What’s the weather like? (Literally: "What weather does it make?")

Che tempo farà domani? –

What will the weather be like tomorrow?

It’s sunny (There is the sun).

Ci sono le nuvole. –

It’s cloudy (There are clouds).

That sticky, oppressive, humid heat common in Italian summers.

A perfectly clear, crisp blue sky.

Una giornata uggiosa:

A gloomy, grey, depressing day (usually involving light rain).

Crisp, refreshing air (usually on a sunny autumn morning).

Piove a catinelle! –

It’s raining buckets! (The Italian "cats and dogs").

Fa un freddo cane! –

It’s "dog cold" (bitterly cold).

Si muore di caldo. –

One dies of heat (It’s scorching).

Non ci sono più le mezze stagioni. –

"There are no mid-seasons anymore." (A classic Italian complaint when it goes straight from winter to summer).

"Crazy March." (Used because March weather in Italy changes every five minutes).

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Weather

Italian

Question	Answer
Che tempo fa? –	What’s the weather like? (Literally: "What weather does it make?")
Com'è il tempo? –	How is the weather?
Che tempo farà domani? –	What will the weather be like tomorrow?
Quali sono le previsioni? –	What is the forecast?
Use Fare () for sensations:	to make
Fa caldo. –	It’s hot.
Fa freddo. –	It’s cold.
Fa fresco. –	It’s cool/chilly
Fa bel tempo. –	It’s nice weather.
Fa brutto tempo. –	It’s bad weather
Use Essere () with adjectives:	to be
È soleggiato. –	It’s sunny.
È nuvoloso. –	It’s cloudy.
È umido. –	It’s humid.
È coperto. –	It’s overcast (covered).
Use C'è / Ci sono - for specific elements:	there is / there are)
C'è il sole. –	It’s sunny (There is the sun).
C'è vento. –	It’s windy.
C'è la nebbia. –	It’s foggy.
Ci sono le nuvole. –	It’s cloudy (There are clouds).
Piove. –	It’s raining.
Sta piovendo for	It is currently raining
Nevica. –	It’s snowing.
Grandina. –	It’s hailing.
Pioviggina. –	It’s drizzling.
Tuona –	It’s thundering
Lampeggia.	There’s lightning.
L'afa / È afoso:	That sticky, oppressive, humid heat common in Italian summers.
Cielo terso:	A perfectly clear, crisp blue sky.
Una giornata uggiosa:	A gloomy, grey, depressing day (usually involving light rain).
Un'aria frizzante:	Crisp, refreshing air (usually on a sunny autumn morning).
Piove a catinelle! –	It’s raining buckets! (The Italian "cats and dogs").
Fa un freddo cane! –	It’s "dog cold" (bitterly cold).
Si muore di caldo. –	One dies of heat (It’s scorching).
Non ci sono più le mezze stagioni. –	"There are no mid-seasons anymore." (A classic Italian complaint when it goes straight from winter to summer).
Marzo pazzo. –	"Crazy March." (Used because March weather in Italy changes every five minutes).
È tiepido	(It's lukewarm)
Fa fresco	(It's cool)
Fa caldo	(It's hot)
Fa freddo	(It's cold)
Fa un caldo bestiale	It's scorching hot
Fa un freddo cane	It's freezing cold
Si soffoca	(It's suffocating)
Si gela	(It's freezing)
Che bella giornata, vero?”	“Nice day, eh?“
il sole →	sun
la pioggia →	rain
la neve →	snow
il vento →	wind
la nebbia →	fog
il temporale →	storm
soleggiato →	sunny
nuvoloso →	cloudy
ventoso →	windy
umido →	humid
afoso →	muggy (very Italian summer word)
Com’è fuori? →	What’s it like outside?
Le previsioni del tempo →	weather forecast
Secondo le previsioni… →	According to the forecast
Domani pioverà →	It will rain tomorrow
Tempo da lupi →	Terrible weather

Created by: zwelch85

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