The French Tutorial

French love to talk about the weather. The weather forecast on TV is really popular and millions of people watch it everyday at 8:40pm.

This vocabulary will help you understand those TV programs.

Anglais	Français
the weather	le temps (m) or la météo (f)
the weather forecast	le bulletin météo (m) or la météo (f)
the sun	le soleil (m)
the cloud	le nuage (m)
the sky	le ciel (m)
the rain	la pluie (f)
the wind	le vent (m)
the storm	la tempête (f)
the thunder	l'orage (m)
the flash of lightning	l'éclair (m)
the rainbow	l'arc-en-ciel (m)

And concerning temperatures:

Here are now some examples:

Il fait chaud !: It's hot!
Quelle chaleur !: It's boiling!
It fait doux. or Il fait bon.: It's warm.
Il fait soleil. or Il fait beau.: It's sunny.
Il pleut. (future: Il pleuvra.): It's raining.
Il fait froid.: It's cold.
La température a monté (baissé) de 10 degrés.: The temperature has risen (fallen) by 10 degrees.
Il y a beaucoup de nuages dans le ciel.: There are lots of clouds in the sky.
Le temps est nuageux.: It's a cloudy weather.
La météo est mauvaise.: Weather is bad.
Le soleil brille.: The sun shines.

Hint: have a look at the Météo France (French Weather Services) web site. There is also a French weather TV-channel called La Chaîne Météo.