Phrases Talking about Weather

It's a bit of a downpour.

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Meaning

It's raining quite heavily.

Example sentences

John: Wow, the rain is coming down hard!

Alice: Yes, it's a bit of a downpour. I hope it doesn’t flood.

John: We might need to postpone our picnic.

Alice: Unfortunately, you are right, it looks like it's a bit of a downpour.