rainy

describes a period of time — such as an afternoon, a day, or a whole season — when rain falls often or heavily, sometimes continuing for hours.

• wet

  more general; can mean damp, soaked, or covered in water, not necessarily from rain

• drizzly

  describes light, fine rain rather than heavy or long-lasting rain

• showery

  describes weather with short periods of rain that come and go, not steady rainfall

• dry

  having little or no rain; the direct opposite in weather contexts

• sunny

  bright with sunshine; the typical contrast used in forecasts