To me, the two versions here don't seem like 'showing' vs 'telling,' but interior monologue vs exterior view. I prefer the first example, and read it as a wind

To me, the two versions here don't seem like 'showing' vs 'telling,' but interior monologue vs exterior view. I prefer the first example, and read it as a window into the character's thoughts. It's very much showing to me, but done through character voice and thought.