A fine heavy rain forecast plays an important role in the accurate flood forecast, the urban rainstorm waterlogging and the secondary hydrological disaster preventions.
A forecaster for MeteoGroup said: "There is no heavy rain forecast for today, but the rain from yesterday may have saturated ground and the snow melt could add to this".
With heavy snow forecast, we need to get up there today, so Kristine pauses frequently to question passing friends about our prospects.
With unusually heavy rainfall forecast until March, the UN has warned that almost every country in southern Africa is on alert for potentially disastrous flooding.
With heavy showers forecast for the road between York and Sheffield, there will many in the field hoping they do not get blown away as well, in the literal or metaphorical sense.
Hurricane Irene, which already has forced tournament organizers to shorten the event to 54 holes, could shorten it to 36 holes if the heavy rains forecast for Saturday afternoon soak the already saturated golf course at Plainfield Country Club.
Rain started falling in the bottom of the first with Mark Teixeira at the plate, and grew more intense until the tarp finally was rolled out at 9 07 p.m., with heavy rains forecast for the rest of the night.
Snowbound: The problems and the predictions Snowfall last night Temperatures are expected to drop as low as -8C in some parts with heavy snow forecast for the North-west, south-west Scotland and the Highlands.
Darron Burness, the AA's head of special operations, said: "With more heavy rain forecast across the Midlands, Wales and the South West, road conditions in the affected areas are likely to only get worse as the ground is so saturated".
More than three inches of rain has already fallen on the course during the build-up to the first major of the year, with further heavy rain forecast for this afternoon.
