Weather Words and Expressions
If you're out and about and the weather starts to change, this section will help you come up with the correct words and terms.
How's the weather?
Che tempo fa?
Keh tehm-poh fah
It's sunny. |
C'è il sole. |
cheh eel soh-leh |
It's nice. |
Fa bel tempo. |
fah behl tehm-poh |
It's cold. |
Fa freddo. |
fah frehd-doh |
It's hot. |
Fa caldo. |
fah kahl-doh |
It's snowing. |
Nevica. |
NEH-vee-kah |
It's raining. |
Piove. |
pyoh-veh |
It's windy. |
Tira vento. |
tee-rah vehn-toh |
It's foggy. |
C'è la nebbia. |
cheh lah nehb-byah |
storm |
il temporale |
eel tehm-poh-RAH-leh |
lightning |
il lampo |
eel lahm-poh |
changeable |
variabile |
vah-ree-AH-bee-leh |
air |
l'aria |
lah-ree-ah |
rain |
la pioggia |
lah pyoh-jah |
barometer |
il barometro |
eel bah-ROH-meh-troh |
to rain |
piovere |
PYOH-veh-reh |
blizzard |
la tormenta |
lah tohr-MEHN-tah |
snow |
la neve |
lah neh-veh |
climate |
il clima |
eel klee-mah |
storm |
la tempesta |
lah tehm-PESS-tah |
cloud |
la nuvola |
lah noo-voh-lah |
sun |
il sole |
eel soh-leh |
rainstorm |
il temporale |
eel tehm-poh-RAH-leh |
cloudy |
nuvoloso |
noo-voh-LOH-soh |
dusk |
il crepuscolo |
eel kreh-POOS-koh-loh |
fog |
la nebbia |
lah nehb-byah |
frost |
il gelo |
eel jeh-loh |
hail |
la grandine |
leh GRAHN-dee-neh |
ice |
il ghiaccio |
eel gyah-choh |
mist |
la foschia |
lah fohs-kyah |
weather report |
il bollettino meteorologico |
eel bohl-leht-TEE-noh meh-tee-oh-roh-LOH-jee- koh |
ALERT
Italy's weather tends to be more moderate than the frigid winters and hot and humid summers in some parts of the United States. Many people consider the spring (April and May) and autumn (September and October) to be the best times to visit Italy. The weather is mild and there are fewer tourists at these times.
