noun
pre-rainy-season showers; unstable weather before the rainy season
Refers to the showery, unsettled weather that often occurs in May, before the main 梅雨 (rainy season) sets in. A seasonal word (季語) for early summer.
See also: 梅雨
今年は走り梅雨が長くて、すっきりしない天気が続いている。
This year the pre-rainy-season showers have been long, and the unsettled weather continues.
走り梅雨の時期は、洗
During the pre-rainy-season showers, laundry doesn't dry easily, which is a problem.