Warwickshire had been nonetheless eight runs in arrears after they resumed on the ultimate morning on 171-3.
And had the Pears loved the type of begin they did on day three – after they bowled out the Bears for 128 and compelled them to comply with on – it might need been a unique consequence.
As an alternative Rhodes went on to finish his third Championship ton of the season – in simply 4 matches in opposition to the Kookaburra ball – and now wants solely 46 extra runs to finish his 1,000 first-class runs in a season for the primary time.
He was given strong assist by teenager Hamza Sheikh, who completed on 33 not out to comply with up his career-best 91 for England Lions in opposition to Sri Lanka at New Street final month.
Sheikh prolonged the fourth-wicket stand to 83 with Rhodes, who loved his own career-best here in the Bob Willis Trophy 4 years in the past.
After Rhodes first leg glanced first-innings hero Tom Taylor for 4 to steer Warwickshire into the lead, then on-drove Matthew Waite to the boundary, he reached three figures with a canopy drive off Logan van Beek.
The Bears nonetheless needed to survive the second new ball, which solely triggered one alarm when Taylor discovered Rhodes’ edge – solely to see it fall tantalisingly out of attain at second slip.
However, having safely negotiated the morning session, a heavy post-lunch downpour proved terminal.
The Bears now face Essex at residence subsequent Tuesday, when Worcestershire go to Hampshire.