Here is a weather word search printable that will make a nice addition to any weather unit.
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.
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 word search for kids is usually seen as a relaxing activity.
Coloring is another relaxing activity. For kids that enjoy a bit of colouring, there are a few images on the puzzle that can be colored.
Printable Word Search
The 5th grade weather word search can be downloaded below. The puzzle is free to download and can be printed out on your home computer. The pdf file includes the answers.
More Weather & Science Activities
If this weather word search is not at the correct level for your student, you can try one of these:
- easy weather word search (1st or 2nd grade level)
- more challenging weather word search (6th grade)
For more science learning about the weather:
- a printable weather glossary to help kids learn weather forecast vocabulary
- a weather forecast crossword puzzle
- a weather unit study complete with book lists, weather projects, videos, etc. etc.
This is Day 9 of a 10 day printable word puzzles for kids series.
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.
