Weather is an event that is present in every zone and duty.
Major cities and some settlements have an NPC known as a Skywatcher. These NPCs will indicate the current and upcoming weather conditions for each zone. One can also see the current weather condition of the current zone by hovering over the icon in the top-right corner of the minimap. Normal weather conditions in overworld zones and cities may change at 12:00 am, 8:00 am, and 04:00 pm Eorzean Time (every eight Eorzean hours, i.e., 23 minutes and 20 seconds real time).
Weather typically remains the same in duties, although it may change at specific points in the duty. However, dungeons in A Realm Reborn will generally reflect the time and weather conditions outside of the dungeon, a remnant of FFXIV 1.0 design when dungeons were directly linked to the open world.
Certain weather events will override the normal weather in the course of progressing the Main Scenario Quest. This condition is entirely localized to the player. A player at the beginning of Shadowbringers, for example, will see all of Norvrandt blanketed in Everlasting Light and will gradually restore normal weather in each zone. Players who have completed Shadowbringers will see normal weather in each zone.
Several activities in the game depend on the weather conditions. These include but are not limited to:
- 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. Some 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.
- Sightseeing Log: Many of the sightseeing entries in A Realm Reborn areas require certain weather conditions and specific times of day. Sightseeing vistas added in later expansions do not have weather requirements.
- World Boss FATES: Certain world bosses will herald their arrival under a certain weather condition. For example, Odin's FATE will only spawn when the weather condition in The Black Shroud is listed as Tension.
- Elite Marks: Certain Elite Marks will only spawn during certain weather events. For example, Kirlirger the Abhorrent will only spawn during Fog and a New Moon.
- The Diadem: Some materials in the Diadem require a weather condition to be present in order for these materials to be gathered.
Types of Weather Conditions
Normal Weather Conditions
Normal weather conditions are always present in zones and will cycle at designated times in overworld zones and cities. Each zone has a set of possible weather conditions, and some weather is unique to a particular zone.
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
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Icon
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Duties/Events
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| Apocalypse |
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Radz-at-Han and Thavnair from  Skies Aflame to Endwalker, Garlemald from As the Heavens Burn to Endwalker,  Vanaspati
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| Auroras |
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During the Fall of Dalamud, August - September 2012
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| Beyond Time |
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 Alexander - The Soul of the Creator, Alexander - The Soul of the Creator (Savage),  The Epic of Alexander (Ultimate)
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| Brilliance |
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 The Crown of the Immaculate, The Crown of the Immaculate (Extreme)
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| Climactic |
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The Seat of Sacrifice, The Seat of Sacrifice (Extreme)
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| Concordance |
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Containment Bay P1T6, Containment Bay P1T6 (Extreme)
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| Core Radiation |
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The Final Coil of Bahamut - Turn 4
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| Cyclones |
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Alphascape V1.0, Alphascape V1.0 (Savage)
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| Darkness |
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The Thousand Maws of Toto-Rak, The Stone Vigil
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| Delirium |
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Memoria Misera (Extreme)
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| Demonic Infinity |
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Containment Bay Z1T9, Containment Bay Z1T9 (Extreme)
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| Dimensional Disruption |
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All Omega raids, The Omega Protocol (Ultimate), The Strayborough Deadwalk, Jeuno: The First Walk
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| Dragonstorms |
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The Final Steps of Faith, The Minstrel's Ballad: Nidhogg's Rage, Dragonsong's Reprise (Ultimate)
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| Dreams |
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The Dancing Plague, The Dancing Plague (Extreme)
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| Electrostatic Dust |
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Yuweyawata Field Station
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| Eruptions |
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The Navel, The Navel (Hard), The Navel (Extreme), The Weapon's Refrain (Ultimate), Eden's Gate: Sepulture, Eden's Gate: Sepulture (Savage)
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| Eternal Bliss |
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Emanation, Emanation (Extreme)
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| Everlasting Light |
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Norvrandt areas until Shadowbringers or other Main Scenario Quests
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| Firestorm |
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Eden's Verse: Furor, Eden's Verse: Furor (Savage)
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| Flames |
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Alphascape V1.0, Alphascape V1.0 (Savage)
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| Gales |
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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)
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| Geostorms |
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Alphascape V1.0, Alphascape V1.0 (Savage)
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| Gloom |
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Thornmarch (Hard), Thornmarch (Extreme)
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| Heat Waves |
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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)
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| Hot Spells |
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Thanalan (1.0)
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| Hyperelectricity |
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The Diadem (Emergency Mission - no longer available) ,  Prey Online FATE in Azys Lla
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| Inevitability |
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The Dead Ends
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| Irradiance |
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The Akh Afah Amphitheatre (Hard), The Akh Afah Amphitheatre (Extreme), Eden's Verse: Refulgence, Eden's Verse: Refulgence (Savage), Futures Rewritten (Ultimate)
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| Liminality |
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Everkeep, Everkeep (Extreme)
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| Louring |
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The Porta Decumana, The Minstrel's Ballad: Ultima's Bane, The Weapon's Refrain (Ultimate)
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| Lyrical Catharsis |
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During  The Path Infernal solo instance, part of the limited-time Final Fantasy XVI collaboration event.
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| Moonlight |
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Castrum Fluminis, The Minstrel's Ballad: Tsukuyomi's Pain
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| Multiplicity |
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Containment Bay S1T7, Containment Bay S1T7 (Extreme)
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| Oppression |
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The Singularity Reactor, The Minstrel's Ballad: Thordan's Reign, Dragonsong's Reprise (Ultimate)
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| Ominous Clouds |
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Tuliyollal from And the Land Would Tremble until The Protector and the Destroyer
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| Pandæmonium |
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Most Pandæmonium raids
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| Polarization |
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The Dark Inside, The Minstrel's Ballad: Zodiark's Fall, The Mothercrystal, The Minstrel's Ballad: Hydaelyn's Call
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| Projection |
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The Stigma Dreamscape
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| Projection (Dawntrail) |
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Alexandria, The Interphos, The Minstrel's Ballad: Sphene's Burden
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| Quicklevin |
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A Horse Outside FATE in The Lochs
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| Revelstorms |
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The Pool of Tribute, The Pool of Tribute (Extreme)
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| Reminiscence |
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Living Memory until completing Dawntrail
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| Rough Seas |
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The Whorleater (Hard), The Whorleater (Extreme), Eden's Gate: Inundation, Eden's Gate: Inundation (Savage)
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| Royal Levin |
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Long Live the Coeurl FATE, Coeurls Chase Boys FATE and Coeurls Chase Boys Chase Coeurls FATE in The Dravanian Forelands
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| Sandstorms |
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Thanalan (1.0), The Burn
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| Scarlet |
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Hells' Kier, Hells' Kier (Extreme)
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| Shelf Clouds |
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The Limitless Blue (Hard), The Limitless Blue (Extreme)
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| Smoke |
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Thok ast Thok (Hard), Thok ast Thok (Extreme)
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| Spectral Current |
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Ocean Fishing
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| Starshower |
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All Norvrandt zones during The Converging Light and Hope's Confluence, The Heroes' Gauntlet
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| Storm Clouds |
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The Striking Tree (Hard), The Striking Tree (Extreme), Eden's Verse: Fulmination, Eden's Verse: Fulmination (Savage)
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| Tension |
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Steel Reign FATE in The Black Shroud, Urth's Fount
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| Termination |
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Amaurot, The Dying Gasp, The Minstrel's Ballad: Hades's Elegy, The Dead Ends, The Final Day, The Minstrel's Ballad: Endsinger's Aria
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| Transcendence |
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The Omphalos, All Myths of the Realm raids
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| True Blue |
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The Wreath of Snakes, The Wreath of Snakes (Extreme)
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| Tsunamis |
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Alphascape V1.0, Alphascape V1.0 (Savage)
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| Ultimania |
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The Weapon's Refrain (Ultimate)
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| Ultimatum |
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Endwalker solo instance
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| Umbral Duststorm |
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The Diadem
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| Umbral Flare |
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The Diadem
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| Umbral Levin |
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The Diadem
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| Umbral Tempest |
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The Diadem
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| Umbral Turbulence |
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 I Don't Want to Believe FATE in  The Forbidden Land, Eureka Hydatos, The Baldesion Arsenal
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| Vacuity |
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The Fell Court of Troia, Zero's Domain, Storm's Crown, Storm's Crown (Extreme), The Red Moon, The Voidcast Dais, The Voidcast Dais (Extreme), The Lunar Subterrane, The Abyssal Fracture, The Abyssal Fracture (Extreme)
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| White Cyclones |
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The Jade Stoa, The Jade Stoa (Extreme)
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| Wyrmstorms |
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The Royal Menagerie, The Minstrel's Ballad: Shinryu's Domain
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