Weather Words — Use Your Senses 🌦️
See it 👀 — Hear it 👂 — Feel it 🤲 — Tell it in your story!
Tip to remember: 🌈 Use your senses: What can you see, hear, and feel about the weather to make your story come alive!
🌦️ Weather Words & Their Meanings
These words make weather come alive in stories! They describe what we see, hear, and feel. Even without weather, these words have simple meanings in everyday English.
| Word / Phrase | Weather Example | Normal Meaning |
| 🌞 Glimmering | The glimmering sun peeked through clouds. | Shining with a faint or unsteady light (like a small glow or sparkle). |
| ☁️ Floating | Floating clouds drifted across the sky. | Moving lightly in the air or on water, without effort. |
| 💧 Shimmering | Shimmering puddles reflected the sunlight. | Shining with a soft, wavering light (like ripples or heat waves). |
| 🌫️ Misty | Misty hills looked dreamy and far away. | Covered in fine fog; also means unclear or blurry. |
| 🌬️ Whispers | The wind whispers through the trees. | Speaking very softly, with breath and no voice. |
| 🌧️ Patters | The rain patters on the roof. | Making light, quick, tapping sounds. |
| ⛈️ Rumbles | The thunder rumbles in the distance. | A deep, continuous rolling sound. |
| 🌨️ Rattles | The hail rattles on the windows. | Shaking and making short, sharp knocking sounds. |
| 🍃 Rustle | The leaves rustle in the breeze. | Soft, crackling movement sound (like paper or dry leaves). |
| 🌬️ Breezy | A breezy wind cooled the day. | Light and gentle wind; also means cheerful and casual. |
| ❄️ Chilly | The chilly air made them shiver. | A little cold, cool enough to notice. |
| ☀️ Warm | Warm sunlight touched their faces. | Comfortably hot; also means friendly and kind. |
| 🥵 Muggy | The muggy air made everyone sweaty. | Uncomfortably warm and damp (sticky heat). |
| 🌩️ Gloomy | Gloomy clouds hid the sky. | Dark or dull; also means sad or unhappy. |
Tip: Encourage children to add sound words like "patter" or "whisper" when they write — it helps bring stories alive!
Poem: 🌬️ The wind whispers, 🌧️ the rain patters, ☁️ clouds float, and 🌞 the sun glimmers.