dark clouds
- stormSevere atmospheric disturbance
- thunderStorm's acoustic aftermath
- ominousSuggesting something bad approaches
- greyNeutral achromatic tone
- overcastSky fully veiled
rain · gloom · shadow · threatening · brooding · brewing · heavy · looming · foreboding · downpour · menacing · dusk · rumbling · sky · haze · billowing · gathering · turbulent
- cloud artcloudscapes, cumulus, cirrus, stratus, nimbus
- rain cloudsnimbostratus, cumulonimbus, nimbus, thunderhead, storm clouds
- interstellar mattercosmic dust, gas clouds, nebulae, nebula, hydrogen gas
- rainrain, drizzling, downpour, raindrop, raindrops
- weatherweather, rain, sun, snow, wind
- Thunderstormslightning, thunder, thunderstorm, lightning strike, thunderclap
sky conditions
dark cloudsclear sky
Atmosphere without clouds
blue sky · clear skies · sunshine · sunny skies · fair weather
metaphorical mood/outlook
dark cloudssilver lining
Consolation within misfortune
ray of hope · light at the end of the tunnel · bright future · sunny disposition · sunny outlook