It's going to rain this afternoon. vs It's going to rain in the afternoon.

Some examples from the web:

• May 27, 2024 ... It's going to rain this afternoon. I bet PATH is going to have “signal problems” later today. It's sad the PATH can even go through a rain ...
• Apr 16, 2007 ... Ex: "It's going to rain this afternoon." "It will rain" is used more often for the farther future, such as "It will rain the whole summer ...
• Mar 8, 2022 ... ... it's going to rain this afternoon so I'd better finish ...” What does it mean to reckon? It is an accounting term meaning to count up; to ...
• Aug 8, 2011 ... It's going to rain this afternoon, will I have a leak in my roof? I won't be able to get up there today...what do you think? Thanks in ...
• Nov 10, 2020 ... ... It's going to rain this afternoon and then get colder so trying to enjoy the weather. #fbg #fitbody #bodylove".
• It's going to rain this afternoon and that's going to create a whole bunch of new potential dive sites over at that paved road that runs by the old ...
• May 1, 2016 ... wannabees!!! Must be the day to clean your vehicles...it's going to rain this afternoon so I'll park the car outside. Instant detailing!!!
• Jun 14, 2022 ... Meaning it's going to rain this afternoon/evening. Again. It is the rainy season, after all. Yay? On the Desktop: a small bowl of carrot ...
• Apr 24, 2019 ... On the other hand, in the sentence “it's going to rain this afternoon” we have evidences to say that it's going to rain (there're black clouds, ...
• Oct 4, 2019 ... I can imagine a native speaker saying either “It will rain this afternoon” or “It's going to rain this afternoon” to the same effect. Both can ...

Some examples from the web:

• And here is the weather forecast: partly cloudy with a chance of rain in the afternoon.
• The coating illuminates too much of the light passing through, it's going to be very hard for them to get an accurate view from that distance in the afternoon.
• She's going to a dress show with Lady Rosamund in the afternoon.
• I'm going to the barber in the afternoon.
• I'll start going to school in the afternoons.
• It's 2:00 in the afternoon.
• It's 2:30 in the afternoon.
• No, it's two in the afternoon.
• It's 2:00 in the afternoon.
• It's two-fifteen in the afternoon.
• Mother, it's 2:00 in the afternoon.
• It's after one in the afternoon.
• - It's one in the afternoon.
• It's 3:30 in the afternoon.
• It's two in the afternoon.
• You're not going to be benched until she turns up in the afternoon.
• Mrs. Yee is giving me a break today. I'm going to the movies in the afternoon.
• Going to our little French restaurant, in the afternoons.
• It's 2:00 in the afternoon.
• Bubba, it's 3:00 in the afternoon.