dark cloud
- stormSevere atmospheric disturbance
- thunderStorm's acoustic aftermath
- ominousSuggesting something bad approaches
- rainWater dropping from clouds
- overcastSky fully veiled
gloom · shadow · foreboding · grey · looming · brewing · threatening · nimbus · downpour · brooding · mood · depression · dread · gathering · rolling · heavy · dreary · tempest
- Cloudscumulus, stratus, cirrus, nimbostratus, stratocumulus
- Deep-Sky ObjectsOrion Nebula, Andromeda Galaxy, Crab Nebula, Horsehead Nebula, nebula
- suffering metaphorsdrowning, bottomless pit, chains, cage, trapped
- anger expressionssee red, seeing red, lose your temper, blow a fuse, blow a gasket
- omensomens, omen, portent, portents, signs
- superstitionblack cat, broken mirror, Friday the 13th, walking under ladder, evil eye
meteorological conditions
dark cloudclear sky
Atmosphere without clouds
blue sky · sunshine · sunny skies · sunlight · clear skies
emotional/symbolic valence
dark cloudray of hope
Small cause for optimism
silver lining · bright spot · good omen · ray of sunshine · beacon of hope
light quality
dark cloudblazing sun
Intensely hot daylight
bright light · golden rays · illumination · brilliance · radiance