Weather Games — Predict, Watch, Understand
These free weather games let a child predict what the sky will do, watch it happen, and see why. Weather is full of everyday mysteries — why clouds have shapes, why it snows instead of rains, what actually makes the wind — so guessing first, then watching, is how it makes sense. No ads, no sign-up.
Predict the cloud and its weather — puffy, flat, wispy or towering, each signals fair or stormy skies.
Predict what falls — the temperature of the air decides rain, snow, sleet or hail.
Predict which way the wind blows — warm air rises and cooler air rushes in to take its place.
Predict weather or climate — today’s sky versus the long-run average of a whole place.
Predict warmer or cooler — read the thermometer and tell what to expect or wear.
Predict when water appears — humid air that cools drops its water as dew, fog or beads on cold glass.
What kids learn
Weather happens in the air around us. Clouds form as water vapor cools, and their shape and height hint at what is coming. Whether it rains, snows, or hails depends on temperature. Wind is air moving from warm to cool and from high pressure to low. A thermometer measures how warm the air is, invisible humidity turns into dew and fog when it cools, and the long-run average of all this is a place’s climate — different from the day’s weather. Each game isolates one of these ideas.
More science games
Explore the full set on the science games hub, including earth & space games and heat games.
Common questions
What are the main types of clouds?
Three shapes cover most clouds: puffy cumulus clouds (fair weather, but they can pile into storms), flat gray stratus clouds that spread across the sky and bring drizzle, and thin wispy cirrus clouds high up. A towering, dark cumulonimbus is the thunderstorm cloud. The shape and height are clues to the weather coming.
Why does it rain, snow, or hail?
It all starts as water droplets in a cloud. What falls depends on the temperature of the air it passes through: warm air the whole way down gives rain; air below freezing gives snow; raindrops that refreeze on the way down become sleet; and droplets tossed up and down inside a storm cloud freeze in layers into hail.
What makes the wind blow?
Wind is simply moving air. The Sun heats the ground unevenly, warm air rises, and cooler, heavier air flows in along the ground to take its place — that flow is wind. Air always moves from areas of high pressure to low pressure, and the bigger the difference, the stronger the wind.
What is the difference between weather and climate?
Weather is what is happening in the sky right now or today — sunny, rainy, windy. Climate is the pattern of weather a place has over many years — a desert is dry all year, a rainforest is wet. One rainy day does not change a desert’s climate; climate is the long-run average, not any single day.
What age are these weather games for?
Roughly ages 6–13 (grades 1–7), and each game shows its grade band. Reading a thermometer suits grades 1–4; cloud types and precipitation suit grades 2–5; wind reaches grades 3–6; weather vs climate and humidity reach grades 4–7. The predict-and-watch format needs no reading-heavy setup.