rain curtain
Falling water sheet
A rain curtain is a visible sheet or wall of falling precipitation, often seen from a distance as a distinct vertical band descending from clouds to the ground.
The term captures how heavy rain can appear solid and opaque, like fabric hanging from the sky: We watched the rain curtain sweep across the valley toward us.
- downpourIntense precipitation event
- sheetFlat rectangular material
- veilFabric that obscures
- torrentViolent rushing flow
- delugeSevere overflow of water
pouring down · waterfall · cascade · heavy rainfall · monsoon · shower · summer storm · storm · gray · gray skies · obscure · shroud · gauze · window · streaming · blur · haze · tropical
rain curtaindrizzle
Very light precipitation
mist · fine mist · sun shower · virga
rain curtainclear skies
Absence of cloud cover
dry air · clear sky · sunshine · blue sky · drought conditions
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