| Cloudy | Precursor to rain. |
| Condensation | Water vapor beginning to change state to liquid. |
| Dewy | Moist with, affected by, or suggestive of dew. |
| Fog | Minute water droplets, appreciably reducing visibility. |
| Fog Drip | Fog which adheres to surfaces, coalesce into larger drops which then fall to the ground. |
| Moist | Slightly wet, not completely dry. |
| Hazy | Air obscured by particulates, though typically dry. |
| Liquid Sunshine | Humorous or ironic term. Rain whil sun is shining. |
| 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. |
| Light | Precipitation rate less than .1" per hour. |
| Isolated | Covering less than 20 percent of an area. |
| Tears | As if angels are sad. |
| Precipitation | General term for any form of water falling from the sky |
| Scattered | Covering less than 50 percent of an area. |
| Wet | Informal general term |
| Soggy | Soaked, thoroughly wet, sodden. |
| 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 falling from the atmosphere. ("RA") |
| Moderate | Precipitation rate between .1-.4" per hour. |
| Pluie | French word for rain (used poetically in English sometimes) |
| Volley | Bursts in quick succession. |
| Rainstorm | A storm with heavy rain. |
| Stream | A body of water flowing in a channel. |
| Front | Boundary between two air masses of different temperatures and humidity. |
| Atmospheric River | Long narrow band of concentrated water vapor in the atmosphere that transports moisture. |
| Sploosh | The sound or instance of splashing. |
| Globs | Small rounded mass or lump of liquid. |
| Gush | Flow out suddenly and in large quantities. |
| Cloudburst | Sudden intense rain |
| Coming Down | Falling rain, similar to pouring. |
| Thundershower | Rain shower accompanied by thunder and lightning. |
| Snow | Ice crystals that form snowflakes. ("SN") |
| Slush | A mixture of snow and water. ("RASN") |
| Flurry | A light, brief shower of snow. |
| 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") |
| Sleet | Rain that partly freezes as it falls from the sky. |
| Thunderstorm | A transient storm of lightning and thunder, usually with rain and gusty winds, produced by cumulonimbus clouds. |
| Pelting | Rain falling very hard, with large drops hitting surfaces forcefully. |
| Pouring | Rain falling in large drops and with a lot of force. |
| Drenching | To make completely wet, soaked. |
| Downpour | Heavy and sudden rain |
| Buckets | Figurative description of an extremely large amount of rain. |
| Lashing | Rain falling with great force, hitting repeatedly and violently like a whip striking. |
| Sheets | Extremely heavy rainfall where drops are so numerous and dense as to seem like unbroken surfaces or curtains of water. |
| Spate | Sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring. |
| Salvo | Sudden and rapid discharge of rain. |
| Rush | Sudden, quick, and forceful downpour |
| Heavy | Precipitation rate more than .3-2" per hour. |
| River | A metaphor for heavy, flowing rainfall. |
| Cats & Dogs | Describe particularly heavy rain with objects varying by culture. |
| Torrent | Heavy fast-flowing downpour that can cause flooding. |
| Sideways | Rain at extreme angle due to wind. Horizontal rain. |
| Storm | Atmospheric disturbance with winds of unusual force accompanied by precipitaion. |
| Violent | Precipitation rate greater than 2" per hour. |
| Bombardment | Heavy downpour, barrage or torrent, leading to erosion. |
| Beating | Rain falling very hard, strongly, and relentlessly. |
| Barrage | Heavy, overwhelming, and continuous downpour. |
| Inundation | The condition of being flooded. |
| Squall | Sudden very strong wind of brief duration accompanied by precipitation. |
| Deluge | Overwhelming or torrential rain |
| Flood | Great flowing or overflowing of water, especially over land not usually submerged. |
| Monsoon | Seasonal heavy rain especially in South Asia |
| Hurricane | Oceanic cyclone having extremely high sustained wind speeds. |
| Typhoon | Severe cyclone occurring in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. |
| Cyclone | Large-scale atmospheric wind-and-pressure system characterized by low pressure center and circular wind motion. |