Weather

Weather conditions can change in an instant in Eorzea and it's best to be prepared! Several activities in the game depend on the weather conditions. These include:

• Fishing: Several fish can only be caught during certain weather conditions and times of day. Examples include the Thunderbolt Sculpin, Raincaller, and Son of Levin.
• Sightseeing Log: Many of the sightseeing entries require certain weather conditions and specific times of day.
• Odin: Odin's FATE will only spawn when the weather condition in The Black Shroud is listed as Tension.

Major cities and some settlements have an NPC known as a Skywatcher. These NPCs can tell you the current and upcoming weather conditions for each zone in the game. One can also see the current weather condition of your current zone by hovering over the icon in the top-right corner of the minimap. Weather conditions change at 12:00 am, 8:00 am, and 04:00 pm Eorzean Time.

Types of Weather Conditions

Normal Weather Conditions

There are several different types of weather conditions in the game, they are as follows:

Weather	Icon	Visibility	Description
Astromagnetic Storm		?	Astromagnetic
Apocalypse		?	Apocalyptic
Blizzards		Very Poor	Heavy Snow
Clear Skies		Very Good	Clear
Clouds		Good	Overcast
Dust Storms		Very Poor	Dusty
Fair Skies		Very Good	Fair
Fog		Very Poor	Foggy
Gales		Moderate	Gusty
Gloom		Poor	Gloomy
Heat Waves		Good	Blistering
Moon Dust		?	Regolithic
Projection		?	Projected
Rain		Moderate	Rainy
Showers		Reduced	Showery
Snow		Poor	Snowy
Thunder		Moderate	Thunder
Thunderstorms		Poor	Heavy Thunder
Umbral Static		Poor	Experiencing Umbral Static
Umbral Wind		Fair	Experiencing Umbral Wind
Wind		Fair	Windy

Certain weather conditions can only happen in certain zones (ie sandstorms in Thanalan, snow in Coerthas, so on.)

Special Weather Conditions

There are also several special weather conditions, usually associated with a specific event or duty. Their names, mini-map descriptions and where they appear are as follows:

Weather	Icon	Duties/Events
Hot Spells		Thanalan (1.0)
Sandstorms		Thanalan (1.0), The Burn
Auroras		During the Fall of Dalamud, August - September 2012
Darkness		The Thousand Maws of Toto-Rak, The Stone Vigil
Tension		Steel Reign FATE in The Black Shroud, Urth's Fount
Storm Clouds		The Striking Tree (Hard), The Striking Tree (Extreme), Eden's Verse: Fulmination, Eden's Verse: Fulmination (Savage)
Rough Seas		The Whorleater (Hard), The Whorleater (Extreme), Eden's Gate: Inundation, Eden's Gate: Inundation (Savage)
Louring		The Minstrel's Ballad: Ultima's Bane, The Weapon's Refrain (Ultimate)
Heat Waves		The Bowl of Embers, The Bowl of Embers (Hard), The Bowl of Embers (Extreme), The Weapon's Refrain (Ultimate), Eden's Verse: Furor, Eden's Verse: Furor (Savage)
Gloom		Thornmarch, Thornmarch (Hard), Thornmarch (Extreme)
Gales		The Howling Eye, The Howling Eye (Hard), The Howling Eye (Extreme), The Weapon's Refrain (Ultimate), Eden's Verse: Furor, Eden's Verse: Furor (Savage)
Eruptions		The Navel, The Navel (Hard), The Navel (Extreme), The Weapon's Refrain (Ultimate), Eden's Gate: Sepulture, Eden's Gate: Sepulture (Savage)
Irradiance		Akh Afah Amphitheatre (Hard), Akh Afah Amphitheatre (Extreme), Eden's Verse: Refulgence, Eden's Verse: Refulgence (Savage)
Core Radiation		The Binding Coil of Bahamut, The Second Coil of Bahamut, The Final Coil of Bahamut
Shelf Clouds		The Limitless Blue (Hard), The Limitless Blue (Extreme)
Oppression		The Singularity Reactor, The Minstrel's Ballad: Thordan's Reign, Dragonsong's Reprise (Ultimate)
Smoke		Thok ast Thok (Hard), Thok ast Thok (Extreme)
Royal Levin		Long Live the Coeurl FATE, Coeurls Chase Boys FATE and Coeurls Chase Boys Chase Coeurls FATE in The Dravanian Forelands
Hyperelectricity		The Diadem (Emergency Mission - no longer available) , Prey Online FATE in Azys Lla
Multiplicity		Containment Bay S1T7, Containment Bay S1T7 (Extreme)
Dragonstorms		The Final Steps of Faith
Concordance		Containment Bay P1T6, Containment Bay P1T6 (Extreme)
Beyond Time		Alexander - The Soul of the Creator, Alexander - The Soul of the Creator (Savage), The Epic of Alexander (Ultimate)
Demonic Infinity		Containment Bay Z1T9, Containment Bay Z1T9 (Extreme)
Dimensional Disruption		All Omega raids
Revelstorms		The Pool of Tribute, The Pool of Tribute (Extreme)
Eternal Bliss		Emanation, Emanation (Extreme)
Wyrmstorms		The Royal Menagerie, The Minstrel's Ballad: Shinryu's Domain
Quicklevin		A Horse Outside FATE in The Lochs
White Cyclones		The Jade Stoa, The Jade Stoa (Extreme)
Ultimania		The Weapon's Refrain (Ultimate)
Moonlight		Castrum Fluminis, The Minstrel's Ballad: Tsukuyomi's Pain
Scarlet		Hells' Kier, Hells' Kier (Extreme)
Flames		Alphascape V1.0, Alphascape V1.0 (Savage)
Tsunamis		Alphascape V1.0, Alphascape V1.0 (Savage)
Cyclones		Alphascape V1.0, Alphascape V1.0 (Savage)
Geostorms		Alphascape V1.0, Alphascape V1.0 (Savage)
True Blue		The Wreath of Snakes, The Wreath of Snakes (Extreme)
Umbral Turbulence		I Don't Want to Believe FATE in Eureka Hydatos, The Baldesion Arsenal
Everlasting Light		Norvrandt areas
Termination		Amaurot, The Dying Gasp, The Minstrel's Ballad: Hades's Elegy, The Dead Ends
Dreams		The Dancing Plague, The Dancing Plague (Extreme)
Brilliance		The Crown of the Immaculate, The Crown of the Immaculate (Extreme)
Umbral Flare		The Diadem
Umbral Duststorm		The Diadem
Umbral Levin		The Diadem
Umbral Tempest		The Diadem
Firestorm		Eden's Verse: Furor, Eden's Verse: Furor (Savage)
Spectral Current		Ocean Fishing
Climactic		The Seat of Sacrifice, The Seat of Sacrifice (Extreme)
Delirium		Memoria Misera (Extreme)
Starshower		The Heroes' Gauntlet
Polarization		?????
Ultimatum		?????
Inevitability		The Dead Ends

Weather Chains

In Fishing, some fish require very specific conditions, such as one weather type following a specific previous weather type. For example, Helicoprion can only be caught between 8 AM and 8 PM during a Heat Wave that follows clouds or fog.