Weather Expressions in German

Ever wondered how to chat about the weather in German? It's super easy! For present weather, start with "Es ist" (it is) followed by the condition. For example, Es ist heiß (it's hot) or Es ist kalt (it's cold). You can also say Es ist sonnig (it's sunny) or Es ist windig (it's windy).

When it's actually doing something, like raining, use Es regnet (it's raining) or Es schneit (it's snowing). For dramatic weather, try Es donnert und blitzt (it's thundering and lightning)!

Talking about yesterday's weather? Just use the past tense with war instead of ist. So Es war sonnig means "it was sunny" and Es war neblig means "it was foggy". Remember that the verb war replaces ist when talking about the past.

💡 Remember that in German sentences, the verb always comes second! If you start with a place, like "In Deutschland", the verb still needs to be the second element: "In Deutschland ist es kalt."

Want to have a real conversation about weather? Try these useful phrases:

• Wie ist das Wetter in Irland? (How is the weather in Ireland?)
• Gestern war es neblig, aber heute ist es sonnig. (Yesterday it was foggy, but today it is sunny.)

Now you can confidently discuss weather conditions in German, whether it's sunny Spain or foggy Ireland!