How do you talk about the weather in Norwegian?
Norway is a long country with diverse scenery. The climate may be quite different depending on where you are in Norway.
Coastal regions in Norway are often warmer than other places at the same latitude because of the warm waters of the Gulf Stream. A lot of the winter’s chill and snow settle in the far north, and drier and hotter weather is typical of inland summers in Norway.
If you want to communicate better with Norwegians, talking about the weather in Norwegian may be an icebreaker. How, then, do we describe the weather in Norwegian? Let us start with this famous Norwegian idiom, focusing on the fact that no matter the weather, you are protected as long as you have good quality clothes!
Det finnes ikke dårlig vær, bare dårlige klær!
Bad weather does not exist, only bad clothing!
We will continue this article with some popular Norwegian words and phrases when discussing the weather.
Vocabulary for describing the weather in its most basic form
- et vær weather
- et uvær bad weather
- et værvarsel weather forecast
- en årstid a season
- en vinter a winter
- en varmegrad when it’s above 0°C
- en kuldegrad when it’s below 0°C
- en sommer a summer
- et solskinn sunshine
- et regn rain
- et duskregn drizzle
- et hagl hail
- en høst an autumn
- overskyet cloudy
- en vind wind
- en storm storm
- en torden thunder
- et lyn lightning
- en snø snow
- en snøstørm blizzard
- en tåke fog
- tåkete foggy
- isete icy
- en vår a spring
What are some phrases for describing the weather in Norwegian?
- Hvordan er været? How is the weather?
- Hvor mange grader er det? What is the temperature?
- Det er minus to grader. It is minus two degrees.
- Det er tjue grader. It is twenty degrees.
- Solen skinner! The sun is shining!
- Det er fint vær. The weather is nice.
- Det høljer ned. It is raining buckets.
- Vinder hyler. The wind is howling.
- Det blåser. The wind is blowing.
- Det har sluttet å regne. It stopped raining.
- Det er overskyet. It is cloudy.
- Det snør. It is snowing.
- Det er iskaldt. It’s ice cold.
- Det tordner. There is thunder.
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