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I had the same question a few weeks ago and I got this answer from a native speaker AB
As you can see , there is a difference between "how" and "what" is the weather like !
I made a lot of worksheets on this subject for my students if you are interested.
Have a nice day !
swissprof
how �s the weather? a) What is the weather like right now? b) How has the weather been? c) How will the weather be in the near future? The question implies an opinion about the quality of the weather from the respondent. E.g. a) The weather is great! Lot �s of sunshine and a gentle breeze blowing. b) It �s been sunny every day of our visit. c) The weather�s been great & the forecast is for sunshine for the rest of our holiday!
What �s the weather like? a) What is the weather like right now? b) What is the weather like in general? A general description of the weather in an area. It isn�t necessary to offer an opinion about the weather. e.g a) It�s sunny with a light breeze; b) it�s usually cold & wet this time of year.
They are generally interchangeable questions in Australian English - so you could also offer an opinion about the quality of the weather too. Other dialects will have their preferred expression I �m sure!
Hope that doesn�t �cloud the issue� further 9 Jan 2010
