Splendid Speaking - Unit 17 - weather

to be below freezing
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to be below freezing
below zero degrees Celsius
bitterly cold
extremely cold
a blanket of snow
a complete covering of snow
boiling hot
really, really hot
changeable weather
weather that often changes
a change in the weather
when weather conditions change
clear blue skies
a sky without clouds
to clear up
become brighter and better (for weather)
to come out - the sun
when the sun appears out of a cloudy sky
a cold spell
a short period of cold weather
to dress up warmto wear warm clothes to protect yourself against wintry conditionsa drop of raina little bit of raina flash floodA sudden, violent flood that occurs within a few hours, or even minutes, of a storm.freezing coldvery cold (informal)to get caught in the rainto be outside when it rains unexpectedlyto get drenchedget very wetheatstrokea dangerous condition in which the body loses its ability to cool itself through perspirationa heatwavea period of unusually hot weatherheavy raina lot of rainlong-range forecastthe weather forecast for several days or weeks aheadmild climatea climate without extreme weather conditionsmild wintera winter that isn't particularly coldnot a cloud in the skyclear blue skiesto pour downrain heavilyto be rained offto be cancelled or postponed due to poor weathersunny spellsshort periods of sunny weatherthick foga dense fog that makes visibility very poortorrential rainvery heavy raintropical storma localized, very intense low-pressure wind system, forming over tropical oceans and with winds of hurricane force.weather forecasta prediction of future weather conditions