Talking About the Weather Introductory phrases People often

Talking About the Weather

Introductory phrases… People often ask others… • How’s the weathere? • 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?

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

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

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 in buckets (raining cats & dogs) not so common • The weather forecast may say, The forecast is calling for… showers light rain heavy rain

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

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 snowing (little, hard balls of ice) • The weather forecast may say, The forecast is calling for flurries.

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

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.

Enjoy the weather, everyone!