The phrase "atrocious rain" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe extremely heavy or unpleasant rainfall, often conveying a sense of severity or discomfort.
Example: "The forecast predicted atrocious rain, leading many to cancel their outdoor plans for the weekend."
Alternatives: "terrible rain" or "horrendous rain".
An Environment Agency spokesman said the conditions were "atrocious" and more rain was expected.
A taxi driver drove past it at the end of his shift in the early hours of Saturday morning and was amazed by the tributes that had already amassed despite the atrocious wind and rain.
Nevertheless, a scream, so high-pitched that it became a long needle, pierced the rain's atrocious drumming.
"We had been searching for probably about five hours in atrocious weather with horizontal rain and 60mph gales.
Local favourite Bradl had set the pace in atrocious conditions before the rain stopped with around 15 minutes left and the leading riders headed back out to improve on the earlier modest times.
But Wales' stout defence in atrocious wind and torrential rain frustrated the Baby Blacks who famously recorded a record-breaking 92-0 win over Wales in the same tournament last season in Italy.
Heavy rain led to "atrocious" conditions on roads and caused concern for some residents in Gloucestershire.
Dave Coombs, incident manager at Brecon Mountain Rescue Team (MRT), said: "The weather conditions were atrocious, with gales, sleet and driving rain and too severe for search and rescue helicopters to assist.
Weather conditions on 4 March 2007 were poor described by a member of the Dartmoor Rescue Group as "atrocious" —and there had been heavy rain in the 12 hours prior to the accident, causing rivers and streams on Dartmoor to swell much higher than their normal levels.
Atrocious weather conditions blighted the Barclays Asia Trophy over the last week, with torrential rain causing the turf to tear up and resemble something similar to a marshland bog rather than a state-of-the-art football stadium.
