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.