Asking about the usage of the weather

How to talk about the weather in English

1. Common expressions for asking about the weather:

What is the weather like today? What is the weather like today?

What is the weather like today? What is the weather like today?

What will the weather be like tomorrow? What will the weather be like tomorrow?

What was the weather like yesterday? What was the weather like yesterday?

What will the weather be like tomorrow? What will the weather be like tomorrow?

What's the weather like in summer of beijing? What's the weather like in summer of beijing?

What's the weather like in London in winter? What's the weather like in London in winter?

Is the weather always like this? Is the weather always like this?

Is it always so hot (cold)? Is it always so hot (cold)?

What do you think of the weather here? What do you think of the weather here?

What do you think of our weather? What do you think of the weather here?

Do you know what the temperature is today? Do you know what the temperature is today?

What does the weather forecast say? What does the weather forecast say?

What's the weather forecast for tomorrow? What's the weather forecast for tomorrow?

What's the average temperature in London in summer? What's the average temperature in London in summer?

2. Common expressions about weather changes:

It looks like rain. It looks like rain.

It looks as if it will rain. It looks like rain.

It will rain.

It began to rain. It began to rain.

It cleared up. It cleared up.

It will be fine tomorrow. It will be sunny tomorrow.

It seems that it will clear up.

The weather is getting warmer and warmer. The weather is getting warmer and warmer.

I think there will be a storm soon.

I don't think the rain will last long. I don't think it will rain for long.

I think the rain will last all day. I think it will rain all day.

We will have a snowfall today. It will snow today.

It began to rain. It is raining.

I'm glad the weather is getting better. I'm glad today is a good day.

I'm sorry, but it rained. It's a pity that it rained.

I hope the weather will remain fine. I hope it will always be sunny.

I hope the weather stays like this. I hope the weather is always so good.

I hope it won't rain. I hope it won't rain.

The rain has stopped. The rain has stopped.

3. Common phrases to comment on the weather:

Nice day, isn't it? Nice day, isn't it?

It is warm today, isn't it? It's quite warm today, isn't it?

It's hot today, isn't it? It's hot today, isn't it?

It's rather cold today, isn't it? It's cold today, isn't it?

Bad weather, isn't it? The weather is terrible, isn't it?

Quite warm, isn't it? It's warm, isn't it?

Nice day, isn't it? The weather is really nice.

Nice day, isn't it? The weather is really nice.

It's raining hard. It's raining hard.

Today is much colder than yesterday.

It is windy today.

It's quite cool here in August. It's cool here in August.

What a nice day! The weather is really nice.

What fine weather! The weather is really nice.

4. Common expressions of temperature:

Today is the eighth century [18c]. Today's temperature is 18 degrees Celsius.

Today is eight degrees Fahrenheit. Today, the temperature is Fahrenheit 18 degrees.

The temperature has risen to 35 degrees Celsius.

It is five degrees above zero. The temperature is 5 degrees.

Five degrees below zero. The temperature is 5 degrees below zero.

S 25 degrees. The temperature is 25 degrees.

The temperature will drop to MINUS 20 degrees. The temperature will drop to MINUS 20 degrees.

The maximum temperature during the day will be five degrees below zero. The highest temperature during the day is MINUS 5 degrees.

On very hot days, the temperature reaches 35 degrees Celsius. On very hot days, the temperature can reach 35 degrees Celsius.

The weather forecast says that the highest temperature will reach 3 degrees and the lowest temperature will reach 6 degrees below zero in this century. The weather forecast says that the highest temperature is 3 degrees and the lowest temperature is 6 degrees below zero.

According to the weather forecast, the temperature is expected to reach 40 degrees this century. According to the weather forecast, the temperature can reach 40 degrees Celsius.

Communication guide

1. Englishmen and Americans talk about the weather. Except for a few cases, they really know the weather. In most cases, they don't talk about the weather for the sake of it, but to introduce new topics. For example, travelers sit in cars and don't know each other. If everyone sits in silence, it will be too embarrassing and uncomfortable. People have nothing to say in order to break the deadlock. In the eyes of British and American people, the most convenient and safest way is to talk about the weather. Because everyone can express their views on the topic of weather, and it doesn't involve other people's private affairs (British and American people regard asking private affairs as a taboo), and it won't be rude or cause misunderstanding. In addition, it is said that British people especially like to talk about the weather, which is also related to the changeable weather in their country. Britain is one of the few countries with extremely changeable weather in the world. It is often sunny in the morning, and it will rain heavily in the afternoon. It was clear in Wan Li an hour ago, and it will be foggy in an hour. Therefore, talking about or predicting the weather has naturally become the most common topic in Britain. Talking about the weather is not only a common way for strangers to answer questions or introduce topics, but also for familiar people and even friends.

Conciseness is a major feature of spoken English, so when talking about the weather, people often use some ellipsis sentences for brevity. For example:

Nice day, isn't it?

It's a beautiful day, isn't it?

It's rather cold today, isn't it?

Quite cold, isn't it?