The Weather

Using verbs to describe the weather

The sun is shining It's drizzling

It's raining (The rain is

The wind is blowing
falling.)

It's pouring (The rain is

It's hailing
pouring down.)

It's snowing (The snow is

It's thundering
falling.)

Using adjectives to describe the weather

Sweltering = It's sweltering. or Freezing = It's freezing. or

It's a sweltering day. It's a freezing day.

Warm = It's warn. or It's a Cold = It's cold. or It's a

warm day. cold day.

Sunny = It's sunny. or It's a Cloudy = It's cloudy. or It's

sunny day. a cloudy day.
Clear = It's clear. or It's a clear Stormy = It's stormy. or It's
day. a stormy day.

Misty = It's misty. or It's a Foggy = It's foggy. or It's a

misty day. foggy day.

Breezy = It's breezy. or It's a Windy = It's windy. or It's a

breezy day windy day.

Showery = It's showery. or It's Rainy = It's rainy. or It's a

a showery day. rainy day.

Frosty = It's frosty. or It's a Snowy = It's snowy. or It's

frosty day. a snowy day.

Drizzly = It's drizzly. or It's

Icy = It's icy. or It's an icy day.
a drizzly day.

. Dry = It's dry. or It's a dry Wet = It's wet. or It's a wet
day. day.
Other things associated with the weather

sunshin
e

puddles

hailston
es

frost

flood
tidalwa
ve
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