Printable Weather & Climate Crosswords

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Weather & Climate

Hard · 11×11 · 12 words
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  1. 2. Treeless biome where the ground refuses to thaw
  2. 4. Ice from above used to greet a king
  3. 7. A hole in one means trouble for this atmospheric shield
  4. 9. A sharp remark from the morning grass?
  5. 10. Dirty urban cousin of the coastal fog
  6. 11. Leading edge of a meteorological battle

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  1. 1. Failed to catch the fog?
  2. 3. Measure of snow's ability to bounce light back
  3. 4. Invisible mugger in the deep summer?
  4. 5. The effect that gives hurricanes their signature spin
  5. 6. Polar plunge's central spinning core
  6. 8. Rising air current that gives gliders a free lift

Weather & Climate

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  1. 3. Clashing boundary between warm and cold air masses
  2. 5. Sudden, violent windstorm over water
  3. 8. Layer where almost all weather phenomena occur
  4. 11. Tube left outside to measure rainfall
  5. 12. Jack's chilly morning signature on the grass
  6. 13. Forceful wind that might snap an umbrella

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  1. 1. What you expect over years, as opposed to what you get today
  2. 2. Imaginary line with consistently hot conditions
  3. 4. Acoustic shockwave following a strike
  4. 6. Illuminating precursor to a loud boom
  5. 7. Funnel-shaped destructive force
  6. 9. Morning moisture clinging to spiderwebs
  7. 10. Ice balls falling during a severe thunderstorm

Weather & Climate

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  1. 1. The dramatic sound following a bright strike.
  2. 3. Ice balls that can fall from summer thunderstorms.
  3. 5. Advancing edge of a cold or warm air mass.
  4. 6. Nature's high-voltage electrical discharge.
  5. 9. Liquid sunshine.
  6. 11. Destructive twister famous in a certain US alley.

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  1. 2. A farmer's prolonged dry worry.
  2. 3. Eye-centered Atlantic threat.
  3. 4. What often makes the summer heat feel much worse.
  4. 7. Chilly morning coating on the grass.
  5. 8. Flaky precipitation that builds drifts.
  6. 10. A thick cloud that decides to touch the ground.

Weather & Climate

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  1. 1. Frozen precipitation falling as white flakes
  2. 6. Water falling from the sky in drops
  3. 7. A long period without rain
  4. 8. The long term weather patterns of a region
  5. 10. Small balls of ice that fall from the sky
  6. 12. A destructive spinning funnel of wind
  7. 13. Low temperature

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  1. 1. The time of year when plants begin to grow
  2. 2. Moving air outside
  3. 3. High temperature
  4. 4. Bad weather with heavy rain and strong wind
  5. 5. A bright flash of electricity in the sky
  6. 8. Noticeably cold
  7. 9. Too much water covering normally dry land
  8. 11. Thick vapor at ground level that makes it hard to see

Weather & Climate

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  1. 2. Soft white pieces of frozen water falling from the sky.
  2. 4. A prevailing wind that brings heavy rains to certain regions.
  3. 6. An overflowing of a large amount of water over dry land.
  4. 9. A large weather system with low pressure and circular winds.
  5. 11. Pellets of frozen rain that fall in showers.
  6. 12. Having a comfortably high temperature.
  7. 13. A mixture of rain and snow falling from the sky.

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  1. 1. A thick mist of tiny water drops floating close to the ground.
  2. 3. The natural movement of the air outdoors.
  3. 4. Unpleasantly warm and damp weather.
  4. 5. Bright with light from the central star of our solar system.
  5. 7. A sky completely covered with gray clouds.
  6. 8. The long term pattern of weather conditions in a region.
  7. 9. Uncomfortably cool outside.
  8. 10. The warmest block of months in the year.

Weather & Climate

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  1. 1. A single unit of a larger storm system
  2. 2. The force that gives the world a spin
  3. 5. A line that keeps the pressure on
  4. 8. A boy who brings unwanted warmth to the Pacific
  5. 10. The calmest part of a terrible temper
  6. 13. The study of things that fall from above
  7. 16. A dusty guest that blows in from the Arabic desert
  8. 17. A sudden, brief burst of inspiration for a wind turbine
  9. 18. Ice crystals acting as a crown for the sun
  10. 19. The scent of a long-awaited reunion between stone and sky

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  1. 1. What you expect, versus weather, which is what you get
  2. 3. When the atmosphere flips its lid on temperature
  3. 4. A thin blue line protecting us from a suntan
  4. 6. Horizontal transport that isn't a highway
  5. 7. A small neighborhood with its own rules of nature
  6. 9. The ground's way of holding a long-term grudge against spring
  7. 11. Lifting caused by a mountain's stubborn presence
  8. 12. A spiraling identity crisis in the low pressure zone
  9. 14. Reflective personality of a planet
  10. 15. The rain that never hits the ground

Weather & Climate

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  1. 1. A thin veil of water that blurs the morning view
  2. 4. Frozen precipitation that arrives as a hard knock
  3. 6. A sudden, violent windstorm often accompanied by rain
  4. 10. The science of predicting whether to bring an umbrella
  5. 11. Morning moisture found resting on the grass
  6. 13. Atmospheric shield that thin regions leave us burnt

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  1. 2. The sky's loud response to a sudden flash of insight
  2. 3. A strong wind that ranks high on the Beaufort scale
  3. 5. Device used to measure how fast the air is sprinting
  4. 7. The invisible weight that makes your hair go wild
  5. 8. Seasonal guest that brings heavy luggage in the form of rain
  6. 9. A low-pressure system that likes to go for a spin
  7. 12. An unwelcome blend of smoke and fog in the city

Weather & Climate

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  1. 1. The star that provides light and heat
  2. 2. A low cloud that makes it hard to see
  3. 4. A comfortable temperature between cool and hot
  4. 6. Water that has frozen solid
  5. 7. Small balls of ice that fall like rain
  6. 8. Having very little or no rain

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  1. 1. Frozen white flakes that fall in winter
  2. 3. A very strong and powerful wind
  3. 5. Temperatures that are warm and pleasant

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