Rain and Falling Temperatures Across Italy, Snow Returns to the Alps
Rain is falling in most parts of Italy this week. The weather is changing a lot. Temperatures are going down across the country.
On the Alps, there is new snow. The snow is falling above 1,500 metres high. This is normal for this time of year.
Weather experts call this an Atlantic week. This means wind and rain come from the Atlantic Ocean. There is also strong wind in many areas.
There are not many sunny breaks this week. Most days have clouds and rain. People need umbrellas and warm coats.
On Sunday, the weather will be better. There will be a short anticyclone. This means less rain and more sun for one day.
But after Sunday, the bad weather returns. Rain and wind will come back next week. This is common weather for autumn in Italy.
Vocabulary15 words
- weather
- what it is like outside, like rain or sun
- Atlantic
- a big ocean near Europe
- wind
- moving air outside
- anticyclone
- weather with high pressure and less rain
- autumn
- the season after summer, before winter
- temperatures
- how hot or cold it is
- Alps
- big mountains in Europe
- metres
- a way to measure height or distance
- rain
- water that falls from clouds
- snow
- soft white ice that falls in cold weather
- cloud
- a white or grey shape in the sky with water
- forecast
- what people think the weather will be
- season
- one of four parts of the year
- storm
- very bad weather with rain and wind
- pressure
- the force of air pushing down
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1. They are going down 2. On the Alps above 1,500 metres 3. Yes
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Rain is falling in most parts of _____. The weather is changing a lot. Temperatures are going _____ across the country.
On the Alps, there is new _____. The snow is falling above 1,500 _____ high.
Weather experts call this an _____ week. This means wind and rain come from the Atlantic Ocean.
There are not many sunny breaks this week. People need _____ and warm coats.
On Sunday, the weather will be better. There will be a short _____.
But after Sunday, the bad weather returns. This is common weather for _____ in Italy.
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