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German Weather Glossary

An Annotated English-German Glossary

German Weather Vocabulary

Part of Wie ist das Wetter? (Lesson 20)

German Vocabulary Related to the
Weather and Weather Forecasts

Wetter 1
Wie ist das Wetter heute?
- Es ist neblig (foggy).
Foto: Cheryl Flippo

Noun genders: r (der, masc.), e (die, fem.),
s (das, neu.)
Abbreviations: adj. (adjective), Br. (British),
n. (noun), pl. (plural), v. (verb)

Also see:
Weather Phrases in Lesson 20

More vocabulary: English-German Glossaries

WEATHER VOCABULARY > A-J | K-Z

A

air e Luft

air pressure r Luftdruck
Note: In Europe and most of the world outside the U.S., barometric pressure is measured in hectopascals (hPa), formerly millibars, not in inches of mercury. In the International System (SI) of measurements, the unit of pressure is the Pascal, named after Blaise Pascal (1623-1662), the French scientist and philosopher who made important discoveries about air pressure. Normal air pressure at sea level (MSL, NN) is 1013.25 hPa or 29.92 inches of mercury. To convert between inches of mercury and hectopascals/millibars, one millibar (hPa) is equal to 0.02953 inches of mercury.
See PHOTO with Luftdruck details

aloft hoch droben

anemometer r Windmesser

atmosphere e Atmosphäre

aurora borealis s Nordlicht, (nördliches) Polarlicht

autumn, fall r Herbst

B

balmy sanft, lind
balmy breezes sanfte Brisen, linde Lüfte

barometer r Barometer

barometric pressure r Luftdruck

black ice s Glatteis

breeze e Brise (-n)

Wetter TV

Das Wetter im Fernsehen.
The weather on TV
MORE and LARGER VIEW of map.
Foto: ZDF

breezy windig, luftig

bright heiter

C

ceiling e Wolkenhöhe

Celsius - See Temperature Conversion chart

changeable, variable veränderlich, wechselhaft

chilly kühl, frostig
I feel chilly. Mir ist kühl.

chinook wind r Föhn (-e)

der Föhn: This warm, dry, alpine wind is
similar to a "chinook wind." The word
Föhn can also refer to an electric
blow-dryer for hair.
More wind: See tradewind/r Passat
and sirocco/r Scirocco.

clear heiter, klar, wolkenlos

climatology e Klimatologie

cloud e Wolke (-n)
cumulus cloud e Kumuluswolke

cloudburst r Platzregen (-)
sudden downpour r Platzregen

cloudy bewölkt, wolkig

cold adj. kalt
very cold sehr kalt
cold, coldness n. e Kälte

cool(er) kühl (-er)
somewhat cooler etwas kühler

cumulonimbus (cloud) r Kumulonimbus

cumulus (cloud) r Kumulus

cyclone r Zyklon (-en)

D

damp feucht (-n)

degree r Grad
10 degrees Celsius 10 Grad Celsius (50F)

dew point r Taupunkt (-e)

downpour r Platzregen (-)
cloudburst r Platzregen

drizzle n. r Nieselregen, r Sprühregen
drizzle v. nieseln (-se)

drizzly Niesel-
drizzly weather s Nieselwetter

drought e Dürre, e Dürrekatastrophe (-n)

dry adj. trocken

dryness e Trockenheit

dry spell e Trockenperiode

dull, gloomy düster, trüb

dust r Staub

dust devil kleiner Wirbelsturm (-stürme)

dusty staubig

Also see
Weather Phrases
in Part 1 of Lesson 20

E

east r Ost(en)
in the east im Osten

easterly adj. Ost-, östlich
an easterly wind ein Ostwind

easterly n. r Ostwind
easterlies die Ostwinde

eye n. s Auge (-n)
eye of the hurricane s Auge des Orkans

F

Fahrenheit - See Temperature Conversion chart

fair adj. heiter, schön

fall, autumn r Herbst

flood n. e Flut, s Hochwasser, e Überschwemmung
flood v. überschwemmen

flooding e Überschwemmung

fog r Nebel

foggy neblig, nebelig

forecast n. e Voraussage (-n), e Vorhersage (-n), e Prognose (-n)
a short-range forecast eine Kurzfristvorhersage
> See SAMPLE FORECASTS in German & English

forecast v. voraussagen, vorhersagen

forecaster r Meteorloge (-n), e Meteorlogin (-nen)

freeze v. frieren

freezing unter null

freezing point r Gefrierpunkt

freezing rain r gefrorene Regen, r Graupel (sleet)

fresh frisch

front r Front
cold front e Kaltfront

frost (hoarfrost), rime r Reif, r Raureif, r Frost

frosty frostig
covered with frost von Raureif bedeckt

G

gale r Sturm (wind)
gale force winds orkanartige Winde
gale warnings e Sturmwarnung

gloomy, dull düster, trüb

gradual(ly) allmählich

greenhouse effect r Treibhausekkekt

gust, squall e Böe (-n)
gusts up to 40 mph Böen bis zu 60 h/km (Stundenkilometer)

H

hail n. r Hagel, r Graupel (soft hail)
hail v. hageln, graupeln
It's hailing. Es hagelt.
hail damage r Hagelschaden
hailstone r Hagelkorn (-körner)
hailstorm r Hagelsturm (-stürme)