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.
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¡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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