Gluggaveður
Etymology
Icelandic, literally "window-weather," from "gluggi" (window) and "veður" (weather). In a country of harsh winters, it aptly labels the crisp, sunlit cold best admired from a warm room.
noun · /GLUG-ah-veth-oor/
Weather that looks beautiful from indoors but is actually unpleasant to be out in.
What it names
A familiar mismatch — a bright, inviting scene through the glass that betrays you the moment you step outside.
Example
It was pure gluggaveður — dazzling sun on the snow, and a wind that cut straight through you.
Related idea
It is a spatial cousin of cosy hygge: gluggaveður is precisely the outdoor condition that makes staying wrapped up inside feel most justified.
See also