Light Rain Forecast for Gujarat in Coming Days
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It is raining in Gujarat. The rain in Ahmedabad city is light. This is called drizzle.
Weather experts say the rain will not become strong. But some places will still get rain. This is called scattered rain. It does not fall everywhere.
There is a cyclonic circulation in the sky over Gujarat. This is a spinning wind pattern. It brings clouds and rain. There is also a rain system moving over the state.
Experts say Gujarat will get light rain for seven days. This is a forecast. A forecast tells us what weather will come.
In other parts of India, the rain is very different. This is India's monsoon season. Monsoon is the season with a lot of rain.
Experts gave a warning for 27 states. They said heavy rain will fall there. This is called heavy rain or downpour
So Gujarat will have light rain. But other states will have strong rain this week.
Vocabulary15 words
- drizzle
- very light rain
- scattered rain
- rain that falls in some places, not all
- cyclonic circulation
- wind that spins in a circle in the sky
- rain system
- a group of clouds that bring rain
- forecast
- information about weather that will come
- monsoon
- a season with a lot of rain
- heavy rain
- rain that falls very hard
- downpour
- a lot of rain falling fast
- warning
- words that tell people about danger
- state
- a big part of a country
- expert
- a person who knows a lot about something
- weather
- sun, rain, or wind outside
- light rain
- rain that is not strong
- spinning
- moving around in a circle
- careful
- paying close attention to stay safe
Quiz
Answer key
1. Drizzle 2. Seven days 3. 27
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
It is raining in Gujarat. The rain in Ahmedabad city is _____.
Weather experts say the rain will not become strong. But some places will still get _____ rain.
There is a _____ circulation in the sky over Gujarat.
There is also a rain _____ moving over the state.
Experts say Gujarat will get light rain for _____ days.
In other parts of India, this is called the _____ season.
Experts gave a _____ for 27 states.
They said _____ rain will fall in those states.