persistent rain
Steady, continuing precipitation
Persistent rain is rainfall that continues steadily over an extended period, typically hours or days, without significant breaks.
Weather forecasters use the term to distinguish it from intermittent showers or passing storms: Persistent rain is expected through the weekend.
The phrase emphasizes duration rather than intensity—a light but unrelenting drizzle qualifies as much as heavier precipitation.
- drizzleVery light precipitation
- downpourIntense precipitation event
- cats and dogsIdiom for torrential precipitation
- steadyFixed, not fluctuating
- relentlessContinuing without pause
soaking · grey · grey skies · puddles · damp · soggy · monotonous · drumming · patter · water droplets · gloomy · overcast · endless · mist · deluge · saturated · mud · gutters
persistent raindrought
Prolonged water scarcity
dry spell · clear skies · sunshine · dry season · dryness
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