Grammar fix
clear up
become bright and dry
For rainy or cloudy weather to improve and become brighter and usually drier.
Hear it in context
Notice where the phrase sounds natural.
It should clear up by lunchtime, according to the forecast.
The weather often clears up in the afternoon where I live, so I usually do my shopping after lunch rather than first thing.
Fix the pattern
One small grammar move makes it sound right.
Which sounds natural?
Tap the one a native speaker would say.
'Clear up' is the ordinary conversational phrasal verb for improving weather.
Say it together
Whole chunks natives use with it.
it should clear up later
It should clear up later, so we can still have lunch outside.
The sky is grey now, but it should clear up later.
Don't confuse it
How heavy?
Weather · Rain: the words around “clear up”.
Learners often say
Not: It should clean up later.
Say: It should clear up later.
Learners mix up 'clean' and 'clear'; for weather it's always 'clear up'.
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Say it in the rain
get caught in the rain
I got caught in the rain on my way back from lunch.
it looks like rain
It looks like rain, so let's bring the washing in.