Swedish to English Weather Words
There's plenty of weather vocabulary below for anyone looking to talk about the weather in Swedish. This includes sections for general weather words, our main A to Z list of weather terms, some words about temperature, Swedish translated weather measuring tools, and some named storms written in Swedish.
To learn all the words as they come up, you can simply scroll down the page because they are all listed there. Otherwise, you can also use our quick links below to skip ahead to a certain section that interests you most.
Weather Terms in Swedish:
Words in bold added during the last update. You can also view this list of weather words from English to Swedish.
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General Weather Words in Swedish
A-Z List of Swedish Weather Words
Swedish Words about Temperature
Weather Measuring Tools in Swedish
Named Storms Written in Swedish
General Weather Words in Swedish
Here are some general words about weather that might come in handy during a conversation about the topic.
Väder ➔ Weather
Väderfront ➔ Weather front
Väderrekord ➔ Weather records
Meteorologi ➔ Meteorology
Meteorolog ➔ Meteorologist
Väderleksprognos / Väderprognos ➔ Weather forecast
Väderleksrapport / Väderrapport ➔ Weather report
Väderkarta ➔ Weather map
Vägväderinformationssystem (VViS) ➔ Road Weather Information System
Vädervarning ➔ Weather warning
Vädervarningar ➔ Weather warnings
Strömavbrott ➔ Power failure
Elavbrott ➔ Power outage<
Stormjägare ➔ Storm hunter
A-Z List of Swedish Weather Words
This is the main list of Swedish weather words. If you are looking for a certain kind of translated weather condition, it's probably in this list.
Åska ➔ Thunder
Åskväder ➔ Thunderstorm
Blixten ➔ Lightning
Bris ➔ Breeze
Cyklon ➔ Cyclone
Dimma ➔ Fog
Dis ➔ Haze
Duggregn ➔ Drizzle
Dunder ➔ Thunder
Frysande regn ➔ Freezing rain
Hagel ➔ Hail
Isstorm ➔ Ice storm
Kategori 5-Orkan ➔ Category 5 hurricane
Klotblixt ➔ Ball lightning
Kraftig tropisk storm ➔ Severe tropical storm
Kuling ➔ Gale
Luftfuktighet ➔ Humidity
Moln ➔ Cloud
Monsun ➔ Monsoon
Nederbörd ➔ Precipitation
Nederbörd ➔ Rainfall
Nysnö ➔ Fresh snow
Regn ➔ Rain
Regnbåge ➔ Rainbow
Regnskur ➔ Rain shower
Skare ➔ Slush
Snö ➔ Snow
Snöblandat regn ➔ Sleet
Snödrev ➔ Snowdrift
Snöfall ➔ Snowfall
Snöflinga ➔ Snowflake
Snöstorm ➔ Snowstorm
Stoftvirvel ➔ Dust devil
Storm med orkanstyrka ➔ Hurricane-force storm
Stormflod ➔ Storm surge
Surt regn ➔ Acid rain
Tjäle ➔ Frost
Tromb ➔ Tornado
Tropisk cyklon ➔ Tropical cyclone
Tyfon ➔ Typhoon
Underkylt regn ➔ Freezing rain
Vind ➔ Wind
Vindby ➔ Gust
Vindhastighet ➔ Wind speed
Swedish Words about Temperature
This section contains the words about temperatures - it's still a bit of a work in progress, but you have to start somewhere, right?
Temperatur ➔ Temperature
Celsius ➔ Celsius
Fahrenheit ➔ Fahrenheit
Grader Celsius ➔ Degrees Celsius
Grader Fahrenheit ➔ Degrees Fahrenheit
Kyla ➔ Cold
Kallfront ➔ Cold front
Varmfront ➔ Warm front
Weather Measuring Tools in Swedish
Since the weather can be measured with many types of tools, you might always want to know how to say those in Swedish.
Meteorologiska instrument ➔ Meteorological instruments
Barometer ➔ Barometer
Fäbodbarometer ➔ Barn barometer
Hygrometer ➔ Hygrometer
Nederbördsmätare ➔ Precipitation gauge
Regnmätare ➔ Rain gauge
Termometer ➔ Thermometer
Väderballong ➔ Weather balloon
Väderpinne ➔ Weather vane / Weather stick
Väderradar ➔ Weather radar
Vädersatellit ➔ Weather satellite
Väderstation ➔ Weather station
Vindflöjel ➔ Weather vane
Vindmätare ➔ Anemometer
Vindstrut ➔ Wind cone
Named Storms Written in Swedish
This list contains some examples of named storms so you can better understand how to talk about various storm types like cyclones, hurricanes, and typhoons.
Cyklonen Olivia ➔ Cyclone Olivia
Orkanen Allen ➔ Hurricane Allen
Orkanen Camille ➔ Hurricane Camille
Orkanen Katrina ➔ Hurricane Katrina
Orkanen Mitch ➔ Hurricane Mitch
Stormen Alfrida ➔ Storm Alfrida
Stormen Gorm ➔ Storm Gorm
Tyfonen Haiyan ➔ Typhoon Haiyan
Tyfonen Paka ➔ Typhoon Paka
Tyfonen Tip ➔ Typhoon Tip
This list of Swedish weather words was first created on January 19, 2026.
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