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English	Korean	Example
sunny	화창한 / 햇살이 좋은	It's sunny, so let's eat outside.
cloudy	흐린 / 구름 낀	The sky was cloudy all afternoon.
rainy	비 오는	I stayed home on the rainy day.
snowy	눈 오는 / 눈 덮인	The roads are dangerous on snowy mornings.
windy	바람 부는 / 바람이 센	It's too windy to use an umbrella.
stormy	폭풍우가 치는	The ferry was cancelled because of stormy weather.
foggy	안개 낀	Drive slowly; it's very foggy this morning.
humid	습한 / 후텁지근한	Korean summers are hot and humid.
dry	건조한	The air gets very dry in winter.
freezing	몹시 추운 / 얼어붙을 듯한	It's freezing outside; wear your thick coat.
chilly	쌀쌀한	Evenings get chilly in late October.
mild	온화한 / 포근한	The weather stays mild here in spring.
warm	따뜻한	It was warm enough to leave our jackets.
cool	시원한 / 서늘한	A cool breeze came through the window.
scorching / boiling	푹푹 찌는 / 타는 듯이 더운	It was scorching at the beach yesterday.
rain	비	Heavy rain is expected this weekend.
snow	눈	The first snow fell early this year.
hail	우박	Hail damaged the cars in the parking lot.
thunder	천둥	The dog hides whenever it hears thunder.
lightning	번개	Lightning lit up the whole night sky.
storm	폭풍 / 폭풍우	A big storm is coming from the west.
thunderstorm	뇌우 / 천둥 번개를 동반한 폭풍	The picnic ended when a thunderstorm began.
shower	소나기	A quick shower passed over the city.
drizzle	이슬비 / 가랑비	A light drizzle fell all morning.
downpour	폭우 / 억수 같은 비	We got soaked in the sudden downpour.
breeze	산들바람 / 미풍	A gentle breeze cooled the hot afternoon.
gale	강풍 / 돌풍	The gale blew several trees down overnight.
hurricane	허리케인	The hurricane hit the coast on Friday.
typhoon	태풍	A typhoon is heading toward Busan this week.
tornado	토네이도 / 회오리바람	The tornado destroyed two farms in minutes.
blizzard	눈보라 / 폭설	The blizzard closed every road in town.
fog	안개	Thick fog delayed all the morning flights.
mist	엷은 안개 / 박무	Morning mist covered the quiet valley.
frost	서리	Frost covered the grass early this morning.
ice	얼음 / 빙판	Watch out for ice on the sidewalk.
heatwave	폭염 / 무더위	The heatwave lasted for almost two weeks.
drought	가뭄	The long drought ruined this year's crops.
flood	홍수	The flood forced people to leave their homes.
rainbow	무지개	A rainbow appeared right after the rain.
temperature	기온 / 온도	The temperature dropped quickly after sunset.
degrees	도 (온도 단위)	It will be thirty degrees tomorrow afternoon.
weather forecast	일기 예보	The weather forecast says rain on Sunday.
climate	기후	The climate here is milder than Seoul's.
season	계절	Autumn is my favorite season of all.
sunshine	햇빛 / 햇살	We enjoyed the warm sunshine in the park.
cloud	구름	Not a single cloud was in the sky.
sleet	진눈깨비	The rain turned to sleet by evening.
dew	이슬	The grass was wet with morning dew.
overcast	잔뜩 흐린	The sky stayed overcast the whole day.
clear sky	맑은 하늘	We watched the stars under a clear sky.
rainy season / monsoon	장마 / 우기	The rainy season usually starts in late June.
puddle	물웅덩이	The kids jumped in every puddle they saw.
fine dust	미세먼지	Wear a mask when fine dust is bad.
yellow dust	황사	Yellow dust from the desert arrives every spring.
weather	날씨	The weather changed suddenly in the afternoon.