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JavaScript

var weather_status = ['rain', 'cloudy', "snow", 'wind', 'thunderstorms']

function getStatus(str) {
    for( var srch_str in weather_status ) {        
        var bool = (new RegExp(weather_status[srch_str])).test(str);
        if (bool) {
            str = srch_str
            console.log("if ......");
            break;
        } else {
            console.log(" else ----------");
        }
    } //for
    
    return str
}

getStatus("snow Showers Late");