• Though the rain stopped and the grounds crew had been working on the field, Rangers officials announced the postponement just about an hour after the scheduled start.

    NPR: Dbacks, Rangers Postponed By Unplayable Field

  • Weiss said he hopes to have Tulowitzki back in the lineup Wednesday night even though more rain showers are in the forecast.

    WSJ: De La Rosa outduels Kuroda, Rockies beat Yanks 2-0

  • McRae launches his challenge in the short, superspecial in Cardiff on Thursday, though the outcome will de decided amid the mud and rain of the Welsh forests.

    BBC: McRae in plea to fans

  • As July arrived, the high-pressure dome weakened slightly and the returning rain, though modest, provided relief.

    ECONOMIST: The sky flashed

  • The heavy rain left a section of the courtyard at Dudley Castle underwater, even though staff said the castle was one of the highest points in the region.

    BBC: Man dies and transport disrupted in England's storms

  • The heavy rain left a section of the courtyard at Dudley Castle under water, even though staff said the castle was one of the highest points in the region.

    BBC: West Midlands: Weather damage clear up begins

  • Tail-enders Benn and Ravi Rampaul, though, conjured a half century partnership to illuminate the rain-delayed evening session's play and edge their side into the lead.

    BBC: West Indies blow their chance against South Africa

  • After early rain at Clontarf, it soon looked as though the hosts would struggle to see out even 34 overs after they were put in.

    BBC: Patel spins Notts to Trophy win

  • Though rain is indeed falling, it is unclear to what extent the cloud-seeding operations have increased the rainfall and whether it will be enough to pull Venezuela out of its electricity crisis.

    FORBES: Venezuela: Recent Rain And Claims of Cloud Seeding

  • Heavy rain was the crucial factor in the first half, and though top scorer Eifion Williams forced a good early save from York keeper Alan Fettis, it was a rare opportunity in a dire opening half-hour.

    BBC: Hartlepool 0-0 York

  • In the real world, though, barbecues either proceed as planned or get forced indoors by rain.

    FORBES: Odds Favor High-Yield Bonds

  • On Monday the teams were met with lashing rain and by Tuesday this had turned to hail (though only on Turns 1-16, according to the official timing system).

    BBC: F1 teams face testing times

  • Unlike the clusters of mini-domes Sinan used to diffuse the weight of a heavy dome, Tepebasi's six domelets are there for decoration, though their rain-resistant, zinc-plate coating ruins even that task.

    ECONOMIST: The architecture of mosques

  • Even though several days of cold, wind and rain gave way to warmer spring temperatures at Phillip Island, the Spaniard was feeling under the weather, struggling to the sixth fastest lap time.

    BBC: Matt Roberts' MotoGP column

  • And even though Jacques Rudolph and Gerard Brophy fought manfully either side of a lengthy rain break, both fell to the same bowler - Rudolph inside-edging onto his stumps and Brophy bowled through the gate.

    BBC: Sussex make strides to survival

  • Though it's frequently portrayed as this crazy, unbridled festival of rain-soaked, stoned hippies dancing in the mud, Woodstock was obviously much more than that -- or we wouldn't still be talking about it in 2009.

    CNN: Commentary: Woodstock, world's biggest family reunion

  • Until recently, for a chance of rain of 30%, the Weather Channel's weather.com had shown icons of rain, which for users who don't look at percentages will look like a prediction of wet weather even though the firm's computer models predict that seven out of 10 times on similar days, there will be no rain.

    WSJ: Some Percentages Are Just Fair-Weather Friends

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