Weather words and weather-related expressions in Swedish (svenska) with English equivalents.
| Svenska | English |
|---|---|
| väder (vädret) | (the) weather |
| väderprognos, väderleksrapport | weather forecast |
| Vad är det för väder (idag)? Vilket väder är det (idag)? |
What is the weather like (today)? |
| sol(en) | sun |
| Det är soligt | It's sunny |
| Solen skinner | The sun is shining |
| Det är fint väder | It's fine |
| varm(en) | warm |
| Det är varmt | It's warm |
| värme(n) | heat, warmth |
| Det är varmt | It's warm/hot |
| Det är torrt | It's dry |
| dagg(en) | dew |
| regn(et) | rain |
| Det regnar | It's raining |
| Det är regnigt | It's rainy |
| Det är blött | It's wet |
| Det är dåligt väder | The weather is bad |
| Volket grått väder! | What miserable weather! |
| (en) regnbåge | rainbow |
| duggregn, småregn | drizzle |
| Det duggar / duggregnar | It's drizzling |
| (ett) moln | cloud |
| Det är molnigt | It's cloudy |
| Himlen är molnig | The sky is cloudy |
| dimma | fog |
| Det är dimma / dimmigt | it is foggy |
| Det är trüb | It's hazy |
| vind(en) | wind |
| Det blåser / Det är blåsigt | It's windy |
| Det blåser en mycket stark vind. | A strong wind is blowing |
| en storm | a storm |
| Det stormar / Det är oväder | It's stormy |
| åska(n) | thunder, thunderstorm |
| åskväder | storm, thunderstorm |
| Ett åskväder är på väg | A thunderstrom is coming |
| Det åskar | It's thundering |
| Hör du åska? | Do you hear the thunder? |
| blixt | lightning |
| Det blixtar | There's lightning |
| Blixten lyste upp hela himlen | The lightning lit up the whole sky |
| kyla | chill, coolness, frost, nip, cold |
| Det är kyligt | It's chilly, cool, crisp, frosty, cold |
| kall | chilly, cold, cool, dank |
| Det är kallt | It's chilly, cool, dank, cold |
| snö(n) | snow |
| Det snöar | It's snowing |
| hagel (haglet) | (the) hail |
| Det haglar | It's hailing |
| snöblandat regn | sleet |
| Det regnar snöslask | It's sleeting |
| frost(en) | frost |
| Det är frostigt | It's frosty |
| Svenska | English |
|---|---|
| Det spöregnar | It's raining like rods |
| Det ösregnar | It's raining like ladles |
| Regnet står som spön i backen | The rain stands like rods in the hillside |
Other idioms for heavy rain in various languages
Hear Swedish words for weather:
Weather words in Swedish
https://blogs.transparent.com/swedish/talking-about-the-weather-in-swedish/
https://www.babbel.com/en/magazine/swedish-weather-vocab/
http://mylanguages.org/multimedia/swedish_audio_weather.php
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