Want to know some words for the weather in Russian? In this lesson you will learn some Russian words for weather and how to talk about the conditions.
Is it going to rain, snow, or hail? Will the sun shine all day? Will it be a great day for going to the beach or shall we go to the art gallery instead? You might want to ask about the weather in Russian before making plans.
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Какой прогноз погоды на сегодня?
Kakoi pragnoz pagody na sivodnia?
What's the weather forecast for today?
Какой прогноз погоды на неделю?
Kakoi pragnoz pagody na nideliu?
What's the weather forecast for this week?
Какая погода?
Kakaia pagoda?
How's the weather?
Как на улице?
Kak na oolitse?
What's it like outside?
There are a lot of possible answers to that question. Here are the most common ones…
Тепло
Tiplo
It's warm
Холодно
Holadna
It's cold
Ветер
Vetir
It's windy
Жарко
Zharka
It's hot
Солнце
Sontse
It's sunny
Ясно
Yasna
It's clear
Пасмурно
Pasmurna
It's cloudy
Хорошо
Kharasho
It's nice
Мороз
Maroz
It's a frost
Сыро
Syro
It's damp
You can use the word очень (ochin’) (very) for the above phrases to emphasize that it’s not just cold or warm, but very cold or very warm. For example:
Очень холодно
Ochin’ holadna
It's very cold
Очень тепло
Ochin’ tiplo
It's very warm
Очень жарко
Ochin’ zharka
It's very hot
When talking about rain you can use the following expressions …
Идëт дождь
Idyot dosht’
It's raining
Ненастная погода
Ninastnaia pagoda
Rainy weather
For a farmer rain might be all he needs, whereas a soccer team might be hoping for a sunny day. Here are some more general answers.
Скверная погода
Skvernaia pagoda
It's miserable weather
Хорошая погода
Haroshaia pagoda
It's good weather
Плохая погода
Plahaia pagoda
It's bad weather
Прекрасная погода
Prikrasnaia pagoda
It's beautiful weather
Идëт снег
Idyot snek
It's snowing
Гололëд
Galalyot
There's ice
Here are some more words that describe certain weather conditions…
Радуга
Raduga
The rainbow
Дождь
Dosht’
The rain
Град
Grat
The hail
Гром
Grom
The thunder
Гроза
Graza
The thunderstorm
Молния
Molnia
The lightning
Землятрясение
Zemlitrisenie
The earthquake
Ураган
Uragan
The hurricane
Температура
Timpiratoora
The temperature
Туман
Tuman
The fog
Наводнение
Navadnenie
The flood
Лëд
Lyot
The ice
Снег
Snek
The snow
Снежинка
Snizheenka
The snowflake
Облако
Oblaka
The cloud
That’s it for today’s lesson. I hope you enjoyed it.
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