temperie

Definitions of temperie
  1. noun
    the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
    synonyms: clima, condizione atmosferica, condizione metereologica, tempo
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    disgelo
    warm weather following a freeze; snow and ice melt
    precipitazione
    the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist)
    aria, vento
    air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
    atmosfera
    the weather or climate at some place
    sereno
    weather suitable for outdoor activities
    intemperie, maltempo
    weather unsuitable for outdoor activities
    aura, brezza, venticello
    a slight wind (usually refreshing)
    congelamento, gelata
    weather cold enough to cause freezing
    colpo di vento, folata, raffica, sbuffo, ventata
    a strong current of air
    gragnola, grandine, raffica, sequela
    precipitation of ice pellets when there are strong rising air currents
    afa, caldura, calura
    oppressively hot and humid weather
    pioggia
    water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
    nevischio
    partially melted snow (or a mixture of rain and snow)
    neve, nevicata
    precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
    riscontro
    a current of air (usually coming into a chimney or room or vehicle)
    favonio, föhn
    wind that blows from west to east
    anticiclone
    (meteorology) winds spiraling outward from a high pressure center; circling clockwise in the northern hemisphere and counterclockwise in the southern
    ciclone
    (meteorology) rapid inward circulation of air masses about a low pressure center; circling counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere and clockwise in the southern
    caligine
    an atmosphere in which visibility is reduced because of a cloud of some substance
    perturbazione
    the state of the sky when it is covered by clouds
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    fenomeno atmosferico
    a physical phenomenon associated with the atmosphere
  2. noun
    the weather in some location averaged over some long period of time
    synonyms: aria, clima, condizione atmosferica, condizione metereologica, tempo
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