Synonyms of downpours

downpours

noun

plural of downpour

as in rains

a steady falling of water from the sky in significant quantity

the downpour was so heavy that we were soaked by the time we got to the car

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rains
• storms
• rainstorms
• rainfalls
• cloudbursts
• thunderstorms
• deluges
• wets
• showers
• precipitations
• weathers
• downfalls
• thundershowers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• mists
• drizzles
• sprinkles
• scuds
• spits
• mizzles

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of downpours

Several rounds of showers and thunderstorms are expected Wednesday into Thursday morning, with a few storms capable of damaging winds and heavy downpours, the National Weather Service said. — Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2026

A couple of those storms could become severe, with damaging winds and torrential downpours. — Rachael Jay, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026

The downpours caused pooling throughout Grant Park where the festival is held. — Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2026

Local officials in McCaysville, which sits at the Georgia-Tennessee border, have declared a state of emergency after the downpours flooded the town and damaged the water treatment plant, causing a shortage of drinking water. — Taylor Croft, AJC.com, 2 Aug. 2026

The occupation lasted for more than a month, through punishing summer heat, monsoon downpours, restrictions on public assembly, transportation disruptions and a police crackdown on protesters attempting to march toward Parliament. — Penny Abeywardena, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

Widespread thunderstorms will bring hail and damaging winds to the nation’s northern corridor starting Sunday evening, threatening Monday evening commutes with gusty downpours and flash flooding, forecasters said. — Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 26 July 2026

And the United States has warmed by nearly 3 degrees on average since 1970, Climate Central found, leading to a huge jump in the water vapor available for heavy downpours. — Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 23 July 2026

At most, parts of the Boise area could experience spotty downpours with a quarter-inch to a half-inch of rainfall, according to Les Colins, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service’s Boise office. — Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 22 July 2026