Weather Today: Rain in the Northeast, Mild in the Southwest
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Today the weather is different across the country. In the northeast, there is rain and cool air. The temperature there is low.
In the southwest, the weather is warm. People call this mild weather. It is warmer than normal for this time of year.
This week, the weather will change a lot. There will be more rain in many places. The weather is unsettled, so it changes often.
People also want to know about winter. Will there be snow? Will temperatures go below zero? The forecast will show more soon.
For now, take an umbrella if you live in the northeast. If you live in the southwest, you can enjoy the mild air.
Vocabulary15 words
- rain
- water that falls from the sky
- temperature
- how hot or cold something is
- mild
- not too cold or too hot; nice weather
- unsettled
- changing a lot; not staying the same
- snow
- soft white ice that falls in winter
- umbrella
- a thing you use to stay dry in rain
- forecast
- what people think the weather will be
- northeast
- the direction between north and east
- southwest
- the direction between south and west
- cool
- a little cold
- warm
- a little hot; nice heat
- below zero
- colder than zero degrees
- week
- seven days
- country
- a place like France or Spain
- weather
- rain, sun, wind, or cold outside
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1. Rain and cool air 2. Mild and warm 3. False
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Today the weather is different across the country. In the northeast, there is _____ and cool air. The _____ there is low.
In the southwest, the weather is warm. People call this _____ weather. It is warmer than normal for this time of year.
This week, the weather will change a lot. There will be more rain in many places. The weather is _____, so it changes often.
People also want to know about winter. Will there be _____? Will temperatures go below zero? The _____ will show more soon.
For now, take an _____ if you live in the northeast. If you live in the southwest, you can enjoy the mild air.
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