Is this silly or not?

[DivetheRock]

Guys,
I was just wondering how many of you dive when it is raining? Do you cancel a dive if rain is in the forecast?
My brother and I are supposed to dive this weekend, and the long range forecast is for showers/rain. Today I was thinking that we'll just have to cancel, and then it hit me - "Why?!". Why cancel because it's raining? I'm going to get wet anyway!!!
I thought about it some more and realized that one of the reasons I was thinking like this is because often (at least where I live, right on the Atlantic) dangerous weather can whip up out of nowhere in a few short seconds. The other reason is because we, as humans, are almost hard-wired to cancel an event on land due to inclement weather, and this thought process, as in my case, often spills over into other activities such as diving.
Sorry to be so long-winded, but does anybody have anything to say on this matter? Do you dive in rain?

 

[laivindil]

Unless lightning is forcasted I've dove in the rain before. I am in Washington after all Just be sure to bring a jacket for gearing up/down and maybe a tarp or tent to change in if your site is sans bathroom.

 

[PerroneFord]

Rain never stopped me from diving. But I don't think I'd be up for taking a boat ride to dive... never know what the weather will do.

 

[Guba]

Yup, I've dived in the rain. Once in Cozumel (typical afternoon shower...no lightning or rough weather), and several times in lakes/quarries. Again, it was simply overcast, long-term rain and not thunderstorm associated. Cuts the visibility due to overcast skies, but otherwise harmless.

 

[KazooDiver]

I have only been forced to deal with this situation when diving in the inland lakes of Michigan...
We dive unless it is lightning. I would think that if it is too windy it could make your time in the water a bit rough and I would probably think twice before I did it with a lot of wind.

But if it is small shower--why not!

 

[ThatsSomeBadHatHarry]

as long as there aren't high seas. the vis may be kind of bad from washout

 

[sharkattack]

Rain is only water. Why not?

 

[TSandM]

Diving in the rain is one of the times one really loves one's dry suit

A windy, cold and heavily rainy day might make me stay home. Drizzle definitely doesn't. But I also have the good fortune that the next day for diving is tomorrow . . .

 

[mnj1233]

Rain is not my concern, lightning and where I live FOG can be a real factor to consider. Especially when diving from our boat!!!!

 

[Walter]

Rain is irrelevant.