1. Talking About the Weather

2. Introductory phrases…
People often ask others…
How’s the weather there?
What’s it like out(side)?
What’s the weather like today?
What’s the forecast?
It’s nice here. What’s it doing there?

3. Warm Weather Words we use to describe warm weather:
It’s… lovely warm nice great gorgeous sunny beautiful perfect

4. Hot Weather Words we use to describe hot weather:
It’s… hot boiling scorching
…………………………………………………….It’s a heat wave
It’s… humid muggy sweltering

5. Wet Weather Words we use to describe wet weather:
If it’s only raining a bit, it’s… drizzling spitting out
If it’s raining hard, it’s… pouring really coming down coming down in buckets (raining cats & dogs) not so common
The weather forecast may say, The forecast is calling for… showers light rain heavy rain

6. Precipitation
The weather forecast will include the Probability of Precipitation (P.O.P.)

7. Cold Weather Words we use to describe cold weather:
It’s… chilly frosty freezing
I’m freezing my ass off! A tiny bit vulgar!
It’s… hailing (little, hard balls of ice) snowing
The weather forecast may say, The forecast is calling for flurries.

8. Other Weather-Related Vocabulary
It’s…
smoggy hazy (This is due to pollution)
misty foggy (This is due to humidity in the air)
overcast cloudy
windy breezy really blowing out there

9. Additional vocabulary
forecast = verb: to predict the weather
weather forecaster / meteorologist = the person who tells us what weather to expect
sleet = little bits of ice mixed with rain or snow Ex: My car was covered with sleet this morning
gust (noun; verb) = a sudden, short blowing of wind Ex: A gust of wind blew my umbrella out of my hand. Ex: The wind was gusting up to 100 kmh.
a blizzard = a severe snowstorm Ex: There was a blizzard and all the schools were closed.
a white-out = a snowstorm in which you can’t see anything; everything is white. Ex: There was a total white-out so I couldn’t even drive home.
lightning = electrical bolts from the clouds Ex: The lightning last night was amazing!
thunder = loud, booming sound coming from the clouds Ex: When I was little, my parents told me thunder was the sound of the angels bowling.
…feels like… The temperature is 18 degrees, but with humidity, it feels like 21 degrees.

10. Enjoy the weather, everyone!