How do you say "It is 20 degrees below zero"

Question

How do you say "It is 20 degrees below zero"?

Is this correct?

Está veinte grados debajo de cero.

Answer 1

HI susan, good post, getting my vote

we say:

Hay veinte bajo cero

• ¡Gracias! - susan48 Jan 13, 2010

Answer 2

Comúnmente, ¨Hace 20 grados bajo cero¨.

Answer 3

Lesson 1.14 (weather) explains it all in good detail

• Oh, that is a smiley face, it looks like a sarcactic wink...... - jonski May 23, 2011

Answer 4

My understanding from Paralee's video lessons is that when you are talking about the weather condtions as directly experienced by the speaker you would say:

Estamos a veinte grados bajo zero

but if you are just talking about the weather in a different part of the world where you are not actually present, you would say:

Está a veinte grados bajo zero

o

Hay veinte (grados) bajo zero

You can learn about such expressions in one Paralee's video lessons lesson 1: 14

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I hope this helps

Heidi, if any of this information is inaccurate or the expressions have changed since the time the videos were first made, please check through Paralee's lesson 1;14 since much of what I have remembered and understood about these particular expressions has been drawn from this video. Thank you