165 top ways to talk about weather in English [+ break the ice!]

Talking about the weather in English

The weather is an easy topic to talk about with pretty much anyone. Here are a few key weather expressions you need to know to have a fluent conversation with weather words and phrases in English.

• What’s the weather like today?
• What’s the weather like in your country?
• How’s the weather?
• What’s the temperature today?
• What’s the weather forecast?
• Such beautiful weather today, isn’t it?
• Are you a hot weather person or a cold weather person?
• It’s hot/cold outside.
• It’s cloudy outside. It might rain soon!
• It’s raining cats and dogs!
• A storm is coming.
• It’s sunny outside but with a cool breeze.
• It’s looking like it’ll be as cold as 5 degrees this morning.
• The sun is shining outside.
• The weather’s nice today.
• Can you believe how cold it is outside?! It’s freezing!

You might also find it helpful to combine your weather expression terminology with such phrases as:

• It’s going to be hot this Sunday, should we go to the beach?
• November this year has been warmer than usual.

– and in that case don’t forget to check out our article to master the days of the week in English and the seasons and months of the year in English.

Other important weather words in English

While talking about the weather may seem like the easiest conversation ever, this topic is actually way deeper than most of us realize.

So, to make your weather conversations go beyond just discussing how rainy, sunny, or snowy it is outside, we’ve prepared a list of other important weather words in English.

Examples of weather conversation in English

Wondering how to make small talk about the weather? We’re here to save the day! Here are three simple weather conversations you can use in any social situation to break the ice.

Example 1:

• Beautiful day, isn’t it?
• Yeah, the sun has been shining all day! It’s been a while since we had such lovely weather in England.
• You’re right! It’s pretty hot today.
• Yes! A great day for a nice picnic.

Example 2:

• It’s freezing today, don’t you think?
• Absolutely! I think it’s around 15 degrees below zero.
• Hopefully, it doesn’t snow.
• Oh, I hope it does! I love snow!

Example 3:

• So, what’s the weather like in your country?
• It depends on the region. We have all four seasons.
• And what region are you from?
• I’m from Tenerife. It’s always hot and sunny there!
• I love hot weather! I bet I’d be very happy there.