A small rain squall has just passed over two dozen yachts anchored there, and sunlight is beginning to sweep in behind it.
Half an hour later I looked up to find the house was being bashed by another squall of wind, and it was pouring with rain.
Many sailors would have faced such a violent squall with dread.
A squall of rain rushed through last night, leaving water running in the streets briefly.
I had been coping reasonably well with my transition from Barcelona's baking heat to the chill of a Glasgow summer, taking a perverse pleasure in the occasional sudden rainy squall .
he emitted a short mournful squall
he emitted a short mournful squall
The third floor of Amahi General Hospital was noisy with nurses and orderlies rushing around and squalling babies crying from inside hospital rooms.
Sam awoke to the sound of ocean waves crashing against the earth and seagulls squalling over head.
But those same winds can bring squalls and ferocious storms at any time of year, and more especially in autumn, winter and early spring.