How to say “cloudy” in Spanish
3 phrases · Tourist, Learner, and Local levels · with pronunciation
Está nublado.
🔊 Es-TAH noo-BLAH-doh
Literally: “It is cloudy.”
💡 Most basic form
Está nublado hoy, qué gris.
🔊 Es-TAH noo-BLAH-doh oy, keh grees
Literally: “It is cloudy today, how grey.”
💡 qué gris = how grey, common complaint
El cielo está plomizo, parece que va a llover.
🔊 El SYEH-lo Es-TAH plo-MEE-so, pah-REH-seh keh vah ah yo-VER
Literally: “The sky is leaden, looks like it's going to rain.”
💡 plomizo = lead-colored, very native descriptor
About these Spanish phrases
These Spanish 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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