Weather crossword
The weather changes from one day to the next, and there is a word for all of it. This crossword gathers sunshine, storms and everything in between. A handy way to talk about what to see out of the window.
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Clues in this weather crossword
The 14 clues below fill the grid above. Each answer length is shown to help younger solvers; the full answer key prints on the second page.
- The loud rumble that follows lightning (7 letters)
- A flash of electricity in a storm (9 letters)
- Arc of colour after the rain (7 letters)
- Fluffy white shape that floats in the sky (5 letters)
- Wild weather with wind and rain (5 letters)
- Water that falls from the clouds (4 letters)
- White flakes that fall when it is cold (4 letters)
- Thin white ice on a cold morning (5 letters)
- A gentle wind (6 letters)
- A spinning funnel of wind (7 letters)
- Little balls of ice that fall from the sky (4 letters)
- Bright light on a clear day (8 letters)
- Thick cloud low to the ground (3 letters)
- Light, fine rain (7 letters)
Weather by letter count
Stuck on a crossword clue? Here are weather grouped by how many letters they have, so you can match the answer to the squares.
| Letters | Weather |
|---|---|
| 3 letters | Fog, Sun, Ice |
| 4 letters | Rain, Snow, Hail, Wind, Mist, Gale, Cold, Warm, Calm |
| 5 letters | Storm, Frost, Cloud, Sunny, Windy, Foggy, Rainy, Sleet, Humid |
| 6 letters | Breeze, Cloudy, Stormy, Frosty, Chilly, Shower |
| 7 letters | Thunder, Rainbow, Tornado, Drizzle, Cyclone, Monsoon |
| 8 letters | Sunshine, Blizzard, Overcast, Downpour |
| 9 letters | Lightning, Hurricane, Snowstorm |
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Questions
- What is a 7-letter weather word?
- Thunder, rainbow, tornado, drizzle, cyclone and monsoon are seven-letter weather words.
- What is a 5-letter weather word?
- Storm, frost, cloud, sleet, sunny and windy each have five letters.
- What is a 9-letter weather word?
- Lightning, hurricane and snowstorm are nine-letter weather words.
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- Yes. Generate the weather puzzle above, with its 14 clues and a full answer key, and print it at no cost and with no sign-up. It is free for classroom, home and personal use.
- Can I change the weather clues?
- Yes. The generator is pre-filled with a themed clue list, but you can edit any clue, add your own, or change the title and generate a fresh grid. It runs entirely in your browser.
- Can I make a weather crossword book to sell on KDP?
- Yes. The free tool makes one puzzle. Publisher Studio drafts a clue bank with AI and generates hundreds of graded puzzles at any KDP trim, as a print-ready 300 DPI interior and answer-key PDF, so you can publish a themed book.