The Weather Girls are an American duo comprising two African-American women. The girl group has charted several dance hits over the course of its career, with its peak in popularity having occurred in 1982, when the group released the hit song "It's Raining Men".
The group currently comprises Ingrid Arthur and Dynelle Rhodes, the daughters of founding member Izora Armstead, who died in 2004. The original duo were Martha Wash and Izora Armstead. They recorded three songs which peaked at #2 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart under the "Two Tons o' Fun" name: "Earth Can Be Just Like Heaven", "Just Us" and "I Got the Feeling" in 1981.
They also backed Aretha Franklin on "Freeway of Love" and Bob Seger . They are best known for their 1982 #1 club and pop hit, "It's Raining Men", the recording of which music producer Paul Jabara supervised and from which the name "The Weather Girls" was derived. After the success of "It's Raining Men", other hits with the original line-up included "Dear Santa (Bring Me a Man This Christmas)", and "No One Can Love You More Than Me." The group disbanded in 1985, while Wash moved on to a solo career, one that continues into the present day.
In the 1990s, Izora Armstead and her daughter Dynelle Rhodes re-formed the group for touring in Europe.
In 2008, the Weather Girls were listed as featured artists on the song, "Break You" by Ralph Falcon of the bands Murk and Funky Green Dogs.