Spanish Weather Words

To accurately describe the weather in Spanish, you'll need to learn the right translations. This page should be very helpful for this task. By reading below, you will find several weather-themed lists translated between Spanish and English, covering nearly one hundred Spanish weather words.

To learn all of these words as they are presented, you can simply scroll down throughout the page and learn them as they appear. If you'd rather skip ahead to a certain subsection of words, however, you can also do that by using one of the quick links provided below.

Weather Terms in Spanish:

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

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General Weather Words in Spanish
A-Z List of Spanish Weather Words
Temperature Words Written in Spanish
Spanish Translations for Weather Tools
Weather 'Seasons' Written in Spanish
Named Weather Events in Spanish

General Weather Words in Spanish

To start off, here are a series of more general type weather words in Spanish with their English translations. It includes translations about forecasting, plus various degrees of weather severity.

Tiempo atmosférico ➔ Weather

Meteorología ➔ Meteorology

Mapa meteorológico ➔ Weather map

Pronóstico del tiempo ➔ Weather forecast

Tiempo severo ➔ Severe weather

Clima extremo ➔ Extreme weather

Fenómenos meteorológicos extremos ➔ Extreme weather events

Alerta meteorológica ➔ Weather alert

Seguimiento de tormentas ➔ Storm tracking

A-Z List of Spanish Weather Words

This is the main list of Spanish weather words, ordered alphabetically by the Spanish translation.

Aguanieve ➔ Sleet

Alta presión atmosférica ➔ High atmospheric pressure

Baja presión atmosférica ➔ Low atmospheric pressure

Borrasca de nieve ➔ Snowstorm

Brisa ➔ Breeze

Bruma ➔ Haze

Calima ➔ Haze

Cellisca ➔ Sleet

Chubasco ➔ Shower (rain)

Ciclón ➔ Cyclone

Ciclón tropical ➔ Tropical cyclone

Congelamiento ➔ Freezing

Copo de nieve ➔ Snowflake

Depresión ➔ Depression

Frente ➔ Front

Frío ➔ Cold

Gota de agua ➔ Raindrop

Granizo ➔ Hail

Granizo blando ➔ Soft hail

Granos de hielo ➔ Ice grains

Gránulos de nieve ➔ Snow granules / Snow pellets

Helada ➔ Frost

Humedad ➔ Humidity

Humedad del aire ➔ Air humidity

Llovizna ➔ Drizzle

Llovizna gélida ➔ Freezing drizzle

Lluvia ➔ Rain

Lluvia engelante ➔ Freezing rain

Luz solar ➔ Sunshine

Monzón ➔ Monsoon

Neblina ➔ Fog / Mist

Niebla ➔ Fog

Nieve ➔ Snow

Nube ➔ Cloud

Nube embudo ➔ Funnel cloud

Nubosidad ➔ Cloud cover

Oleada de tornados (lit. tornado wave) ➔ Tornado outbreak

Orvallo ➔ Drizzle

Perdigones de hielo ➔ Ice pellets

Polvareda ➔ Dust devil

Precipitación ➔ Precipitation

Presión atmosférica ➔ Atmospheric pressure

Ráfaga ➔ Gust

Rayo ➔ Lightning

Rayo globular ➔ Ball lightning

Relámpago ➔ Lightning

Supercelda ➔ Supercell (thunderstorm)

Tifón ➔ Typhoon

Tormenta ➔ Storm

Tormenta de arena ➔ Sandstorm

Tormenta de polvo ➔ Dust storm

Tormenta eléctrica ➔ Thunderstorm

Tornado ➔ Tornado

Tromba de agua ➔ Waterspout

Tromba marina ➔ Waterspout

Tromba terrestre ➔ Landspout (tornado)

Trueno ➔ Thunder

Turbonada ➔ Squall

Ventisca ➔ Blizzard

Viento ➔ Wind

Temperature Words Written in Spanish

Here are some Spanish words about temperature that you might find interesting.

Temperatura ➔ Temperature

Temperatura de sensación ➔ Feels like temperature

Frente frío ➔ Cold front

Ola de frío ➔ Cold snap

Frente cálido ➔ Warm front

Ola de calor ➔ Heat wave

Temperatura de bochorno (TH) ➔ Heat index (HI)

Spanish Translations for Weather Tools

There are also several Spanish to English translations of weather tools if that interests you.

Anemómetro ➔ Anemometer

Barómetro ➔ Barometer

Cono de viento ➔ Wind cone

Detector de rayos ➔ Lightning detector

Estación meteorológica ➔ Weather station

Globo meteorológico ➔ Weather balloon

Higrómetro ➔ Hygrometer

Manga de viento ➔ Windsock

Nivómetro ➔ Snow gauge

Pluviómetro ➔ Rain gauge

Radar meteorológico ➔ Weather radar

Satélite meteorológico ➔ Weather satellite

Termómetro ➔ Thermometer

Veleta ➔ Weather vane

Weather 'Seasons' Written in Spanish

Here is a brief list of some weather seasons that you might want to talk about in Spanish.

Estación de los monzones ➔ Monsoon season

Estación lluviosa ➔ Rainy season

Estación seca ➔ Dry season

Named Weather Events in Spanish

This final list gives a few examples of named weather events and how they appear when written in Spanish.

Huracán Harvey ➔ Hurricane Harvey

Huracán Katrina ➔ Hurricane Katrina

Huracán Sandy ➔ Hurricane Sandy

This list of Spanish weather words was last updated on November 21, 2025.

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The Fine Print

I don't speak Spanish 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 Spanish language learning journey!