Weather Forecast

1. forecast According to the 5 day forecast, it's going to rain on our wedding day.

to forecast (forecast, forecast / forecasted, forecasted)

Rain was forecast for the weekend.

The weather forecast is good for tomorrow.

The weather outlook

The outlook for the weekend is unsettled, with periods of heavy rain.

3. weatherman (weathermen) – a man on television or radio who tells you what the weather
will be like Who trusts weathermen?

weather girl –a woman on television or radio who tells you what the weather will be like

4. meteorologist ["mJti(q)'rPlqGIst] – a person who studies weather patterns

The meteorologist predicted that the cold spell would be over by now.

5. partly cloudy Tomorrow's forecast is partly cloudy with clear skies by nightfall.

6. precipitation (only singular) – осадки

In the last four days, we've had three inches of precipitation.

7. pressure

high / low pressure

depression – область пониженного давления an Atlantic depression

8. humid – влажный Tokyo is extremely humid in mid-summer.

humidity – It feels a lot hotter than it actually is because of the humidity.

9. a cold spell – похолодание

They're calling for a cold spell, so we put off our camping trip.

10. Celsius ["sel.si.@s] In the summer, the average temperature here is 20 degrees Celsius.

Fahrenheit ["f{[e-mail]] It was 100 degrees Fahrenheit when we got to San Francisco.

11. temperature Can you check the temperature before we get dressed for our walk?

When I checked the temperature this morning, the thermometer said it was already thirty degrees Celsius.

The temperature is ten degrees below / above zero.

The temperature falls below / rises above.

Expressions used in a weather report:

A high of twenty degrees

A low of -25

Percent chance of snow

Mainly sunny

Sunny with cloudy periods

record high/low

above/below average temperatures

A few flurries

Day forecast

temperatures are going to drop/dip/plunge (go down quickly)

Temperatures are expected to drop below freezing, black ice possible. –

Ожидаются заморозки, возможен гололёд.

temperatures are going to rise/soar/climb (go up quickly)

a warm/cold front is moving in (air from another region is arriving)

There may be black ice on the roads tonight, so drive carefully.

For Radio

The morning will be bright and cold/ It may rain in the afternoon/ ax stro9mg North wind will blow/ The temperature will be 3-5 degrees above zero.

For a Newspaper

Bright cold morning, rainy afternoon, strong North wind, +3 +5.

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