Collocations for rain - noun

driving, heavy, lashing, pouring, torrential | steady | fine, gentle, light, patchy
The fine rain turned to mist in the early evening. | The forecast is for wind and patchy rain.

warm | cold | constant, continuous, persistent | intermittent | overnight
Overnight rain had freshened up the garden.

monsoon, tropical
The monsoon rains started early this year.

autumn, spring, etc.

drop, spot
A few spots of rain had fallen.

inch, shower, spot
(informal) We had three inches of rain last night. | We could do with a spot of rain.

forecast
Rain is forecast for tomorrow.

look like, threaten
It looks like rain (= it looks as though it is going to rain). | Black clouds threatened rain.

pour with
It poured with rain all afternoon.

get caught in
We got caught in the rain on the way home.

beat, come down, drip, drum, fall, lash, patter, pelt, pour down, splash, trickle
Rain beat against the window all night. | Rain dripped down his collar.

come, set in, start
The rain came just as we set off. | The rain had set in steadily by the time we got home.

cease, let up, stop
The rain didn''t let up all day.

continue
The rain continued for most of the day.

threaten
With rain threatening, we headed home as fast as we could.

drive sb
The rain drove the players off the court.

cloud, water

in the ~
We found her sitting in the pouring rain.

out of the ~
Come in out of the rain.

through the ~
We drove slowly through the driving rain.