Below you will find example sentences with "heavy showers". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Heavy Showers in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: showers
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 13
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 25.8 words

Words in this phrase

heavy showers

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • heavy can mean: Having great weight. Common word
  • showers can mean: plural of shower Frequent word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 8 start, 8 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

heavy showers and thunderstorms 2× slow moving heavy showers and thunderstorms 2× a few heavy showers are possible 1× bands and heavy showers for holidaymakers 1× cent of heavy showers across devon 1× few locally heavy showers will be 1× heavy showers were reported 1× isolated extremely heavy showers in parts 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a spokesman said 2× heavy showers and 2× a few locally 1× another cold front 1× another yellow thunderstorm 1× during the weekend 1×

Common sentence endings:

40 per cent 1× and heavy showers 1× city stated reports 1× develop further east 1× disruption to travel 1× estates and milolii 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

few 6× sunday 6× thunderstorms 6× low 5× likely 5× rain 5× places 4× across 4× parts 3× south 3× august 3× cause 3×

Related phrases

scattered showers heavy rainfall heavy rain heavy rains heavy water showers likely isolated showers heavy metal snow showers heavy snow

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around showers:

scattered showers 20× showers likely 17×

Just before it in the phrase index:

heavy rains heavy rainfall heavy rain heavy metal heavy losses heavy load

Just after it in the phrase index:

heavy snow heavy water heavyweight champion hebrew bible hedge fund hedge funds

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

heavy rainfall heavy rain heavy rains heavy water heavy metal heavy snow

Same ending:

scattered showers isolated showers snow showers rain showers

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "heavy showers" has 2 words and usually appears near the start in these examples. The average sentence has 25.8 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as heavy showers and thunderstorms, slow moving heavy showers and thunderstorms, few, sunday and thunderstorms stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with scattered showers, heavy rainfall, heavy rain, scattered showers and showers likely, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with heavy showers

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

Heavy showers and thunderstorms have been threatening travel disruption in the region. (12 words)

Heavy showers and thunderstorms may cause disruption in some places on Sunday. (12 words)

Heavy showers were reported in many parts of the city, stated reports. (12 words)

Longer example sentences

The low pressure is also likely to cause heavy showers in Odisha from August 24 to 26, and very heavy rainfall over Jharkhand on August 26. Heavy rains had led to waterlogging in low lying areas in Odisha, Uttarakhand and Gujarat on Friday. (43 words)

However, some briefly heavy showers and an isolated thunderstorm formed overnight along weak eddies in the near shore waters S and W of the island, and some soaking showers managed to move ashore near Hawaiian Ocean View Estates and Milolii. (40 words)

According to the National Weather Service out of Raleigh, Tuesday will see heavy showers with a high of 81 and a low of 65. Showers will likely continue into Wednesday with a high of 72 and a low of 55. (40 words)

Example sentences (20)

The IMD has warned of heavy to very heavy rainfall at a few places, with isolated extremely heavy showers in parts of south Gujarat till the morning of August 27.

The low pressure is also likely to cause heavy showers in Odisha from August 24 to 26, and very heavy rainfall over Jharkhand on August 26. Heavy rains had led to waterlogging in low lying areas in Odisha, Uttarakhand and Gujarat on Friday.

However, some briefly heavy showers and an isolated thunderstorm formed overnight along weak eddies in the near shore waters S and W of the island, and some soaking showers managed to move ashore near Hawaiian Ocean View Estates and Milolii.

Radar is beginning to detect some of these showers, mainly over windward portions of the Big Island and Maui, with a few small pockets of moderate to heavy showers.

According to the National Weather Service out of Raleigh, Tuesday will see heavy showers with a high of 81 and a low of 65. Showers will likely continue into Wednesday with a high of 72 and a low of 55.

It adds: "These areas of heavy rain may become more persistent across western areas during Sunday daytime whilst slow-moving heavy showers and thunderstorms are likely to develop further east.

Meanwhile, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has warned of heavy to very heavy showers in the next few days.

A few locally heavy showers will be possible, but support for prolonged periods of intense rain rates appears quite limited at this time.

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Another cold front is pushing across South Australia, bringing vigorous winds and heavy showers.

Another yellow thunderstorm warning is in place for Northern Ireland on Sunday between 10am and 9pm, and there is the potential for heavy showers, the Met Office said.

A spokesman said: "A few heavy showers are possible this evening and overnight, but many places staying largely dry with clear intervals at times.

A spokesman said: “Heavy showers and thunderstorms are likely to develop across parts of England and Wales during Sunday, with longer spells of thundery rain in places.

During the weekend, sunny spells and heavy showers are expected in the south on Saturday, while rain is expected in the north.

Forecasters from the Met Office have issued a yellow weather warning, stating that heavy showers and thunderstorms are likely to cause some disruption to travel.

Heavy showers and thunderstorms have been threatening travel disruption in the region.

Heavy showers and thunderstorms may cause disruption in some places on Sunday.

Heavy showers were reported in many parts of the city, stated reports.

Sarah Cook, of the Environment Agency, said: “On Sunday afternoon and into the night, slow-moving heavy showers and thunderstorms could lead to localised surface water flooding.

Saturday’s forecast is for a 60 per cent of heavy showers across Devon from 9am to 8pm, while Sunday puts the chance at 40 per cent.

The low is expected to fall apart in the NZ area late this coming week bringing a few days of broken up rain bands and heavy showers for holidaymakers and farmers.

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