| 1.unbroken sunshine солнечная погода без дождя
2.scorching hot испепеляющий зной, палящее солнце
3.soak up the sunshine жариться на солнце, наслаждаться солнцем
4.rain heavily/heavy rain (not strong rain) проливной дождь, сильный дождь
5.pour with rain лить как из ведра
6.torrential rain ливень, проливной дождь
7.driving rain проливной дождь, косохлест
8.a break in the clouds просвет, луч солнца, солнце показалось из-за туч
9.thick cloud(s) огромная туча, густые тучи
10.thick/dense fog сильный/густой/ плотный туман
11.strong sun [opposite: weak] жаркое/палящее солнце, зной
12.strong/high wind сильный ветер
13.light wind легкий ветерок
14.biting wind пронизывающий ветер
15.freezing cold очень холодный/ холодно
16.weather deteriorates [opposite: improves] погода портится/ ухудшается [улучшается]
17.hard frost сильный/трескучий мороз, стужа
18.the wind picks up [opposite: dies down] ветер усиливается [стихает]
19.the wind blows/whistles ветер дует/завывает
20.Gale-force wind(s) Штормовой ветер/ветра
21.freak weather погода не по сезону, странная погода, капризная погода
| 1.E.g. We’ve had ten days of almost unbroken sunshine.
2.E.g. It was a scorching hot day.
3.E.g. People soak up the sunshine on the deckchairs in central London’s St James’s Park
4.E.g. When it rains heavily, the fields fill with water very quickly.
5.E.g. It began to pour with rain as a monsoon hit in the final minutes of the game, prompting many of the cheering fans to run for cover.
6.E.g. All storms will be capable of producing frequent and torrential rain causing ponding on roadways.
7.E.g. Walking 15 kilometres in driving rain might be seen as too far by most, but it was a piece of cake for those proud people who took it in their stride for charity.
8.E.g. There was not a break in the clouds anywhere.
9.E.g. A thick cloud of mosquitoes had arrived on time and soon settled on everything and everybody.
10.E.g. We ran into some bad weather on the way, with heavy rain followed by thick fog.
11.E.g. The paint dries very quickly under a strong sun.
12.E.g. There was a strong wind, and the two men’s faces were white with snow.
13.E.g. There was a light wind from the north-west.
14.E.g. He was wearing an overcoat to protect himself against the biting wind.
15E.g. It was freezing cold in Edinburgh, and this was July!
16.E.g. The ship was forced to head for shore as weather deteriorates.
17.E.g. In 1930 there was a hard frost and the lake teemed with skaters.
18.E.g. Working outside is difficult and when the wind picks up again we admit defeat and agree that we will stay another night
19.E.g. When wind whistles across the dunes, it pushes that sand into huge, crescent-shaped structures known as barchans.
20.E.g. Gale force winds have blown a couple of storage sheds.
21.E.g. Even the experts can’t say if all this freak weather is linked to global warning or not.
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