This guide will make you familiar with some of the words and expressions you’re most likely to hear and use while talking about the weather in Italy.

• Tempo   Weather
• Che tempo fa?   What's the weather like?
• Fa bel tempo   It is nice weather
• Fa brutto tempo   It is bad weather
• Caldo   Hot
• Freddo   Cold
• Soleggiato   Sunny
• Nuvoloso   Cloudy
• Piove   It's raining
• Vento   Wind
• Nevica   It's snowing
• Ombrello   Umbrella
• Tempesta   Thunderstorm
• Grandine   Hail
• Fulmine   Lightning
• Tuono   Thunder
• Arcobaleno   Rainbow
• Nebbia   Muggy
• Secco   Dry
• Diluvio   Flood
• Clima   Climate
• Precipitazioni   Showers

• Siccità   Drought
• Temperatura   Temperature
• Centimetri   Centimeters
• Frana   Landslide
• Nord   North
• Sud   South
• Ovest   East
• Est   West

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Slang/Commonly Used Expressions:

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• Che afa!   It's so muggy!
• Piove a dirotto!   It's raining cats and dogs!
• Copriti bene!   Cover yourself! (Keep warm)
• Sto sudando!   I'm sweating!

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Seasons​

Oggi Fa Bel Tempo​

Molto Caldo - Molto Freddo​

Weather vocabulary​

​Talking about the weather (click the blue buttons to listen)

Months & Seasons​