Weather collocations
river burst the banks
If a river does that, it floods its banks In the Sudan, more than half a million people were affected when the Nile and several seasonal _____s _____ ___ ______
hard frost
a sudden drop in temperature that often kills plants It was ____ ____ here yesterday
soaking up the sunshine
enjoying the sunshine I wish I was ____ __ ___ ______ on a Mideterranean beach.
bitterly cold
extremely cold, very cold It's ________ ____ out there
scorching hot
extremely hot In the middle of the day it's just too _____ _____
gale-force wind
extremely strong wind A strong, ____-_____ ____ called the Tehuano periodically blows out over the waters of the Gulf of Tehuantepec
drizzling rain
falling lightly in very small drops Autumn showed itself up with ________ ____.
unbroken sunshine
only sunshine, no clouds in the sky We've had _____ ____ ever since we arrived.
strong sun
opposite of weak sun Here's a _____ shining ___ rising on the horizon all of a sudden...that flooded our souls with joy!
driving rain
rain falling fast and heavily There may be some _____ ____ later on today.
patches of mist
small areas of mist There are _______ __ ___ on the east coast but these should lift by midday.
weather deteriorate
the weather is getting worse [formal] If the seabirds begin to walk on the sand, then the _______ will soon ___________.
the wind picks up
the wind gets stronger When ___ ____ _____ __, we'll all set sail.
the wind dies down
the wind gets weaker Well, ___ ____ _____ ____ to a nice, steady howl after a while
dense fog
thick fog Mr Smith lost his way in the _____ ___.
biting wind
very cold wind Out of the east the ______ ____ was blowing.
torrential rain
very heavy rain I've never seen such ____ ____ before
freak storm
very unusual or unexpected ______ _____s devastate the south-west of England.