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Weather forecast in Simplified Chinese

The TV at Banyan Breakfast shows a swirling cloud, and Auntie Lin turns up the volume. Maya asks whether rain is coming tomorrow and listens for the forecast.

Learn how to read the daily high, talk about a typhoon and rain chances, and ask whether tomorrow will bring rain. Then practise a simple umbrella reminder.

The forecast makes the shop pause for a moment. A-Li offers a weather comment from his two stools, while his soy milk remains unfinished.

By the end of this lesson

Read basic weather forecast details and ask whether it will rain tomorrow.

  • 明天会下雨吗？Will it rain tomorrow?
  • 今天最高温三十度Today's high is thirty degrees.
  • 气象预报说会有台风The forecast says there's a typhoon.
  • 降雨概率很高The chance of rain is very high.
  • 明天会变冷It'll turn cold tomorrow.
  • 记得带伞Remember to bring an umbrella.

Scene — a cloudy forecast

At Banyan Breakfast, the television shows a swirling cloud. Auntie Lin turns up the volume while Maya and A-Li look toward the screen.

Tomorrow's forecast matters because Maya plans to walk through Da'an. Auntie Lin reads the screen aloud; A-Li stays beside his unfinished soy milk.

At Banyan Breakfast, Auntie Lin turns up the television volume as Maya and A-Li look toward a swirling cloud on the screen.

Learn — ask about tomorrow's weather

These lines help you ask about tomorrow's rain and understand a few useful details in a weather forecast.

Notice how the forecast can describe the high temperature, rain chances, and a change in the weather.

  1. Maya leans toward the television as if asking whether it will rain tomorrow.

    明天会下雨吗？

    Will it rain tomorrow?

    When to use it: Ask whether rain is expected tomorrow.

    会 describes an expected future event, and 吗 makes this a yes-or-no question.

  2. Auntie Lin gestures toward a sun-and-heat image on the television while Maya watches from the table.

    今天最高温三十度

    Today's high is thirty degrees.

    When to use it: Use this to report the day's highest temperature.

    最高温 means the highest temperature reached during the day.

  3. Auntie Lin leans toward the television and points out its large swirling storm image.

    气象预报说会有台风

    The forecast says there's a typhoon.

    When to use it: Use this to share a typhoon warning from the forecast.

    气象预报 means a weather forecast.

  4. Auntie Lin holds one palm open toward rain clouds and many raindrops on the television while Maya looks up.

    降雨概率很高

    The chance of rain is very high.

    When to use it: Use this to say that rain is very likely.

    概率 means probability or chance.

  5. Auntie Lin rubs her arms as a cool breeze and falling leaves appear on the television, with A-Li beside unfinished soy milk.

    明天会变冷

    It'll turn cold tomorrow.

    When to use it: Use this to describe a forecasted change in temperature.

    变冷 describes a change toward colder weather.

  6. Auntie Lin holds out an umbrella as Maya reaches toward the handle.

    记得带伞

    Remember to bring an umbrella.

    When to use it: Remind someone to take an umbrella with them.

    记得带 is a handy chunk for reminding someone to bring something.

Story — a forecast at breakfast

A swirling cloud appears on the television at Banyan Breakfast, so Auntie Lin turns up the volume.

Maya asks about tomorrow's rain, and the neighbors compare what the forecast says.

  1. Auntie Lin欸，电视在播气象预报。Hey, the TV is showing the weather forecast.
  2. Maya明天会下雨吗？Will it rain tomorrow?
  3. Auntie Lin可能会，气象预报说会有台风。It might; the forecast says there's a typhoon.
  4. Maya那降雨概率呢？Then what about the chance of rain?
  5. Auntie Lin降雨概率很高。The chance of rain is very high.
  6. Maya今天最高温三十度。Today's high is thirty degrees.
  7. A-Li明天会变冷。It'll turn cold tomorrow.
  8. Auntie Lin记得带伞。Remember to bring an umbrella.
  9. Maya我带伞。I'll bring an umbrella.
  10. A-Li好喔，豆浆还没喝完。Okay, my soy milk still isn't finished.

Practice — check the forecast

Try ten exercises to read weather information, ask about rain, and remind someone to bring an umbrella.

Listen closely, then choose or build the line that fits the situation.

0 of 10 done

  1. What does it mean?

    明天会下雨吗？

  2. Build the line

    Today's high is thirty degrees.

    Tap the words in order.

  3. What do you say?

    Tell a friend that the forecast says there is a typhoon.

  4. Fill the gap

    The chance of rain is very high.

    降雨概率____高

  5. What did you hear?

  6. What do you say?

    Remind Auntie Lin to take an umbrella with her.

  7. Match the pairs

    Simplified Chinese

    明天会下雨吗？Drop the English here
    今天最高温三十度Drop the English here
    气象预报说会有台风Drop the English here
    降雨概率很高Drop the English here

    English

    Drag an English line onto its Simplified Chinese, or tap one and then the other.

  8. Pick the reply

    Auntie Lin says:

    明天会下雨吗？

    Will it rain tomorrow?

    And you reply with:

  9. What do you say?

    Ask whether it will rain.

  10. What do you say?

    Say that you will bring an umbrella.

Say it — talk about the weather

You play Maya at Banyan Breakfast while the neighbors watch the weather forecast together.

Listen to each cue, then speak Maya's line aloud. You can replay the other person's words before answering.

  1. The swirling cloud appears on the television.
  2. Maya (you)Ask whether rain is expected.

    会下雨吗？

    Will it rain?

0 of 5 said

Recap — what you can say now

Simplified ChineseEnglish
明天会下雨吗？Will it rain tomorrow?
今天最高温三十度Today's high is thirty degrees.
气象预报说会有台风The forecast says there's a typhoon.
降雨概率很高The chance of rain is very high.
明天会变冷It'll turn cold tomorrow.
记得带伞Remember to bring an umbrella.
Next: lesson 143The typhoon is coming

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