buckets down
Absolutely chucking it
Buckets down describes very heavy rain, as if water were being poured from buckets rather than falling as drops: We were going to walk, but it's bucketing down out there.
Chiefly British.
The phrase can also appear as bucket down or simply bucketing.
Sudden heavy localized rainfall
- torrentialFlowing in violent streams
- delugeSevere overflow of water
- pouringFlowing in volume
- peltingStriking repeatedly with projectiles
lashing · drenching · sheeting · cats and dogs · gullywasher · driving rain · rainstorm · precipitation
Overwhelming water overflow
- inundationOverwhelming surge of water
- overflowExceed capacity and spill
- flash floodRapid overflow from storms
- swampWaterlogged land with vegetation
engulf · submerge · overwhelm · waterlogged · rising waters · torrent · cascade · gush
Thoroughly wet throughout
- saturatedThoroughly soaked through
- soppingThoroughly wet through
- soddenSaturated with liquid
- drippingRendered cooking fat
soggy · waterlogged · soaking · wet through · bedraggled · rain-soaked · wringing wet · dampened
Storm's acoustic aftermath
- lightningAtmospheric electrical discharge
- thunderstormViolent weather with lightning
- tempestViolent windstorm or turmoil
- squallBrief, violent windstorm
gale · blustery · overcast · dark skies · ominous · rumbling · electric · atmospheric
cloudburst
Sudden heavy localized rainfall
- torrentialFlowing in violent streams
- delugeSevere overflow of water
- pouringFlowing in volume
pelting · lashing · drenching · sheeting · cats and dogs · gullywasher · driving rain · rainstorm · precipitation · rainfall
flood
Overwhelming water overflow
- inundationOverwhelming surge of water
- overflowExceed capacity and spill
- flash floodRapid overflow from storms
swamp · engulf · submerge · overwhelm · waterlogged · rising waters · torrent · cascade · gush · outpouring
drenched
Thoroughly wet throughout
dripping · soggy · waterlogged · soaking · wet through · bedraggled · rain-soaked · wringing wet · dampened · moist
thunder
Storm's acoustic aftermath
- lightningAtmospheric electrical discharge
- thunderstormViolent weather with lightning
- tempestViolent windstorm or turmoil
squall · gale · blustery · overcast · dark skies · ominous · rumbling · electric · atmospheric · turbulent
buckets downdrizzles
Light, scattered precipitation
sprinkles · mists · spits · light rain · spotting
buckets downbone dry
Totally devoid of moisture
not a drop · dry as a bone · parched · clears up · arid
bucket, buckets, bucketed, bucketing, down, downer, downs, downed, downing