Sentence examples for a dusting of rain from inspiring English sources

The valley seemed barren now, he said, but in the spring, after a dusting of rain, it would be bright with cactus blossoms and yellow creosote.

The smoke could be seen across the region, and a dusting of ash rained down on neighborhoods more than 30 miles away.

A dusting of snow and a torrential rain last week led to whining worthy of a full-scale blizzard.

They forecast little chance of precipitation in the next 10 days except for the possibility of a light rain or a dusting of snow on Wednesday or Thursday.

Although the fire continued to creep westward within the national forest, officials said low winds and cool weather -- which included light rain and a dusting of snow near Frazier Park -- had combined to diminish any threat to Ojai or Santa Paula.

Until recently, it seemed as though this might be an old-fashioned winter after all, with driving winds, cold rain, and even a dusting of snow.

Sapa is a town where the weather seems to operate on random rotation – switching between brilliant sunshine, thick fog, driving rain and occasionally a dusting of snow, before coming full circle to brilliant sunshine, often all within the space of a few minutes.

The National Weather Service predicted below-average temperatures and light to moderate rain through the weekend, with even a dusting of snow in the San Bernardino Mountains above 5,000 feet.

Another round of storms is heading to Northern California on Wednesday, bringing light rain to wildfire burn areas and a dusting of snow to the state's northernmost mountains.

A dusting of soil went on top.

And not just a dusting of frost.