The weather in Italian

In this lesson we will learn how to talk about the weather.

Lesson outline

1.Words to talk about the weather (sun, sky, snow)
2.How to ask about the weather in Italian...
2.1.The temperature in Italian
3....and how to answer
4.Daily dialogue
5.Exercises
5.1.Exercise on the weather in Italian - Drag text
5.2.Exercise on the weather in Italian - Flashcards
5.3.Exercise on the weather in Italian - Single choice set
5.4.Exercise on the weather in Italian - Fill in the blanks
5.5.Exercise on the dialogue of the lesson - Fill in the blanks

Words to talk about the weather (sun, sky, snow)

First of all, here are some important words regarding the weather.

Italian	English
Il sole	Sun
La nuvola	Cloud
Il vento	Wind
La pioggia	Rain
L'arcobaleno	Rainbow
La neve	Snow
La grandine	Hail
Il fulmine	Lightning
Il tuono	Thunder
La tempesta	Storm
Il ghiaccio	Ice
Il temporale	Thunderstorm

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How to ask about the weather in Italian...

To know more about the weather, Il tempo, ask the following question:

Che tempo fa (oggi)? What's the weather like (today)?

Here are a few useful variations.

Italian	English
Che tempo farà domani?	What will the weather be like tomorrow?
Quanti gradi ci sono?	How many degrees are there outside?
Fa caldo?	Is it warm?
Fa freddo?	Is it cold?

The temperature in Italian

In Italy we use the Celcius scale to measure the temperature: 0 C° = 32 F°.
To translate Degree(s) use Grado [centigrado] (singular) or Gradi [centigradi] (plural).

Italian	English
Ci sono 10 gradi.	There are 10 degrees.
La temperatura è di 1 grado centigrado.	The temperature is 1 degree.

...and how to answer

If the weather is nice, then C'è bel tempo. You can use the following expressions:

Italian	English
Fa caldo	It's warm/hot
C'è il sole	The sun is shining
E' sereno	The sky is clear

If the sky is grey, then C'è brutto tempo, there's a bad weather.

Italian	English
Fa freddo	It's cold
E' nuvoloso	It's cloudy
C'è vento	It's windy
C'è la nebbia	It's foggy
Piove Sta piovendo	It rains It's raining
C'è una tempesta	There's a storm
Diluvia Sta diluviando	It rains hard It's raining hard
Nevica Sta nevicando	It snows It's snowing
Si congela	It's freezing cold

Daily dialogue

Take a look at the following dialogue.

	Italian	English
Claudio	Ciao Martina, che tempo farà domani?	Hi Martina, what will the weather be like tomorrow?
Martina	Ciao Claudio, domani ci sarà il sole!	Hi Claudio, tomorrow will be sunny! (Tomorrow there will be the sun)
Claudio	Che bello! Oggi piove e c'è il vento, fa molto freddo. Una vera tempesta!	How nice! Today it rains and it's windy, it's very cold. A real storm!
Martina	Sì...ieri invece nevicava! Fuori si congelava.	Yes...yesterday it snowed instead! It was freezing cold outside.

Exercises

Exercise on the weather in Italian - Drag text
Exercise on the weather in Italian - Flashcards
Exercise on the weather in Italian - Single choice set
Exercise on the weather in Italian - Fill in the blanks
Exercise on the dialogue of the lesson - Fill in the blanks

The weather in Italian

Lesson outline

Words to talk about the weather (sun, sky, snow)