Weather talk
How to talk about weather in Japanese? In Japan, people like to talk about weather along with greetings. Here is a collection of commonly used words and expressions about weather.

天気の言葉 (Weather words)

てんweatherてんこうweatherおんtemperature良いよいわるbadかぜWindそよ風かぜくもcloudy weatherかみなりthunder小雨こさめあめrainclear weatherにじrainbow梅雨つゆrainy seasonたいふうtyphoon雨雲あまぐもゆうだち(sudden) evening shower (rain)大雨おおあめ猛暑もうしょ酷暑こくしょきりfogゆきsnow吹雪ふぶきsnow stormあらしstorm

気温の言葉 (Temperature words)

天気予報用語 (Weather forecast terms)

降雪こうせつこうすいrainfall雷雨らいう豪雨ごうう線状降水帯せんじょうこうすいたい土砂災害どしゃさいがい土砂崩れどしゃくずれ熱中症ねっちゅうしょう注意報ちゅういほうそくpredictionほうforecastけいかいwarning

天気の挨拶 (Weather greetings)

今日きょういいてんです
It's a good day, isn't it?
そうです
It is.
今日きょういいてんなりました
It's cleared up today.
It rained all day yesterday.
夏らしくなってきました
It's getting summery, isn't it?
Right!
It's been really hot this summer.
Really!
It's really hot today.
Last night’s typhoon was so ferocious.
朝晩さむなりました
It's getting cold in the mornings and evenings.

天気の会話 (Weather Conversations)

てんほうどうです
What’s the weather forecast?
According to the weather forecast, it will rain tomorrow.
What’s the weather forecast?
It will rain.
そとおんどうです
What’s the temperature outside?
すごくあつ36くらい
It's really hot, around 36 degrees.