Norwegian Weather Vocabulary

Here are Norwegian words for weather to start with: overskyet (cloudy), kald (cold), varm (hot), regn (rain). Below are 40 words (A1–C1) with their English translations and part of speech, across 5 themed lists.

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Weather Basics

A1–A2
EnglishNorwegianTypeLevel
cloudyoverskyetadjA1
coldkaldadjA1
hotvarmadjA1
rainregnnounA1
rainyregnfulladjA1
sunnysolrikadjA1
snowsnønounA2
windyblåsendeadjA2

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Weather Intermediate

A2–B1
EnglishNorwegianTypeLevel
fogtåkenounA2
frontfrontnounA2
stormstormnounA2
temperaturetemperaturnounA2
forecastværvarselnounB1
freezingiskaldadjB1
humidfuktigadjB1
lightninglynnounB1

Weather Advanced

C1
EnglishNorwegianTypeLevel
anticycloneantisyklonnounC1
atmosphericatmosfæriskadjC1
cyclonesyklonnounC1
humidityfuktighetnounC1
inversioninversjonnounC1
meteorologicalmeteorologiskadjC1
monsoonmonsunnounC1
precipitationnedbørnounC1

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Extreme Weather & Natural Events

A2–B2
EnglishNorwegianTypeLevel
earthquakejordskjelvnounA2
tornadotornadonounB1
avalanchesnøskrednounB2
dust stormstøvstormnounB2
flash floodstyrtflomnounB2
heat wavehetebølgenounB2
landslidejordskrednounB2
volcanic eruptionvulkanutbruddnounB2

Everyday Weather

A2–B2
EnglishNorwegianTypeLevel
thunderstormtordenværnounA2
condensationkondensnounB1
dewduggnounB1
evaporationfordampningnounB1
frostfrostnounB1
smogsmognounB1
hailhaglnounB2
sleetsluddnounB2

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A sample of the A1–C1 words. The rest are in the app

Watch Your LanguageVocabulary widgets for iPhone & Apple Watch

These lists show a sample of the A1–C1 words for weather. The packs in Watch Your Language hold more and reach the advanced levels, along with every other topic.

The app shows them to you a few at a time, in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and brings back the ones you keep forgetting.

Common questions

Which Norwegian words should I learn for weather?

You could start with words like overskyet (cloudy), kald (cold), varm (hot), regn (rain). This page lists 40 Norwegian words for weather (A1–C1), each with its English translation and part of speech.

How can I remember these Norwegian words?

Reading a list once is rarely enough. Watch Your Language shows Norwegian words like these in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and schedules repeats so the words you keep forgetting come back more often.

Are these word lists free?

Yes. The lists on this page are free to read, with no sign-up. The app holds more words for each topic.

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