temporale noun2 •A rainy wind that blows into Central America from the southwest during the summer, often bringing stormy weather.Only two storms, Emily and Jennifer, developed over the Pacific; and of these, Emily formed within a temporale, over southern Mexico, that occurred in the wake of hurricane Camille. — 1970 •A cycle of texts to be read or chanted at liturgical services on particular weeks and movable feasts throughout the year; a book that contains this cycle.The third and final volume of the temporale employs a different stave height and was clearly written later. — 2003 formstemporales