Icelandic Word of the Day
veður
VEH-thur • noun — 2nd of May, 2026
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Meaning: weather; the state of the atmosphere (temperature, wind, precipitation, etc.)
Examples
- Veðrið er gott í dag.
(The weather is good today.) - Hvernig verður veðrið á morgun?
(What will the weather be like tomorrow?) - Slæmt veður setti ferðina í bið.
(Bad weather put the trip on hold.)
Synonyms
- veðrátta
- loftslag
Use veður when talking about current or forecast atmospheric conditions. It appears in common phrases like "gott veður" (good weather) and "slæmt veður" (bad weather), and is the typical word Icelanders use when asking about or reporting on the weather.
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