Weather words and weather-related expressions in Irish with English equivalents.
| Gaeilge | English |
|---|---|
| aimsir | weather |
| aimsir bhreá | fine weather |
| Lá breá gréine | fine sunny day |
| Tá lá breá ann | It's a fine day |
| te | hot, warm |
| aimsir the | warm weather |
| Tá sé te | It's hot |
| grian | sun |
| lá gréine | a sunny day |
| grianmhar | sunny |
| lá bréa grianmhar | a fine sunny day |
| Tá an ghrian ag scoilteach na gloch | It's very hot (lit. "The sun is splitting the stones") |
| fuar | cold |
| Tá sé fuar | It's cold |
| lá fuar atá ann | It's a cold day |
| Tá sé fuar fliuch | It's cold and wet |
| tirim | dry |
| aimsir thirim | dry weather |
| drochaimsir | bad weather |
| aimsir aimlithe aimsir bhocht aimsir chéasta |
miserable weather |
| lá beag brónach | miserable kind of day |
| fliuch | wet |
| Tá sé fliuch | It's wet |
| aimsir fhliuch | wet, rainy weather |
| scamall | cloud |
| scamallach | cloudy |
| aimsir scamallach | cloudy weather |
| Tá sé scamallach inniu | It's cloudy today |
| ceo | fog, mist, haze |
| ceo dlúth / doiléir | thick fog |
| ceo trom | dense fog |
| lá bog braonach | soft misty day |
| Tá ceo ann | It's foggy |
| Tá an ceo ag druidim isteach orainn | The mist is closing in upon us |
| bogha báistí | rainbow |
| sneachta | snow |
| Tá sé ag cur sneachta | It's snowing |
| flichshneachta | sleet |
| casairneach | hail, hailstorm |
| gaoth | wind |
| gaofar | windy |
| lá gaofar | windy day |
| stoirm | storm |
| Tá stoirm air | There's a storm brewing |
| Gaeilge | English |
|---|---|
| báisteach, fearthainn | rain |
| Tá sé ag cur báisteach Tá sé ag cur fearthainne |
It's raining |
| Tá báisteach air | It's going to rain |
| Tá cosúlacht báistí air | It looks like rain |
| Tá cuma fearthainne air | It looks like rain |
| Tá cló báistí ar an lá | The day shows signs of rain |
| Tá sé ag bagairt báistí | It's threatening rain |
| lá báistí | rainy day |
| salachar ceo / báistí | drizzling mist, rain |
| draonán báistí | drizzling rain |
| lá buan fearthainne | day of continuous rain |
| ag caidhleadh báistí | driving rain |
| ag cáitheadh báistí | pouring rain |
| ag clagairt báistí | pelting rain |
| ag dallcairt báistí | raining heavily |
| ag spéachadh báistí | spitting rain |
| greadadh báistí | pelting rain; drenching |
| báisteach dheannachtach | cold drenching rain |
| batharnach bháistí | downpour of rain |
| bús báistí | pelting rain |
| cnap báistí | sudden downpour |
| díle bháistí | deluge of rain |
| gailfean báistí | driving rain |
| maidhm bháistí | cloudburst |
| Tá sé ag caitheamh sceana gréasaí | It's throwing cobblers knives |
| Tá sé an bháisteach ag titim ina tulcaí | The rain is coming down in torrents |
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