Synonyms and antonyms of Words used to describe rain or snow in British Thesaurus

driving snow/rain ()

snow or rain that falls very fast

gentle (adjective)

gentle wind or rain is not strong or unpleasant

in buckets ()

if it rains in buckets, it rains very hard

misty (adjective)

when it is misty, a mass of small drops of water is in the air close to the ground

snowbound (adjective)

in a situation in which snow makes travelling impossible

snowy (adjective)

covered in snow

snowy (adjective)

with a lot of snow

soft (adjective)

soft wind, rain etc is not strong or unpleasant

torrential (adjective)

torrential rain falls fast in large amounts

the wet (adjective)

British rain