It's sunny! Weather words

Rules

• Rule 1: It + is + adjective

  To describe the weather, use It is (short: It's) + a weather adjective. Never ~~Is sunny~~; you need It!

  Pattern: It's (It is) + sunny / rainy / cold …

  Example: It's windy in Istanbul.

  Example: It is hot in August.

• Rule 2: Noun + y = adjective

  Many weather adjectives are a noun + -y. Careful: sun → sunny (the n doubles)!

  Pattern: sun → sunny · rain → rainy · wind → windy · snow → snowy · cloud → cloudy

  Example: I see the sun. It's sunny.

  Example: There's a lot of snow. It's snowy.

• Rule 3: What's the weather like?

  Ask What's the weather like? Here like means “how is it”, not “enjoy”. A shorter way: How's the weather?

  Pattern: What's the weather like? — It's …

  Example: What's the weather like? — It's cloudy.

  Example: How's the weather in Izmir? — It's warm.

• Rule 4: Questions and negatives

  In a question, is comes first: Is it cold? For the negative, use isn't (is not).

  Pattern: Is it …? — Yes, it is. / No, it isn't.

  Example: Is it snowy? — Yes, it is.

  Example: It isn't hot. It's cool.

Common mistakes

• Is sunny today. → It's sunny today.

  Every sentence needs a subject: It's.

• It's sun. → It's sunny.

  After It's we need an adjective (sunny), not a noun (sun).

• Its cold. → It's cold.

  It's = it is. “its” means belonging to it.