Words to describe weather and climate

Whether you’re standing in the grocery checkout line or meeting new people at a party, the weather is a popular conversation starter. Many of us keep the weather forecast on our phones, and it helps us decide what we’re going to do for the day.

In this post, you’ll learn all the terms you need to talk about weather in English, like describing sunny days, stormy days and all those in between—as well as why the weather is considered such a hot topic.

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How to Talk About Weather in English

Whether you’re at the coffee machine or waiting your turn at the post office, you might get into a casual conversation with the person next to you about what’s happening outside.

Here are some phrases to talk about the weather in English.

1.

Describe the weather today

How’s the weather? / What’s it like out there?

Both of these are good questions to ask if you haven’t gone outside

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