Weather in English

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The Weather in English

In English, we usually use it is when we talk about the weather.
This is normally: It is + adjective OR It is + verb-ing

It is + adjective = A description of the weather

• It is sunny today.
• It's hot and humid today.
• It'sa nice day today.

We can also say:
It is a + adjective + day (or morning/afternoon/night)

• It's a fine day.
• It's a windy afternoon.

It is + verb-ing = This type of weather is happening now.

• It's drizzling outside.
• It's snowing.
• Take an umbrella, it's raining.

You can also use it is in different tenses

• It was cold yesterday.
• It will be cloudy tomorrow.

When you are learning vocabulary about the weather, it is important to remember that some of the words have a noun form, a verb form and/or an adjective form. For example:

• Rain: (noun) The game was cancelled because of the rain.
• Rain: (verb) I think it is going to rain later.
• Rainy: (adjective) It's a rainy day.

It pays to learn the different forms of each word and when they are used.

Nouns and Adjectives 
Many times when we are talking about the weather, we can add the letter Y to the end of a noun to make it an adjective.

• rain (noun) - rainy (adjective)
• sun (noun) - sunny (adjective)
• wind (noun) - windy (adjective)
• cloud (noun) - cloudy (adjective)
• fog (noun) - foggy (adjective)

Questions about the weather

People commonly ask about the weather by saying: 

• What's it like out(side)?
• How's the weather?
• What's the weather like?
• What's the temperature?
• What's the weather forecast?
   

  Vocabulary about the weather in English

  We have divided this vocabulary into different categories to make it easier. We have:
  Clear or Cloudy – Types of Rain – Cold stuff – Types of Wind – Mixed Vocabulary 

  Clear or Cloudy

  Bright: (adjective) full of light; when the sun is shining strongly
  Sunny: (adjective) the sun is shining and there are no clouds
  Clear: (adjective) without clouds
  Fine: (adjective) not raining, clear sky
  Partially cloudy: (adjective) when there is a mixture of both blue sky and clouds 
  Cloudy: (adjective) with many clouds in the sky
  Overcast: (adjective) covered with cloud; dull
  Gloomy: (adjective) with dark clouds and dull light; some people consider this weather depressing

  Sometimes the cloud lowers to ground level and it becomes harder to see…
  Fog (noun)/ foggy (adjective): thick cloud close to land
  Mist (noun) / misty (adjective): light fog, often on the sea or caused by drizzle
  Haze (noun) / hazy (adjective): light mist, usually caused by heat

  Types of Rain

  Damp: (adjective) slightly wet (often after the rain has stopped)
  Drizzle: (verb/noun) to rain lightly with very fine drops
  Shower: (noun) a short period of rain
  Rain: (verb/noun) water that falls from the clouds in drops
  Downpour: (noun) heavy rain
  Pour: (verb) to have heavy rain
  It's raining cats and dogs: (Idiom) To rain heavily
  Torrential rain: (noun) very heavy rain
  Flood: (verb/noun) to become covered in water usually due to excessive rain

  Cold stuff

  Hail: (verb) when frozen rain falls as small balls of ice (hailstones).
  Hailstones: (noun) the small hard balls of ice that fall from the sky
  Snow: (noun/verb) frozen rain that falls from the sky as soft snowflakes
  Snowflake: (noun) an individual piece of snow
  Sleet: (noun/verb) snow or hail mixed with rain (often with some wind)
  Blizzard: (noun) severe snowstorm with strong winds

  Types of Wind

  Breeze: a gentle wind (often nice or refreshing)
  Blustery: blowing (strong) gusts of wind
  Windy: continual wind.
  Gale: a very strong wind
  Hurricane/cyclone/typhoon: a spiral arrangement of thunderstorms that produce winds and heavy rain.

  What's the difference between a hurricane, a typhoon and a cyclone?
  They are the same thing just with different names because of the region they are in.
  Atlantic/Northeast Pacific = a hurricane
  Northwest Pacific = a typhoon
  Southern Hemisphere = a cyclone

  Tornado: (noun) strong violent circular winds in a small area; a rapidly revolving column of air
  In United States the word twister is often used instead of tornado.

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