What's the weather like?: How and When to Use in English
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What's the weather like?
To ask for information about the weather, you can say:
What is/What's the weather like?
How is/How's the weather?
To answer these questions and give information about the weather, use these structures:
- To describe the weather in general: it is To be, present simple tense + adjective (sunny, cold, warm, etc.)
It is sunny today.
- To describe how the weather is at the time of speaking: it is + -ing form (raining, snowing, hailing, etc.)
It is raining.
Note: when you talk about the weather, you can often create adjectives with the structure noun + y.
the wind → It is windy.
the rain → It is rainy.
Pick the correct option to complete each sentence.
-What's the weather like? -It rainy.
-'s the weather? -It is snowing.
-What's the weather like in London? - cold.
Pick the correct option to complete each sentence.
-What's the weather like? -It is 1 rainy.
-How 2's the weather? -It is snowing.
-What's the weather like in London? -It is 3 cold.
-What's the weather like? -It is rainy. Use the structure it is To be, present simple tense + adjective (here, rainy) to describe the weather in general. Examples: it is cold; it is foggy.
Use the verb to have (here, has To have, present simple tense) to express possession, but not to describe the weather. Example: he has a large apartment.
You can use like in a question to ask for information about the weather, as in What's the weather like? , but not to give information about it.
-How's the weather? -It is snowing. This is a common way to ask for information about the weather. Example: -How's the weather in Dover today? -It is cold and rainy.
You can use what when you say What's the weather like?, but in this sentence like is missing.
You could ask a question about the weather such as Does it snow a lot in winter?, but that's not what we ask when the answer is It is snowing.
-What's the weather like in London? -It is cold. Use it is To be, present simple tense + adjective (here, cold) to describe the weather in general. Example: -What's the weather like in Rome? -It is sunny and hot.
You could use is it in a question, as in Is it cold today?, but in answers we place the subject (here, it) before the verb (here, is).
Use he is to refer to a male subject, not to the weather. Example: he is such a nice man.
Complete the sentences correctly. Press the “Help me” button if you need a hand.
Complete the sentences correctly. Press the “Help me” button if you need a hand.
-What is the weather like today? This is a common way to ask for information about the weather. Note: you could also say How's the weather today? Example: -What is the weather like today?/How's the weather today? -It is windy.
It is warm […] Use the verb to be (here, is To be, present simple tense) before an adjective like warm to describe the weather. Example: it is cloudy.
It is warm and sunny! Use it is + one or more adjectives (such as warm and sunny) to describe the weather in general. Example: it is cold and cloudy.
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