it rains heavily vs it rains hard

Both phrases, 'it rains heavily' and 'it rains hard', are correct and commonly used to describe intense rainfall. They are interchangeable and convey the same meaning.

Last updated: April 09, 2024 • 161 views

it rains heavily

This phrase is correct and commonly used to describe intense rainfall.

This phrase is used to indicate that there is a significant amount of rain falling, usually with a strong intensity.

Examples:

It rains heavily during the monsoon season.
When it rains heavily, it's best to stay indoors.
The weather forecast predicts that it will rain heavily tomorrow.
I can't go out now, it's raining heavily outside.
The roads are flooded because it's been raining heavily all night.

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lanze | 2017-07 | When it rains heavily, half the space is under water.
Even when it rains heavily and you can barely manage to cross the street between the puddles, the cars won't stop and they will splash you.
Sometimes there are light showers, sometimes it rains heavily, I can remember when it has snowed, and sometimes there is glorious sunshine.
The sierra has two seasons: summer (April to October) with sunny days, cold nights and little rain - this is the perfect time to visit; and winter (November to March), when it rains heavily.
I'll go even if it rains heavily.

Alternatives:

it's pouring down
it's raining cats and dogs
it's coming down in buckets
it's raining pitchforks
it's raining stair rods

it rains hard

This phrase is correct and commonly used to describe intense rainfall.

This phrase is used to convey the idea of a strong and heavy rainfall.

Examples:

When it rains hard, the streets get flooded.
It's difficult to drive when it rains hard.
The storm brought heavy rain, and it rained hard all night.
The plants are thriving because it has been raining hard for days.
We had to cancel the picnic because it started raining hard.

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It rains hard two or three times a day.
And when it rains hard rain, I scream and I run in circles.
And when it rains hard rain, I scream and I run in circles.
Boy, I never saw it rain so hard.
But if it rains really hard, don't let them go.
But it rain so hard and she get so cold.
It's going to rain hard tonight.
But when it rains, it rains really hard.
Braided rivers are usually wide but shallow.They form on fairly steep slopes and where the river bank is easily eroded.When it rains really hard you can find little braided rivers flowing across building sites and paths made of sand or fine gravel.
Suddenly it started to rain very hard.
Suddenly it started to rain very hard.
Suddenly it started to rain very hard.
What was already perceptible during the day was confirmed in the evening. Torrential rains made it hard for the runners already when moving into and warming up in the stadium.
I am uplifted in thine heart; and the kisses of the stars rain hard upon thy body.
Rain falls hard Burns dry A dream or a song
If this rain hits hard, there'll be a river come down like a train.
Keep in mind that for primate viewing, the forests are always humid and rain is hard to avoid.
A big, hard rain that packed the fields tight as wax.
After a hard rain, that river is deep.
Maybe after one more hard rain.

Alternatives:

it's pouring
it's bucketing down
it's teeming down
it's pelting down
it's sheeting down

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