squally
Marked by gusts
Squally describes weather marked by sudden, violent gusts of wind, often accompanied by rain or snow.
A squally day or squally conditions suggest unpredictable bursts of stormy weather rather than steady precipitation.
The sailors prepared for squally weather as dark clouds gathered on the horizon.
The term can also describe a person, especially a baby, who is prone to loud, sudden outbursts of crying.
Wildly, coldly windy
- windyFull of moving air
- breezyMildly windy, or nonchalant
- blowingMoving air forcefully
- buffetingRepeated striking or jolting
whipping · howling · whistling · gusting · drafty · flurrying · billowing · sweeping
Broken into waves
- roughUneven in surface
- heavingMoving up and down
- pitchingDelivering toward the plate
- tossingLight underhand throw
rolling · whitecaps · swells · gale · headwind · lee · windward · reef
Wildly agitated or volatile
- turbulentViolently agitated or disturbed
- thunderyProne to booming storms
- rainyMarked by precipitation
- showeryMarked by scattered rain
wild · raging · violent · rough · inclement · foul · nasty · threatening
Not yet resolved
- unpredictableCannot be anticipated
- variableProne to fluctuation
- erraticLacking regularity or consistency
- fitfulIrregular and spasmodic
intermittent · capricious · unstable · volatile · mercurial · inconsistent · unreliable · fickle
blustery
Wildly, coldly windy
buffeting · whipping · howling · whistling · gusting · drafty · flurrying · billowing · sweeping · puffing
choppy
Broken into waves
tossing · rolling · whitecaps · swells · gale · headwind · lee · windward · reef · foul weather
tempestuous
Wildly agitated or volatile
showery · wild · raging · violent · rough · inclement · foul · nasty · threatening · ominous
unsettled
Not yet resolved
- unpredictableCannot be anticipated
- variableProne to fluctuation
- erraticLacking regularity or consistency
fitful · intermittent · capricious · unstable · volatile · mercurial · inconsistent · unreliable · fickle · shifting
irritable
Easily provoked to annoyance
peevish · cranky · cantankerous · irascible · touchy · grumpy · fractious · snappish · crotchety · querulous
squallystill
Unmoving, or continuing
calm · windless · breathless · motionless · peaceful
- snow squallSudden intense snowstorm
- rain squallBrief, intense windblown shower
- squall lineLinear thunderstorm formation
- white squallUnexpected marine windstorm