chilly - a little bit cold, moderately cold

[wanabee]

Dear all,

How would you say "it's chilly today", using the term "cold"?
To me, "it's a little bit cold today" sounds close, but it's a guess.

According to WordReference dictionary, "chilly" is:
chilly /ˈtʃɪlɪ/ adj ( -lier, -liest)

• causing or feeling cool or moderately cold

I'd like to know the extent of coldness that native speakers would attach to the term "chilly".

I would appreciate any comments.

 

[Beryl from Northallerton]

It's a bit cold today.

 

[Harshada]

I think you can say - "The climate is chilly today."

 

[GMF1991]

I think you can say - "The climate is chilly today."

I'm not meaning to make fun of you, but when I read this, I had the image of a man with a monacle (not too dissimilar to the monopoly man...), it seemed like a very upper class way of saying it, it's not very common to use "climate" when talking about temperatures or weather conditions.

I agree with Beryl, the most common way is "It's a bit cold today"

 

[Copyright]

And "It's a bit cold today" for the Americans, as well. Or at least this AE speaker.

 

[wanabee]

Thank you very much, Beryl, Harshada, GMF1991, and Copyright!