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The weather

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 ("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

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