English to French Weather Words
What's one of the most common topics used in small talk? You guessed it - the weather. If you'd like to join in on these very common types of conversations, then you'll need to learn various French words about weather.
This page will help you learn a variety of French weather words, so you can fill your vocabulary with a ton of new useful terms. To help you find the types of words you are most interested in, this page has been divided into several categories.
Feel free to skip ahead to a certain category using one of the quick links below, or just read through the page as normal and you'll find all the categories before reaching the bottom of the page.
Weather Terms from English to French:
Words in bold added during the last update. You can also view this list of weather words from French to English.
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General Weather Words from English to French
Main List of English to French Weather Terms
Weather 'Seasons' Written in English and French
English to French Words about Temperature
Forecasting Terms Listed from English to French
Special Weather Alert Types Written from English to French
English to French Words for Weather Tools
General Weather Words from English to French
Here are a couple ways to say weather in French.
Weather ➔ Le temps
Weather ➔ La météo
Main List of English to French Weather Terms
This list contains all sorts of weather conditions, translated into French. The list is divided alphabetically to help you better find the words you are looking to translate.
Absolute humidity ➔ Humidité absolue
Atmospheric river ➔ Rivière atmosphérique
Atmospheric pressure ➔ Pression atmosphérique
Ball lightning ➔ Foudre en boule
Cloud ➔ Nuage
Downburst ➔ Rafale descendante
Drizzle ➔ Bruine
Dust devil ➔ Tourbillon de poussière
Fog ➔ Brouillard
Freezing drizzle ➔ Bruine verglaçante
Freezing rain ➔ Pluie verglaçante
Freezing rain ➔ Verglas
Frost ➔ Gel
Funnel cloud ➔ Entonnoir nuageux
Gust ➔ Rafale
Hail ➔ Grêle
Haze ➔ Brume
Humidity ➔ Humidité
Hurricane ➔ Ouragan
Ice pellets ➔ Granule de glace
Lightning ➔ Foudre
Lightning strike ➔ Foudroiement
Monsoon ➔ Mousson
Powder snow ➔ Neige poudreuse
Powder snow ➔ Poudrerie
Precipitation ➔ Précipitations
Rain ➔ Pluie
Rainbow ➔ Arc-en-ciel
Rainfall ➔ Précipitations
Relative humidity ➔ Humidité relative
Sandstorm ➔ Tempête de sable
Shower ➔ Giboulée
Shower ➔ Averse
Sleet ➔ Grésil
Snow ➔ Neige
Snow squall ➔ Bourrasque de neige
Snowbank ➔ Banc de neige
Snowdrift ➔ Congère
Snowflake ➔ Flocon de neige
Snowstorm ➔ Tempête de neige
Storm ➔ Tempête
Storm surge ➔ Onde de tempête
Sunshine ➔ Ensoleillement
Thunder ➔ Tonnerre
Thundersnow ➔ Orage de neige (Thunderstorm with snow)
Thunderstorm ➔ Orage
Tornado ➔ Tornade
Torrential downpour ➔ Pluie torrentielle sous orage
Tropical cyclone ➔ Cyclone tropical
Tropical depression ➔ Dépression tropicale
Typhoon ➔ Typhon
Waterspout ➔ Trombe marine
Wet snow ➔ Neige mouillée
Whiteout ➔ Blanc dehors
Wind ➔ Vent
Winter storm ➔ Tempête hivernale
Weather 'Seasons' Written in English and French
Sometimes people refer to weather seasons when speaking about certain times of the year. This list covers those translations.
Dry season ➔ Saison sèche
Rainy season ➔ Saison des pluies
Wet season ➔ Saison humide
English to French Words about Temperature
Here are a bunch of French weather words related to hot and cold temperatures.
Temperature ➔ Température
Temperature anomaly ➔ Anomalie de température
Feels like temperature / Perceived temperature ➔ Température ressentie
Heat index ➔ Indice de chaleur
Humidex ➔ Indice humidex
Wind chill ➔ Refroidissement éolien
Cold ➔ Froid
Hot ➔ Chaud
Degrees Celsius ➔ Degré Celsius
Degrees Fahrenheit ➔ Degré Fahrenheit
Cold air drop ➔ Goutte d’air froid
Cold drop ➔ Goutte froide
Cold front ➔ Front froid
Cold snap / Cold wave ➔ Vague de froid
Heat dome ➔ Dôme de chaleur
Heat wave ➔ Canicule
Hot front ➔ Front chaud
Forecasting Terms Listed from English to French
When talking about weather forecasting, you might want to use these French weather terms.
Probability of precipitation ➔ Probabilité de précipitations
Meteorologist ➔ Météorologiste
Meteorologist ➔ Météorologue
Meteorology ➔ Météorologie
Weather forecast ➔ Prévision météorologique
Weather forecast ➔ Reprévision météorologique
Weather map ➔ Carte météorologique
Special Weather Alert Types Written from English to French
Here are the French translations for various weather alert types.
Special weather bulletin ➔ Bulletin météorologique spécial
Weather alert ➔ Alerte météorologique
Cyclone alert ➔ Alerte cyclonique
Gale warning ➔ Avis de coup de vent
Hurricane force wind warning ➔ Avis de vent de force d'ouragan
Severe thunderstorm forecast ➔ Prévision des orages violents
Storm warning ➔ Avis de tempête
Tropical cyclone forecast ➔ Prévision des cyclones tropicaux
English to French Words for Weather Tools
If you're looking for how to say the names of weather tools in French, this is the list for you.
Anemometer ➔ Anémomètre
Barometer ➔ Baromètre
Hygrometer ➔ Hygromètre
Lightning detector ➔ Détecteur de foudre
Rain gauge ➔ Pluviomètre
Snow gauge ➔ Nivomètre
Thermometer ➔ Thermomètre
Weather balloon ➔ Ballon-sonde
Weather buoy ➔ Bouée météorologique
Weather radar ➔ Radar météorologique
Weather satellite ➔ Satellite météorologique
Weather station ➔ Station météorologique
Weather vane ➔ Girouette
Wind sock ➔ Manche à air
This list of English to French weather words was last updated on November 14, 2025.
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