dark clouds gathering
- stormSevere atmospheric disturbance
- thunderStorm's acoustic aftermath
- ominousSuggesting something bad approaches
- brewingBeverage preparation process
- loomingAppearing threateningly close
overcast · threatening · gray · foreboding · tempest · gloom · rumbling · horizon · shadow · billowing · menacing · darkening · rain · turbulent · brooding · heavy · rolling · sky
meteorological conditions
dark clouds gatheringclear skies
Absence of cloud cover
blue skies · clear blue sky · sunny skies · fair weather · clearing skies
symbolic omen/portent
dark clouds gatheringlight at the end of the tunnel
Indication difficulties will end
silver lining · turning the corner · good tidings · winds of change · green shoots