Weather Vocabulary Words

Meteorologist Weather Temperature Wind Front Anemometer Precipitation Cloud coverage Weather Map

Meteorologist

Scientists who study weather and the atmosphere.

Weather

The happenings in the atmosphere at a certain time.

Temperature

The measure of how hot or cold something is.

Wind

The movement of air.

Front

A place where two air masses of different temperatures meet.

Anemometer

An instrument that measures wind speed.

Precipitation What is precipitation?

Precipitation takes place when water condensation becomes enough that water droplets are heavy enough to fall back to the surface of the Earth.

Clouds What are clouds?

A cloud is a large collection of very tiny droplets of water or ice crystals. The droplets are so small and light that they can float in the air.

Clear Sky

Scattered Clouds

Partly Cloudy

Mostly Cloudy

Overcast Sky

Weather Map

A map that shows weather data for a large area.