In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful.
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A: It doesn’t look very nice outside today.
B: You’re right. I think it’s going to rain later.
A: In the middle of the summer, it shouldn’t be raining.
B: That wouldn’t seem right.
A: Considering that it’s over ninety degrees outside, that would be weird.
B: Exactly, it wouldn’t be nice if it started raining. It’s too hot.
A: I know, you’re absolutely right.
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it wouldn’t be nice …
What does “it” refer to?
Weather or something else?
Thank you
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You are correct. I means the weather.
It is more common to say this without the negation.
It would be nice if it was cooler.
It would be nice if it didn’t rain.
It would be nice to have millions of dollars.
As a question
Wouldn’t it be nice if the weather was better?
This is like saying you think it is nice, and ask if the other person agrees. It is sometimes a rhetorical question and does not expect an answer.
This reminds me of the Beach Boys song Wouldn’t It Be Nice.
Wouldn’t It Be Nice
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Thank you so much, NearlyNapping 
Very nice.
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The first it stands for the weather and the second stands as a dummy subject.
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Thank you so much, Anglophile
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