The time when the Sun is above the horizon and it lights the sky
Each of the divisions of a year based on the prevailing weather: spring, summer, autumn (fall) and winter; or the rainy (monsoon) and dry season, depending on the climate
Having a low temperature
A measure of cold or heat, often measurable with a thermometer
To produce an air current
Real or perceived movement of atmospheric air usually caused by convection or differences in air pressure
One of four seasons, traditionally the second, marked by the longest and typically hottest days of the year due to the inclination of the Earth and thermal lag. Typically regarded as spanning either the period between the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox, or the months of June, July, and August in the Northern Hemisphere and the months of December, January and February in the Southern Hemisphere
The direction of the earth's rotation, specifically 90°
Traditionally the fourth of the four seasons, typically regarded as spanning either the period between the winter solstice to the spring equinox, or the months of December, January, and February in temperate and polar regions of the Northern Hemisphere and the months of June, July, and August in the Southern Hemisphere. It is the time when the sun is lowest in the sky, resulting in short days, and the time of year with the lowest atmospheric temperatures for the region
The long-term manifestations of weather and other atmospheric conditions in a given area or country, now usually represented by the statistical summary of its weather conditions during a period long enough to ensure that representative values are obtained (generally 30 years)
Of a somewhat high temperature, often but not always connoting that the high temperature is pleasant rather than uncomfortable
Something which springs, springs forth, springs up, or springs back, particularly; A spray or body of water springing from the ground
The short-term state of the atmosphere at a specific time and place, including the temperature, relative humidity, cloud cover, precipitation, wind, etc
Condensed water falling from a cloud
Of a mildly low temperature
Any disturbed state of the atmosphere causing destructive or unpleasant weather, especially one affecting the earth's surface involving strong winds (leading to high waves at sea) and usually lightning, thunder, and precipitation
The partly frozen, crystalline state of water that falls from the atmosphere as precipitation in flakes; also, the falling of such flakes; and the accumulation of them on the ground or on objects as a white layer
A visible mass of water droplets suspended in the air
The direction opposite to that of the earth's rotation, specifically 270°
Traditionally the third of the four seasons, when deciduous trees lose their leaves, and temperatures and daylight hours decrease; typically regarded as spanning the months of September, October, and November in the Northern Hemisphere, and the months of March, April and May in the Southern Hemisphere
A thick cloud that forms near the ground; the obscurity of such a cloud
The moment each evening when the sun disappears below the western horizon
The atmosphere above a given point, especially as visible from the surface of the Earth as the place where the sun, moon, stars, and clouds are seen
Balls or pieces of ice falling as precipitation, often in connection with a thunderstorm
The occurrence of liquid precipitation, the fall of rain
A period of unusually low rainfall, longer and more severe than a dry spell
Of, related to, or reliant on a season or period of the year, especially with regard to weather characteristics
The loud rumbling, cracking, or crashing sound caused by expansion of rapidly heated air around a lightning bolt
A violent wind in the form of a mobile, rapidly rotating, funnel cloud that has contacted the ground
A period of time akin to the time taken for the Earth to undergo a full cycle of seasons
Containing perceptible moisture (usually describing air or atmosphere); damp; moist; somewhat wet or watery
A star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system
A severe tropical cyclone; an intense storm rotating around a central eye
A light, gentle wind
A small rise in temperature
Any or all of the forms of water particles, whether liquid or solid, that fall from the upper atmosphere (e.g., rain, hail, snow or sleet). It is a major class of hydrometeor, but it is distinguished from cloud, fog, dew, rime, frost, etc., in that it must fall. It is distinguished from cloud and virga in that it must reach the ground
Relating to heat and conditions which produce it.; Having or giving off a high temperature
Especially of a liquid, to become solid due to low temperature
Thermal energy
Pertaining to heat or temperature
The substance constituting Earth's atmosphere: a gaseous mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and various trace gases
A large body of ice which flows under its own mass, usually downhill
Fine particles.; Fine, dry particles of matter found in the air and covering the surface of objects, typically consisting of soil lifted up by the wind, pollen, hair, fiber debris, dead skin cells, etc
Bright and colourless; reflecting equal quantities of all frequencies of visible light
Made up of liquid or moisture, usually (but not always) water
Having undergone the process of freezing; in ice form
The shore of a body of water, especially when sandy or pebbly
The line along which two sloping surfaces meet which diverge towards the ground
Of, facing, situated in, or related to the north; northerly
The abode of God and of the angels and saints in His presence
Easily giving way under pressure
The time when the Sun is below the horizon when the sky is dark
Not smooth; uneven
A device for bathing by which water is made to fall on the body from a height, either from a tank or by the action of a pump
Emitting much light; visually dazzling; luminous, lucent, radiant
Peaceful, quiet, especially free from anger and anxiety
Having little difference or distance in place, position, or abstractly; see also close to.; At little distance; near in space or time
A flash of light produced by short-duration, high-voltage discharge of electricity within a cloud, between clouds, or between a cloud and the earth
Water in frozen (solid) form
The soft light in the sky seen before the rising and (especially) after the setting of the sun, occasioned by the illumination of the earth’s atmosphere by the direct rays of the sun and their reflection on the earth
A sudden, short, temporary burst of light
Each of the five regions of the earth's surface into which it was divided by climatic differences, namely the torrid zone (between the tropics), two temperate zones (between the tropics and the polar circles), and two frigid zones (within the polar circles)
The natural light that is ambient in daytime, being mostly sunlight (both direct and indirect, on either sunny days or cloudy days)
Of or pertaining to the tropics, the equatorial region between 23 degrees north and 23 degrees south
Of, relating to, measured from, or referred to a geographic pole (the North Pole or South Pole); within the Arctic or Antarctic circles
A ridge or hill of sand piled up by currents of wind or water
The morning twilight period immediately before sunrise
A building used to grow plants, particularly one with large glass windows or plastic sheeting to trap heat from sunlight even in intemperate seasons or climates
Transparent in colour
An animal of the clade (traditionally class) Aves in the phylum Chordata, characterized by being warm-blooded, having feathers and wings usually capable of flight, having a beaked mouth, and laying eggs