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
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)
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)
halo (around moon/sun) r Halo, r Hof
haze n. r Dunst
hazy dunstig
hectopascal (hPa) s Hektopascal (-)
Unit of measure for barometric pressure. See note under air pressure above and the Wetterlexikon (Web).
high (pressure) s Hoch, r Hochdruck
barometric pressure over 1015 hPa Luftdruck von mehr als 1015 hPa
See PHOTO with details
high (temperature) e Höchsttemperatur (-en)
daytime highs die Tagestemperaturen
hot heiß
humid feucht, schwül (muggy)
humidity e Luftfeuchte, e Luftfeuchtigkeit
hurricane r Hurrikan (-e), r Orkan (-e)
I
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| This traffic sign warns of icy conditions ahead! See Traffic Sign Glossary |
black ice s Glatteis
ice-cold adj. eiskalt
icy adj. eisig, frostig
inversion e Inversion, e Temperaturumkehr
isobar e Isobare
See PHOTO with definition
J
jet stream der Jetstream
Also see
Weather Phrases
in Part 1 of Lesson 20
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