Synonyms and antonyms of General words for climate and the weather in American Thesaurus

the weather (noun)

the conditions that exist in the atmosphere relating to temperature, precipitation (=rain, snow, etc.), and other features

climate (noun)

the type of weather that a country or region has

spell (noun)

a period when there is a particular type of weather

zone (noun)

one of the large areas that the world is divided into according to its temperature

meteorology (noun)

the scientific study of weather

seasonal (adjective)

appropriate or typical of the time of year it is now

temperate (adjective)

a temperate climate or region is never extremely hot or extremely cold

climatic (adjective)

relating to the climate of a country or region

weather forecast (noun)

a report on likely weather conditions for a period of time in the future

barometer (noun)

a piece of equipment that shows you what kind of weather to expect. It measures atmospheric pressure.

condition (noun)

the weather, especially when it is bad

continental climate (noun)

a climate with very hot summers, very cold winters, and not much rain that is typical of the central part of a continent

the elements (noun)

the weather, especially wind and rain

the forces of nature ()

powerful aspects of nature and the weather, for example wind and storms

forecaster (noun)

someone whose job is to make a statement about what is likely to happen, especially relating to the weather

the glass (noun)

Britishold-fashioned a barometer

humidex (noun)

Canadian a number that combines heat and humidity levels, used by Canadian weather forecasters to describe how hot the weather feels

in (adjective)

affected by a particular type of weather

inversion (noun)

a weather condition in which the air near the ground is colder than the air above it

microclimate (noun)

the weather or temperature in a specific small area, especially when this is different from the weather or temperature in the area surrounding it

seasonable (adjective)

appropriate or normal for a particular time of year

sky (noun)

used for talking about the weather

weather (noun)

giving information about the weather

weatherbound (adjective)

unable to leave the place that you are in because of bad weather

weathercock (noun)

a model of a rooster (=male chicken) used as a weather vane

weather forecaster (noun)

someone whose job is to study the weather and say what it will be like in the future

weather permitting ()

used for saying that something will happen if bad weather does not prevent it

weather station (noun)

a place where instruments record information about the weather

weather vane (noun)

an object, often an arrow or a model of a rooster, that is attached to the top of a building and points in the direction that the wind is coming from

windsock (noun)

a cloth tube attached to a pole to show which way the wind is blowing