Hello, I'm John Russell.
Let's continue our lessons on discussing the weather.
How do we talk about the weather that is coming in the future—tomorrow, next weekend, and so on?
Just as with statements in the present, statements about future weather often contain the word
it in the subject position. So you might say,
It is going to be rainy tomorrow. Or you might say,
It is going to rain tomorrow.
Note that our examples have slightly different wording, but the meaning is about the same.
When we talk about weather in the future, there are a few words to pay careful attention to. What are these words?
First, the words that mark the time.
Second, the word or words that describe the weather condition.
Think back to our example.
It is going to be rainy tomorrow.
We need to pronounce a few words very clearly. Be rainy and tomorrow. Why?
Because these express the most important information.
Americans will often say the other words in this statement less clearly.
So in careful speech, we might say,
It is going to be rainy tomorrow.
But in everyday speech, Americans are likely to say this,
It's gonna be rainy tomorrow.
What about our other example?
In careful speech, we might say this,
It is going to rain tomorrow.
But in everyday speech, Americans are likely to shorten or combine some words like this, It's gonna rain tomorrow. It's gonna rain tomorrow. That's all for today.
Keep up the good work.