Hace or Esta in weather

Russell M.A1Kwiziq community member

Hace or Esta in weather

Why is it:

Esta oscuro, esta sol, esta hublado,esta nevando,

but

hace calor, hace frio,hace viento ?

This question relates to:Spanish lesson "Using hace to talk about the weather in Spanish"

Asked 2 years ago

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InmaKwiziq Head of Spanish, Native Spanish Teacher

Hola Russell

Spanish expressions about the weather are very idiomatic and use sometimes verbs that you don't expect in English. There is a bit of memorizing to do in this topic as there is no specific rule for it. Bear in mind though that when using estar, you need an adjective or a present participle (in Spanish): está nublado, está soleado, está lloviendo... but with hace you need a noun: hace sol, hace calor...

Saludos cordiales

Inma

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