heavens opened

Fig. It started to rain heavily. The heavens opened, and we had to run for cover. We were waiting at the bus stop when the heavens opened.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Bernhard	BERN-hahrt (German)	German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Ancient Germanic
Sollemnia	-	Late Roman
Donaldina	dah-nawl-DEE-na	Scottish
Dariya	DAH-ree-yah	Ukrainian
Steffan	-	Welsh
Temple	TEM-pəl	English (Rare)