| Liquid Sunshine | Humorous or ironic term |
| Condensation | Water vapor beginning to change state to liquid. |
| Dewy | Moist with, affected by, or suggestive of dew. |
| Moist | Slightly wet, not completely dry. |
| Mist | Very fine droplets often more atmospheric than wet |
| Trickle | To fall in drops. |
| Sprinkle | Light scattered rain |
| Spittle | Frothy saliva. |
| Spatter | Scattered splash of small drops. |
| Splatter | Splashed and scattered. |
| Splash | Dashed about in scattered masses. |
| Peppering | Sprinkled lightly as with seasoning. |
| Pattering | A rapid succession of light taps. |
| Mizzle | Between mist and drizzle. |
| Drizzle | Very light rain with small drops. ("DZ") |
| Mixed Precipitation | Combination of different forms of precipitation simultaneously or transitioning. |
| Dripping | Drips, drops, dropping. |
| Tears | As if angles were crying. |
| Precipitation | General term for any form of water falling from the sky |
| Wet | Informal general term |
| Shower | Brief and light rain. ("SH") |
| Window Washer | Rain just enough to rinse windows off. |
| Rainfall | The amount of rain that falls |
| Rain | Water droplets. ("RA") |
| Pluie | French word for rain (used poetically in English sometimes) |
| Volley | |
| Rainstorm | |
| Stream | |
| Front | |
| Atmospheric River | |
| Sploosh | |
| Globs | |
| Gush | |
| Cloudburst | Sudden intense rain |
| Coming Down | |
| Thundershower | |
| Snow | Ice crystals that form snowflakes. ("SN") |
| Slush | A mixture of snow and water. ("RASN") |
| Flurry | |
| Freezing Drizzle | Drizzle that freezes on contact. ("FZDZ") |
| Freezing Rain | Rain that freezes on contact with a surface that is below freezing. ("FZRA") |
| Graupel | Snow pellets or soft hail. ("GS") |
| Hail | Lumps of ice formed during thunderstorms. ("GR") |
| Sleeting | |
| Thunderstorm | |
| Pelting | |
| Pouring | |
| Drenching | |
| Downpour | Heavy and sudden rain |
| Buckets | |
| Lashing | |
| Sheets | |
| Salvo | |
| Spate | Sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring. |
| Rush | |
| River | |
| Cats and Dogs | |
| Torrent | |
| Sideways | Rain at extreme angle due to wind. |
| Storm | |
| Bombardment | |
| Beating | |
| Barrage | |
| Squall | |
| Deluge | Overwhelming or torrential rain |
| Flood | |
| Monsoon | Seasonal heavy rain especially in South Asia |
| Hurricane | |
| Cyclone |