rain

The week ahead is forecast to remain mostly dry, with some parts of southern England racking up nearly two months with no significant rain.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

Northern China is also set for extreme weather this week, with five districts in Beijing issuing red alerts for heavy rain on Monday, with some warning of landslide and flooding risks.

From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026

It’s the latest effect forecast for what’s expected to be an historically strong event, one forecasters warn could also lash Southern California with powerful rain and broil both land and sea with punishing heat waves.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026

By raising average temperatures, it makes extreme heat more likely and, when rain fails, increases evaporation and dries soils faster.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

But then, after a little bit of rain, the clouds cleared and brilliant green valleys spread before them, dotted by tiny houses.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova

State weather forecaster Dan Villamil said rains in the vacation spot four hours north of the capital were already 47 percent higher than normal for the whole month.

From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026

The path would be unusable during heavy rains, but Bar-Zemer and others say that would be less than 20 days each year.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026

The rains, exacerbated by tropical storms, have led to school and government office closures across the main island of Luzon and flooding in the streets of Manila.

From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026

“Logistic disruptions from typhoons, heavy rains and other weather events could have a meaningful negative impact on shipping,” the analysts say.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

All the bright-colored leaves became dull brown when the cold fall rains began.

From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The first day all the members of the Women’s Professional Baseball League were at the same field, it rained.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026

The Boston Red Sox remained one win shy of matching their team-record longest win streak, set in 1946, after their Major League Baseball game against Baltimore was rained out on Tuesday.

From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026

A number of flights were disrupted on the eve of the World Cup final in New Jersey, while a Yankees-Dodgers baseball game in the Bronx was among several local sporting events to be rained off.

From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026

Then it rained on April 7, and again on April 14.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026

Japanese periodicals, leaflets, and pamphlets rained over the city, giving only the Japanese military’s perspective on the news and events of the day.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

"It was quite hard work, adjusting to life on the farm, we also had the worst winter that year when we moved back, I don't think it stopped raining for about four months," Joe said.

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026

All of this would happen because the financial professional had read the midyear reports raining down from major financial institutions.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 25, 2026

Even though it was raining over there at the time, it was still a lot of fun.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 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

But as soon as it stopped raining, Yao roused us for our morning shift.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo