Below is the list of common phrases showing how to talk about the weather in English you should learn. Talking about the weather can be a good way to strike up a conversation with just about anyone, even complete strangers.
How to Talk about the Weather in English
Conversation Starters
- Beautiful day, isn’t it?
- Can you believe all of this rain we’ve been having?
- It looks like it’s going to snow.
- We couldn’t ask for a nicer day, could we?
- How about this weather?
- Did you order this sunshine?
- It’s so nice out today, isn’t it?
- The weather’s nice today, right?
- So hot for this time of year.
- I heard it’s supposed to be sunny tomorrow. That’s good, right?
- Wow, it’s really (Raining/pouring) out today! Did you get caught in the rain?
- I can’t believe the fog! Did you have a hard time driving today?
- It’s freezing out today. Do you think it will snow?
Some Answers to Describe the Weather
- It’s freezing outside!
- It’s a bit chilly. Wrap up warm.
- It’s cold.
- It’s Arctic out there.
- It’s quite fresh – take a jumper.
- You can see your breath in the air.
- It’s below zero.
- It must be minus five or more.
- It’s pretty frosty today.
- My car’s iced up, it’s that cold.
- It’s nice and warm today.
- We’re having a heatwave!
- It’s so hot! It must be over 80.
- It’s nice in the sun.
- The weather’s lovely.
- It’s a lovely day.
- It’s absolutely boiling!
- It’s positively tropical today.
In the end remember that you can always start a conversation with someone by making a remark about the weather. Try to use this to interact with others, especially people you don’t know.
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Weather Vocabulary
These are some of the words we use to talk about the weather.
- Sunny (having a lot of light from the sun)
I hope it’s sunny tomorrow.
- Cloudy (water in the sky that appears as a white or grey mass)
Tomorrow, it will be cloudy and cool.
- Stormy (with strong winds, heavy rain, and dark clouds)
The sky was starting to look stormy.
- Dry (having very little rain or moisture)
Eastern areas should stay dry tomorrow.
- Muggy (muggy weather is unpleasantly warm and the air seems wet)
It was a warm muggy afternoon, and it looked like it would rain.
- Raw (very cold)
She shivered in the raw morning air.
- Misty (misty weather is weather with a lot of mist)
It was a gray and misty spring morning.
- Balmy (warm and pleasant)
The sun had lost its fierce heat and the air was golden and balmy.
- Clear (when the sky is blue because no clouds are blocking the sun)
The skies were clear and blue.
- Frosty (extremely cold)
They were both shivering slightly from the frosty air.
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Roksana
Wednesday 24th of March 2021
Amazing work! Thank you!