The hope for “taps aff” weather vs the expectation of the cold “dreich” cloudy weather. Scottish weather is always a big topic of conversation.
Cold, wet and windy is the the norm with Scotland but you can expect the ‘taps’ to be ‘aff’ when even a slight bit of sunshine shows it face. Who doesn’t love a Scottish summer when it comes around? However, predictably, the word “dreich” (Scots for grey, wet and damp weather) was voted the ‘most iconic Scots word’ a few years ago. No shock there then.
As per the University of Glasgow, there are 400 Scottish words for ‘snow’ and just over a hundred for ‘rain’, however, we have picked out the 37 best Scottish terms to describe Scotland’s beloved yet chaotic weather.
37. Weather wisdom starring Billy Connolly
We appreciate many of these words and phrases refer to 'bleak' weather, but to cheer you up here's a little advice from Scotland's own Billy Connolly: "There's no such thing as bad weather, just the wrong clothing, so get yourself a sexy raincoat and live a little." Photo: Luke MacGregor/PA