Learn · Sentences Describing the Weather

It’s drizzling a bit, but it’s not heavy rain.

A2

Sentence

Narrator

It’s drizzling a bit, but it’s not heavy rain.

Study notes

How to use in different contexts

Giving Advice

Don't worry, it's just a light drizzle, not a heavy downpour.

Describing Habits

It often drizzles lightly in the mornings here, but it rarely becomes a heavy rain.

Asking About Others

Is it raining heavily where you are?

Sharing Hypotheticals

If it were to rain heavily, we'd have to postpone the picnic.

Rephrased versions

Formal

There is a light drizzle at present; however, the precipitation is not intense.

Casual

It's sprinkling a bit, but nothing too serious.

Simpler English

It's raining a little, not a lot.

Phrases to learn

drizzling a bit

Raining lightly.

not heavy rain

The rain is light or moderate, not intense.