Autumn Signs Appear Early on France's Weather Maps
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Weather maps in France show something new. They show signs of autumn. This is happening in August. August is usually a summer month.
Weather experts look at weather maps every day. These maps show what the weather will be like. The maps now show a change is coming.
The change could bring a lot of rain. Experts say the end of August could see very heavy rain. Some people call this a deluge. A deluge means very, very strong rain.
This news comes from a French weather website. The date is 14 August, 2026. The website talks about trends until the end of August. A trend shows what might happen soon.
People in France may need to prepare. Heavy rain can cause problems. It can cause flooding. Flooding is when water covers the streets and land.
Weather can change fast. Summer can turn into autumn weather quickly. This is normal in some years. But experts say this year the change is coming early.
Vocabulary15 words
- autumn
- the season after summer; weather gets cooler
- weather maps
- pictures that show what weather will happen
- change
- when something becomes different
- heavy rain
- rain that falls a lot and hard
- deluge
- very, very strong and big rain
- trends
- signs of what may happen soon
- flooding
- when water covers streets or land
- forecast
- what experts think the weather will be
- expert
- a person who knows a lot about something
- summer
- the warm season before autumn
- prepare
- to get ready for something
- storm
- bad weather with strong wind and rain
- temperature
- how hot or cold something is
- season
- one of four parts of the year
- early
- before the usual time
Quiz
Answer key
1. Autumn 2. Very heavy rain 3. False
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Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Weather maps in France show something new. They show signs of _____. This is happening in August.
Weather experts look at _____ every day. These maps show what the weather will be like.
The change could bring a lot of rain. Experts say the end of August could see very _____.
Some people call this a _____. A deluge means very, very strong rain.
This news comes from a French weather website. The website talks about _____ until the end of August.
Heavy rain can cause problems. It can cause _____. This is when water covers streets and land.
Summer can turn into autumn weather quickly. But experts say this year the change is coming _____.