Whether the morning air is mild or wild, cool or humid; whether a storm churns offshore or sunshine warms your afternoon, you’ve got to get familiar with weather words. Understanding the ‘A to Z’ of meteorology can help you interpret forecasts and know what to expect as clouds move through the sky. From Arctic outbreaks to zephyrs and all that comes in between, let this comprehensive list of weather words provide simple explanations so even novice meteorologists can talk like pros!
A to Z Descriptive Weather Words List
Here is the list of Some Popular Weather Words:
- Temperature
- Humidity
- Precipitation
- Pressure
- Wind
- Cloud
- Dew point
- Heat index
- Wind chill
- Storm
- Hurricane
- Tornado
- Cyclone
- Typhoon
- Thunderstorm
- Lightning
- Hail
- Snow
- Sleet
- Freezing rain
- Drizzle
- Fog
- Mist
- Smog
- Heat wave
- Cold snap
- Nor’easter
- Monsoon
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Summer Words That Start With A to Z
Winter Words Starting With A to Z
Weather Words Starting With A:
- Accuracy
- Avalanche
- Altocumulus
- Advisory
- Aurora Borealis
- Alberta Clipper
- Altitude
- Aurora
- Anticyclone
Weather Words Starting With B:
- Barometer
- Blizzard
- Blimp
- Broadcast
- Bermuda High
- Backing Wind
- Breeze
Weather Words Starting With C:
- Clouds
- Convergence
- Climate
- Circulation
- Cold Wave
- Controversial
- Cirrus Clouds
- Celestial
- Coriolis Force
Weather Words Starting With D:
- Dust Devils
- Demonstrate
- Doldrums
- Dust Devil
- Downdraft
Weather Words Starting With E:
- Eye Wall
- Eruption
- Easterlies
- Ef-scale
- Electricity
- Equator
- Earthquake
Weather Words Starting With F:
- Freeze
- Flood Plain
- Flooding
- Frostbite
- Funnel Cloud
- Flurry
Weather Words Starting With G:
- Gusty
- Gust
- Ground Fog
- Glacial
- Ground Clutter
- Glaze
- Graupel
Weather Words Starting With H:
- Hydrosphere
- Humid
- Hydrology
- Headwind
- Hard Freeze
Weather Words Starting With I:
- Ice Crystals
- Inversion
- Indian Summer
- Informative
Weather Words Starting With J:
- Jet Stream
Weather Words Starting With K:
- Kelvin
Weather Words Starting With L:
- Land Breeze
- Latitude
- Longitude
- Landspout
- Low Tide
- Low Clouds
Weather Words Starting With M:
- Monsoon
- Muggy
- Microburst
- Movement
Weather Words Starting With N:
- Nowcast
- Nimbostratus
- Nature
Weather Words Starting With O:
- Occluded Front
- Occlusion
- Outflow
- Overcast
Weather Words Starting With P:
- Prediction
- Polar Front
- Pollutant
Weather Words Starting With Q:
- Quake
Weather Words Starting With R:
- Rain Shadow
- Rotation
- Rope Tornado
- Raindrops
Weather Words Starting With S:
- Sunshine
- Shady
- Snow Flurry
- Sun Dog
- Slush
- Sunrise
- Storm
Weather Words Starting With T:
- Turbulence
- Tropical
- Tsunami
- Trace
- Tidal Range
- Tempest
- Tidal Wave
Weather Words Starting With U:
- Unstable Air
- Undulate
- Upwelling
Weather Words Starting With V:
- Vapor Trail
- Volcano
- Volcanic
- Variegated
Weather Words Starting With W:
- Water Vapor
- Water Cycle
- Wind Chill
- Westerly
- Windsock
- Weather Map
- Wind
- Warm Front
Weather Words Starting With Z
- Zonal Flow
- Zephyr
- Zone
Words To Describe Good Weather
- Sunny
- Clear
- Warm
- Pleasant
- Mild
- Beautiful
- Balmy
- Radiant
- Idyllic
- Breezy
- Refreshing
- Serene
- Blissful
- Comfortable
- Temperate
- Scenic
- Invigorating
- Cheerful
- Delightful
- Glorious
- Perfect
- Cheerful
- Relaxing
- Tranquil
- Sparkling
- Fresh
- Mild
- Sunny skies
- Blue skies
- Clear skies
Words To Describe Bad Weather
- Stormy
- Rainy
- Dreary
- Gloomy
- Bleak
- Dreary
- Gray
- Overcast
- Damp
- Chilly
- Bitter
- Windy
- Blustery
- Freezing
- Icy
- Hazy
- Muggy
- Humid
- Oppressive
- Thundery
- Lightning
- Thunderous
- Showery
- Soggy
- Wet
- Torrential
- Snowy
- Blowing snow
- Wintry mix
- Foggy
