Question regarding a definition...

[bleeb]

Inspired by this thread, I went to the CNN website and the forecast has rain, rain, then showers for the next three days. Now my question is, what exactly is the difference between "rain" & "showers" because the little CNN weather icon representations are exactly the same. What's the deal?

 

[dighn]

shower is a lighter rain?

 

[bleeb]

Originally posted by: dighn
shower is a lighter rain?

I was thinking rain was a lighter version of showers....?

 

[dighn]

ok maybe i got it backwards

 

[conjur]

To me, rain is an all-day event. Showers are off-and-on rain.