Learn to talk about the weather
Using verbs to describe the weather
The sun is shining
It's drizzling
The wind is blowing
It's raining (The rain is falling.)
It's hailing
It's pouring (The rain is pouring down.)
It's snowing (The snow is falling.)
It's thundering
Using adjectives to describe the weather
Sweltering = It's sweltering. or It's a sweltering day.
Freezing = It's freezing. or It's a freezing day.
Warm = It's warn. or It's a warm day.
Cold = It's cold. or It's a cold day.
Sunny = It's sunny. or It's a sunny day.
Cloudy = It's cloudy. or It's a cloudy day.
Clear = It's clear. or It's a clear day.
Stormy = It's stormy. or It's a stormy day.
Misty = It's misty. or It's a misty day.
Foggy = It's foggy. or It's a foggy day.
Breezy = It's breezy. or It's a breezy day
Windy = It's windy. or It's a windy day.
Showery = It's showery. or It's a showery day.
Rainy = It's rainy. or It's a rainy day.
Frosty = It's frosty. or It's a frosty day.
Snowy = It's snowy. or It's a snowy day.
Icy = It's icy. or It's an icy day.
Drizzly = It's drizzly. or It's a drizzly day.
Dry = It's dry. or It's a dry day.
Wet = It's wet. or It's a wet day.
Other things associated with the weather
sunshine lightning
puddles raindrops
hailstones snowflakes
frost The weather forecast
flood drought
tidalwave tornado / twister
Atlantic / Eastern Pacific = a hurricane
Northwest Pacific = a typhoon
Rest of the world = a cyclone
Describing the weather generally
hot, scorching wet, miserable, damp
warm, mild, fine, dry
dull, grey
cool, refreshing cold, chilly
What to say
How to ask about the weather.
What's the weather like?
What's the weather doing?
Is it raining where you are?
A lot of nouns about the weather are uncountable,
so we have to create or add a counting word:-
Fog / Mist A wisp of mist / fog.
Hail A hailstone
Rain A drop of rain / A raindrop
Snow A snowflake
Sunshine A ray of sunshine
Wind A gust of wind
Using verbs to describe the weather
The sun is shining
It's drizzling
The wind is blowing
It's raining (The rain is falling.)
It's hailing
It's pouring (The rain is pouring down.)
It's snowing (The snow is falling.)
It's thundering
Using adjectives to describe the weather
Sweltering = It's sweltering. or It's a sweltering day.
Freezing = It's freezing. or It's a freezing day.
Warm = It's warn. or It's a warm day.
Cold = It's cold. or It's a cold day.
Sunny = It's sunny. or It's a sunny day.
Cloudy = It's cloudy. or It's a cloudy day.
Clear = It's clear. or It's a clear day.
Stormy = It's stormy. or It's a stormy day.
Misty = It's misty. or It's a misty day.
Foggy = It's foggy. or It's a foggy day.
Breezy = It's breezy. or It's a breezy day
Windy = It's windy. or It's a windy day.
Showery = It's showery. or It's a showery day.
Rainy = It's rainy. or It's a rainy day.
Frosty = It's frosty. or It's a frosty day.
Snowy = It's snowy. or It's a snowy day.
Icy = It's icy. or It's an icy day.
Drizzly = It's drizzly. or It's a drizzly day.
Dry = It's dry. or It's a dry day.
Wet = It's wet. or It's a wet day.
Other things associated with the weather
sunshine lightning
puddles raindrops
hailstones snowflakes
frost The weather forecast
flood drought
tidalwave tornado / twister
Atlantic / Eastern Pacific = a hurricane
Northwest Pacific = a typhoon
Rest of the world = a cyclone
Describing the weather generally
hot, scorching wet, miserable, damp
warm, mild, fine, dry
dull, grey
cool, refreshing cold, chilly
What to say
How to ask about the weather.
What's the weather like?
What's the weather doing?
Is it raining where you are?
A lot of nouns about the weather are uncountable,
so we have to create or add a counting word:-
Fog / Mist A wisp of mist / fog.
Hail A hailstone
Rain A drop of rain / A raindrop
Snow A snowflake
Sunshine A ray of sunshine
Wind A gust of wind