scattered showers
Patchy light precipitation
Scattered showers are rain showers that occur intermittently across an area rather than steadily or everywhere at once.
The term appears in weather forecasts to indicate that some locations will see brief periods of rain while others stay dry: Expect scattered showers this afternoon.
Distinguished from widespread or continuous rain.
- raindropsIndividual bits of precipitation
- light rainMild falling moisture
- sunshowerPrecipitation during sunshine
- drizzleVery light precipitation
- wetSaturated with liquid
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scattered showerspersistent rain
Precipitation that continues unabated
heavy rain · steady rain · torrential rain · soaking rain · deluge
scattered showersclear skies
Absence of cloud cover
sunny · cloudless · fair weather · drought · bone dry
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