smoking in rain

Ok, so maybe the title is a little exaggerated, but it does accurately describe my smoke day... The day started off well enough. I trimmed and prepped my two slabs of spareribs and got them on the smoker (with the rib tips on the lower grate). A couple hours later, the ribs were...

Hi All, mothers day approaching, and was going smoke some beef ribs. It is supposed rain most of the day on Sunday in NY. What is the best way to handle this? Do I have to put up a tent? Can you smoke in the rain? (Probably not because the briquettes might get wet. Options? Ideas?