weather phenomena
Sky's observable occurrences
Weather phenomena are observable atmospheric events and conditions—storms, precipitation, temperature changes, wind patterns, and optical effects like rainbows or halos.
The term appears in scientific and educational contexts when discussing multiple weather events as a category: The documentary covered extreme weather phenomena like tornadoes and hurricanes.
Phenomenon is the singular.
- rainbowRefracted light arc
- sleetPartly frozen precipitation
- drizzleVery light precipitation
- squallBrief, violent windstorm
- flash floodRapid overflow from storms
hail · thunder · halo · breeze · heatwave · cyclone · tornado · crepuscular rays · frost · polar vortex · wind chill · thaw · Indian summer · green flash · aurora borealis · lightning · sun dog · freezing rain
weather phenomenaseismic activity
Underground geological movement
volcanic activity · celestial events · space weather · cosmic events
weather phenomenacontrolled environments
Spaces with managed conditions