downpouring
Coming down hard
A downpouring is a heavy, sustained fall of rain—a downpour.
The word emphasizes the continuous action of rain coming down: The downpouring showed no signs of letting up.
It can also describe anything that falls or flows abundantly: a downpouring of grief, a downpouring of complaints.
Flowing in violent streams
- cloudburstSudden heavy localized rainfall
- rainfallWater falling from clouds
- floodOverwhelming water overflow
- inundationOverwhelming surge of water
cascade · outpour · gush · rainstorm · waterspout · overflow · torrent · spate
Sustained, overwhelming attack
- bombardmentSustained projectile assault
- onslaughtFierce, overwhelming assault
- torrentViolent rushing flow
- waveOscillating motion through medium
deluge · avalanche · influx · flood · cascade · engulf · swamp · inundate
torrential
Flowing in violent streams
- cloudburstSudden heavy localized rainfall
- rainfallWater falling from clouds
- floodOverwhelming water overflow
inundation · cascade · outpour · gush · rainstorm · waterspout · overflow · torrent · spate · sheets
barrage
Sustained, overwhelming attack
- bombardmentSustained projectile assault
- onslaughtFierce, overwhelming assault
- torrentViolent rushing flow
wave · deluge · avalanche · influx · flood · cascade · engulf · swamp · inundate · overcome
soaked
Thoroughly wet throughout
- saturatedThoroughly soaked through
- soddenSaturated with liquid
- waterloggedSaturated with liquid
dripping · soaking · drenched · doused · wet through · steeped · dampened · splashed · awash · wringing wet
thunderstorm
Violent weather with lightning
- squallBrief, violent windstorm
- tempestViolent windstorm or turmoil
- monsoonSeasonal tropical wind pattern
cyclone · typhoon · hurricane · lightning · gale · nimbus · cumulonimbus · cloudbank · thunder · atmospheric
downpouringdrizzle
Very light precipitation
mist · sprinkle · light rain · sprinkling · mizzle