Can be quite unpredictable.
Etymology: weather in Italian comes from Latin tempus.
Note: Tempo can either translate to weather or time. We’ll cover just the first definition today.
What’s the difference between tempo and meteo?
Meteo is the technical term. It is used in weather forecasts.
Tempo is used every day in colloquial speech.
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Il tempo
The weather
Il meteo
The weather
Adjectives for weather in Italian
The tempo can be…
bello
nice
brutto or cattivo
bad
buono
nice
perfetto or ottimo
perfect
asciutto or secco
dry
mite
warm
umido
humid
afoso
hot or muggy
soleggiato
sunny
sereno
clear
coperto or nuvoloso
cloudy
piovoso
rainy
nebbioso
foggy
autunnale
autumn
clemente
mild
mutevole or variabile
uncertain
capriccioso
unpredictable
estivo
summer
ventoso
windy
invernale
wintry
freddo
cold
primaverile
spring
stabile
stable or reliable
gelido or rigido
icy
polare
polar
fantastico
great
orribile
horrible
ostile
inclement
uggioso
gloomy
Il tempo è molto umido e afoso in estate.
The weather is very hot and humid during summer.
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Tempo atmosferico
Weather
Literally: Amospheric weather
Tempo da cani
Lousy, nasty weather
Literally: Dogs’ weather
Tempo da lupi
Lousy, nasty weather
Literally: Wolves’ weather
Verbs for weather in Italian
You can… prevedere (foresee) il tempo.
Il tempo can…
variare or cambiare
change
migliorare
improve
rasserenarsi or schiarirsi
clear up
peggiorare
worsen
reggere
hold up
rompersi
break
guastarsi
deteriorate
permettere
allow
impedire
prevent
Il tempo dovrebbe migliorare entro il weekend.
The weather should improve by the weekend.
Il tempo non permette di uscire di casa.
The weather doesn’t allow to go out.
Fa bel tempo, c’è bel tempo
The weather’s nice
Literally: It makes nice weather, there’s nice weather
Fa brutto tempo, c’è brutto tempo
The weather’s bad
Literally: It makes bad weather, there’s bad weather
Il tempo volge al bello
The weather’s turning nice
Il tempo volge al brutto
The weather’s turning bad
Other collocations for weather in Italian
Le previsioni del tempo
The weather forecast
Il bollettino meteo
The weather forecast
L’andamento del tempo
The weather pattern
Le condizioni del tempo
The weather conditions
La stazione meteorologica
The weather station
Common sayings with weather in Italian
Il tempo non promette nulla di buono.
The weather’s threatening.
Literally: The weather promises nothing good.
Rosso di sera, bel tempo si spera.
Red sky at night, shepherd’s delight.
Literally: Red in the evening, one hopes for nice weather.
Usage examples of weather in Italian
Ha piovuto tutta mattina, ma adesso il tempo volge al bello.
It rained all morning, but the weather’s turning nice.
Se il tempo regge, domenica andremo al mare.
If the weather holds up, we’re going to the beach on Sunday.
– Che tempo c’è lì? – È nuvoloso.
– What’s the weather like over there? – It’s cloudy.
Piove e c’è un vento che ti spazza via. Che tempo da cani!
It rains and the wind sweeps you up. What a lousy weather!
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