Downpour vs Blizzard - What's the difference?

As nouns the difference between downpour and blizzard

is that downpour is a heavy rain while blizzard is a severe snowstorm, especially with strong winds and greatly reduced visibility.

is that downpour is to pour down; rain heavily while blizzard is (impersonal|of snow) to fall in windy conditions.

(en noun)

a heavy rain

They got caught in a downpour without an umbrella and came back soaked.

* cloudburst * deluge * rain * rainstorm * storm * wet * torrent * monsoon * inundation

(en verb)

To pour down; rain heavily.

* 2002 , Patricia Koretchuk, Chasing the comet: a Scottish-Canadian life - Page 211 :

It started to downpour , so Billy and I made our way back to our house, with Scotty following—or so I thought.

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(en noun)

A severe snowstorm, especially with strong winds and greatly reduced visibility.

(figuratively) A large amount of paperwork.

(figuratively) A large number of similar things.

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(en verb)

(impersonal, of snow) To fall in windy conditions

* flurry