weather
- whether
‘weather’
If you are talking about the weather, you are saying, for example, that it is raining, cloudy, sunny, hot, or cold.
The weather was good for the time of year.
The trip was cancelled because of bad weather conditions.
Be careful
Weather is an uncountable noun. Don't use ‘a’ with it. Don't say, for example, ‘We are expecting a bad weather’. Say ‘We are expecting bad weather’.
Weather is an uncountable noun. Don't use ‘a’ with it. Don't say, for example, ‘We are expecting a bad weather’. Say ‘We are expecting bad weather’.
They completed the climb despite appalling weather.
The wedding took place in perfect May weather.
Don't tell someone what the weather is like by saying, for example, ‘It’s lovely weather'. Say ‘The weather is lovely’.
The weather was awful. It hardly ever stopped raining.
‘whether’
Do not confuse weather with whether. You use whether when you are talking about two or more alternatives.
I don't know whether to go out or stay at home.
She asked whether I wanted more coffee.
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