Weather Conditions ESL Word Search Puzzle Worksheet - Free Printable

Let’s solve this step by step.

We have a word search puzzle with 12 weather-related words to find. Then, we need to match each numbered picture (there are 12 pictures) to the correct weather condition from the list.

First, let’s look at the word list:

1. sunny
2. cloudy
3. partly cloudy
4. rainy
5. snowy
6. hailing
7. stormy
8. windy
9. hot
10. warm
11. cold
12. freezing

Now, let’s go through each picture one by one and decide which weather condition it shows.

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Picture 1 (top left): Sun behind a cloud → That’s “partly cloudy” → #3

Picture 2 (top middle): Leaves blowing in wind → That’s “windy” → #8

Picture 3 (top right): Dark clouds, lightning, rain → That’s “stormy” → #7

Picture 4 (second row, left): Thermometer with low temp + snowflakes → That’s “freezing” → #12

Picture 5 (second row, middle): Cloud with hailstones falling → That’s “hailing” → #6

Picture 6 (second row, right): Sun shining on a flower → That’s “sunny” → #1

Picture 7 (third row, left): Thermometer high + sun → That’s “hot” → #9

Picture 8 (third row, middle): Cloud with snowflakes → That’s “snowy” → #5

Picture 9 (third row, right): Thermometer with water drops (melting?) but actually looks like rain or maybe just wet? Wait — thermometer is red (warm/hot side) but there are水滴 (water drops). Hmm… Actually, looking again — it’s a thermometer with water dripping off — that might mean “rainy”? But wait — no, the thermometer itself isn’t showing temperature for rain. Let me recheck.

Actually, Picture 9: Thermometer with water drops around it — could be “rainy”, but let’s compare to others.

Wait — Picture 10 (bottom left): Gray cloud with raindrops → That’s clearly “rainy” → #4

So Picture 9 must be something else. Thermometer with water drops — maybe “warm”? Because if it’s warm, ice melts? Or maybe it’s “cold” because water is condensing? No — better idea: Look at the thermometer level.

In Picture 4: thermometer low + snow = freezing
In Picture 7: thermometer high + sun = hot
In Picture 9: thermometer medium-high + water drops — perhaps “warm”? Yes! Warm weather can cause sweating or condensation. So “warm” → #10

But let’s confirm all.

Picture 10 (bottom left): Rain falling from cloud → “rainy” → #4

Picture 11 (bottom middle): Just a fluffy white cloud → “cloudy” → #2

Picture 12 (bottom right): Beach scene — sun, sand, bucket, shovel → That’s warm/sunny day → but “sunny” is already used. Wait — beach usually means “warm” or “hot”. We have both.

Wait — we haven’t assigned “cold” yet.

Let’s list what we have so far:

Pic 1: partly cloudy → 3
Pic 2: windy → 8
Pic 3: stormy → 7
Pic 4: freezing → 12
Pic 5: hailing → 6
Pic 6: sunny → 1
Pic 7: hot → 9
Pic 8: snowy → 5
Pic 9: ?
Pic 10: rainy → 4
Pic 11: cloudy → 2
Pic 12: ?

Leftover words: cold (#11), warm (#10)

Picture 9: Thermometer with water drops — if it’s not too hot, maybe “warm”?
Picture 12: Beach — definitely warm or hot. But “hot” is taken by Pic 7 (thermometer high + sun). Beach is also hot, but maybe they want “warm” for beach? Or vice versa.

Wait — let’s think differently.

Look at Picture 9 again: It’s a thermometer with water droplets — this often represents humidity or warmth causing condensation. In many worksheets, this image is used for “warm”.

Picture 12: Beach with sun — that’s classic “sunny”, but “sunny” is already assigned to Pic 6 (sun + flower). So beach must be “warm” or “hot”. Since “hot” is taken, assign “warm” to beach? But then what about Picture 9?

Alternative: Maybe Picture 9 is “cold”? No — cold would have frost or blue color. This has red mercury — meaning warm side.

Actually, standard interpretation:

- Thermometer with red line high + sun = hot
- Thermometer with red line medium + sweat/drops = warm
- Thermometer with blue line low + snow = freezing/cold

We have “cold” and “freezing” as separate items.

“Freezing” is below 0°C, “cold” is above freezing but still chilly.

In our images:

Pic 4: thermometer low + snowflakes → freezing → #12
Is there an image for “cold”? Not explicitly — unless...

Wait — Picture 9: thermometer with water drops — if it’s cooling down, maybe “cold”? But the mercury is red — usually red = warm.

I think I made a mistake earlier.

Let me reassign based on common worksheet conventions:

Standard matching:

- Sun alone → sunny
- Sun + cloud → partly cloudy
- Cloud alone → cloudy
- Cloud + rain → rainy
- Cloud + snow → snowy
- Cloud + hail → hailing
- Lightning + rain → stormy
- Wind lines + leaves → windy
- High thermometer + sun → hot
- Medium thermometer + sweat → warm
- Low thermometer + snow → freezing
- Low thermometer without snow → cold? But we don’t have that.

Wait — we have 12 pictures and 12 words. Let’s list the pictures again with descriptions:

Row 1:
1. Sun behind cloud → partly cloudy → 3
2. Blowing leaves → windy → 8
3. Storm cloud + lightning → stormy → 7

Row 2:
4. Thermometer low + snowflakes → freezing → 12
5. Cloud + hailstones → hailing → 6
6. Sun + flower → sunny → 1

Row 3:
7. Thermometer high + sun → hot → 9
8. Cloud + snowflakes → snowy → 5
9. Thermometer with water drops → this is tricky. In some puzzles, this means "humid" but we don't have humid. Perhaps "warm"? Let's say warm → 10

Row 4:
10. Cloud + rain → rainy → 4
11. Single cloud → cloudy → 2
12. Beach with sun → this should be "warm" or "hot", but both are taken? No — we have "cold" left.

Words left unassigned: cold (#11) and we have assigned up to 10? Let's count assignments:

Assigned:
1→6 (sunny)
2→11 (cloudy)
3→1 (partly cloudy)
4→10 (rainy)
5→8 (snowy)
6→5 (hailing)
7→3 (stormy)
8→2 (windy)
9→?
10→?
11→?
12→?

Better to number the pictures 1 to 12 in order:

Picture 1: sun+cloud → partly cloudy → 3
Picture 2: wind → windy → 8
Picture 3: storm → stormy → 7
Picture 4: thermo low+snow → freezing → 12
Picture 5: hail → hailing → 6
Picture 6: sun+flower → sunny → 1
Picture 7: thermo high+sun → hot → 9
Picture 8: cloud+snow → snowy → 5
Picture 9: thermo with drops → let's call this "warm" → 10
Picture 10: rain → rainy → 4
Picture 11: cloud → cloudy → 2
Picture 12: beach → now only "cold" is left? But beach is not cold.

Mistake: We have "cold" not assigned, and beach doesn't fit.

Perhaps Picture 9 is "cold"? But thermometer is red — usually indicates warm.

Another possibility: In some contexts, a thermometer with water drops means "dew point" or "humidity", but not in this list.

Let's look back at the word list: "cold" is #11, "freezing" is #12.

"Freezing" is very cold, "cold" is less cold.

In the images, Picture 4 is clearly freezing (snowflakes).

Is there an image for "cold"? Picture 9: thermometer with water drops — if it's cool enough for condensation, it could be "cold". For example, when you take a cold drink out, water forms on the outside — that's condensation due to cold surface.

Yes! That makes sense. So Picture 9: thermometer with water drops → the thermometer is cold, causing condensation → "cold" → #11

Then Picture 12: beach → must be "warm" → #10

That works.

Confirm:

- Picture 9: cold thermometer causes water to condense on it → "cold" → 11
- Picture 12: beach with sun → pleasant weather → "warm" → 10

Perfect.

So final matching:

Picture 1: 3 (partly cloudy)
Picture 2: 8 (windy)
Picture 3: 7 (stormy)
Picture 4: 12 (freezing)
Picture 5: 6 (hailing)
Picture 6: 1 (sunny)
Picture 7: 9 (hot)
Picture 8: 5 (snowy)
Picture 9: 11 (cold)
Picture 10: 4 (rainy)
Picture 11: 2 (cloudy)
Picture 12: 10 (warm)

Now, to present the answer, we need to number the pictures as per their position. The user will circle the words in the puzzle, but since we're not doing that here, we just provide the matching for the pictures.

The task says: "number the pictures" — meaning write the number of the weather condition next to each picture.

So for each picture, we assign the number from the list.

Final Answer should be the numbers corresponding to each picture in order.

Assuming the pictures are numbered left to right, top to bottom:

Row 1: Pic1, Pic2, Pic3 → 3, 8, 7
Row 2: Pic4, Pic5, Pic6 → 12, 6, 1
Row 3: Pic7, Pic8, Pic9 → 9, 5, 11
Row 4: Pic10, Pic11, Pic12 → 4, 2, 10

So the sequence is: 3, 8, 7, 12, 6, 1, 9, 5, 11, 4, 2, 10

But to make it clear, perhaps list them as:

Picture 1: 3
Picture 2: 8
... etc.

Since the instruction is to "number the pictures", and in the context, likely they want the number written in the circle next to each picture.

For the answer, we can provide the list in order.

Final Answer:
3, 8, 7, 12, 6, 1, 9, 5, 11, 4, 2, 10