Kentucky Weather: Warmer Air Moves In for Thursday
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The weather in Kentucky will get warmer. Thursday will feel like a normal summer day. The temperature will go up.
Some places may see storms on Thursday. These storms are called hit and miss. This means some places get rain. Other places stay dry.
Most of Kentucky will stay dry on Thursday. The weather will be warm and pleasant for many people.
People should still check the sky. Small storms can come fast. It is good to be ready for rain.
Vocabulary15 words
- weather
- what the sky and air are like
- temperature
- how hot or cold something is
- storm
- bad weather with rain and wind
- hit and miss
- happens in some places, not others
- seasonably
- normal for this time of year
- dry
- no rain
- warm
- a little hot
- forecast
- what people think the weather will be
- sky
- the space above us
- rain
- water that falls from clouds
- pleasant
- nice; good
- ready
- prepared for something
- most
- almost all
- normal
- usual; not strange
- state
- a part of a country, like Kentucky
Quiz
Answer key
1. Seasonably warm 2. Storms happen in some places, not all 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
The weather in Kentucky will get _____. Thursday will feel like a normal _____ day. The _____ will go up.
Some places may see _____ on Thursday. These storms are called _____. This means some places get rain. Other places stay _____.
Most of Kentucky will stay dry on Thursday. The weather will be warm and _____ for many people.
People should still check the _____. Small storms can come fast. It is good to be _____ for rain.