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1''Tropes to do with the atmosphere and weather, be it artificial or natural.''
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3A sub-index of TropesOfNature.
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6[[index]]
7!!Tropes:
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10'''Categories:'''
11+ {{Heliotropes}}
12+ InstantIndexJustAddWater
13+ LetThisIndexBeYourUmbrella
14+ PrecipitationIndex
15+ TheGroundBeneathOurFeet
16+ TheseTropesWereFrozenToday
17+ ThisIndexBlows
18+ ThunderboltsAndLightning
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21* AgainstTheSettingSun: Declaring determination while facing the sunset.
22* AlwaysNight: The work takes place always at night.
23* ArtificialOutdoorsDisplay: The "outdoors" is artificial.
24* AtmosphereAbuse: Trying to kill Earth's population by messing with or getting rid of the atmosphere.
25* BattleInTheRain: Fighting in the rain.
26* BornDuringAStorm: A storm punctuates a baby's birth.
27* BigStormEpisode: An episode focusing on a big storm.
28* BizarreSeasons: The seasons change randomly or don't work the way ours do.
29* UsefulNotes/BritishWeather: A Useful Notes page for the weather in Great Britain.
30* CarcassSleepingBag: Sleeping inside a dead animal.
31* CatchYourDeathOfCold: The weather makes you catch a cold.
32* CaughtInTheRain: AliceAndBob get caught in the rain, leading to them having sex or kissing while sheltering.
33* ClimacticVolcanoBackdrop: Fighting in a volcano.
34* ColdSnap: It's cold for an episode.
35* CueTheRain: It rains at an inappropriate (or sometimes appropriate) moment.
36* CueTheSun: The sun comes out conveniently.
37* CyberpunkWithAChanceOfRain: It's always cloudy or rainy in {{Cyberpunk}} settings.
38* DeadlyDustStorm: Dust storms are ''really bad''.
39* DeathsHourglass: An actual clock that counts down until someone dies.
40* DefogOfWar: Defogging the FogOfWar.
41* DoNotTouchTheFunnelCloud: Tornadoes are safe as long as you don't touch the funnel.
42* DramaticThunder: Thunder happens during a scary scene.
43* DramaticWind: Gusts of wind PlayedForDrama.
44* EmpathicEnvironment: The weather responds to mood.
45* EndlessDaytime: The sun doesn't set.
46* EndlessWinter: Winter that lasts forever or for a very long time.
47* ExposedToTheElements: Characters are underdressed for cold weather, but this is ignored.
48* FearOfThunder: Character is scared of thunderstorms.
49* FertileFeet: When a character takes a step, flowers grow.
50* FisherKing: What happens to the ruler happens to their land.
51* FirstSnow: Character experiences snow for the first time.
52* AFoggyDayInLondonTown: It's always foggy in London.
53* FogOfDoom: Someone dies or is in danger of dying in the fog.
54* FogOfWar: You can't see a game map due to the fog.
55* FrozenBodyFluids: A character's body fluids freeze mid-stream to show how ridiculously cold a place is.
56* FunnelCloudJourney: Areas that take place ''inside'' a tornado.
57* GiantWallOfWateryDoom: A tsunami.
58* GraveClouds: It's cloudy at a cemetery.
59* GrayRainOfDepression: It's rainy during a sad scene.
60* HappyRain: It rains on a happy scene.
61* HeatWave: A very hot day.
62* HolidayAppropriateWeather: It's always appropriate weather for a holiday.
63* HopeSproutsEternal: Seedlings are inspiring.
64* HostileTerraforming: Making a planet suitable for aliens, but in the process making it unsuitable for the natives.
65* HostileWeather: The weather is actively antagonistic towards the characters, whether due to improbable coincidence, [[GeniusLoci having an actual mind of its own]], or [[WeatherManipulation artificial]] [[WeatherControlMachine manipulation]].
66* HotWind: Wind blows the hair of a character someone else is sexually attracted to.
67* ImprovisedUmbrella: Using something else as an umbrella.
68* IndianSummer: Summer lasts into autumn.
69* InstantThunder: Thunder and lightning at the same time.
70* ItAlwaysRainsAtFunerals: Rain during a funeral.
71* ItsAlwaysSunnyAtFunerals: Sun at a funeral.
72* ItsAlwaysSunnyInMiami: Miami is always shown to be sunny or when the weather in a work is static except in extreme situations.
73* ItWasADarkAndStormyNight: The story begins with a dark and stormy night.
74* LightningReveal: Lightning reveals something in the dark.
75* LyingOnAHillside: Lying on a hillside remembering stuff.
76* MelancholyMoon: Looking at the moon means a character is sad.
77* MysteriousMist: Mist is mysterious.
78* NaturalDisasterCascade: Multiple catastrophic weather/nature events happen at once.
79* NatureTinkling: Using the outdoors like a toilet.
80* OminousClouds: Those dark skies are a portent of danger.
81* OminousFog: Fog makes everything creepy.
82* PartlyCloudyWithAChanceOfDeath: It rains on a dead person.
83* PerpetualStorm: Storms that last unusually long.
84* PersonalRaincloud: A sad character has a raincloud over them.
85* ProtectionFromTheElements: Immunity to the negative effects of weather.
86* ThePowerOfTheSun: Power that comes from the sun.
87* RainAura: A glow around rained-on objects.
88* RainOfSomethingUnusual: It's raining non-water.
89* RainRainGoAway: Nobody likes the rain.
90* RaysFromHeaven: Sunlight is associated with heaven, God, or Jesus.
91* ReclaimedByNature: Nature takes over what society leaves behind.
92* RedemptionInTheRain: Redemption happens while it's raining.
93* RedSkyTakeWarning: If the sky is red, it means doom.
94* RegionalRedecoration: Better redraw the map.
95* RidingIntoTheSunset: Character goes off into the distance while the sun is setting.
96* RomanticRain: It rains on a romantic scene.
97* SeasonalBaggage: Seasons as a plot device.
98* SceneryBasedSocietalBarometer: The health of a single piece of scenery = the health of a society as a whole.
99* SingleSeasonCountry: Certain countries like Russia and Australia are always depicted as being stuck in a single season, be it winter or summer.
100* SittingOnTheRoof: Sitting on the roof, thinking.
101* SnowMeansCold: When it's cold, it snows.
102* SnowMeansDeath: When someone dies, it snows.
103* SnowMeansLove: Romance in the snow.
104* SpoofingInTheRain: Parodying ''Film/SingingInTheRain''.
105* SpringIsLate: Whenever the beginning of spring is still like winter, something is off.
106* StargazingScene: The characters admire the night sky.
107* TheStormbringer: The character doesn't summon the storm, the storm itself follows them wherever they go.
108* AStormIsComing: {{Foreshadowing}} done by an oncoming storm.
109* SummerRomance: Love stories start or span the summer.
110* TalkAboutTheWeather: Discussing the weather as small talk.
111* ThatCloudLooksLike: Clouds shaped like objects.
112* ThunderEqualsDownpour: Rainstorms happen all at once.
113* TrailerParkTornadoMagnet: Tornadoes in trailer parks.
114* VillainousBadlandHeroicArcadia: Villains live in an inhospitable place while the Heroes live somewhere nice looking.
115* VortexBarrier: The weather itself is used as a means to block people off from important locations.
116* WatchingTheSunset: A couple, character, or group watching the sunset because they are either very happy or very sad.
117* WeatherControlMachine: Machine which controls the weather.
118* WeatherDissonance: The weather is wrong.
119* WeatherManipulation: Being able to change the weather.
120* WeatherOfWar: Weather affecting a fight.
121* WeatherReport: [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin The weather report]].
122* WeatherReportOpening: The first words in the story are about the weather.
123* WeatherSavesTheDay: A sudden change in the weather saves the heroes.
124* WeirdWeather: Strange weather as a plot device.
125* WhenItRainsItPours: Never slight rain.
126* WinterWarfare: Wars in the weather.
127* WintryAuroralSky: Auroras as SceneryPorn.
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