
In this article, you are going to learn how to say ten key weather expressions in Spanish.
You are going to learn how to say the expressions not only in the present tense, but the future tense, the imperfect tense and preterite tense.
Now, if that sounded like a little bit of school / grammar jargon - it was!
But, to make things clear, you will learn how to say:

A bonus!
And, there is also going to be a bonus!
“What is the bonus?”

What is that, I hear you cry!
Well, I am going to show you how to use these weather expressions using the subjunctive.
Not sure what this is?
It doesn't matter - all will become clear towards the end of this article.

Finding your way around this article
This article on the weather in Spanish is quite long.
Why not use the quick navigation menu below, if you want to skip around the post quickly.
¡Vámonos!

Why an article on the weather in Spanish?
We all have lots of things in common.
Some we wish to share.
And, perhaps, there are some we don't. 🙂
The weather is something we definitely do share, and it is something which we can definitely share when we are speaking / practising our spoken Spanish.
So what better way than to talk about the weather?
Weather in Spanish - what is the weather doing now?
The table below has the weather in Spanish in the present tense.
If you look at the English translations you will see that they refer to the weather at the present time.
You will see that the weather expressions use different verbs / phrases.
In the table below you have the Spanish expression, followed by the English translation and some visual support.
hace buen tiempo
it's good weather

hace mal tiempo
it's bad weather

hace calor
it's hot

hace frío
it's cold

hace sol
it's sunny

hace viento
it's windy

llueve
it's raining

nieva
it's snowing

el tiempo es variable
the weather is changeable

el clima es caluroso
the weather is hot

el clima es soleado
the weather is sunny

hay chubascos
there are showers

está nublado
it is cloudy

How to say weather terms in Spanish (present tense)
You will find below a video on YouTube which allows you to hear the words in Spanish.
The Spanish spoken is Castilian Spanish, that is to say the Spanish that is spoken on the centre of Spain.
Video on the weather in Spanish - present tense
Test on the weather in Spanish ion the present tense
Below is a quizlet that will allow you to test yourself on the weather in Spanish.
Click on the study modfe in the bottom left hand corner and you will lots of options on how to test yourself.

Weather in Spanish - what will the weather be doing tomorrow?
hará buen tiempo
it will be good weather

hará mal tiempo
it will be bad weather

hará calor
it will be hot

hará frío
it will be cold

hará sol
it will be sunny

hará viento
it will be windy

lloverá
it will be raining

nevará
it will be snowing

el tiempo será variable
the weather will be changeable

el clima será caluroso
the weather will be hot

el clima será soleado
the weather will be sunny

habrá chubascos
there will be showers

estará nublado
it will be cloudy

Weather in Spanish - what was the weather doing yesterday (the imperfect tense)?
hacía buen tiempo
it was good weather

hacía mal tiempo
it was bad weather

hacía calor
it was hot

hacía frío
it was cold

hacía sol
it was sunny

hacía viento
it was windy

llovía
it was raining

nevaba
it was snowing

el tiempo era variable
the weather was changeable

el clima era caluroso
the weather was hot

el clima era soleado
the weather was sunny

había chubascos
there were showers

estaba nublado
it was cloudy

Weather in Spanish - what was the weather doing yesterday (the preterite tense)?
hizo buen tiempo
it was good weather

hizo mal tiempo
it was bad weather

hizo calor
it was hot

hizo frío
it was cold

hizo sol
it was sunny

hizo viento
it was windy

llovió
it rained

nevó
it snowed

el tiempo fue variable
the weather was changeable

el clima fue caluroso
the weather was hot

el clima fue soleado
the weather was sunny

hubo chubascos
there were showers

estuvo nublado
it was cloudy

Weather in Spanish - what do you hope the weather will do? (the subjunctive mood)?
espero que haga buen tiempo
I hope the weather is good

espero que no haga mal tiempo
I hope that it is not bad weather

espero que haga calor
I hope that it is hot

espero que no haga frío
I hope that it is not cold

espero que haga sol
I hope that it is sunny

espero que no haga viento
I hope that it is not windy

espero que no llueva
I hope that it does not rain

espero que no nieve
I hope that it does not snow

espero que el tiempo no sea variable
I hope that the weather is not changeable

espero que el tiempo sea caluroso
I hope that the weather is hot

espero que el clima sea soleado
I hope that the weather is sunny

espero que no haya chubascos
I hope that there are no showers

espero que no esté nublado
I hope that it is not cloudy

Conclusion
Well, that's it!
The weather in Spanish in all its glory and in a good variety of the various tenses.
If you are a beginner, why not stick with the present tense (it's hot etc.)?
However, if you are more advanced there is more than enough to keep you going in this article.
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