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- It was a grey winter morning.
to be overcast (with clouds) (adj.) - if the sky is overcast, it is very cloudy and
dark, and there will probably be rain:
- I think it’s going to rain, the sky is very overcast.
- The sky is overcast with heavy clouds.
cloud (n. C/U) - a white or grey mass in the sky, which rain falls from:
- There wasn’t a single cloud in the sky.
- These clouds promise (omen) rain.
- The dark cloud covered the sky.
- The clouds are dispersing / lifting and the sun is appearing again.
thick / dense cloud = a lot of cloud
- Dense cloud prevented the rescue helicopter from taking off.
cloudless (adj.) - a cloudless sky is clear and bright:
- The sun is shining in a cloudless sky.
fog (n. U) - thick cloudy air near the ground, which is very difficult to see
through:
- Watch out for patches of fog in low-lying areas.
thick / dense fog = a lot of fog
- Dense fog is making driving conditions difficult on many roads.
the fog lifts / clears = it goes away
- The fog has almost cleared, our plane will be able to take off soon.
foggy (adj.)
- a foggy November evening
mist (n. U) - wet light cloud near the ground, which is difficult to see through
clearly:
- The mist along the valley had gone by 10 o’clock.
misty (adj.)
- It may be misty in the east in the morning.
8) WINDY
windy (adj.) - if the weather is windy, there is a lot of wind:
- It was so windy that I could hardly walk straight.
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