シカゴのあたりでは雨が降っていました。の英語

It was raining around Chicago.

It was raining heavily in Osaka.

It is beginning to rain―（長雨なら）―Rain has set in―Rainy weather has set in.

At that time it started raining.

It began to sprinkle.

It's started to rain.

It had started to rain.

It began to rain in earnest.

Predictably, the rain began to fall.

The rain from earlier really cooled things down, don't you think?

I went out although it was raining.

I went out even though it was raining.

It rained heavily all day.

Down came a shower of rain.

I thought it would rain soon.

Unfortunately it rained.

Unfortunately, it rained.

It suddenly started to rain.

It started raining at that time.

It just started to rain.

It came on to rain toward evening.

It came to rain toward evening.

When did it begin to rain?

Down came the rain in torrents.

It rained yesterday.

Besides, it's starting to rain.

It has been raining. The roads are wet.

The rain came down in earnest.

It began raining, and we broke into a run.

It began raining in earnest.