Weather Today: Change Coming from the Northwest
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The weather is changing today. The change is coming from the northwest.
Today is Friday, 16 October 2026. It will be a rainy day.
The temperature will go down. It will feel colder than before.
In the morning, there will be low clouds. The sky will be grey.
In the afternoon, the sun will come out. The weather will get better later in the day.
People should bring a coat. They should also bring an umbrella for the rain.
Vocabulary15 words
- weather
- what the sky and air are like, for example rain or sun
- northwest
- a direction between north and west
- rainy
- with a lot of rain
- temperature
- how hot or cold something is
- clouds
- white or grey things in the sky, made of water
- umbrella
- a thing you hold over your head to stay dry in rain
- forecast
- information about the weather in the future
- sky
- the space above us where clouds and the sun are
- cold
- not warm
- sun
- the bright light in the sky in the day
- afternoon
- the part of the day after midday
- morning
- the early part of the day
- grey
- a color between black and white
- change
- to become different
- coat
- clothes you wear to stay warm
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Quiz
Answer key
1. The northwest 2. Low clouds 3. False
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The ***** is changing today. The change is coming from the *****.
Today is Friday, 16 October 2026. It will be a ***** day.
The ***** will go down. It will feel colder than before.
In the morning, there will be low *****. The sky will be grey.
In the afternoon, the ***** will come out. The weather will get better later in the day.
People should bring a coat. They should also bring an ***** for the rain.
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