It's Hot Outside

Ten Expressions to Use In Speaking And Writing 

1. It's nice and warm today. 
2. It's pretty hot, isn't it? 
3. We're having a heatwave!
4.  It's so hot! It must be over 80. 
5. It's nice in the sun. 
6. The weather's lovely. 
7. It's a lovely day. 
8. It's absolutely boiling! 
9. It's positively tropical today. 
10. It's sunny today, isn't it?  

 How To Use These Phrases


1 we often combine 'nice' + 'warm' to be very positive.
2 is useful when the weather is hot - maybe almost too hot.
3 is used when the weather has been very hot for a number of days.
4 This is like 2, so maybe it's almost too hot. Note we use Fahrenheit degrees.
5 is useful even for winter days - in the sun it's nice, but in the shade it may be cold.
6 and 7 are both common general expressions.
8 and 9 are used when the weather is unusually hot.
10 is the most common expression taught in books. It's particularly common with the tag question

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