Lesson of the Week: Weather - El Tiempo

You may be thinking "wait a minute, I thought tiempo means time..." - well that's true - but tiempo is also used to indicate the weather. The word clima is also used frequently. There are 3 words commonly used to make expressions relating to the weather in Spanish: HACE, ESTÁ, & HAY. Some words like sol and viento can be used with more than one: hace sol, hay sol; hace viento, hay viento.

está...		hace...
está nevando	it's snowing	hace calor	it's warm
está lloviendo	it's raining	hace sol	it's sunny
está nublado	it's cloudy	hace fresco	it's cool
esta despejado	it's clear	hace frío	it's cold

hay...
hay lluvia	there's rain
hay nieve	there's snow
hay viento	there's wind
hay neblina	there's fog
hay nubes	there's clouds
hay relampago	there's lightening
hay truenos	there's thunder
hay humedad	there's humidity

Practice saying the following sentences OUT LOUD!

Hay un montón de neblina - es peligroso manejar
There's a ton of fog - it's dangerous to drive
Humedad relativa es muy alta, un ochenta %.
The relative humidity is very high, about 80%.
Ayer era parcialmente nublado
Yesterday was partially cloudy
La temperatura es menos ocho grados - ¡qué frío!
The temperature is minus 8 degrees - it's cold!!
Es lindo hoy - el cielo está despejado y no hay nubes
It's beautiful today, the sky is clear and there are no clouds
Hoy el día está mayormente nublado
Today it's mostly cloudy
Cancelamos el partido porque hay tormentas aisladas
We are cancelling the game because there are scattered thunderstorms

Worksheet: The Weather

Quiz: The Weather - El Tiempo

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