Will it rain in Eastern?
An hour counts as rainy when the chance of rain is at least 50% or forecast rainfall is at least 0.2 mm.
⏱️ Next 12 hours · Eastern
Rain likely
Rain may start around 16:00 — take an umbrella.
- Starts
- 16:00
- Highest chance
- 100%
- Total rainfall
- 4.8 mm
- Rainy hours
- 4/12
Chance of rain by the hour
Taller bar = higher chance · rainy hours are highlighted
- 16:00100%
- 17:00100%
- 18:0094%
- 19:0070%
- 20:0037%
- 21:0012%
- 22:002%
- 23:000%
- 00:000%
- 01:002%
- 02:007%
- 03:0010%
Staying dry
- Umbrella from 50%At a 50% chance or more, take an umbrella or a light raincoat.
- Check the radar firstRadar shows where rain clouds are and where they are heading over the next 1–2 hours.
- Avoid open ground in stormsIn thunderstorms, keep away from tall trees, open ground and water; get into a solid building.
- Rain forecasts change fastSummer showers are hard to time exactly — check again before you head out.
Rain forecast FAQ
What does a “40% chance of rain” mean?
It is the model's probability of measurable rain at that spot in that hour. 40% does not mean rain for 40% of the time or area — just that 4 in 10 similar forecasts bring rain.
How does this page decide it will rain?
An hour counts as rainy at a chance of at least 50% or forecast rainfall of at least 0.2 mm. The answer is “Rain likely” when at least one of the next 12 hours reaches that.
How much rain is heavy rain?
Under 1 mm/h is light, 1–4 mm/h moderate, over 4 mm/h heavy; over 50 mm a day can cause local flooding.