How do I change this direct speech sentence into reported speech?

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Ram says,”It will rain tomorrow.”

Reported speech always takes a step back in time from direct speech.Β Present and future become past, past becomes past perfect. So the correct basic reported speech version of your sentence is:
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  • Ram said that it would rain tomorrow.

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But, this would only be correct if the speech was reported on the same dayΒ on which it was actually said. For example, Ram says on Wednesday β€œIt will rain tomorrow”. Then, you tell Sarah on the same day, what Ram said. It becomes: Ram said that it would rain tomorrow. If you told Sarah on a different day, say Thursday, then it would be different. Then you would say:
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  • Ram said that it would rain the next day.Β  orΒ 
  • Ram said that it would rain the following day.

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As a quick reminder, in reported speech:
WillΒ becomesΒ would.
SaysΒ becomesΒ said.
TomorrowΒ becomesΒ the following day/the next day.

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