The British climate is known for rain, wind, and low temperatures, though this is not always true. Summers can see temperatures rise above 30 degrees Celsius, while winters bring snow and ice to parts of England and Scotland. Northern areas are consistently colder than southern parts like Southampton, Brighton, and Cornwall. Manchester is described as the coldest and wettest city in England. The British use vivid expressions beyond just "rainy" to describe precipitation levels from heavy downpours to light drizzles. They also have creative sayings for very hot or cold weather instead of simply "sunny" or "freezing." Winters feature snowy activities like sledding and snowmen, while autumns are typically ra
2. The British climate is notorious for rain, wind and low
temperatures. But this is often not true. During the
Summer, the temperature is often above 30 degrees,
and in the Winter, snow and ice cover parts of England
and Scotland.
3. It´s grim up North.
Northern England and Scotland are always much colder than the rest of
Britain. In Southern England, places like Southampton (where Joe lived),
Brighton and Cornwall.
The coldest, wettest city in England is Manchester.
"I didn't like the food, the weather or the city," Jordi Cruyff, former
Barcelona player, when asked what his impressions of Manchester where.
More recently, Gerard Pique was asked if missed Manchester weather. His
reply was simple: "No."
4. Describing rain
It´s not often in English than we describe the weather as just ´Rainy´. We use different
expressions to describe how heavy the rain is.
It´s raining cats and dogs.
It´s pissing it down. - Heavy storms
It´s pouring down.
It´s spitting.
It´s drizzling. - Light rain
Just a bit of drizzle.
5. During the summer
In Spain, during the summer, the weather is very warm and people can lay out
on the beach all day. In the UK, when it´s a ´nice day´, people still go to the
seaside. But do different things.
People sunbathe if the weather´s warm enough, but also Children take
donkey rides on the beach, people go on rollarcoasters and eat seaside rock.
6. Describing the sun
Instead using ´sunny´ to describe hot weather, we use different
expressions.
It´s scorching hot/it´s scorching
It´s boiling hot/it´s boiling - Very hot weather
It´s sizzling
A heat wave - a period of very hot weather
7. It's hot enough to melt hell.
It's stifling.I can't hardly breathe.
I can't bear the heat.
I am sweating like a pig.
You could fry eggs on the pavement.
It´s raining fire.
It's too hot to think.
Today is a thermometer breaker
It's hot with a capital "H".
It's not just hot, it's Africa hot.
8. During the winter
Winter in the UK is a beautiful thing. Snow covers cities as
people get ready for Christmas. In the snow, children go sledging,
have snowball fights and build snowmen.
9. Describing cold weather
It´s freezing. - Very cold.
A blizzard - A snow storm
It´s bitter
It´s cool
It´s brisk - A little bit cold
It´s chilly
It´s nippy
10. Autumn
Autumn in England is when the leaves change
colour and fall to the ground. Often this is the
time of year with most rain and wind.
11. Describing the wind
It´s gushing.
It´s going to blow me off my feet.
A breeze - means weak wind
Gusty
Like a torrent
Tornado
Windy