Afrikaans Weather Expressions

How to talk about the weather in Afrikaans

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Weather Expressions in Afrikaans

How's the weather today?	Hoe is die weer vandag?
It is cold / It's cold	dit is koud / dis koud
It is cool / It's cool	dit is koel / dis koel
It is hot / It's hot (warm)	dit is warm / dis warm
It is clear / It's clear	dit is helder / dis helder
It is icy / It's icy	dit is ysige / dis ysige
It is windy / It's windy	dit is winderig / dis winderig
It is cloudy / It's cloudy	dit is bewolk / dis bewolk
It is hazy / It's hazy	dit is deinserig / dis deinserig
It is muggy / It's muggy	dit is bedompig / dis bedompig
It is humid / It's humid	dit is vogtig / dis vogtig
It is foggy / It's foggy	dit is mistig / dis mistig
It's snowing	dit sneeu
It's raining	dit reën
It is freezing / It's freezing	dit is yskoud / dis yskoud

Dit is contracts to dis the same way that it is contracts to it's in English. Sneeu and reën are verbs rather than adjectives, so there is no need to use is or contract is with dit.

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