĻāϞāĻŦāĻžā§ā§ āĻāώā§āĻŖāĻŽāĻŖā§āĻĄāϞā§ā§āĨ¤
2. Temperature
English: How hot or cold something is
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϤāĻžāĻĒāĻŽāĻžāϤā§āϰāĻž
Sentence: The temperature dropped suddenly last night.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāϤ āϰāĻžāϤ⧠āϤāĻžāĻĒāĻŽāĻžāϤā§āϰāĻž āĻšāĻ āĻžā§ āĻāĻŽā§ āĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤
3. Humidity
English: The amount of water vapor in the air
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŦāĻžāϤāĻžāϏ⧠āĻāϰā§āĻĻā§āϰāϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻŖ
Sentence: High humidity makes summer uncomfortable.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋ āĻāϰā§āĻĻā§āϰāϤāĻž āĻā§āϰā§āώā§āĻŽāĻā§ āĻ
āϏā§āĻŦāϏā§āϤāĻŋāĻāϰ āĻāϰ⧠āϤā§āϞā§āĨ¤
4. Precipitation
English: Water that falls from clouds (rain, snow, etc.)
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŦā§āώā§āĻāĻŋāĻĒāĻžāϤ āĻŦāĻž āϤā§āώāĻžāϰāĻĒāĻžāϤ
Sentence: Heavy precipitation caused flooding.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻžāϰ⧠āĻŦā§āώā§āĻāĻŋāĻĒāĻžāϤ āĻŦāύā§āϝāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
5. Forecast
English: A prediction of future weather
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžāϏ
Sentence: The weather forecast says it will rain tomorrow.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžāϏ āĻ
āύā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻāĻžāĻŽā§āĻāĻžāϞ āĻŦā§āώā§āĻāĻŋ āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤
6. Drought
English: A long period with no rain
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāϰāĻž
Sentence: The drought destroyed many crops.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖā§ āĻ
āύā§āĻ āĻĢāϏāϞ āύāώā§āĻ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
7. Flood
English: Too much water covering land
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŦāύā§āϝāĻž
Sentence: The village was affected by floods.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻā§āϰāĻžāĻŽāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāύā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻā§āώāϤāĻŋāĻā§āϰāϏā§āϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
8. Thunderstorm
English: A storm with thunder, lightning, and rain
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŦāĻā§āϰāĻā§
Sentence: A thunderstorm hit the city at night.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϰāĻžāϤ⧠āĻļāĻšāϰ⧠āĻŦāĻā§āϰāĻā§ āĻāĻāĻžāϤ āĻšāĻžāύā§āĨ¤
9. Lightning
English: Flash of light during a storm
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϝā§ā§ āĻāĻŽāĻ
Sentence: Lightning struck a tree.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŦāĻā§āϰāĻĒāĻžāϤ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻāĻžāϤ āĻšāĻžāύā§āĨ¤
10. Humid
English: Air that contains a lot of moisture
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāϰā§āĻĻā§āϰ
Sentence: It feels very humid today.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻ āĻā§āĻŦ āĻāϰā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻ
āύā§āĻāĻŦ āĻšāĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤
11. Breeze
English: A gentle wind
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŽā§āĻĻā§ āĻŦāĻžāϤāĻžāϏ
Sentence: A cool breeze made the evening pleasant.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻļā§āϤāϞ āĻšāĻžāĻā§āĻž āϏāύā§āϧā§āϝāĻžāĻā§ āϏā§āύā§āĻĻāϰ āĻāϰ⧠āϤā§āϞā§āĻā§āĨ¤
12. Gust
English: A strong, sudden wind
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻšāĻ āĻžā§ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāϞ āĻŦāĻžāϤāĻžāϏ
Sentence: A gust of wind blew away my umbrella.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻšāĻ āĻžā§ āĻŦāĻžāϤāĻžāϏ āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāϤāĻž āĻā§āĻŋā§ā§ āύāĻŋā§ā§ āĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤
13. Fog
English: Thick cloud near the ground
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻā§ā§āĻžāĻļāĻž
Sentence: The road was covered in fog.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϰāĻžāϏā§āϤāĻž āĻā§ā§āĻžāĻļāĻžā§ āĻĸā§āĻā§ āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
14. Drizzle
English: Light rain
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻšāĻžāϞāĻāĻž āĻŦā§āώā§āĻāĻŋ
Sentence: It started to drizzle in the evening.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏāύā§āϧā§āϝāĻžā§ āĻšāĻžāϞāĻāĻž āĻŦā§āώā§āĻāĻŋ āĻļā§āϰ⧠āĻšā§āĨ¤
15. Downpour
English: Very heavy rain
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāϞ āĻŦā§āώā§āĻāĻŋ
Sentence: A sudden downpour flooded the streets.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻšāĻ āĻžā§ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāϞ āĻŦā§āώā§āĻāĻŋāϤ⧠āϰāĻžāϏā§āϤāĻžā§ āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋ āĻāĻŽā§ āϝāĻžā§āĨ¤
16. Heatwave
English: A long period of very hot weather
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϤāĻžāĻĒāĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāĻžāĻš
Sentence: The heatwave caused health problems.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϤāĻžāĻĒāĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāĻžāĻš āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāϏā§āĻĨā§āϝ āϏāĻŽāϏā§āϝāĻž āϤā§āϰāĻŋ āĻāϰā§āĻā§āĨ¤
17. Freezing
English: Extremely cold
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻŽā§ āϝāĻžāĻā§āĻžāϰ āĻŽāϤ⧠āĻ āĻžāύā§āĻĄāĻž
Sentence: It was freezing last winter.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāϤ āĻļā§āϤ⧠āĻā§āĻŦ āĻ āĻžāύā§āĻĄāĻž āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
18. Overcast
English: Sky full of clouds
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŽā§āĻāĻžāĻā§āĻāύā§āύ āĻāĻāĻžāĻļ
Sentence: The sky is overcast today.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻ āĻāĻāĻžāĻļ āĻŽā§āĻāĻžāĻā§āĻāύā§āύāĨ¤
19. Mild
English: Not too hot or cold
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻžāϰāĻŋ āĻāĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻā§āĻž
Sentence: The weather is mild in spring.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŦāϏāύā§āϤ⧠āĻāĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻā§āĻž āĻāϰāĻžāĻŽāĻĻāĻžā§āĻ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
20. Storm
English: Bad weather with strong wind and rain
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻā§
Sentence: The storm damaged many houses.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻā§ āĻ
āύā§āĻ āĻāϰāĻŦāĻžā§āĻŋ āĻā§āώāϤāĻŋāĻā§āϰāϏā§āϤ āĻāϰā§āĻā§āĨ¤
21. Atmosphere
English: The layer of gases around the Earth
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻā§ āĻāĻŋāϰ⧠āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻž āĻā§āϝāĻžāϏā§āϰ āϏā§āϤāϰ
Sentence: Pollution is damaging the atmosphere.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĻā§āώāĻŖ āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧā§āĻŽāĻŖā§āĻĄāϞāĻā§ āĻā§āώāϤāĻŋāĻā§āϰāϏā§āϤ āĻāϰāĻā§āĨ¤
22. Barometer
English: A tool that measures air pressure
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻžāĻĒ āĻŽāĻžāĻĒāĻžāϰ āϝāύā§āϤā§āϰ
Sentence: A barometer helps predict storms.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϰā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻāĻžāϰ āĻā§ āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžāϏ⧠āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāϝā§āϝ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
23. Air pressure
English: The force of air pressing on the Earth
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧā§āϰ āĻāĻžāĻĒ
Sentence: Low air pressure often brings rain.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻŽ āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻžāĻĒ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ āĻŦā§āώā§āĻāĻŋ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāϏā§āĨ¤
24. Climate change
English: Long-term change in global weather patterns
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāϞāĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧā§ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤāύ
Sentence: Climate change is a global issue.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāϞāĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧā§ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤāύ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻļā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āϏāĻŽāϏā§āϝāĻžāĨ¤
25. Global warming
English: Increase in Earthâs temperature
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻŦā§āϰ āϤāĻžāĻĒāĻŽāĻžāϤā§āϰāĻž āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ
Sentence: Global warming is melting polar ice.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŦā§āĻļā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāώā§āĻŖāĻžāϝāĻŧāύ āĻŽā§āϰ⧠āĻ
āĻā§āĻāϞā§āϰ āĻŦāϰāĻĢ āĻāϞāĻžāĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤
26. Cyclone
English: A powerful rotating storm
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻā§āϰā§āĻŖāĻŋāĻāĻĄāĻŧ
Sentence: The cyclone destroyed coastal areas.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻā§āϰā§āĻŖāĻŋāĻāĻĄāĻŧ āĻāĻĒāĻā§āϞā§āϝāĻŧ āĻāϞāĻžāĻāĻž āϧā§āĻŦāĻāϏ āĻāϰā§āĻā§āĨ¤
27. Hurricane
English: A very strong tropical storm
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ⧠āĻā§āϰā§āĻŖāĻŋāĻāĻĄāĻŧ
Sentence: Hurricanes cause massive destruction.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻšāĻžāϰāĻŋāĻā§āύ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻĒāĻ āĻā§āώāϤāĻŋ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
28. Tornado
English: A violently rotating column of air
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāϰā§āύā§āĻĄā§ / āĻā§āϰā§āĻŖāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϤāĻžāϏ
Sentence: A tornado hit the town yesterday.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāϤāĻāĻžāϞ āĻļāĻšāϰ⧠āĻāϰā§āύā§āĻĄā§ āĻāĻāĻžāϤ āĻšāĻžāύā§āĨ¤
29. Avalanche
English: Snow falling rapidly down a mountain
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϤā§āώāĻžāϰāϧāϏ
Sentence: The avalanche blocked the road.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϤā§āώāĻžāϰāϧāϏ āϰāĻžāϏā§āϤāĻž āĻŦāύā§āϧ āĻāϰ⧠āĻĻā§āϝāĻŧāĨ¤
30. Landslide
English: Movement of soil down a slope
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻā§āĻŽāĻŋāϧāϏ
Sentence: Heavy rain caused a landslide.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻžāϰ⧠āĻŦā§āώā§āĻāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻā§āĻŽāĻŋāϧāϏ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
31. Forecasting
English: Predicting future weather
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžāϏ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžāύ
Sentence: Weather forecasting has improved greatly.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžāϏ āĻ
āύā§āĻ āĻāύā§āύāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
32. Monsoon
English: Seasonal heavy rain period
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŽā§āϏā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻŦā§āώā§āĻāĻŋ
Sentence: The monsoon starts in June in Bangladesh.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻžāĻĻā§āĻļā§ āĻā§āύ āĻŽāĻžāϏ⧠āĻŽā§āϏā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻŦā§āώā§āĻāĻŋ āĻļā§āϰ⧠āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
33. Sweltering
English: Extremely hot and uncomfortable
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻ
āϏāĻšāύā§āϝāĻŧ āĻāϰāĻŽ
Sentence: It was sweltering in the city.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻļāĻšāϰ⧠āĻ
āϏāĻšāύā§āϝāĻŧ āĻāϰāĻŽ āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
34. Chilly
English: Slightly cold
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻšāĻžāϞāĻāĻž āĻ āĻžāύā§āĻĄāĻž
Sentence: The evening was chilly.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏāύā§āϧā§āϝāĻžāĻāĻž āĻ āĻžāύā§āĻĄāĻž āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
35. Sub-zero
English: Below 0°C temperature
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻļā§āύā§āϝ āĻĄāĻŋāĻā§āϰāĻŋāϰ āύāĻŋāĻā§ āϤāĻžāĻĒāĻŽāĻžāϤā§āϰāĻž
Sentence: It was sub-zero in the mountains.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻĄāĻŧā§ āϤāĻžāĻĒāĻŽāĻžāϤā§āϰāĻž āĻļā§āύā§āϝā§āϰ āύāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
36. Mist
English: Light fog
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻšāĻžāϞāĻāĻž āĻā§ā§āĻžāĻļāĻž
Sentence: The morning was covered in mist.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏāĻāĻžāϞāĻāĻž āĻšāĻžāϞāĻāĻž āĻā§ā§āĻžāĻļāĻžā§ āĻĸāĻžāĻāĻž āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
37. Scorching
English: Very hot (sun)
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻŖā§āĻĄ āĻāϰāĻŽ
Sentence: The sun is scorching today.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻ āϏā§āϰā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻŖā§āĻĄ āĻāϰāĻŽāĨ¤
38. Humidifier
English: A device that adds moisture to air
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŦāĻžāϤāĻžāϏ⧠āĻāϰā§āĻĻā§āϰāϤāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύā§āϰ āϝāύā§āϤā§āϰ
Sentence: A humidifier improves indoor air.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻšāĻŋāĻāĻŽāĻŋāĻĄāĻŋāĻĢāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻāϰā§āϰ āĻŦāĻžāϤāĻžāϏ āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
39. Weather pattern
English: Repeated weather behavior in a region
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϧāϰāĻŖ
Sentence: Weather patterns are changing due to climate change.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāϞāĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧā§ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤāύā§āϰ āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖā§ āĻāĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϧāϰāĻŖ āĻŦāĻĻāϞāĻžāĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤
40. Visibility
English: How far you can see clearly
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĻā§āĻļā§āϝāĻŽāĻžāύāϤāĻž
Sentence: Fog reduced visibility on the road.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻā§ā§āĻžāĻļāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖā§ āϰāĻžāϏā§āϤāĻžā§ āĻĻā§āĻļā§āϝāĻŽāĻžāύāϤāĻž āĻāĻŽā§ āĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤
đĻī¸ Weather â Examiner-Style Collocations (Band 9)
1. severe weather conditions
Meaning: very dangerous or extreme weather
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻ
āϤā§āϝāύā§āϤ āĻāĻ āĻŋāύ/āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāĻā§āĻāύāĻ āĻāĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
Sentence: Severe weather conditions disrupted transport services.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāϰāĻŽ āĻāĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖā§ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻšāύ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāϏā§āĻĨāĻž āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻšāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
2. unpredictable weather patterns
Meaning: weather that changes suddenly
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻ
āύāĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāϤ āĻāĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϧāϰāĻŖ
Sentence: Unpredictable weather patterns affect agriculture.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻ
āύāĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāϤ āĻāĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻā§āώāĻŋāĻā§ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
3. rapid temperature fluctuations
Meaning: quick changes in temperature
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĻā§āϰā§āϤ āϤāĻžāĻĒāĻŽāĻžāϤā§āϰāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤāύ
Sentence: Rapid temperature fluctuations can harm health.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĻā§āϰā§āϤ āϤāĻžāĻĒāĻŽāĻžāϤā§āϰāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤāύ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāϏā§āĻĨā§āϝā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻā§āώāϤāĻŋāĻāϰāĨ¤
4. extreme climatic conditions
Meaning: very harsh weather environment
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāϰāĻŽ āĻāϞāĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧā§āĻāϤ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋ
Sentence: People struggle in extreme climatic conditions.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŽāĻžāύā§āώ āĻāϰāĻŽ āĻāϞāĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧā§ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻāώā§āĻ āĻĒāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
5. torrential rainfall
Meaning: extremely heavy rain
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāϞ āĻŦā§āώā§āĻāĻŋāĻĒāĻžāϤ
Sentence: Torrential rainfall caused severe flooding.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāϞ āĻŦā§āώā§āĻāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻŽāĻžāϰāĻžāϤā§āĻŽāĻ āĻŦāύā§āϝāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
6. persistent rainfall
Meaning: rain that continues for a long time
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĻā§āϰā§āĻāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧā§ āĻŦā§āώā§āĻāĻŋ
Sentence: Persistent rainfall damaged crops.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĻā§āϰā§āĻāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧā§ āĻŦā§āώā§āĻāĻŋ āĻĢāϏāϞ āύāώā§āĻ āĻāϰā§āĻā§āĨ¤
7. scorching heat
Meaning: extremely hot weather
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻŖā§āĻĄ āĻāϰāĻŽ
Sentence: Scorching heat made outdoor work difficult.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻŖā§āĻĄ āĻāϰāĻŽā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻāϰ⧠āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāϰāĻž āĻāĻ āĻŋāύ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧā§āĨ¤
8. biting cold
Meaning: very cold weather that feels painful
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻžāĻāĻĒāĻžāύ⧠āĻ āĻžāύā§āĻĄāĻž
Sentence: The biting cold forced people to stay indoors.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻžāĻāĻĒāĻžāύ⧠āĻ āĻžāύā§āĻĄāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖā§ āĻŽāĻžāύā§āώ āĻāϰ⧠āĻĨāĻžāĻāϤ⧠āĻŦāĻžāϧā§āϝ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
9. moderate climate
Meaning: neither too hot nor too cold
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻžāϰāĻŋ āĻāϞāĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧā§
Sentence: Many people prefer a moderate climate.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻ
āύā§āĻā§āĻ āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻžāϰāĻŋ āĻāϞāĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧā§ āĻĒāĻāύā§āĻĻ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
10. weather forecast accuracy
Meaning: correctness of weather prediction
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžāϏā§āϰ āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻāϤāĻž
Sentence: Weather forecast accuracy has improved with technology.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒā§āϰāϝā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋāϰ āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖā§ āĻāĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžāϏ āĻāϰāĻ āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
11. climate variability
Meaning: changes in climate over time
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāϞāĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧā§āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤāύāĻļā§āϞāϤāĻž
Sentence: Climate variability affects farming patterns.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāϞāĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧā§āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤāύ āĻā§āώāĻŋ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāĻā§ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
12. global temperature rise
Meaning: increase in Earthâs temperature
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŦā§āĻļā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āϤāĻžāĻĒāĻŽāĻžāϤā§āϰāĻž āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ
Sentence: Global temperature rise is a serious concern.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŦā§āĻļā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āϤāĻžāĻĒāĻŽāĻžāϤā§āϰāĻž āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āϰā§āϤāϰ āϏāĻŽāϏā§āϝāĻžāĨ¤
13. unseasonal rainfall
Meaning: rain at unusual time
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻ
āĻŽā§āϏā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻŦā§āώā§āĻāĻŋ
Sentence: Unseasonal rainfall damaged vegetables.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻ
āĻŽā§āϏā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻŦā§āώā§āĻāĻŋ āϏāĻŦāĻāĻŋ āύāώā§āĻ āĻāϰā§āĻā§āĨ¤
14. dry spell
Meaning: period without rain
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻļā§āώā§āĻ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ / āĻāϰāĻž āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋ
Sentence: The long dry spell affected water supply.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĻā§āϰā§āĻ āĻļā§āώā§āĻ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāϰ āϏāϰāĻŦāϰāĻžāĻšā§ āϏāĻŽāϏā§āϝāĻž āϏā§āώā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāϰā§āĻā§āĨ¤
15. weather-related disruptions
Meaning: problems caused by weather
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻāύāĻŋāϤ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āύ
Sentence: Weather-related disruptions delayed flights.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖā§ āĻĢā§āϞāĻžāĻāĻ āĻŦāĻŋāϞāĻŽā§āĻŦāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
16. humidity levels
Meaning: amount of moisture in the air
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāϰā§āĻĻā§āϰāϤāĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻžāϤā§āϰāĻž
Sentence: High humidity levels make the air uncomfortable.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋ āĻāϰā§āĻĻā§āϰāϤāĻž āĻŦāĻžāϤāĻžāϏāĻā§ āĻ
āϏā§āĻŦāϏā§āϤāĻŋāĻāϰ āĻāϰ⧠āϤā§āϞā§āĨ¤
17. climate resilience
Meaning: ability to handle climate change effects
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāϞāĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧā§ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤāύā§āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āĻāĻžāĻĒ āĻāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻā§āώāĻŽāϤāĻž
Sentence: Cities need better climate resilience.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻļāĻšāϰāĻā§āϞā§āϰ āĻāϞāĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧā§ āϏāĻšāύāĻļā§āϞāϤāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύ⧠āĻĻāϰāĻāĻžāϰāĨ¤
18. weather extremes
Meaning: very hot, cold, or stormy conditions
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāϰāĻŽ āĻāĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋ
Sentence: Weather extremes are becoming more common.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāϰāĻŽ āĻāĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻāύ āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āϝāĻžāĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤
19. meteorological data
Meaning: scientific weather information
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϤ āĻŦā§āĻā§āĻāĻžāύāĻŋāĻ āϤāĻĨā§āϝ
Sentence: Meteorological data helps predict storms.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āϤāĻĨā§āϝ āĻāĻĄāĻŧ āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžāϏ⧠āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāϝā§āϝ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
20. changing climate trends
Meaning: shifts in long-term weather patterns
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāϞāĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧā§āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤāύāĻļā§āϞ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāĻŖāϤāĻž
Sentence: Changing climate trends affect ecosystems.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāϞāĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧā§āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤāύ āĻŦāĻžāϏā§āϤā§āϤāύā§āϤā§āϰāĻā§ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
đĻī¸ Band 9 Weather Idioms (IELTS)
1. Under the weather
Meaning: Feeling slightly ill or unwell
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻāĻā§ āĻ
āϏā§āϏā§āĻĨ āϞāĻžāĻāĻž
Sentence: Iâm feeling a bit under the weather today.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻā§ āĻ
āϏā§āϏā§āĻĨ āĻŦā§āϧ āĻāϰāĻāĻŋāĨ¤
2. Every cloud has a silver lining
Meaning: Something good can come from a bad situation
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻžāϰāĻžāĻĒ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋāϤā§āĻ āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§
Sentence: I failed the test, but every cloud has a silver liningâI learned a lot.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§āώāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻĢā§āϞ āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋ, āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤ⧠āĻāϤ⧠āĻ
āύā§āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĨ¤
3. It never rains but it pours
Meaning: Problems come all at once
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻā§āϰ āĻĒāϰ āĻāĻ āϏāĻŽāϏā§āϝāĻž āĻāϏāĻž
Sentence: I lost my job and my phone brokeâ it never rains but it pours.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻāϰāĻŋ āĻšāĻžāϰāĻžāϞāĻžāĻŽ āĻāϰ āĻĢā§āύāĻ āύāώā§āĻ āĻšāϞā§âāĻāĻāϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āĻ
āύā§āĻ āϏāĻŽāϏā§āϝāĻž āĻāϏā§āĻā§āĨ¤
4. Save for a rainy day
Meaning: Save money for future problems
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻŦāĻŋāώā§āϝ⧠āϏāĻŽāϏā§āϝāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻāĻžāĻāĻž āĻāĻŽāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āϰāĻžāĻāĻž
Sentence: You should save money for a rainy day.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻŦāĻŋāώā§āϝāϤā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻāĻžāĻāĻž āĻāĻŽāĻž āϰāĻžāĻāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāϤāĨ¤
5. Take a rain check
Meaning: Postpone something for later
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒāϰ⧠āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āϏā§āĻĨāĻāĻŋāϤ āϰāĻžāĻāĻž
Sentence: Can I take a rain check on dinner tonight?
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻāĻā§āϰ āĻĄāĻŋāύāĻžāϰ āĻāĻŋ āĻĒāϰ⧠āĻāϰāĻž āϝāĻžāĻŦā§?
6. Storm in a teacup
Meaning: A small problem made big
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻā§āĻ āϏāĻŽāϏā§āϝāĻžāĻā§ āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āĻāϰ⧠āĻĻā§āĻāĻž
Sentence: Their argument was just a storm in a teacup.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϤāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻāĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻāĻž āĻāϏāϞ⧠āĻā§āĻ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
7. Come rain or shine
Meaning: No matter what happens
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϝāĻžāĻ āĻšā§āĻ āύāĻž āĻā§āύ
Sentence: I will attend the class come rain or shine.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϝāĻžāĻ āĻšā§āĻ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻā§āϞāĻžāϏ⧠āϝāĻžāĻŦāĻāĨ¤
8. Chasing rainbows
Meaning: Trying to achieve something impossible
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻ
āϏāĻŽā§āĻāĻŦ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻ
āϰā§āĻāύā§āϰ āĻā§āώā§āĻāĻž āĻāϰāĻž
Sentence: He is chasing rainbows by trying to become rich overnight.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏ⧠āϰāĻžāϤāĻžāϰāĻžāϤāĻŋ āϧāύ⧠āĻšāϤ⧠āĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻ
āϏāĻŽā§āĻāĻŦ āĻā§āώā§āĻāĻž āĻāϰāĻā§āĨ¤
9. A storm is brewing
Meaning: Trouble is coming
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏāĻŽāϏā§āϝāĻž āĻāϏāĻā§
Sentence: There is a storm brewing in the company.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāϤ⧠āϏāĻŽāϏā§āϝāĻž āϤā§āϰāĻŋ āĻšāĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤
10. Break the ice (weather-related use in conversation context)
Meaning: Start a conversation in a friendly way
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāϞāĻžāĻĒ āĻļā§āϰ⧠āĻāϰāĻž
Sentence: Talking about the weather is a good way to break the ice.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻŦāϞāĻž āĻāϞāĻžāĻĒ āĻļā§āϰ⧠āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻāĻĒāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
11. Calm before the storm
Meaning: Quiet before a big problem
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āϏāĻŽāϏā§āϝāĻžāϰ āĻāĻā§ āĻļāĻžāύā§āϤ āĻ
āĻŦāϏā§āĻĨāĻž
Sentence: The classroom was silentâthe calm before the storm.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻā§āϞāĻžāϏāϰā§āĻŽāĻāĻŋ āĻļāĻžāύā§āϤ āĻāĻŋāϞâāϝā§āύ āĻāĻĄāĻŧā§āϰ āĻāĻā§ āύā§āϰāĻŦāϤāĻžāĨ¤
12. Weather the storm
Meaning: Survive a difficult situation
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻ āĻŋāύ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋ āĻŽā§āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāϞāĻž āĻāϰāĻž
Sentence: The company managed to weather the storm.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ āĻŋāύ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻĒāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āϏāĻā§āώāĻŽ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
13. Fair-weather friend
Meaning: A friend only in good times
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧā§āϰ āĻŦāύā§āϧā§
Sentence: He is just a fair-weather friend.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏ⧠āĻļā§āϧ⧠āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧā§āϰ āĻŦāύā§āϧā§āĨ¤
14. In a fog
Meaning: Confused or unclear thinking
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āϰāĻžāύā§āϤ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻž
Sentence: I was in a fog during the exam.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§āώāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āϰāĻžāύā§āϤ āĻāĻŋāϞāĻžāĻŽāĨ¤
15. Cloud nine
Meaning: Extremely happy
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻā§āĻŦ āĻā§āĻļāĻŋ āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
Sentence: She was on cloud nine after getting the job.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻžāĻāϰāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϝāĻŧā§ āϏ⧠āĻā§āĻŦ āĻā§āĻļāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§ āĻā§āϞāĨ¤
