G^giorious/beauti/ul/gorgeous
'gbirias, bjuit^fol, 'go:rd33s/ [ad;J especially spoken very sunny and warm: a beautiful sunny morning I a glorious summer I We had three weeks of absolutely gorgeous weather
A Don't say 'very glorious', 'very beautiful' etc. Just say glorious, beautiful etc.
nice/lovely /nais, Uvli/ [adj] especially British pleasantly warm and sunny: Morning, Bill. Nice weather, isn't it?
it's a nice day/ifs a lovely morning etc
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It's a lovely day - why don't we go for a walk?
dry drai/ [adj] if the weather is dry, it does not rain: If it stays dry 111 hang out the washing. I The dry weather will continue for several days. 1 the dry season dry - drier - driest
sunny /'sAni/ [ad/] if the weather is sunny,
the sun is shining: a lovely sunny afternoon I It's going to be sunny all day. sunny - sunnier - sunniest
sunshine /'sAnfain/ [n U| warm bright
light from the sun: We sat on the patio enjoying the autumn sunshine. I Northern regions will start dry with some sunshine.
in the sunshine The children ran out to play in the sunshine.
in the sun /in Аз \лп/ where the sun is shining down: I'm just going to lie here in the sun and get a nice tan.
bad weather
bad weather /baed 'weflaV [n U] when it
is raining a lot or very cold: The game was cancelled because of bad weather.
Qaw/ul/terrible/horrible • 1,
'terJ,M, 'hor^b^lU'hD:-, ha;-/ [ac/;| especially spoken very unpleasant, cold, wet etc: Awful weather, isn't it? I It's been absolutely horrible all day.
Д Don't say 'very awful', 'very terrible' etc. just say awful, terrible etc.
В weather that changes a lot
unsettled /.An'setld/ [ad;] if the weather is unsettled, it keeps changing and it often rains: Tomorrow will continue unsettled, with showers in most areas.
fine /fain/ (adj] if the weather is fine, it is not raining and the sky is clear: Next week will be fine but a little cooler, fine spring evening
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changeable ;'tjemd;ph?l/ (adj] likely to change suddenly: changeable weather with strong winds and some sunshine
rain
rain /rein, [л U] water falling from the sky in small drops: The rain was beating against the window. in the rain I like walking in the rain.
heavy rain (=a lot of rain) We've had heavy rain and the roads are flooded, rainfalls (=comes down from the sky)
A\ Don't say 'under the rain'. Say in the rain '- I've been standing in the rain for an
hour.
it's raining /us remit]/ use this to say that rain is falling: Look! It's raining again. I Is it still raining? I It rained all day yesterday. I Take a coat in case it rains, it's raining hard/heavily (training a lot] It had been raining heavily and the ground was very soft.
Qit's pouring /its porn 13/ especially spoken use this to say that it is raining very hard: As soon as I got outside it started pouring.
it's pouring with rain It was pouring with rain: and she had forgotten her umbrella.
Qit's drizzling /its 'driz^liq; especially spoken use this to say that it is raining a little, with very small drops of rain: I think I'll walk to work - it's only drizzling.
wet/rainy /wet, reini/ [adj] if the weather is wet or rainy, it rains a lot: It's been wet all week. I wet weather I a rainy weekend in November
wet - wetter - wettest
shower /'/аоэг/ [n C] a short period of light rain: It was just a shower, so we didn't get too wet.
heavy showers (=when a lot of rain falls during short periods) Heavy showers are forecast for the weekend.
the rainy season/the Monsoon /дэ
'remi ,si:z<?n. 5э mon'su',n||-ma:n-/ (n singular] a time when it rains a lot in hot countries
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snow /'snau/ (л U] soft white pieces of frozen water that fall from the sky in cold weather: The tops of the mountains were still covered in snow.
snow/atis Some snow is expected to fall on high ground.
deep snow (=a lot of snow that has fallen on the ground) Tony and I trudged home through the deep snow.
it's snowing /its 'snauir]/ use this to say
that snow is falling: Look! It's snowing! I Do you think it's going to snow tonight? it's snowing heavily/Hard (=snowing а lot) It snowed heavily all day long.
Kail /heil [n U] frozen raindrops that fall as small balls of ice
sleet /sJiit/ [n U] a mixture of snow and rain
/rost /frost|fn>:st/ [n U] white powder that covers the ground when it is very cold: The grass was covered with frost, frosty lad;] frosty winter mornings
icy "aisi/ (adj) covered in ice and very slippery: Be careful - the roads are icy this morning.
icy - icier - iciest
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cloudy /'klaodi/ [adj] if the weather is cloudy, there are a lot of clouds in the sky: a cloudy day
cloudy - cloudier - cloudiest
dull /с!л1/ [adj] if the weather is dull, it is cloudy and there is no sunshine: It will be dry but dull this morning, with the possibility of showers later in the day.
grey (also gray american ) /grei/ [adjl especially written cloudy and not at all bright: ft was a grey winter morning.
overcast /,^v9r'ka:sH|-tet< [adj] if the
sky is overcast, it is very cloudy and dark, and there will probably be rain: I think it's going to rain - the sky's very overcast.