Weather Talk: In Japanese!

Hey again,

Now on my first Post, I didn't really touch up on weather talk or even seasons. So I'm taking my spare time to help you understand or even learn how to talk about weather in Japanese. From my first post, I talked about how weather talk is the more common conversation starter, right? In this post, I am going to teach you about seasons, weather conditions, and how to talk about the weather in Japanese!

Seasons: 
喜悦(keitsu) - season; seasons
式(shiki) - this means 'four seasons' which is very important to learn when talking about seasonal weather or just weather in general.
春(haru) - spring
夏(natsu) - summer
秋(aki) - autumn/fall
冬(fuyu) - winter

Weather Conditions: 
天気予報(tenkiyohou) - weather forecast
雨(ame) - rain
風邪(kaze) - wind
雷(kaminari) - thunder
霞(kasumi) - mist
霜(shimo) - frost
雪(yuki) - snow
太陽(taiyo) - sun
晴れ(hare) - sunny
曇り(kumori) - cloudy
大雨(ooame) - heavy rain
乾燥(kansou) - dry
湿気(shikke) - humid
災害(saigai) - disaster
台風(taifuu) - typhoon
土砂降り(doshaburi) - downpour
地震(jishin) - earthquake
強風(kyoufuu) - strong wind
津波(tsunami) - tsunami
洪水(kouzui) - flood
寒い(samui) - cold (samui is more appropriate considering it's used for weather related talk. Tsumetai is used for if a drink or food is cold)
凍える(kogoeru) - freezing (to be frozen)
冷える(hieru) -  become cold ( to be chilly)
こうる(kouru) - to freeze
暑い(atsui) - hot
暖かい(atatakai) - Warm
蒸し暑い(mushiatsui) - humid

Now we know terms about seasons and weather, now we can move onto conversational phrases!

どの喜悦が一番好きです(dono kietsu ga ichiban suki desu) - What season do you like best?
私は夏好きです (watashi wa natsu ga suki desu) - I like summer (but you can add the other seasons where 夏 goes).
私は夏が嫌いです。(watashi wa natsu ga warai desu) - I don't like summer
冬は好きですか? (fuyu wa suki desuka) - Do you like winter?
今日は雪が降りました(kyou wa yuki ga furimashita) - it snowed today
息が真っ白だよ(iki ga masshiro dayo) - I can see my breath!
冬は苦手です(fuyu wa nigate desu) - I am not a winter person
明日は晴れるでしょう(ashita wa harerudeshou) - I think it will be sunny tomorrow
天気が変わってきたね(tenki ga kawatte kita ne) - The weather is starting to change.
空がとても美しいです(sora ga totemo utsukushiidesu) - the sky is really beautiful
台風が来る予定です(taifuu ga kuru yotei desu) - the typhoon is coming
曇ってきたね(kumotte kita ne) - it's starting to become cloudy
雪が降る(yukigafuru) - snow is falling.
いい天気だね。(ii tenki da ne) - nice day
今日もまた、美しい夏の一日だ(kyou mo mata, utsukushii natsu no ichinichi da) - it's another beautiful summer's day.
天気は申し分ない(tenki wa moushibun nai) - the weather's perfect
だんだん明るく、暖かくなってきた(dandan akaruku, atatakaku natte kita) - the weather grew brighter and warmer.
敵は良くなった(tenki wa yoku natta) - the weather's cleared.
明日は晴れるでしょう(ashita wa hareru deshou) - It will be sunny tomorrow
雲ひとつない空だ(kumo hitotsu nai sora da) - there isn't a single cloud in the sky.
こんな完全ナビ鳥はまたとないだろう(konna kanzen na bitori wa matatonai darou) - could we have asked for more perfect weather?
やっと雨が上がったね(yatto ame ga agatta ne) - the rain has finally stopped
天気予報によると、明日雪が降るそうだ(tenki yohou ni yoru to, ashita yuki ga furusou da) - According to the weather forecast, it will snow tomorrow.
嵐が来るんだ(arashi ga kurun da) - there's a storm coming
雨はいっそう激しく降っている(ame wa issou hageshiku futte iru) - the rain is falling harder than ever.
風邪は再び強くなっていた(kaze wa futatabi tsuyoku natte ita) - the wind was blowing more strongly
暗く曇った夜だった(kuraku kumotta yoru datta) - it was a very dar, cloudy night.
窓の外には雪がちらつき始めた(modo no soto ni wa yuki ga chiratsuki hajimeta) - snow started to fall outside the windows
雨脚がますます強くなった(amaashi ga masumasu tsuyoku natta) - the rain began to fall more heavily
雪が大吹雪になった(yuki ga daifubuki ni natta) - the snow has turned into a blizzard
氷のような雨が叩きつけていた(koori no you na ame ga tatakitsukete ita) - the rain was driving down in icy sheets.
明日の天気は？(ashita no tenki wa) - what's the weather like tomorrow?
また天気予報は外れだ(mata tenki yohou wa hazure da) - the weather forecast was wrong again


Those are some phrases used when talking about weather. If you enjoyed, subscribe to the blog, and I'll be sure to update you on more phrases.

それじゃあ、また！