Pembrokeshire footballers wishing to watch the rugby international between Wales and Italy may have appreciated it, but for teams such as Kilgetty and Pendine, who are already playing catch-up with fixtures, the heavy downpours of Friday night made their run-in to the end of the season a little more difficult than they already were.
While the majority of fixtures went ahead, Pembrokeshire football once again witnessed the postponement of more matches due to the elements.
Narberth firsts were one team to avoid any cancellations, although for the first 20 minutes of their game against Goodwick United, you would have been forgiven for thinking their players hadn't realised it as the visitors gained control.
They led 2-0 at the break, although a half-time wake-up call seemed to do the trick as Richard Henton headed one home to reduce the deficit. With 15 minutes to go, Ashley Williams equalised, but then the sleeping sickness took control again and the visitors snuck one back to win 3-2.
Bluebirds' manager Nigel Thomas wasn't particularly impressed by the display, especially the one produced in the first half.
"Both first half goals came from corners; it was as though we were still asleep. A draw would have been fair, but we certainly didn't deserve to win it, despite dominating the majority of the second half."
Tenby's 5-1 away defeat of Pennar Robins looks impressive on paper, yet just as one should never judge a book by its cover, you should never read too much into what the scoreline suggests.
Just two days after losing an exhausting Senior Cup semi-final against Goodwick United, the home team were a shadow of their usual selves. Depleted of a number of first choice players and obviously dispirited after losing such an epic tie on penalties, their performance was lacklustre, a fact acknowledged by Tenby boss Mike Lewis.
"It was a good win by us that's for sure, but to be fair to them they just had a tough semi-final and they played like it. It was a good time to play them and we did ok, but we can play better than that."
The visitors led 2-0 at the break through goals by Gareth Lewis and Jordan Richards, before Tom Merring scored the goal of the match to make it 3-0 early in the second. Further scores came from Declan Carroll and substitute James Howes, before the home side scored a consolation.
Despite having to play catch-up with their fixtures, Tenby are targeting a top three finish in the league, although Lewis admits it will be tough.
"We've got to play all the top teams again, including derby games against Narberth and Kilgetty. It won't be easy, especially with all the games we will have to play, but it's the same for all the top sides, I'm sure the majority will drop some points along the way."
To win games, teams have to make the most of the possession they have and the chances they create and this is what Saundersfoot failed to do in their away match at Letterston.
In losing 2-1, Sports stalwart Daryl John had few complaints, saying his team didn't make the most of what they had.
"It's disappointing. The conditions were bad, but at the end of the day we didn't capitalise on our possession and make enough use of the elements when they were in our favour.
"If we had won it would have put us right in the mix for promotion, but losing has put us back a little."
The Second Division is incredibly tight and a number of teams are capable of going up, yet this was a bad result for the Sports.
They played with the wind in the first half and the benefit of the slope, yet they could only go into the break 1-0 up thanks to a goal by Ross Gray.
They lost this advantage in the second half and the home side took over and, although the Sports had a fair amount of possession, they were caught by two breakaway goals that proved decisive for the home team.
Carew's fine form of late looks set to continue following their magnificent 3-2 away win at second placed Milford Athletic.
Although they went two goals down after 10 minutes, the visitors fought back to reduced the scoreline via a Richard Bullock shot.
In a dominant second half performance, Kris Stone equalised, before Ian Sefton personified his cool nature by slotting one home in the crowded box.
"We're doing ok at the moment," said Paul Bullock. "We've climbed out of the relegation zone and hopefully we will finish strongly.
"This was our sixth game unbeaten, so we're full of confidence and, providing we can play like we did in the second half of this game for our remaining matches, we should pick up the points."
Despite a slow start to the season, St. Clears have built up a head of steam as the summer nears closer and should they win their remaining nine games, they could conceivably get promoted. While this isn't a goal for Charlie Smith and his team, they are certainly targeting a top four finish and following Saturday's 2-1 away win at Milford United, they believe this is possible.
"I'm not looking at the tables," said Smith. "The last time I did that we lost the next game, but I'm aware that anyone can beat anyone in this division, so we have a lot to play for.
"We want to finish in the top four. If we did that it would be a great season for us and Saturday's win showed what we are capable of because United are a good side."
Colin Reynolds led the way in midfield as he dominated the centre of the park against former Hakin United player Mike Cooper. Smith hailed his performance as "great" and, although the game was tied 0-0 at the break, it was enough to help them win it in the second half.
United scored first, but an Eddie Wiggins goal reduced the deficit before Owen Edwards won the game with a shot from an acute angle with about five minutes to go.
Lawrenny produced one of their best performances of the season for their away trip at Fishguard in Division Three as they won 5-1.
In spite of playing down the slope in the first half, the visitors went into the break tied at 1-1 thanks to a goal by Gavin James.
Joe Kidney made it 2-1 early in the second, before the floodgates opened to allow James to complete his hat-trick, while Owen James added to the rout late in the game.
"The first half was very poor from us," said Neil Jolly. "But we came back strongly in the second and to a certain extent we could have scored 10. It was a really good performance by us in the end."
Manorbier United continue to pick up the points as they drew 1-1 at home against Lamphey in a match sponsored by Gavin Evans Carpentry and Joinery Services
Whether this sponsorship deal was coincidental or not, the home side have certainly smoothed out the cracks that appeared in their play last season and for a bit of luck, they could have won this game.
Dave Blackwell and Paul Maytum scored for the home side in a good display against one of the front runners of the division.
Narberth Seconds faced a difficult away trip to Merlins Bridge, a ground that few players want to go to when the elements were as testing as they were.
Their task was made even harder as the home side fielded two players with extensive first team experience and both Paul Thomas and Nathan Thomas scored to help the Wizards conjure up a 9-1 victory.
The only highlight for Narberth's reserves was a goal by Tom Richards in an otherwise forgettable afternoon on the Racecourse.
In the first leg of the second round of the Division Four Cup, Saundersfoot Sports' second team drew 2-2 at home against Johnston as Grant Hardy and Andrew Hughes scored for the homesters, while Carew went down 7-2 at home against West Dragons, despite goals from Juliano Ionescu and Gareth Brawn.
Meanwhile, in the first leg of the second round of the Division Five Cup, St. Clears' Seconds failed to make home advantage count as they tied 0-0 with Letterston.
It means next weekend's second leg clash is the make or break point for their season, a fact recognised by Saints' player/manager Lloyd Evans.
"We could have done with a couple of goals advantage, that's for sure. Playing in Letterston is never easy, and now, with so much riding on it, the next 90 minutes is all to play for.
"We can't get promoted now, so if we are going to win anything this year, the cup is the one.
"I've got faith in the team. We know it's going to be hard, but we are capable of playing better than we did on Saturday. We didn't create that much, but neither did they, and I believe we are good enough to beat them as we are the better side overall. We just need to show it."