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Weather and climate

Weather is the mix of events that happen each day in our atmosphere. Weather is what nature is doing now. It is cloudy or sunny, hot or cold, windy or calm. Weather is not the same everywhere. Everyday, weather events are recorded and predicted by meteorologists worldwide.

Climate is the average weather pattern in a place over many years. Climate is how weather acts over many years. It´s tropical (wet), arctic (cold), temperate, dry, etc.


The weather in the UK is very changeable, that´s why the British like to talk about it so much.

http://www.englishclub.com/speaking/weather.htm

Weather: Topic No 1
English speakers love to talk about the weather. It is a way of breaking the ice (starting a conversation). People talk about the weather on the phone and in person. Friends and family talk about the weather before they discuss what's new. Co-workers talk about the weather before starting a hard day of work. Even strangers discuss the weather. Learn the proper vocabulary and expressions, and you will find it easy to start a conversation anytime and anywhere with anyone you meet!
Common questions and responses about weather:
What's it like out? It's miserable out.
How's the weather? It's ten below. (-10 degrees)
Do you have rain? We haven't had a drop of rain for weeks.
What's the temperature there? It's 22 degrees Celsius.
It's snowing here, what's it doing there? It's pouring outside. (raining heavily)
Beautiful day, huh? We couldn't ask for a better day than this.
What's the weather forecast? They're calling for blue skies all week.


Find out about the typical weather / climate in these countries:
Australia
The United Kingdom
Ireland
New Zealand
Canada
The USA
The Czech Republic


Weather vocabulary

sun – sunny – sunshine – shine
He was sitting in the sun.
It´s a sunny day today, isn´t it.
There was a lot of sunshine.
The sun was shining and the birds were singing…

wind – windy – blow
It´s a windy day today, isn´t it.
There is very strong wind along the coast.
The wind was blowing but we were walking in the park…

breeze (vánek, vát) - breezy (svěží, větrný)
hurricane, cyclone, tornado

snow – snowy – snowdrifts (závěj, metelice)
ice – icy – icicle (rampouch) – frost – freeze - freezing

rain – pour with rain (lít jako z konve)– rain heavily – rain cats and dogs – rainy – raindrop –  rainfall – shower – showery – drizzle (poprchávat, mrholit)  –  drizzly

hailstones (kroupy)
sleet  (plískanice)

clear – bright - cloudless – cloudy – overcast

icy – freezing – cold – chilly – cool – mild -  warm – hot

mist – místy – fog – foggy

damp (vlhký) – humid (vlhký) – wet
dry – drought

storm – lightning – thunder

dull weather (chmurné počasí)
high / low temperature
below zero / above zero
10°C = ten degrees Celsius / ten degrees Centigrade
98°F = ninety – eight degrees Fahrenheit
http://esl.about.com/library/beginner/blweather.htm
Read this weather forecast for the following day:
In Seattle, it will be rainy and windy tomorrow morning with rain falling until late in the afternoon. On the east side of the mountains in Spokane, the sun will shine and temperatures will reach 30 degrees Celsius. In the evening, the weather will become windy and cloudy. In the mountains, you can expect snow above 2,000 meters.

Visit this website to learn about the weather in the Czech Republic:
http://www.weatherforecastmap.com/czech_republic/prague/

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