German for English speakers Street · Lesson 1

Weather and temperature 2

Temperatures in German — Wie viele Grad wird es morgen? (How many degrees will it be tomorrow?) — with future tense.

Conversation

  1. Rocky Rocky

    Laut dem Wetterbericht soll es morgen kälter sein.

    The weather forecast says tomorrow it is going to be colder.

    Tip: <laut> = can mean “loud” or “according to …”

  2. Bob Bob

    Ach wirklich? Wieviel Grad soll es denn werden?

    Oh, is it? How many degrees will it be tomorrow?

    Tip: <Ach wirklich> = lit. oh really?

  3. Rocky Rocky

    Morgen wird es 5 Grad sein.

    Tomorrow it'll be 5 degrees.

  4. Bob Bob

    Ja klar. Die Temperatur soll morgen niedriger sein als heute.

    Oh, yes. The temperature is going to be lower tomorrow.

    Tip: <soll> = should, this expresses a high degree of certainity about a situation.

Common questions

Quick answers about this lesson's grammar and vocabulary.

How do you talk about future weather in German?

Use werden + infinitive: es wird kalt werden (it will be cold). Or simply present + time word: morgen wird es kalt.

What is die Wettervorhersage?

'The weather forecast'. Laut der Wettervorhersage = 'according to the forecast'.

Common temperature words?

Grad Celsius (°C), minus (negative), heiß (hot), warm, kühl (cool), kalt (cold), eiskalt (ice cold).

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