From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishspots of rainspots of rainBritish EnglishHEM a few drops of rain A few spots of rain began to fall. → spot
Examples from the Corpus
spots of rain• But although it was early the sky had become quite dark and he felt a few spots of rain.• But most areas did avoid the rain apart from a few spots of rain over the islands.• A few spots of rain fell on Claire.• As they passed through the town of Isserre, spots of rain spat on to the windscreen. 