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2. Weather forcast: cold weather |
It will snow.
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à snow falls from the sky
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It will hail.
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à small balls of ice fall from the sky
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It will freeze.
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à very cold, the temperature falls below the freezing point (0°C)
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It will be chilly.
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à cold but not very cold
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Everything will be white with frost.
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à white powder (frozen water) that covers the ground and plants
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There will be some sleet.
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à a mixture of snow and rain
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There will be a blizard.
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à a storm with a lot of snow and strong wind
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The air will be crisp.
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à it feels cold, but in a pleasant way; fresh and clear
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3. Weather forcast: hot weather |
It will be lovely weather.
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à very sunny and good
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It will be fair.
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à nice weather, especially used in weather forecasts
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It wil be sizzling hot.
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à extremely hot (also: boiling, burning, baking)
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There will be a heatwave.
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à a long period of unusually hot weather
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4. Weather forcast: wet weather |
It will rain.
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à rain falls from the sky
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There will be some showers.
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à short periods of rain
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It will be pouring with rain.
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à very hard rain
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It will drizzle.
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à a little rain, with very small drops
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5. Weather forcast: in the sky |
It will be cloudy.
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à a lot of clouds in the sky
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It will be grey.
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à cloudy and not bright
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It will be overcast.
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à very cloudy and dark, it's likely to rain
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There will be a sunny spell.
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à a very short period with some sunshine
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There will be sunny intervals.
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à short periods of fine weather between cloudy, rainy weather
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There will be a thick fog.
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à cloudy air near the ground which is difficult to see through
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6. Weather forcast: wind |
There will be a mild wind.
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à almost no wind
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There will be a moderate wind.
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à a bit of wind, but not too hard
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There will be a strong wind.
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à a lot of wind
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There will be a summer breeze.
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à a nice warm wind, not too hard
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There will be strong gales.
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à a very strong wind
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There will be a hurricane.
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à a violent storm with extremely strong winds
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