Question

What's the weather like today? Почему перед weather стоит определенный артикль the, ведь по правилу с weather употребляется нулевой артикль.

Answer 1

Погода неисчисляемая, поэтому либо the weather, либо без артикля вообще. Зависит от контекста. Допустим: I like cold weather (я люблю холодную погоду. я в общем люблю, мне нравится просто холодная погода) или The cold weather made us stay at home (холодная погода заставила остаться нас дома. не погода вообще, а именно ТА погода в именно ТОТ день)

Answer 2

I apologize for any confusion caused. As an AI language model, I don't have real-time data and cannot provide you with the current weather conditions. However, regarding your question about the use of articles with the word "weather," it is true that the word "weather" is generally used without an article (null article) when referring to general or unspecified weather conditions. For example, you would say, "I hope the weather is good tomorrow."

However, there are instances when the definite article "the" is used with "weather" when referring to specific weather conditions or a particular weather event. For example, you might say, "The weather today is sunny," or "The weather during our vacation was terrible." In these cases, "the" is used to specify a particular instance or situation of weather.

So, the use of "the" before "weather" in the phrase "What's the weather like today?" is correct because it refers to the specific weather conditions on a particular day.