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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