THE WEATHER COMPASS POINTS

( El tiempo)
( puntos cardinales)

What’s the weather like? - ¿ Qué tiempo hace?

North – norte
It’s cloudy – Está nublado South – sur
It’s (very) cold – Hace (mucho) frío East – este
It’s cool – Hace fresco West- oeste
It’s dry – Está seco North-east – nordeste
It’s freezing – Está helando
South-east – sudeste
It’s icy – Hace muchísimo frío
North-west – noroeste
It’s foggy – Hay niebla
It’s raining – Está lloviendo
South-west – sudoeste
It’s rainy – Está lluvioso Centre – centro
It’s pouring – Está lloviendo a cántaros
It’s snowing – Está nevando
It’s snowy – Está nevado
It’s windy – Hace viento
It’s sunny- Hace sol
It’s (very) hot – Hace (mucho) calor
It’s warm – Está templado
It’s wet – Está húmedo
Temperature – temperatura
Degrees – grados
Minus – bajo cero
Rain – lluvia
Raindrop – gota de lluvia
Snow - nieve
Hail – granizo
Mist – neblina
Fog – niebla
Cloud – nube
Storm – tormenta
Thunder – trueno
CARDINAL DIRECTIONS
Lightning - relámpago AND THE COMPASS ROSE
Wind – viento Cardinal Directions are the most commonly used forms
Breeze – brisa of direction. and include North, South, East and West.
The four equal divisions - Northeast, Southeast,
Hurricane – huracán Southwest and Northwest - are called Primary
InterCardinal directions.
Additional subdivisions indicated on the compass rose,
between the Cardinal and Primary InterCardinal directions
are in fact called Secondary InterCardinal directions, but
they are hardly ever used. Example: North-Northeast.
The Compass Rose can be traced back to early
nautical times, and its primary purpose was to display the
cardinal directions in a readable and usable format.
Elaborate versions of the Compass Rose exist in and on
historic atlases and maps, similar to the sample to the
right.