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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Temperatures
what's the temperature? |
it's 22°C |
temperatures are in the mid-20s |
what temperature do you think it is? |
probably about 30°C |
it's … |
hot |
cold |
baking hot |
freezing |
freezing cold |
it's below freezing |
The weather forecast
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 |