[General] the weather is heavy today

[paysage57]

Dear all,

Could you please let me know if the sentence "the weather is heavy today" is proper english?

I said this to an english colleague and he didn't seem to understand what I wanted to mean...

I wanted to say that it was hot, too hot for the season and that I felt that the storm was brewing...

Is there another word for "heavy" in this context ? (assuming that heavy cannot be used)

Thanks!

Guillaume

 

[SoothingDave]

No, we don't use "heavy" like that. You could have heavy storms, where it rains or snows a lot. But the weather is not "heavy."

I believe you are describing the humidity felt, especially before a storm. We say it is sticky or muggy or humid.

 

[Rover_KE]

There's also close – meaning #5 here:

close1
▶adjective

• 1 only a short distance away or apart in space or time.■ dense: close print.
  ■ (close to) very near to (being or doing something).

• 2 denoting someone who is part of a person's immediate family, typically a parent or sibling.■ on very affectionate or intimate terms.
  ■ (of a connection or resemblance) strong.

• 3 (of observation or examination) done carefully and thoroughly.

• 4 (of information) carefully guarded: a close secret.■ not willing to give away money or information.

• 5 uncomfortably humid or airless.

(WordReference dictionary)

Rover

 

[bhaisahab]

"Heavy weather" is a term often used by sailors for rough weather.

 

[SoothingDave]

There's also ​

close – meaning #5 here:

Interesting. I've never seen "close" used like that.

 

[bhaisahab]

Interesting. I've never seen "close" used like that.

It's the word most often used in BrE.

 

[5jj]

And that's close with /s/, not with /z/.