Need some fresh winter words for vocabulary or puzzle activities?  Here is a list of about 50 winter weather words that might work well for middle grade kids.  The words relate to cold weather, snow, activities on snow and ice, and cold-weather clothing.  You can download the list below.

Winter Weather Words

thundersnow

blustery

flurry

slush

hoarfrost

rime

sleet

freezing rain

blizzard

lake effect

hibernate

arctic

polar

snowbound

wind chill factor

hypothermia

whiteout

graupel

nor’easter

biting cold

bitter cold

frigid

glacial

frostbite

Jack Frost

solstice

snowpack

winter storm watch

winter storm warning

weather advisory

alpine

toboggan

figure skates

curling

ice fishing

sledge

bobsled

snowshoe

snowplow

chairlift

luge

downhill

cross country

longjohns

parka

anorak

woolens

muffler

balaclava

comforter

Download the lost here: Winter Weather Words

Winter Resources from Classroom in the Middle