weather

• Calm Before the Storm

  This phrase describes a period of unusual tranquility or peace that immediately precedes a significant period of turmoil, conflict, or difficulty.

• Come rain or shine

  Regardless of the weather or any difficulties, something will happen as planned.

• Rain cats and dogs

  To rain cats and dogs means that it is raining extremely heavily.

• Pouring rain

  Very heavy rain that falls continuously and with great intensity.

• Know which way the wind blows

  To understand the current situation, popular opinion, or direction of events, often in order to adapt one's actions or strategy.

• Snowed under

  To be overwhelmed with a large amount of work or responsibilities, making it difficult to cope.

• In a fog

  To be in a state of confusion, bewilderment, or mental disorientation.

• Blow a gale

  To describe weather where the wind is blowing with exceptional force.

• Cast a cloud over

  To introduce a feeling of sadness, anxiety, or negativity that spoils a previously pleasant situation or mood.

• Dry spell

  A dry spell is a period of time during which there is a lack of something that is usually present or expected, often referring to a lack of success, activity, or inspiration.

• Freeze solid

  To become completely frozen and rigid, often referring to water or other liquids reaching an extremely cold, hard state.

• The dog days

  The dog days refer to the hottest and often most humid period of summer.

• Indian summer

  A period of unseasonably warm, dry, and hazy weather that occurs in late autumn, typically after the first frost or cold spell.

• A cold snap

  A cold snap is a sudden, brief period of very cold weather.

• Blow over

  To eventually pass or cease, especially a difficult or unpleasant situation, without lasting consequences.

• A cloud hanging over

  This phrase describes a persistent feeling of impending trouble, sadness, or an unresolved issue that casts a shadow over a situation or person.

• A silver lining

  A positive aspect or comforting consequence that can be found in an otherwise unpleasant or difficult situation.

• Brass monkeys

  The phrase describes extremely cold weather conditions.

• It's raining cats and dogs

  It means that it is raining extremely heavily.

• coming down in sheets

  It refers to extremely heavy rainfall, where the water appears to fall in solid, continuous curtains.

• bucketing down

  To rain extremely heavily and continuously.

• the heavens opening

  To begin raining very heavily and suddenly, often with great intensity.

• raining cats and dogs

  To rain extremely heavily, with great intensity and volume.

• ill wind

  A harmful or detrimental influence or event that brings misfortune.

• Under a cloud

  To be regarded with suspicion or to be in a state of disgrace or disfavor.

• A dark cloud on the horizon

  This idiom refers to a sign or indication of future trouble, difficulty, or danger that is approaching.

• A dark cloud hanging over

  This idiom describes a pervasive feeling of impending trouble, sadness, or misfortune affecting a situation, person, or group.

• Arctic blast

  An Arctic blast describes the sudden, rapid influx of extremely cold air originating from the polar regions, causing a dramatic drop in temperatures.

• Winter blast

  A winter blast is a sudden and powerful arrival of extremely cold weather, often accompanied by strong winds or heavy snow.

• Cold front

  A cold front is a weather phenomenon where a mass of colder air moves into and displaces an area of warmer air, often leading to sudden changes in weather.

• Deep freeze

  To subject something to an extremely low temperature for preservation, or figuratively, to bring a process or situation to an abrupt and complete halt.

• Heatwave

  A prolonged period of abnormally hot weather, often accompanied by high humidity, which can be dangerous to human health and impact daily life.

• Freezing temperatures

  Temperatures that are at or below the freezing point of water, typically 0 degrees Celsius or 32 degrees Fahrenheit.

• Bitter cold

  Extremely and unpleasantly cold, often accompanied by a sharp, biting wind.

• Sudden drop in temperature

  A rapid and unexpected decrease in the ambient warmth of an environment.

• Warm spell

  A period of unusually warm weather that lasts for a short time.

• Cold spell

  A period of unusually cold weather.

• A dark cloud

  A dark cloud signifies a looming sense of misfortune, sadness, or trouble that overshadows a situation.

• Dark clouds on the horizon

  This phrase describes an impending problem or difficult situation that is beginning to appear or is expected soon.

• Comfortably warm

  Describing a temperature that is pleasantly mild, neither too hot nor too cold, providing a sense of ease and contentment.

• Chilled to the bone

  To feel extremely cold, with the sensation that the cold has penetrated deeply into one's body.