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CAE weather

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  • thin layer of ice which forms on the ground (often overnight)
    frost
  • a short period of very heavy rain
    cloudburst/ downpour
  • a thin layer of mist in the morning
    thin veil of mist
  • a light snow shower which lasts for a very short time
    flurry of snow
  • no rain at all
    not a drop of rain
  • an area of fog
    patch of fog
  • to rain very lightly
    be spitting
  • fog which is impossible to see through
    thick fog
  • rough, wet, windy weather
    blustery weather
  • a very fine rain
    drizzle
  • a deep mass of snow pushed together by strong winds to form something which looks like a hill
    snowdrift
  • a period of time when there is good/bad weather
    a spell of good/bad weather
  • rain very hard
    bucket / pour down
  • very strong wind
    gale
  • the noise made by thunder
    clap of thunder
  • sudden strong rush of wind
    gust of wind
  • pleasantly warm with gentle wind
    balmy
  • be uncomfortably hot
    sweltering/ stifling
  • period of unusually hot weather
    heatwave
  • very heavy rain (t/d)
    torrential/ driving rain
  • be very hot
    boiling/ baking
  • soft breeze
    gentle breeze
  • a little bit cold
    chilly
  • soft and gentle wind
    breeze
  • a little bit cold (n)
    nippy
  • hot, wet and uncomfortable
    humid/ muggy
  • very strong wind
    howling gale
  • very hot day
    scorcher
  • a mixture of rain and snow
    sleet
  • a long period of time with very little or no rain
    drought
  • a very bad snow storm
    blizzard
  • frozen rain which falls as hard balls of ice
    hail
  • wet snow
    slush