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First Alert Forecast: More Humid Air Arrives Wednesday

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A new weather report talks about the coming week. It says the air will feel a little more humid on Wednesday.

Humidity means there is more water in the air. It can make people feel hot and sticky.

The report says the humid air will stay for the second half of the week. This means more sticky days are coming.

The good news is that rain chances stay low. The forecast says there is not much rain in the next seven days.

A forecast is a guess about future weather. Weather experts use tools to make this guess.

People can still plan outdoor activities. But they may want to drink more water because of the humid air.

Vocabulary15 words

humid
having a lot of water in the air
humidity
the amount of water in the air
forecast
a guess about weather that will happen soon
chance
the possibility that something will happen
sticky
feeling wet and uncomfortable on the skin
scale
a way to measure how much or how little
elevated
higher than normal
alert
a warning to pay attention
outdoor
outside, not inside a building
expert
a person who knows a lot about something
guess
an idea about something you are not sure of
plan
to think about what to do before doing it
activity
something people do for fun or work
level
how much of something there is
week
a period of seven days

Quiz

1. What will happen to the air on Wednesday?
2. How long will the humid air stay, according to the forecast?
3. True or False: Rain chances are high for the next seven days.

Fill-in-the-blank listening

Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.

A new weather report talks about the coming week. It says the air will feel a little more _____ on Wednesday.

_____ means there is more water in the air. It can make people feel hot and sticky.

The report says the humid air will stay for the second half of the _____.

The good news is that rain _____ stay low.

The _____ says there is not much rain in the next seven days.

A forecast is a guess about future _____.

Weather experts use tools to make this _____.

People can still plan _____ activities.

But they may want to drink more _____ because of the humid air.

This means more _____ days are coming.

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