English to Dutch Weather Terms

If you want to learn how to say weather terms in Dutch, then this is definitely the page for you. The goal of this page is to list all related weather vocabulary in English and Dutch, and so far there's already over 100 terms available to learn. I'd say that is a pretty good start, but hopefully we'll find even more Dutch weather terms to add.

To learn from all the lists in order, you can simply scroll down through the page in order. If you'd rather learn from a certain grouping of weather words, then you can choose one of the quick links below and you'll be taken straight to the desired list.

Weather Terms from English to Dutch:

Words in bold added during the last update. You can also view this list of weather words from Dutch to English.

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General English to Dutch Weather Terms
A-Z of English to Dutch Weather Terms
Temperature Words Written from English to Dutch
English to Dutch Translations of Weather Seasons
Weather Measurement Devices from English to Dutch
English to Dutch Examples of Named Storms

General Weather Words from English to Spanish

To start us off, here is a list of more generalized weather words in Dutch. This includes words for weather people, weather forecasts, and weather alerts.

Weather ➔ Weer

Meteorology ➔ Meteorologie

Meteorology ➔ Weerkunde

Meteorologist ➔ Meteoroloog

Weather presenter ➔ Weerpresentator

Weatherman ➔ Weerman

Weatherwoman ➔ Weervrouw

Weather forecast ➔ Weerbericht

Weather forecast ➔ Weersvoorspelling

Weather map ➔ Weerkaart

Weather alerts ➔ Weeralarm

Extreme weather ➔ Extreem weer

Severe weather ➔ Noodweer

A-Z of English to Dutch Weather Terms

This main list contains various weather conditions, translated into Dutch. If you are looking to talk about future or current weather conditions in Dutch, this list should help.

Air pressure ➔ Luchtdruk

Arctic front ➔ Arctisch front

Ball lightning ➔ Bolbliksem

Blizzard ➔ Blizzard

Blowing snow ➔ Stuifsneeuw

Category 5 super typhoon ➔ Categorie 5 supertyfoon

Cloud ➔ Wolk

Cloudy ➔ Bewolking

Drifting snow ➔ Driftsneeuw

Drizzle ➔ Motregen

Double rainbow ➔ Dubbele regenboog

Dry thunderstorm ➔ Droog onweer

Dust devil ➔ Stofhoos

Dust storm ➔ Stofstorm

Fog ➔ Mist

Freezing rain ➔ IJsregen

Freezing rain / Sleet ➔ IJzel

Frost ➔ Vorst

Gust of wind ➔ Windstoot

Gust of wind ➔ Windvlaag

Hail ➔ Hagel

Hail ➔ Korrelhagel

Hailstorm ➔ Hagelbui

Humidity ➔ Luchtvochtigheid

Hurricane ➔ Orkaan

Lightning ➔ Bliksem

Monsoon ➔ Moesson

Polar front ➔ Polair front

Popcorn storm ➔ Popcornbui

Powder snow ➔ Poedersneeuw

Precipitation ➔ Neerslag

Rain ➔ Regen

Rainbow ➔ Regenboog

Relative humidity ➔ Relatieve luchtvochtigheid

Sandstorm ➔ Zandstorm

Severe tropical storm ➔ Zware tropische storm

Shower ➔ Bui

Snow ➔ Sneeuw

Snow shower ➔ Korrelsneeuwbui

Snow shower ➔ Sneeuwbui

Snowdrift ➔ Sneeuwjacht

Snowstorm ➔ Sneeuwstorm

Squall line ➔ Buienlijn

Storm ➔ Onweer

Stormsurge ➔ Stormvloed

Summer storm ➔ Zomerstorm

Sunlight ➔ Zonlicht

Sunny ➔ Zonnig

Supercell (thunderstorm) ➔ Supercel

Thunder ➔ Donder

Thunder ➔ Weerlicht

Thunderstorm ➔ Onweersbui

Tornado ➔ Windhoos

Tropical cyclone ➔ Tropische cycloon

Tropical depression ➔ Tropische depressie

Tropical storm ➔ Tropische storm

Typhoon ➔ Tyfoon

Waterspout ➔ Waterhoos

Weather front ➔ Weerfront

Wind ➔ Wind

Temperature Words Written from English to Dutch

If you are looking to talk about temperatures in Dutch, or about how a day is either hot or cold, then this should help you express yourself.

Temperature ➔ Temperatuur

Air temperature ➔ Luchttemperatuur

Feels like temperature / Wind chill ➔ Gevoelstemperatuur

Heat Index ➔ Hitte-index

Cold Number ➔ Koudegetal

Heat Number ➔ Warmtegetal

Celsius ➔ Celsius

Fahrenheit ➔ Fahrenheit

Cold front ➔ Koufront

Cold spell / Cold wave ➔ Koudegolf

Mild day ➔ Zachte dag

Warm day ➔ Warme dag

Warm front ➔ Warmtefront

Heat wave ➔ Hittegolf

English to Dutch Translations of Weather Seasons

Sometimes people talk about certain weather patterns being a weather season. Here is how to talk about some of them in Dutch.

Atlantic hurricane season ➔ Atlantisch orkaanseizoen

Dry season ➔ Droge tijd

Rainy season ➔ Regentijd

Typhoon season ➔ Tyfoonseizoen

Weather Measurement Devices from English to Dutch

With weather being such a varied topic, it's no wonder that there are tons of instruments that can be used to measure the weather. Here is the English to Dutch translations for several of these weather instruments.

Anemometer ➔ Anemometer

Barometer ➔ Barometer

Hygrometer ➔ Hygrometer

Rain gauge ➔ Regenmeter

Thermometer ➔ Thermometer

Weather balloon ➔ Weerballon

Weather hut ➔ Weerhut

Weather radar ➔ Weerradar

Weather satellite ➔ Weersatelliet

Weather station ➔ Weerstation

Weather vane ➔ Windhaan

Weather vane ➔ Windvaan

Weather vane ➔ Windwijzer

Windsock ➔ Windzak

English to Dutch Examples of Named Storms

People have been naming storms (naamgeving stormen) for centuries. In more recent decades have weather services adopted more formal rules for storm naming conventions. Here's some examples about how storms are named when written in Dutch.

Hurricane Dorian ➔ Orkaan Dorian

Hurricane Katrina ➔ Orkaan Katrina

Hurricane Sandy ➔ Orkaan Sandy

Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) ➔ Tyfoon Haiyan (Yolanda)

This list of English to Dutch weather terms was last updated on December 4, 2025.

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The Fine Print

I don't speak Dutch myself, so there could be mistakes in the translations. Most of what is here is user-submitted, but I do try to check for accuracy and make corrections as I can. Thanks for your understanding. Best of luck on your Dutch language learning journey!