rain
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Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday - for England and Wales - will stay changeable, with further heavy showers, longer spells of rain and a risk of thunderstorms once again.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
The weather will remain unsettled across the next few days with showers, longer spells of rain and thunderstorms all likely at times.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
The weather service is forecasting “minimal measurable” rain, or less than a tenth of an inch, she said, meaning there is chance of dry lightning strikes, which could ignite a fire.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
The Lord's pitch is much better than the poor surface used for England's win against New Zealand in June, while more rain is forecast for the next three days.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
A violent torrent of rain came down on the land.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
Sugarcane is highly water-intensive, and uneven monsoon rains and prolonged dry spells in key growing states such as Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and Karnataka have affected the crop.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
The mine, which Hochschild bought in 2022, has struggled to ramp up production after a series of setbacks, including disruptions caused by heavy rains last year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Thirty people died in Guinea's capital Conakry on Sunday when a mound of rubbish in a landfill collapsed before dawn onto neighbouring homes following heavy rains, the government said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 23, 2026
In 2025, the music and arts festival started on time, but heavy rains forced promoters to scrap it before the end of the weekend.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
So when it rains in New York, nobody crosses at the crosswalks.
From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff
Unfortunately, it rained and rained and Angel Stadium became a soggy field more suitable for ducks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026
It means going places you may never have wanted to go, sometimes at the worst times of year, with no guarantee that the spectacle won’t be rained out.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
According to scientists, the key question is not "Has it rained?" but "have water resources recovered?"
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
"It rained a lot this winter; the pastures were very overgrown," Rodriguez said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026
It rained until dawn on Tuesday, or so Pa told me later.
From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney
It was raining, and there were no customers.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026
"I love it under here, when it's raining you can walk to the shops without getting your hair wet."
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
"It sounds like it's raining, which is a sound I don't mind too much," Bianco said.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 10, 2026
I remember going out to lunch with my parents and a friend and his parents, and it wasn’t raining so hard that we couldn’t have lunch.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2026
For a moment, his vision was blurred, like looking out the window while it was raining.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
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Physical Geography - Introductory
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