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Weather forcast: cold weather |
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It will snow. |
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snow falls from the sky |
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It will hail. |
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small balls of ice fall from the sky |
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It will freeze. |
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very cold, the temperature falls below the freezing point
(0°C) |
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It will be chilly. |
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cold but not very cold |
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Everything will be white
with frost. |
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white powder (frozen water) that covers the ground and
plants |
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There will be some sleet. |
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a mixture of snow and rain |
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There will be a blizard. |
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a storm with a lot of snow and strong wind |
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The air will be crisp. |
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it feels cold, but in a pleasant way; fresh and clear |
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Weather forcast: hot weather |
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It will be lovely weather. |
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very sunny and good |
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It will be fair. |
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nice weather, especially used in weather forecasts |
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It wil be sizzling hot. |
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extremely hot (also: boiling, burning, baking) |
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There will be a heatwave. |
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a long period of unusually hot weather |
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Weather forcast: wet weather |
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It will rain. |
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rain falls from the sky |
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There will be some
showers. |
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short periods of rain |
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It will be pouring with
rain. |
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very hard rain |
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It will drizzle. |
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a little rain, with very small drops |
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Weather forcast: in the sky |
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It will be cloudy. |
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a lot of clouds in the sky |
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It will be grey. |
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cloudy and not bright |
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It will be overcast. |
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very cloudy and dark, it's likely to rain |
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There will be a sunny
spell. |
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a very short period with some sunshine |
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There will be sunny
intervals. |
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short periods of fine weather between cloudy, rainy weather |
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There will be a thick fog. |
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cloudy air near the ground which is difficult to see through |
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Weather forcast: wind |
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There will be a mild
wind. |
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almost no wind |
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There will be a moderate
wind. |
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a bit of wind, but not too hard |
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There will be a strong
wind. |
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a lot of wind |
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There will be a summer
breeze. |
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a nice warm wind, not too hard |
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There will be strong
gales. |
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a very strong wind |
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There will be a hurricane. |
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a violent storm with extremely strong winds |
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