Is announcing the time of rain falling a claim to knowledge of the unseen?

Question:
(peace and blessings be upon him). The questioner says: One of the astronomers said in one of the newspapers that rain will fall on the central region and the northern region these days. Is this a claim to knowledge of the unseen?

Answer:
Did any rain fall? Or has he not yet fulfilled his promise? He says this, and it is not permissible to attribute to Allah what is false, lying, or claiming knowledge of the unseen. No one knows when the rain will fall or where it will fall except Allah (Mighty and Majestic). Is it not permissible to speak in this way? Yes.