Weather

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.

Weather	Icon	Visibility	Description
Astromagnetic Storm		Poor	Astromagnetic
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
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
Apocalypse		Radz-at-Han and Thavnair from Skies Aflame to Endwalker, Garlemald from As the Heavens Burn to Endwalker,  Vanaspati
Auroras		During the Fall of Dalamud, August - September 2012
Beyond Time		Alexander - The Soul of the Creator,  Alexander - The Soul of the Creator (Savage),  The Epic of Alexander (Ultimate)
Brilliance		The Crown of the Immaculate,  The Crown of the Immaculate (Extreme)
Climactic		The Seat of Sacrifice,  The Seat of Sacrifice (Extreme)
Concordance		Containment Bay P1T6,  Containment Bay P1T6 (Extreme)
Core Radiation		The Final Coil of Bahamut - Turn 4
Cyclones		Alphascape V1.0,  Alphascape V1.0 (Savage)
Darkness		The Thousand Maws of Toto-Rak,  The Stone Vigil
Delirium		Memoria Misera (Extreme)
Demonic Infinity		Containment Bay Z1T9,  Containment Bay Z1T9 (Extreme)
Dimensional Disruption		All  Omega raids,  The Omega Protocol (Ultimate),  The Strayborough Deadwalk,  Jeuno: The First Walk
Dragonstorms		The Final Steps of Faith,  The Minstrel's Ballad: Nidhogg's Rage,  Dragonsong's Reprise (Ultimate)
Dreams		The Dancing Plague,  The Dancing Plague (Extreme)
Electrostatic Dust		Yuweyawata Field Station
Eruptions		The Navel,  The Navel (Hard),  The Navel (Extreme),  The Weapon's Refrain (Ultimate),  Eden's Gate: Sepulture,  Eden's Gate: Sepulture (Savage)
Eternal Bliss		Emanation,  Emanation (Extreme)
Everlasting Light		Norvrandt areas until Shadowbringers or other Main Scenario Quests
Firestorm		Eden's Verse: Furor,  Eden's Verse: Furor (Savage)
Flames		Alphascape V1.0,  Alphascape V1.0 (Savage)
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)
Geostorms		Alphascape V1.0,  Alphascape V1.0 (Savage)
Gloom		Thornmarch (Hard),  Thornmarch (Extreme)
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)
Hot Spells		Thanalan (1.0)
Hyperelectricity		The Diadem (Emergency Mission - no longer available) , Prey Online FATE in Azys Lla
Inevitability		The Dead Ends
Irradiance		The Akh Afah Amphitheatre (Hard),  The Akh Afah Amphitheatre (Extreme),  Eden's Verse: Refulgence,  Eden's Verse: Refulgence (Savage),  Futures Rewritten (Ultimate)
Liminality		Everkeep,  Everkeep (Extreme)
Louring		The Porta Decumana,  The Minstrel's Ballad: Ultima's Bane,  The Weapon's Refrain (Ultimate)
Lyrical Catharsis		During  The Path Infernal solo instance, part of the limited-time Final Fantasy XVI collaboration event.
Moonlight		Castrum Fluminis,  The Minstrel's Ballad: Tsukuyomi's Pain
Multiplicity		Containment Bay S1T7,  Containment Bay S1T7 (Extreme)
Oppression		The Singularity Reactor,  The Minstrel's Ballad: Thordan's Reign,  Dragonsong's Reprise (Ultimate)
Ominous Clouds		Tuliyollal from And the Land Would Tremble until The Protector and the Destroyer
Pandæmonium		Most  Pandæmonium raids
Polarization		The Dark Inside,  The Minstrel's Ballad: Zodiark's Fall,  The Mothercrystal,  The Minstrel's Ballad: Hydaelyn's Call
Projection		The Stigma Dreamscape
Projection (Dawntrail)		Alexandria,  The Interphos,  The Minstrel's Ballad: Sphene's Burden
Quicklevin		A Horse Outside FATE in The Lochs
Revelstorms		The Pool of Tribute,  The Pool of Tribute (Extreme)
Reminiscence		Living Memory until completing Dawntrail
Rough Seas		The Whorleater (Hard),  The Whorleater (Extreme),  Eden's Gate: Inundation,  Eden's Gate: Inundation (Savage)
Royal Levin		Long Live the Coeurl FATE, Coeurls Chase Boys FATE and Coeurls Chase Boys Chase Coeurls FATE in The Dravanian Forelands
Sandstorms		Thanalan (1.0),  The Burn
Scarlet		Hells' Kier,  Hells' Kier (Extreme)
Shelf Clouds		The Limitless Blue (Hard),  The Limitless Blue (Extreme)
Smoke		Thok ast Thok (Hard),  Thok ast Thok (Extreme)
Spectral Current		Ocean Fishing
Starshower		All Norvrandt zones during The Converging Light and Hope's Confluence,  The Heroes' Gauntlet
Storm Clouds		The Striking Tree (Hard),  The Striking Tree (Extreme),  Eden's Verse: Fulmination,  Eden's Verse: Fulmination (Savage)
Tension		Steel Reign FATE in The Black Shroud,  Urth's Fount
Termination		Amaurot,  The Dying Gasp,  The Minstrel's Ballad: Hades's Elegy,  The Dead Ends,  The Final Day,  The Minstrel's Ballad: Endsinger's Aria
Transcendence		The Omphalos, All  Myths of the Realm raids
True Blue		The Wreath of Snakes,  The Wreath of Snakes (Extreme)
Tsunamis		Alphascape V1.0,  Alphascape V1.0 (Savage)
Ultimania		The Weapon's Refrain (Ultimate)
Ultimatum		Endwalker solo instance
Umbral Duststorm		The Diadem
Umbral Flare		The Diadem
Umbral Levin		The Diadem
Umbral Tempest		The Diadem
Umbral Turbulence		I Don't Want to Believe FATE in  The Forbidden Land, Eureka Hydatos,  The Baldesion Arsenal
Vacuity		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)
White Cyclones		The Jade Stoa,  The Jade Stoa (Extreme)
Wyrmstorms		The Royal Menagerie,  The Minstrel's Ballad: Shinryu's Domain