APAD：Rain at seven, fine at eleven.

Rain at seven, fine at eleven.

This proverb means that if it is raining at 7 o’clock in the morning, the weather will be clear and sunny by 11 o’clock.

This proverb is based on the weather in Britain, where it rains a lot.  And a morning rain can sometimes indicate that more than likely it has been raining at night which may give the way for fine weather in the day.

This proverb can also be used for situations where we expect better results after a bad start.

“We lost the first five matches.
Don’t worry. Rain before seven, fine by eleven. And there are still another seven  matches ahead of you.”

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• Ha, weather's a nationalObsession inUK-it changes allTheTime -最西边的岛上- ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/17/2025 postreply 04:34:45

• Mackerel sky, mackerel sky, never long wet, never long dry -最西边的岛上- ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/17/2025 postreply 04:35:32

• I never had umbrella in Canada, seem 7/11 rule applies here -移花接木- ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/17/2025 postreply 06:44:32

• there were long lasting rain in my childhood memory -移花接木- ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/17/2025 postreply 06:46:51

• yes, long lasting rains, some like cats & dogs in Beijing 2. -最西边的岛上- ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/17/2025 postreply 11:56:51

• It's often the case here in Nor Cal, in winter, that is. -7grizzly- ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/17/2025 postreply 08:44:43

• wish could shift some of our rains to LA now ..... -最西边的岛上- ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/17/2025 postreply 08:53:00

• I like rain this way -移花接木- ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/17/2025 postreply 10:10:21

• instead of snows ;-)) -最西边的岛上- ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/17/2025 postreply 11:54:14

• Rain at seven, fine at eleven. Tomorrow is another day. -JoyAnna.- ♀ (54 bytes) () 01/17/2025 postreply 12:33:06

• yes, the Sun' will rise again and the spring will arrive .. -最西边的岛上- ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/17/2025 postreply 13:29:17

• That is the origin of 7/11?~Seems u don’t take a bus this yr -妖妖灵- ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/17/2025 postreply 13:47:30

• Here, 7/11 means 7-eleven~ -妖妖灵- ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/17/2025 postreply 13:56:54