- "I was perfectly happy waving a wand. Now the thunder-clouds talk to me. Begging me to let them rain."
- ― Weather Wizard (DC Comics)
- "Great… Now I’m thundering! And a thunder will lead to a drizzle, and a drizzle will lead to a sprinkle!"
- ― Pepa Madrigal (Encanto)
- "All the power of the storm, from all the world, flows through my veins, and can be summoned by mine hammer at any time, wherever it is. A lightning storm in Japan? Mine. A hurricane off the coast of Barbados? Mine again. A brace of tornadoes in Kansas? Aye...mine. All that might, all that destructive force, mine to command. Channeled and guided through the mystic might of this hammer, guided right at thee!"
- ― Thor Odinson (Marvel Comics)
The power to manipulate the weather. Sub-power of Nature Manipulation. Variation of Elemental Manipulation.
Also Called[]
- Atmokinesis/Meteorokinesis/Nimbokinesis
- Meteorological Manipulation
- Meteorological Phenomena Manipulation
- Weather Alteration/Control/Modification/Shaping
Capabilities[]
Users can sense, channel, shape, create and manipulate the weather, they are granted complete control over the weather and natural disasters i.e. the meteorological phenomena. It grants them an innate connection to the Earth's atmosphere, enabling to shape and influence various weather patterns on both small and large scales. They can sense changes in air pressure, temperature, humidity, and other meteorological parameters, granting them an almost instinctive understanding of impending weather changes.
There are five main factors/elements/aspects of Weather Manipulation:
- Air Manipulation: For wind and related effects like fog.
- Electricity Manipulation: Lightning in all variations.
- Thermal Manipulation: Make it cold or hot.
- Water Manipulation: Make rain, tidal waves, hurricanes etc.
- Ice Manipulation: Make it snow, hail or a blizzard.
They can exert control over a wide array of meteorological phenomena. This includes summoning rain showers or creating torrential downpours, and manipulating the amount and intensity of precipitation. They can also control the speed and direction of winds, ranging from gentle breezes to powerful gusts and even tornadoes. In addition, they can generate hailstorms, blizzards, or gentle snowfall, depending on their intentions. They can even summon lightning bolts and electrical storms, using them as both weapons and displays of power.
Furthermore, users are able to control and manipulate clouds. They can shape and shift cloud formations at will, creating various cloud types like cumulus, cirrus, or nimbostratus. They can form dense thunderclouds, gathering electrical energy within them to unleash powerful lightning strikes. Additionally, they can generate thick fog to limit visibility and create a mysterious atmosphere. They are also adept at raising or lowering temperatures, allowing them to create heat waves or freezing conditions at will. Beyond controlling existing weather patterns, users can generate entirely new weather phenomena. This includes conjuring storms, hurricanes, or other extreme weather events in areas where they didn't naturally occur.
Some could exercise precise control over the weather, even in confined spaces like rooms or battle arenas. They can generate localized weather effects for specific purposes. Most powerful users have the power to influence weather patterns on a continental or even planetary scale. This enables to alter of weather conditions so vast to potentially affect ecosystems and climate.
Outside of battle, they can aid or hinder agricultural processes by controlling rainfall and sunlight, or they may mitigate natural disasters like droughts or forest fires. Furthermore, they can provide favorable weather conditions for safe travel, create dazzling displays of natural beauty such as rainbows or auroras, and even disrupt enemy forces or provide cover for stealth operations. Ultimately, their powers can be harnessed for environmental protection, safeguarding communities from hurricanes, floods, or wildfires.
Applications[]
- Aerial Adaptation
- Air Manipulation for winds of every power-level:
- Aero-Telekinesis by controlling the air around objects.
- Flight, Gliding, and Levitation.
- Tornado Manipulation
- Aero-Telekinesis by controlling the air around objects.
- Atmosphere Manipulation
- Aurora Manipulation
- Climate Manipulation
- Cloud Manipulation
- Cold Weather Manipulation
- Disaster Manipulation
- Ecological Empathy to feel a shift in natural events.
- Environmental Adaptation
- Hail Manipulation
- Hot Weather Manipulation
- Meteorology Intuition
- Meteor Summoning
- Lightning Manipulation
- Electricity Manipulation for various electric effects:
- Lightning Bolt Projection of varying intensities, the user may be able to generate enough power to destroy and/or vaporize matter.
- Lightning Calling
- Create electric bursts and/or shock-blasts.
- Thunder Manipulation
- Electricity Manipulation for various electric effects:
- Storm Manipulation
- Thermal Manipulation to affect the temperature.
- Vacuum Manipulation
- Vortex Manipulation
- Water Form Manipulation
Techniques[]
- Atmokinetic Combat
- Atmokinetic Life Creation
- Electronic Disruption: Heavy weathers such as rainstorms or blizzard often causes technological interference.
- Healing Weather
- Weather Attacks
- Weather Constructs
- Weather Communication
- Weather Defense
- Weather Empowerment
- Weather Generation
- Weather Immunity
- Weather Movement
- Weather Mimicry
- Weather Negation
- Weather Perception
- Weather Randomization
- Weather Sensing
- Weather Solidification
Variations[]
- Abnormal Weather
- Bio-Weather Manipulation
- Climate Manipulation
- Cosmic Weather Manipulation
- Demonic Weather Manipulation
- Dimensional Storm Manipulation
- Divine Weather Manipulation
- Drought Zone: The user is constantly followed by clear skies and intensified sunlight within an atmosphere.
- Elemental Weather Manipulation
- Esoteric Weather Manipulation
- Hot Weather Manipulation
- Magical Weather Manipulation
- Spiritual Weather Manipulation
- Omni-Weather Manipulation
- Pluvial Zone: The user is constantly followed by clouds and heavy rain within an atmosphere.
- Primordial Weather Manipulation
- Psychic Weather Manipulation
- Storm Manipulation
- Weather Embodiment
Associations[]
- Electromagnetism Manipulation
- Elemental Manipulation
- Nature Manipulation
- Pressure Manipulation
- Rainbow Manipulation
- Season Manipulation
- Sky Manipulation
- Weather Arts
- Weather Soul
- Weather Music
- Weather Weaponry
Limitations[]
- Weather Immunity/Weather Negation.
- May be emotion-based, and therefore it becomes unstable if the user gets emotional.
- Requires an atmosphere as a medium i.e. air and space.
- Distance, mass, precision, etc. depend upon the knowledge, skill, and strength of the user and their power's natural limits.
- May not be able to control the weather after they cause the effects to manifest.
- May not be able to generate weather effects, having limited control over existing ones.
Known Users[]
See Also: Weather Manipulation and Weather Modification.
Anime/Manga/Manhwa[]
- Talisker ("Four Knights of The Apocalypse")
- Esdeath (Akame ga Kill)
- Toshiro Hitsugaya (Bleach)
- April (Darker Than Black)
- Ryo Asuka/Satan (Devilman)
- Weatherdramon (Digimon)
- Storm Magic Users (Fairy Tail)
- Erigor
- Jin Mo-Ri (The God of Highschool); via Kinto-Un
- Dulio Gesulado (Highschool DxD)
- Domenico Pucci/Wes Bluemarine/Weather Report (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 6: Stone Ocean); via his Stand, Weather Report
- Emporio Alnino (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 6: Stone Ocean); after getting Weather Report's Stand disc
- Nine (My Hero Academia: Heroes: Rising)
- The Ten-Tails (Naruto)
- Yota (Naruto)
- Charlotte Linlin/Big Mom (One Piece); via summoning Zeus and Prometheus
- Nami (One Piece); via her "Clima-Tact" staffs
- Johann Valentin Andreae (Toaru Majutsu no Index); via Clouds
- Amano Hina (Tenki no Ko)
- Hina (Weathering with You)
- Mare Bello Fiore (Overlord)
Cartoons[]
- Mo and Sam (50/50 Heroes)
- Tempest (Action Man 2000)
- Thundra (Aladdin: The Animated Series)
- King Mamood (Aladdin: The Animated Series); only with his mood and the Quirkistan kingdom
- Airbenders (Avatar series); via Airbending
- Weather Woman (The Backyardigans)
- Atmospheres (Ben 10)
- S.A.M. (Ben 10)
- Dagon (Ben 10: Ultimate Alien)
- Atmokinesis Users (Danny Phantom)
- Vortex
- Danny Fenton/Phantom; briefly
- Pepa Madrigal (Encanto)
- Bill Cipher (Gravity Falls)
- Thunderella (Happily Ever After)
- Herrscher of the Void (Honkai Impact 3rd)
- Thunderhead (The Incredibles)
- Weather Vane (Loonatics Unleashed)
- Stormy Weather (Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir)
- El Niño Loco (Mucha Lucha)
- Pegasus Ponies (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)
- Discord (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)
- Rarity (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic); one off
- Princess Luna (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)
- Lady Doppler (Megamind vs. The Doom Syndicate)
- Skye (Paw Patrol) via charged up meteor power
- Cloudy Jay, a.k.a. "CJ" (Regular Show)
- Aku (Samurai Jack)
- Princess Lani and her family (Sofia the First)
- Lapis Lazuli (Steven Universe); limited
- Forecast (Supercrooks)
- Jennifer Shope (Supernoobs)
- Stormy (Winx Club)
- Cherie (Winx Club)
Comics[]
- Ororo/Amazon (Amalgam Comics)
- Lilith (Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Dust Waltz)
- Eclipso (DC Comics)
- Kane Milohai (DC Comics)
- Various Homo Magi (DC Comics)
- Zatanna
- Various Metahumans (DC Comics)
- Typhoon
- Weather Wizard
- Isis (DC Comics)
- Pele (DC Comics)
- Starro (DC Comics)
- Kelda (Marvel Comics)
- Thor (Marvel Comics)
- Weather Witch (Marvel Comics)
- Various Mutants (Marvel Comics)
- Wanda Maximoff (Marvel Comics)
- God of Stories Loki (Marvel Comics)
- Jane Foster (Marvel Comics)
- Isaac O'Connor (Paranatural)
- Sarah Rainmaker (Wildstorm)
Literature[]
- Lena Duchannes (The Caster Chronicles)
- Sarafine Duchannes (The Caster Chronicles)
- Tancred Torsson (Charlie Bone series)
- The Jewel of Judgement (The Chronicles of Amber)
- Trisana Chandler (Circle of Magic Series)
- Skyros' (The Crystal Chronicles)
- Griffin (De kronieken van magie)
- Count Dracula (Dracula)
- Ahmed Mustafa (The Girl Who Could Fly, The Piper McCloud Series)
- Nalen Mustafa (The Girl Who Could Fly, The Piper McCloud Series)
- Jason Grace (Heroes of Olympus)
- Aeolus (Heroes of Olympus)
- Number Six (Lorien Legacies); used by mixing earth, air, fire, and water control
- Weather Witch's (The Murder of Crows)
- Elizabeth Woodville ( The White Queen)
- Aquarius (Ordinary Boy)
- Thalia Grace (Percy Jackson and the Olympians/The Heroes of Olympus);
- Percy Jackson (Percy Jackson and the Olympians/The Heroes of Olympus); limited
- Zeus/Jupiter(Percy Jackson and the Olympians/The Heroes of Olympus)
- Scarlett "Scar" Adams (The Power of Five)
- Nora Nolle (Red Queen)
- Zia Mendoza (Ripley's Bureau of Investigation)
- Sergio (The Rose Society)
Folklore/Mythology[]
- Weather Deities (Mythology)
- Susanoo (Shinto Mythology)
- Horus (Egyptian Mythology)
- Seth (Egyptian Mythology)
- Zeus/Jupiter (Greek/Roman Mythology)
- Poseidon/Neptune (Greek/Roman Mythology)
- Boreas/Aquillo (Greek/Roman Mythology)
- Thor (Norse Mythology)
- Asian Dragons (Asian Mythology)
- Xexeu (South American Mythology)
Live Television/Movies[]
- Amaya/Cielo (Atlantika)
- Goddess of Earth (Charmed)
- Titans (Charmed)
- Hecates (Charmed)
- The Sea Hag (Charmed)
- Kat Gardener (Eastwick)
- Eleanor Rougemont (Eastwick)
- Nicole Nach (Guardian Archangels)
- Marion Caldwell (Haven)
- Emma Gilbert, Cleo Setori, and Rikki Chadwick (H2O: Just Add Water); when combining their weather-affecting/controlling abilities
- Vyrad Clan (Heirs of the Night)
- Alice Shaw (Heroes)
- Ba'al (God of the Storm)
- John Hancock (Hancock)
- Mary Embrey (Hancock)
- Shinkuro Isaka (Kamen Rider W); via the Weather Memory
- Sandra (Los Proegidos); via electrokinesis
- Mermaids (Mako Mermaids)
- Sirena
- Nixie
- Rita Santos
- Ondina
- Goatan (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers)
- King Ghidorah (MonsterVerse)
- Ellen O'Donnell (Nowhere Boys)
- Agatha Prenderghast (Paranorman)
- Lord Zedd (Power Rangers)
- Giradorus (Ultraseven)
- Seagoras & Seamons (Return of Ultraman)
- Varricane (Return of Ultraman)
- Tenkai (Ultraman Gaia)
- Nijikagachi (Ultraman Blazar)
- Yoda (Star Wars); as a Force ghost
- Archangels (Supernatural)
- Lucifer (Supernatural)
- Azazel (Supernatural)
- Deities (Supernatural)
- Mark Mardon (The Flash)
- Clyde Mardon (The Flash)
- Vlad III Tepes (Dracula Untold)
- Zeek (The New Legends Of Monkey)
- Monkey (The New Legends Of Monkey)
- Keely (The Thundermans)
- Vanya Hargreeves/Number Seven/White Violin (The Umbrella Academy)
- Lila Pitts/Number Eight (The Umbrella Academy); via Power Mimicry
- Witches and Warlocks (The Vampire Diaries/The Originals/Legacies)
- Sukie Ridgemont (The Witches of Eastwick)
- Jane Spofford (The Witches of Eastwick)
- Alexandra Medford (The Witches of Eastwick)
- Holman Hartz (The X-Files)
- Penelope Gardiner (Witches of East End)
- Wendy Beauchamp (Witches of East End)
- Joanna Beauchamp (Witches of East End)
Video Games[]
- The Baker (Cookie Clicker)
- Cole MacGrath (Infamous); via Ionic Storm and Ionic Vortex
- Nature Guardian (Legacy of Kain)
- Bane the Druid (Legacy of Kain)
- Kain as Scion of Balance (Legacy of Kain)
- Rachel Amber (Life is Strange: Before the Storm)
- Raiden (Mortal Kombat)
- Rain (Mortal Kombat)
- Groudon (Pokémon); via Desolate Land
- Kyogre (Pokémon); via a Primordial Sea
- Rayquaza (Pokémon); via Delta Stream
- Dragonair (Pokémon)
- Castform (Pokémon)
- Zeus (God of War)
- Mallow (Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars)
- Lightning Rod (Skylanders)
- Whirlwind (Skylanders)
- The Lich King (Warcraft series)
- Beelzebul/Raiden Shogun/Raiden Ei (Genshin Impact)
- Herrscher of the Void (Honkai Impact 3rd)
- Sheogorath (The Elder Scrolls)
- Users of Clear Skies & Storm Call (The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim)
- Zeus (Valkyrie Crusade)
- Jupiter (Valkyrie Crusade)
- Patapons (Patapon/Patapon 2); Via Miracles
- Wizards (Magicka series)
- Higgs Monaghan (Death Stranding)
- Iku Nagae (Touhou Project)
- Kanako Yasako (Touhou Project)
- Sanae Kochiya (Touhou Project); via miracles
- Tenshi Hinanawi (Touhou Project); via the Sword of Hisou
- Robloxians (ROBLOX); via Staff of Double Disasters
Others[]
- Makuta (BIONICLE)
- Rahkshi (BIONICLE)
- Kraata (BIONICLE)
- The Convocation (Fear Mythos)
- Amber (RWBY)
- SCP-001 - Djoric-Dmatix Proposal - Thirty Six (SCP Foundation)
- SCP-3812 - A Voice Behind Me (SCP Foundation)
- A█████ H████ C███/Francis Wojciechoski/Agent Ukulele/SCP-4231-B/Dr. Alto Clef (SCP Foundation); via SCP-776-ARC
- Neverwere (SCP Foundation)
- Mother Nature (Nature Wolf Spirits)
- Frost (Nature Wolf Spirits)
- Thunderbolt Galaxy (Nature Wolf Spirits)
- Fleet Galaxy (Nature Wolf Spirits)
- Cloud Galaxy (Nature Wolf Spirits)
- Slenderman (Creepypasta)
Known Objects[]
- Demon's Extracts (Akame ga Kill)
- Thundra's Medallion (Aladdin: The Animated Series)
- Farm (Cookie Clicker)
- Storm Card (Card Captor Sakura)
- Weather Wand (DC Comics)
- Dutch Boy (Geostorm)
- Weather Machines (Growtopia)
- Weather Memory (Kamen Rider W)
- Mjolnir (Marvel Comics)
- Staff of Sacanas (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)
- Gloom-Inator 3000-Inator (Phineas and Ferb)
- Touchstone (Stargate Sg-1)
- The Orb (Street Fighter: The Animated Series)
- Snow Glove (The King of Christmas)
- Weather Runes (The Last Witch Hunter)
- Eye of Dashi and Sword of the Storm (Xiaolin Showdown)
- Vyrad Ruby (Heirs of the Night)