monsoon
Tropical wet season
A monsoon is a seasonal wind pattern that brings heavy rainfall, especially in South Asia.
The word commonly refers to the rainy season itself or the dramatic downpours that accompany it: The monsoon flooded the streets within minutes.
Informally, any torrential rain might be called a monsoon: We got caught in a monsoon on the way home.
Water falling from clouds
- downpourIntense precipitation event
- torrentialFlowing in violent streams
- cloudburstSudden heavy localized rainfall
- thunderstormViolent weather with lightning
lightning · squall · deluge · showers · drizzle · precipitation · humidity · overcast
Movement through a system
- trade windsReliable equatorial air currents
- jet streamHigh-altitude wind current
- convectionHeat transfer via motion
- pressure systemsZones of atmospheric force variation
ITCZ · El Niño · La Niña · meteorology · atmospheric · equatorial · subtropical · maritime
Overwhelming water overflow
- inundationOverwhelming surge of water
- overflowExceed capacity and spill
- waterloggingSoil oversaturated with moisture
- submersionBeing entirely underwater
landslide · mudslide · flash flood · relief camps · displacement · evacuation · rescue · destruction
Reliable equatorial air currents
- westerliesWinds from the sunset
- sea breezeWind from ocean to land
- land breezeWind blowing seaward from shore
- gustsSudden bursts of air
gale · squall · wind patterns · prevailing · seasonal winds
Flooded rice-growing field
- riceStaple cereal grain
- sowingPlanting for cultivation
- plantingPlacing seeds in earth
- harvestGathering mature crops
irrigation · cultivation · farmer · field · terracing · yield · crop failure · drought relief
Starting point of something
- retreatSanctuary or withdrawal
- burstBreak apart suddenly
- breakInterrupt continuity
- arrivalAct of reaching destination
withdrawal · interlude · Indian summer · seasonal · annual · cyclical · predictable
rainfall
Water falling from clouds
- downpourIntense precipitation event
- torrentialFlowing in violent streams
- cloudburstSudden heavy localized rainfall
thunderstorm · lightning · squall · deluge · showers · drizzle · precipitation · humidity · overcast · grey skies
circulation
Movement through a system
- trade windsReliable equatorial air currents
- jet streamHigh-altitude wind current
- convectionHeat transfer via motion
pressure systems · ITCZ · El Niño · La Niña · meteorology · atmospheric · equatorial · subtropical · maritime · continental
flood
Overwhelming water overflow
- inundationOverwhelming surge of water
- overflowExceed capacity and spill
- waterloggingSoil oversaturated with moisture
submersion · landslide · mudslide · flash flood · relief camps · displacement · evacuation · rescue · destruction · devastation
trade winds
Reliable equatorial air currents
- westerliesWinds from the sunset
- sea breezeWind from ocean to land
- land breezeWind blowing seaward from shore
gusts · gale · squall · wind patterns · prevailing · seasonal winds
paddy
Flooded rice-growing field
harvest · irrigation · cultivation · farmer · field · terracing · yield · crop failure · drought relief · fertile
onset
Starting point of something
arrival · withdrawal · interlude · Indian summer · seasonal · annual · cyclical · predictable
chai
Spiced milk tea
Bollywood · poetry · longing · nostalgia · renewal · festivals · school holidays · traffic jams · umbrellas · raincoats
- Indian OceanArabian Sea, Bay of Bengal, Persian Gulf, Red Sea, Andaman Sea
- Asian Naturebamboo forest, Bengal tiger, giant panda, Himalayas, rice paddy
- Asian weathertyphoon, tropical cyclone
- rainy seasonsApril showers, spring rains
- natural phenomenaaurora, northern lights, southern lights, eclipse, solar eclipse
- weather termssunny, rainy, cloudy, stormy, snowy
monsooncalm
Free from agitation
stillness · clear skies · fair weather · clearness · tranquility
- monsoon seasonsAnnual wind-driven wet spells
- monsoon rainsSeasonal tropical heavy precipitation
- monsoon windsSeasonal reversing air currents
- monsoon floodsWater overflow from heavy seasonal rains
- monsoon floodingWater overflow from heavy seasonal rains
- seasonal monsoonsRecurring tropical rain systems