scattered showers(в сводке погоды; scattered (30-50% affected area) – (рос.) "в отдельных районах" (ожидается более чем на 30% территории); both widely scattered (20% affected area) and isolated (about 10% affected area) – (рос.) "местами" (ожидается менее чем на 30% территории) Lavrin)
isolated showers(roughly speaking isolated (about 10 % affected area) stands for widely scattered (20 % affected area) в сводке погоды; E.g.: Isolated showers are moving across East Tennessee this Memorial Day and will be followed this afternoon by showers and thunderstorms. Lavrin)
widely scattered showers(roughly speaking widely scattered (20 % affected area) stands for isolated (about 10 % affected area); в сводке погоды; E.g.: Partly sunny in general with a few isolated to widely scattered showers possible. Lavrin)
pissing rain(выражение употребляется во вполне приличных источниках) I left my phone outside in the pissing rain. / Anyway, it beat pounding the street in the pissing rain all day or filling in forms. 4uzhoj)
