Weather words and weather-related expressions in German (Deutsch) with English equivalents.
| Deutsch | English |
|---|---|
| das Wetter | the weather |
| die Wettervorhersage | the weather forecast |
| Wie ist das Wetter heute? | What is the weather like today? |
| Heute ist es schön | The weather is nice today |
| Was für ein schöner Tag! | What a nice day! |
| Die Sonne scheint | The sun is shining |
| ein Hundewetter | bad weather |
| der Tau | dew |
| der Regen | rain |
| Es regnet | It is raining |
| der Nieselregen | drizzle |
| Es nieselt | It is drizzling |
| der Schnee | snow |
| Es schneit | It is snowing |
| der Hagel | hail |
| Es hagelt | It is hailing |
| der Schneeregen | sleet |
| der Schneematsch | slush |
| Es sieht nach Regen aus | It looks like rain |
| der Frost | frost |
| Es hat getaut | The snow has melted / has started to melt |
| Es hat gefroren | It froze |
| der Niederschlag | precipitation |
| die Wolke | cloud |
| Es ist bewölkt; Es ist bedeckt | It is cloudy |
| Der Himmel hat sich zugezogen | Clouds have covered the sky The sky has become overcast |
| der Nebel | fog |
| Es ist neblig | it is foggy |
| Es ist trüb | It is hazy |
| der Wind | wind |
| Der Wind weht | The wind is blowing; It is windy |
| der Sturm | storm |
| Es ist stürmisch | It is stormy |
| das Gewitter | thunderstorm |
| der Donner | thunder |
| der Blitz | bolt of lightning |
| Es donnert | It is thundering |
| Es blitzt und donnert | There's thunder and lightning |
| Ich bin in einen Sturm geraten | I got caught by a storm |
| Es ist kalt | It is cold |
| Es ist frisch | It is chilly or windy |
| Es ist kühl | It is cool |
| Es ist angenehm | it is a comfortable temperature |
| Es ist warm | It is warm |
| Es ist heiß | It is hot |
| Deutsch | English |
|---|---|
| Es regnet/gießt Schusterjungs | It's raining/pouring shoemakers |
| Es regnet junge Hunde | It's raining puppies |
| Es regnet in Strömen | It's raining in streams |
| Es regnet wie aus Kübeln | It's raining like out of buckets |
| Es schüttet wie aus Eimern | It's pouring like out of buckets |
| Es regnet Bindfäden | It's raining twine |
Other idioms for heavy rain in various languages
German weather words and expressions supplied by Philip Newton
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More weather words in German
https://www.rocketlanguages.com/german/learn/weather-in-german/
http://joycep.myweb.port.ac.uk/abinitio/chap10-6.html
http://www.pimsleurapproach.com/resources/german/vocabulary-lists/weather/
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