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Weather Word Search

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Categories Grade 5, Spelling Activities, Spelling Activities 5th Grade, Weather Unit, Word Puzzles For Kids

This free printable weather word search gives kids a fun way to practice weather vocabulary with a medium-difficulty puzzle and answer key.

The puzzle is a simple print-and-go relaxing activity for home or classroom use. The printable word search works well for a weather unit, quiet time, or extra vocabulary practice.

A weather word search for kids printable with 20 hidden words. The majority of the words are at a 5th grade spelling level. The printable is decorated with 3 small images that kids can color if desired: an umbrella, a storm cloud, and a sun behind a cloud.

Difficulty Level

The difficulty level is medium. 15 of the 20 hidden words of this weather word search are 5th grade spelling words.

The words can be found in every direction – horizontally, vertically or diagonally: forwards and backwards.

The words to find are hidden in a 17 X 17 grid of uppercase letters.

Weather Words

All kids need is a pencil to find and circle all the hidden weather words. There are 20 weather related words used in this puzzle.

There are storm & rain related words:

  • storm
  • major
  • thunder
  • lightning
  • rainfall
  • umbrella

And more weather words you’d expect to hear from a weather forecast:

  • predict
  • weather
  • conditions
  • tomorrow
  • partly
  • cloudy
  • sunny
  • record
  • humid
  • frost
  • windy
  • breeze
  • climate
  • foggy
A weather word search for kids printable with 20 hidden words. The majority of the words are at a 5th grade spelling level. The printable is decorated with 3 small images that kids can color if desired: an umbrella, a storm cloud, and a sun behind a cloud. The printable is on a dark purple background with an image of a cat, standing in a puddle, holding an umbrella, under a storm cloud with lightning bolts.

How to Use This Weather Word Search

This weather word search is easy to use and makes a simple, print-and-go activity. Here are some suggestions:

  • add it to a weather unit
  • use it for quiet time or independent work
  • keep it as an early finisher activity
  • pair it with a weather vocabulary lesson
  • use the answer key for quick checking

Download and Print

To download this free printable word search, use either of the forms below, and the PDF will be sent to your email.

The 2 page PDF includes the answers. Print page 1 to just print the puzzle page.

More Weather & Science Activities

If this weather word search is not at the correct level for your student, you can try one of these:

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Weather Word Search Answer Key

Need help finding a word? Here is a color coded answer key. It’ll help you find any hidden word quickly.

The color-coded answer key to a 5th grade weather word search puzzle. The word find has 20 hidden words in a 17 X 17 grid of uppercase letters.

More educational printable weather activities for kids can be found here.