approaching storm
- darkeningGrowing less bright
- thunderStorm's acoustic aftermath
- cloudsAirborne water masses
- ominousSuggesting something bad approaches
- brewingBeverage preparation process
looming · gathering · horizon · wind · lightning · rumble · pressure · threatening · gusts · imminent · foreboding · shelter · warning · sky · downpour · tempest · squall · billowing
meteorological movement
approaching stormpassing storm
atmospheric state
approaching stormclear skies
Absence of cloud cover
fair weather · blue skies · sunny day · settled weather · still air
metaphorical danger/crisis
approaching stormsmooth sailing
Untroubled progress forward
silver lining · light at the end of the tunnel · calm before the storm · turning point · all clear