We are expecting heavy rain and wind on the east coast tomorrow / tomorrow night. This makes me wonder if my fellow oven owners bother to cover their oven during inclement weather, please chime in.
I do cover the front and put a plastic bag over the chimney when very heavy rain and wind are expected, it keeps the inside totally dry.
I also remove the cap and damper and cover mine during the winter months. The prevailing winds blow right into the mouth of my oven and would blow the rain and snow right in. It won’t hurt anything but does soak it completely which makes it a multi-day effort to dry it out.