English weather phrases

The British, in particular, are very fond of discussing the weather! Here are a collection of expressions you will find useful.

Weather conditions

what's the weather like?

it's ...
sunny
cloudy
windy
foggy
stormy

it's ...
raining
hailing
snowing

what a nice day!
what a beautiful day!

it's not a very nice day
what a terrible day!
what miserable weather!

it's starting to rain
it's stopped raining
it's pouring with rain
it's raining cats and dogs

the weather's fine
the sun's shining

there's not a cloud in the sky
the sky's overcast
it's clearing up
the sun's come out
the sun's just gone in

there's a strong wind
the wind's dropped

that sounds like thunder
that's lightning

we had a lot of heavy rain this morning
we haven't had any rain for a fortnight

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what's the temperature?

it's 22°C ("twenty-two degrees")
temperatures are in the mid-20s

what temperature do you think it is?
probably about 30°C ("thirty degrees")

it's ...
hot
cold
baking hot
freezing
freezing cold

it's below freezing

what's the forecast?
what's the forecast like?

it's forecast to rain
it's going to freeze tonight

it looks like rain
it looks like it's going to rain
we're expecting a thunderstorm

it's supposed to clear up later