Which sentence is used more often than not, "it rains" or "it will rain"?

Question

And any difference in meaning?

#1 I hope it rains tomorrow.
#2 I hope it will rain tomorrow.

Answer 1

The two sentences mean *exactly* the same thing and are equally likely to be used, although the second would more likely be "I hope it'll rain tomorrow."

Answer 2

That is an interesting question. Conversationally, I think #1 is used more. We so often use the simple present for future.
Pregnant lady - "I hope the baby comes soon. I feel like beached baby whale".
Student - I hope it snows tomorrow bigtime and we get a snow day.

While 'will' would be proper in any of the three sentences we're looking at, it sounds stilted if you actually use it. And we tend not to use it.

I think one reason is that spoken language tends towards simplifying itself.
The 'will' rain has a stiff, almost archaic sound in this day and age. We might use it when we wanted to really emphasize something, but I really do think the use of the present simple has pretty well superceded the use of 'will' through common usage and consent.

Answer 3

#3 I hope it's raining tomorrow.

Answer 4

I thnk that it will rain is used more often!I don't know the difference

Answer 5

i live in florida both are used were in hurricane season right now