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    What is sunshower?

    Sunshower: the weather multitasking, badly.

    Rain falling while the sun is shining.

    Get roasted by your own forecastFree, no account, and you pick how rude I get.

    “Sunshower. Look for the rainbow.”

    More about sunshower

    It happens when rain from a passing shower is blown ahead of its cloud, or the cloud breaks up while drops are still falling. Low sun plus falling rain is also the recipe for a rainbow. Japan calls it a fox’s wedding, and South Africa a monkey’s wedding.

    What I think of sunshower

    • Sunshower: the weather multitasking, badly.
    • A sunshower is the sky trying to have it both ways.
    • Sunshowers: confusing, beautiful, and still wet.

    Words people compare it with

    • Drizzle: Very light rain made of tiny drops that seem to float more than fall.
    • Petrichor: The earthy smell of rain falling on dry ground.
    • Spitting: Just starting to rain: a few scattered drops.
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