to clear up – when clouds or rain disappear.
- The forecast says that it will clear up by this afternoon.
puddle – a small pool of water usually formed by rainfall.
- When I was young, I loved splashing in puddles.
to flood – when a large amount of water flows over an area of land that is normally
dry.
- There had been so much rain that the road was flooded.
a flash flood – a sudden and severe flood.
- The flash flood brought mud and debris gushing down the road bringing traffic to a
standstill.
burst its banks – when a river overflows onto the land due to heavy rainfall and
causes flooding.
- After nearly three days of continuous rain, the river burst its banks flooding the
town.
rainbow – an arch of colours seen in the sky during or after rainfall when it is also
sunny.
- As the storm passed, a beautiful rainbow appeared in the sky.
monsoon – the season of heavy rain in tropical climates.
- Nearly all of the country’s annual rainfall falls during the monsoon.
rainy season – another term for the time of the monsoon.
- The rainy season in my country is normally July to October.
horrid weather – unpleasant weather.
- I’m fed up of this horrid weather and can’t remember when I last saw any
sunshine.
foul weather – bad weather.
- The foul weather kept the fishing boats in the harbour as it was too dangerous for
them to go to sea.
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