Collocation about Weather
- You should check the weather forecast – that’s the prediction of the weather in the near future.
- If the forecast says the sun will be shining brightly, with clear skies (no clouds in the sky) and high temperatures, then it’s a good day to go to the beach and bask in the sunshine (or soak up the sunshine) – these expressions mean to enjoy the sun’s heat and light.
- However, if the forecast says it’ll be oppressively hot, scorching hot, or swelteringly hot, then you might want to stay inside.
- The weather forecast might say it will be partly cloudy (the sky partially covered by clouds).
- We can have light rain (little rain) or heavy rain (lots of rain, intense rain) – and if the rain gets REALLY intense, we can describe it as torrential rain. If the rain continues without stopping, then we call it continuous rain or constant rain – but if it’s the type of rain that starts and stops various times throughout the day, it’s called intermittent rain or scattered showers.
- If the wind is especially strong and violent, you can say fierce winds or gale-force winds – this last expression is usually used for winds at the level of a hurricane.
- When the wind is increasing in intensity, we say “The wind is picking up,” and when it is decreasing in intensity, we say “The wind is dying down.”
- Snow, like rain, can be light or heavy. Light snow can also be called snow flurries. When the snow is being blown around in the wind, we can describe it as driving snow or swirling snow.
- At the end of winter, when temperatures rise, the snow melts – it turns into water and disappears.
- Sometimes the weather is unusual for a particular time of year. For example, in the winter, you might have a day that is unseasonably warm, and in the summer, you might have a day that is unseasonably cool.
- When the temperature reaches an extreme, we call that a record high or a record low.