Rain and Unstable Weather Expected Across Hokkaido on August 25
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Weather in Sapporo will change on August 25. The forecast says rain in the morning. The high temperature will be 25°C. Some rain may stay in the day too.
In other parts of Hokkaido, the weather will also be different. The Kamikawa and Rumoi areas will have their own weather report for August 25.
The air across Hokkaido will be unstable starting in the morning. This means the weather can change fast and storms can happen.
In the Oshima and Hiyama areas, forecasters expect very heavy rain. They predict about 100 millimeters of rain in 24 hours. This is a lot of rain.
Vocabulary15 words
- forecast
- a guess about future weather
- temperature
- how hot or cold something is
- weather report
- information about the weather
- unstable
- not staying the same; changing quickly
- millimeters
- a small unit used to measure rain
- heavy rain
- a lot of rain falling
- region
- a part of a country
- storm
- bad weather with strong wind and rain
- morning
- the early part of the day
- predict
- to say what will happen
- high
- the biggest number, like the hottest temperature
- area
- a place or part of a country
- expect
- to think something will happen
- change
- to become different
- part
- one piece of something bigger
Quiz
Answer key
1. 25°C 2. In the morning 3. 100 millimeters
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Weather in Sapporo will change on August 25. The _____ says rain in the morning. The high _____ will be 25°C. Some rain may stay in the day too.
In other parts of Hokkaido, the weather will also be different. The Kamikawa and Rumoi areas will have their own _____ for August 25.
The air across Hokkaido will be _____ starting in the morning. This means the weather can change fast and storms can happen.
In the Oshima and Hiyama areas, forecasters expect very _____ rain. They predict about 100 _____ of rain in 24 hours. This is a lot of rain.