Coffee Break Spanish

How to talk confidently about the weather | A Coffee Break with Anabel

Jul 17, 2025
Dive into the intriguing world of weather vocabulary in Spanish! Learn how to confidently express phrases like "Hace calor" and "Está lloviendo". Discover the differences between essential verbs 'hacer' and 'estar' for discussing conditions. Anabel provides practical examples to help you describe local weather, making your conversations more vibrant. By the end, you'll be equipped to chat about forecasts like a native!
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ADVICE

Use "hacer" for temperature

  • Use hacer for describing temperature in Spanish.
  • Remember it's also used to say it's windy (hace viento).
ANECDOTE

Hiking Influences Language Tip

  • Anabel shares her hiking habit of always checking temperature, rain, and wind before going out.
  • She associates wind with affecting temperature and uses hacer for 'it's windy' because of this.
ADVICE

Use "estar" for sky appearance

  • Use estar to describe the appearance of the sky.
  • Say está nublado for cloudy, está despejado for clear, and está soleado for sunny.
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