The trains stopped due to last night's snowstorm.
The climbing party encountered a severe blizzard.
Figurative use, likening life's difficulties to a snowstorm. Often appears in set phrases like 風雪に耐える (endure hardships).
He has endured many years of hardship.
blizzard; snowstorm
Compound of 風 (wind) and 雪 (snow). The figurative sense derives from the harshness of winter storms.