Phenomenon Type

Atmospheric

Storms, clouds, lightning and the sky weather spectacles. Each one tracks live conditions so you know the best time to go.

84 phenomena
Abashiri Drift Ice Mirage
Atmospheric

Abashiri Drift Ice Mirage

Airglow (atmospheric chemiluminescence)
Atmospheric

Airglow (atmospheric chemiluminescence)

Akafuji (Red Fuji)
Geological

Akafuji (Red Fuji)

Alishan Sea of Clouds Sunrise
Atmospheric

Alishan Sea of Clouds Sunrise

Aral Sea salt-dust storms
Atmospheric

Aral Sea salt-dust storms

Aurora Australis (Southern Lights)
Atmospheric

Aurora Australis (Southern Lights)

Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights)
Celestial

Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights)

Ba Be Lake autumn mist reflections
Atmospheric

Ba Be Lake autumn mist reflections

Belt of Venus and Earth's Shadow
Atmospheric

Belt of Venus and Earth's Shadow

Benifuji (Crimson Fuji)
Geological

Benifuji (Crimson Fuji)

Brocken spectre
Atmospheric

Brocken spectre

Catatumbo Lightning (Relámpago del Catatumbo)
Atmospheric

Catatumbo Lightning (Relámpago del Catatumbo)

Chott el-Jerid Summer Mirage (Fata Morgana)
Atmospheric

Chott el-Jerid Summer Mirage (Fata Morgana)

Circumzenithal arc
Atmospheric

Circumzenithal arc

Cloud Iridescence
Atmospheric

Cloud Iridescence

Crepuscular and Anticrepuscular Rays
Atmospheric

Crepuscular and Anticrepuscular Rays

Daruma Yuuhi (Daruma Sunset)
Atmospheric

Daruma Yuuhi (Daruma Sunset)

Diamond Fuji
Celestial

Diamond Fuji

Earthshine (Da Vinci Glow)
Atmospheric

Earthshine (Da Vinci Glow)

Emeishan Buddha's Light (Brocken spectre / glory)
Atmospheric

Emeishan Buddha's Light (Brocken spectre / glory)

Fanjingshan Sea of Clouds
Atmospheric

Fanjingshan Sea of Clouds

Fata Morgana (Strait of Messina)
Atmospheric

Fata Morgana (Strait of Messina)

Fire Rainbow (Circumhorizontal Arc)
Atmospheric

Fire Rainbow (Circumhorizontal Arc)

Fogbow (White Rainbow)
Atmospheric

Fogbow (White Rainbow)

Fukuroda Falls Hyobaku
Geological

Fukuroda Falls Hyobaku

Furepe Falls Icefall
Geological

Furepe Falls Icefall

Grand Canyon Total Cloud Inversion
Atmospheric

Grand Canyon Total Cloud Inversion

Green Flash at Sunset
Atmospheric

Green Flash at Sunset

Ha Long Bay Sea Fog
Atmospheric

Ha Long Bay Sea Fog

Hachimantai Dragon Eye
Geological

Hachimantai Dragon Eye

Hair Ice
Meteorological

Hair Ice

Hakkoda Snow Monsters (Juhyo)
Meteorological

Hakkoda Snow Monsters (Juhyo)

Hokkaido Diamond Dust
Atmospheric

Hokkaido Diamond Dust

Hokkaido Square Sun (winter solar mirage)
Atmospheric

Hokkaido Square Sun (winter solar mirage)

Hokkaido Sun Pillars (Light Columns)
Atmospheric

Hokkaido Sun Pillars (Light Columns)

Hokuriku Sea of Japan Winter Lightning
Atmospheric

Hokuriku Sea of Japan Winter Lightning

Horsetail Fall Firefall (Yosemite)
Atmospheric

Horsetail Fall Firefall (Yosemite)

Huangshan Sea of Clouds
Atmospheric

Huangshan Sea of Clouds

Iguazu Falls Full-Moon Rainbow (Moonbow)
Atmospheric

Iguazu Falls Full-Moon Rainbow (Moonbow)

Isaribi Light Pillars (Mikuriya Port)
Atmospheric

Isaribi Light Pillars (Mikuriya Port)

Kelvin-Helmholtz wave clouds
Atmospheric

Kelvin-Helmholtz wave clouds

Kilimanjaro Ice Cap Alpenglow
Atmospheric

Kilimanjaro Ice Cap Alpenglow

Lake Akan Shimo-no-hana (Frost Flowers)
Meteorological

Lake Akan Shimo-no-hana (Frost Flowers)

Lunar Halo
Atmospheric

Lunar Halo

Mammatus clouds (post-severe-storm mamma)
Atmospheric

Mammatus clouds (post-severe-storm mamma)

Marfa Mystery Lights
Atmospheric

Marfa Mystery Lights

Misotsuchi Icicles
Geological

Misotsuchi Icicles

Mont Blanc Alpenglow (Chamonix)
Atmospheric

Mont Blanc Alpenglow (Chamonix)

Moonbow at Cumberland Falls
Atmospheric

Moonbow at Cumberland Falls

Moriyoshi Snow Monsters (Juhyo)
Atmospheric

Moriyoshi Snow Monsters (Juhyo)

Morning Glory Clouds
Atmospheric

Morning Glory Clouds

Mount Fuji First Snowcap (Hatsuyuki)
Meteorological

Mount Fuji First Snowcap (Hatsuyuki)

Mount Shasta lenticular cloud stacks
Atmospheric

Mount Shasta lenticular cloud stacks

Nacreous Clouds (Polar Stratospheric)
Atmospheric

Nacreous Clouds (Polar Stratospheric)

Naena Falls Moonbow
Atmospheric

Naena Falls Moonbow

Naga Fireballs (Mekong)
Atmospheric

Naga Fireballs (Mekong)

Nagarkot sea of clouds (temperature-inversion) mornings
Atmospheric

Nagarkot sea of clouds (temperature-inversion) mornings

Niagara Falls Moonbow
Atmospheric

Niagara Falls Moonbow

Noctilucent Clouds
Atmospheric

Noctilucent Clouds

Noctilucent Clouds (Cairngorms)
Atmospheric

Noctilucent Clouds (Cairngorms)

Noctilucent Clouds (Schleswig-Holstein)
Atmospheric

Noctilucent Clouds (Schleswig-Holstein)

Okhotsk Drift Ice
Geological

Okhotsk Drift Ice

Omiwatari (Lake Suwa Ice Ridge)
Meteorological

Omiwatari (Lake Suwa Ice Ridge)

Preikestolen (Pulpit Rock) Fog Inversion
Atmospheric

Preikestolen (Pulpit Rock) Fog Inversion

Red Sprites (Upper-Atmosphere Lightning)
Atmospheric

Red Sprites (Upper-Atmosphere Lightning)

Riisitunturi Tykky (snow-crowned trees)
Atmospheric

Riisitunturi Tykky (snow-crowned trees)

Saharan Harmattan Dust Veil
Atmospheric

Saharan Harmattan Dust Veil

Salalah Khareef (Dhofar Monsoon) - Green Bloom
Meteorological

Salalah Khareef (Dhofar Monsoon) - Green Bloom

Shiranui Sea Ghost Lights
Atmospheric

Shiranui Sea Ghost Lights

Sonoran Haboob Dust Storms
Atmospheric

Sonoran Haboob Dust Storms

STEVE (Strong Thermal Emission Velocity Enhancement)
Atmospheric

STEVE (Strong Thermal Emission Velocity Enhancement)

Sun Dogs (Parhelia)
Atmospheric

Sun Dogs (Parhelia)

Sun Halo (22° Ring)
Atmospheric

Sun Halo (22° Ring)

Table Mountain tablecloth
Atmospheric

Table Mountain tablecloth

Table Mountain Tablecloth Cloud
Atmospheric

Table Mountain Tablecloth Cloud

Tateyama Snow Wall
Geological

Tateyama Snow Wall

Tokachi Unryu - Dragon River Mist
Atmospheric

Tokachi Unryu - Dragon River Mist

Torres del Paine Lenticular Cloud Cap
Atmospheric

Torres del Paine Lenticular Cloud Cap

Toyama Bay Shinkiro Mirage
Atmospheric

Toyama Bay Shinkiro Mirage

Toyokoro Jewel Ice
Geological

Toyokoro Jewel Ice

Victoria Falls Moonbow
Atmospheric

Victoria Falls Moonbow

Yosemite Spring Moonbow
Atmospheric

Yosemite Spring Moonbow

Zao Snow Monsters
Geological

Zao Snow Monsters

Zhangjiajie Pillar Peaks Cloud Sea
Geological

Zhangjiajie Pillar Peaks Cloud Sea