10.36 describing the weather

You can describe the weather by using 'it' as the subject of a verb.

• It's still raining.
• It was pouring with rain.
• It snowed steadily throughout the night.

The following verbs are used after 'it' to talk about the weather:

• drizzle, hail, pour, rain, sleet, snow, thunder

You can also describe the weather by using 'it' followed by 'be' and a complement. The complement can either be an adjective by itself, or an adjective followed by a noun referring to a period of time.

• 'Can I go swimming?' --- 'No, it's too cold.'
• It was very windy.
• It was a warm, sunny evening.
• It's a lovely day, isn't it?

Here is a list of common adjectives that are used to describe the weather:

• bitter, blowy, blustery, boiling, breezy, chilly, cloudy, cold, cool, damp, dark, dry, fine, foggy, freezing, frosty, hot, humid, icy, light, lovely, misty, muggy, rainy, showery, stormy, sunny, thundery, warm, wet, windy

Note that you can describe a change in the weather or light by using 'it' followed by 'get' and an adjective complement.

• He put the top up because it was getting cold.
• It's getting dark.