Similar words
borrasca
tempestad is more literary or intense for "storm, tempest," also used figuratively, like a "tempest of criticism"; borrasca is meteorological.
Similar in other languages
Portuguese
temporal
temporal is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "storm."
Practice
1 What does tempestad mean?
storm
2 Fill the gap: Hubo una ___.
Full sentence: Hubo una tempestad. (There was a storm.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches tempestad?
tempestad: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.