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Weather Forecast Crossword

This free printable weather forecast crossword puzzle will test the vocabulary skills of older elementary or middle school aged kids.

This crossword puzzle for kids will challenge their understanding of terms a Weatherman uses in a weather report.

Weather forecast crossword puzzles for students around grades 5-6 or older.  A free kids glossary will teach kids the weather vocabulary and they can practice their knowledge with the crossword puzzle.  This worksheet focuses on the weather forecast terms describing the clouds, sun or rain. Free printable pdf includes answer key.  #weather #crosswordpuzzle #forecasting #weatherunit #grade6 #homeschooling

The weather vocabulary practiced in this crossword puzzle are the terms the Weatherman uses when describing weather conditions related to the:

  • clouds
  • sun
  • rain

Learning Weather Forecast Vocabulary

To help kids learn this vocabulary, I previously created a 3 page free printable kids weather glossary that teaches these terms.

Before completing this crossword puzzle, kids will probably do best to first learn this weather forecast vocabulary. After they do so, this crossword puzzle will be the perfect educational worksheet to practice their weather vocabulary.

This crossword puzzle has 21 clues that need answers.

Weather forecast crossword puzzles for students around grades 5-6 or older.  A free kids glossary will teach kids the weather vocabulary and they can practice their knowledge with the crossword puzzle.  This worksheet focuses on the weather forecast terms describing the clouds, sun or rain. Free printable pdf includes answer key.  #weather #crosswordpuzzle #forecasting #weatherunit #grade6 #homeschooling

Printable Weather Crossword Puzzle

The weather forecast crossword puzzle can be downloaded free below. The pdf includes a 2nd page with the answer key.

Weather Unit

This weather crossword puzzle would make a great addition to any weather unit for older kids.

If you have a child around 6th grade, you might wish to combine:

The combination of all 4 learning activities would cover the spelling and vocabulary areas of any weather unit for students around 6th grade.

Students can also learn more about weather forecasting with this book: (affiliate link)

"The Kids' Book of Weather Forecasting" by Mark Breen

Weather Forecast Answer Key

If you just need a little help solving this weather puzzle, you can refer to the weather forecast for kids glossary.

Here is the answer key for this weather puzzle:

The answer key for a printable weather forecast crossword puzzle. The words down are forecasting, isolated, scattered, eight, sunny, cloudy, one hour, overcast, showers, and rain. The words across are seven, drizzle, heavy, okta, mostly, meteorologist, ninety, partly, precipitation, mixed, and thunderstorm.

Down:

1 – FORECASTING
2 – ISOLATED
3 – SCATTERED
5 – EIGHT
6 – SUNNY
8 – CLOUDY
9 – ONEHOUR
13 – OVERCAST
16 – SHOWERS
18 – RAIN

Across:

3 – SEVEN
4 – DRIZZLE
7 – HEAVY
10 – OKTA
11 – MOSTLY
12 – METEOROLOGIST
14 – NINETY
15 – PARTLY
17 – PRECIPITATION
19 – MIXED
20 – THUNDERSTORM

Neeraj Kashyap

Wednesday 11th of November 2020

answers of weather crossword plzz

Adelheid

Sunday 10th of April 2022

@Melanie Thomas, how do you get the answer

Melanie Thomas

Wednesday 11th of November 2020

When you download the crossword, the 2nd page is the answer sheet.