stormy weather
Turbulent atmospheric conditions
Stormy weather is weather marked by storms—rain, wind, thunder, turbulence.
The phrase often carries figurative weight, suggesting difficult times or emotional turmoil: We've had some stormy weather in our marriage lately.
The Billie Holiday standard "Stormy Weather" cemented this metaphorical use in popular culture.
- hailstormPrecipitation of ice pellets
- squallBrief, violent windstorm
- downpourIntense precipitation event
- hurricaneViolent tropical windstorm
- thunder and lightningStorm's sound and light
lightning · cloudburst · thunderstorm · tempestuous · monsoon · tornado · foreboding · dark clouds · gale · high winds · supercell · cumulonimbus · turbulent · rough seas · rumbling · St. Elmo's fire · typhoon · catharsis
- Thunderstormslightning, thunder, thunderstorm, lightning strike, thunderclap
- hardshipshardship, adversity, struggle, misfortune, difficulties
- RomanticismWilliam Blake, the sublime, J.M.W. Turner, Eugene Delacroix, emotionalism
stormy weatherclear skies
Absence of cloud cover
fair weather · blue skies · mild weather · settled weather · still air
stormy weathersmooth sailing
Untroubled progress forward
clear sailing · tranquility · halcyon days · harmony · plain sailing