English Weather

The British climate is notorious for rain, wind and low temperatures. But this is often not true. During the Summer, the temperature is often above 30 degrees, and in the Winter, snow and ice cover parts of England and Scotland.

It´s grim up North.

Northern England and Scotland are always much colder than the rest of Britain. In Southern England, places like Southampton (where Joe lived), Brighton and Cornwall.

The coldest, wettest city in England is Manchester.

"I didn't like the food, the weather or the city," Jordi Cruyff, former Barcelona player, when asked what his impressions of Manchester where. More recently, Gerard Pique was asked if missed Manchester weather. His reply was simple: "No."

Describing rainIt´s not often in English than we describe the weather as just ´Rainy´. We use different expressions to describe how heavy the rain is.

It´s raining cats and dogs. It´s pissing it down. - Heavy storms

It´s pouring down.

It´s spitting.

It´s drizzling. - Light rain

Just a bit of drizzle.

During the summerIn Spain, during the summer, the weather is very warm and people can lay out on the beach all day. In the UK, when it´s a ´nice day´, people still go to the seaside. But do different things.People sunbathe if the weather´s warm enough, but also Children take donkey rides on the beach, people go on rollarcoasters and eat seaside rock.

Describing the sun

Instead using ´sunny´ to describe hot weather, we use different expressions.

It´s scorching hot/it´s scorching It´s boiling hot/it´s boiling - Very hot weatherIt´s sizzling

A heat wave - a period of very hot weather

It's hot enough to melt hell.

It's stifling.I can't hardly breathe.

I can't bear the heat.

I am sweating like a pig.

You could fry eggs on the pavement.

It´s raining fire.

It's too hot to think.

Today is a thermometer breaker

It's hot with a capital "H".

It's not just hot, it's Africa hot.

During the winter

Winter in the UK is a beautiful thing. Snow covers cities as people get ready for Christmas. In the snow, children go sledging, have snowball fights and build snowmen.

Describing cold weather

It´s freezing. - Very cold.A blizzard - A snow stormIt´s bitter It´s coolIt´s brisk - A little bit cold It´s chilly It´s nippy

Autumn

Autumn in England is when the leaves change colour and fall to the ground. Often this is the time of year with most rain and wind.

Describing the windIt´s gushing.It´s going to blow me off my feet. A breeze - means weak windGustyLike a torrentTornadoWindy