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The weather describes whether it is, for example, warm, cold, sunny, rainy or windy outside.
Natural examples
Das Wetter ist heute warm und sonnig.
The weather is warm and sunny today.
Bei schlechtem Wetter bleiben wir zu Hause.
We stay at home in bad weather.
Morgen soll das Wetter wieder besser werden.
The weather is supposed to improve again tomorrow.
Usage note
People often say das Wetter ist … or bei gutem/schlechtem Wetter. For typical weather conditions over a long period, use Klima instead.
Useful combinations
gutes Wetter — pleasant weather, for example sunshine and little rainschlechtes Wetter — unpleasant weather, for example rain, storms or colddas Wetter wird besser — weather conditions improve
Common mistake
die Wetter
das Wetter
Wetter is a neuter noun and takes the article das.
Mini-lesson: Describing das Wetter
Learn Wetter with the article das. Adjectives make it easy to talk about the weather, for example gutes Wetter, schlechtes Wetter or sonniges Wetter. For the current outdoor conditions, say Wetter rather than Klima.
Check your learning
Choose one answer.Which completion fits? Bei ___ Wetter gehen wir spazieren.