How to say “cloudy” in French
3 phrases · Tourist, Learner, and Local levels · with pronunciation
Il est nuageux.
🔊 Eel eh nwah-ZHUH
Literally: “It is cloudy.”
💡 Basic adjective form
Le ciel est couvert aujourd'hui.
🔊 Luh syel eh koo-VAIR oh-zhoor-DWEE
Literally: “The sky is covered today.”
💡 couvert = covered, more natural than nuageux
On a un ciel de plomb aujourd'hui.
🔊 On ah uhn syel duh PLOHN oh-zhoor-DWEE
Literally: “We have a lead sky today.”
💡 ciel de plomb = leaden sky, literary but used in speech
About these French phrases
These French weather phrases cover three levels of fluency for expressing cloudy conditions. The Tourist phrase is what any beginner can use immediately. The Learner phrase sounds natural in everyday conversation. The Local phrase uses authentic idioms and expressions that native speakers actually use — the kind of phrase that makes locals smile when they hear a foreigner use it.
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