noun
driving rain; rainstorm; wind and rain
Describes a storm with strong wind and heavy rain; often used in weather reports or literary descriptions.
吹き降りの中、駅まで歩くのは大変だった。
Walking to the station in the driving rain was tough.
今夜は吹き降りになるでしょう。
It will be a rainstorm tonight.
Compound of 吹き (fuki, 'blowing', continuative form of 吹く) and 降り (buri, 'falling', continuative form of 降る), literally 'blowing and falling'.