Overcast
‘Cloudy’
“It’s a little overcast.”
To let up
When you’re talking about bad weather, you want it to “let up”, which means to stop.
“When’s this rain gonna let up?”
Amainar, aflojar. Ease off, lessen
-The heavy rain let up after four hours of incessant downpour.
Forecast
An official weather prediction is called a “forecast”. A forecast “calls for” a certain type of weather:
- “The forecast calls for rain.”
(Predicción, pronóstico del tiempo)
Humidity
“Humidity” is the amount of moisture (water) in the air.
-“I can tolerate the heat, but what I can’t stand is this humidity!”
… for (a certain season)
You can talk about how hot, cold, rainy, or sunny it is “for” a certain season:
-“It’s awfully cold for March.”
Erratic weather
Weather that’s unusual and hard to predict is “erratic”:
-“What’s up with this erratic weather we’ve been having, huh?
To Bundle Up
When it’s cold outside, you have to wear warm clothes and wrap them around yourself tightly. This is called “bundling up”:
-“Make sure to bundle up!”
Dress warmly
(arroparse, taparse, abrigarse)
- It is best to bundle up before going out into cold weather. (Es mejor abrigarse antes de salir al clima frío).
Slush
Melting Snow
When snow melts, it becomes a mixture of ice and water called “slush”:
- “It’s all turned to slush at this point.”
- “Be careful - all the roads are covered in slush”.
(Aguanieve, nieve a medio derretir)
(a strom) headed towards…
When there’s a large storm, people discuss which areas the storm is “headed toward”:
- “There’s a hurricane headed toward us.”
(dirigiéndose a/hacia…)
To clear up
When bad weather goes away, you can say that it has “cleared up”:
- “It’s supposed to clear up by Friday.”
(Despejarse)
Soaking wet
Sodden, Soaked.
(empapado, hecho sopa)
- “I stepped in a big puddle on the way over here, and now my feet are soaking wet.”
- “I forgot my umbrella and by the time I got home I was soaking wet”.
Sleet
(UK) wet snowfall (aguanieve)
- They’re predicting sleet for right around the rush hour. (Pronostican aguanieve para la hora pico)
- The cold, snow and sleet was exceptionally heavy
Frozen Rain
- It started sleeting just as I reached the driveway. Empezó a cellisquear (caer aguanieve) justo cuando llegué a la entrada.
(US) ice pellets
granizo, perdigón de nieve
Ice Pellet
granizo, perdigón de nieve
pellet: small round thing - bolita, perdigón
