![]() ![]() Nope, that doesn't mean they're hidden in outer space and striking you down from the heavens. ![]() The key is that there could be storms in your area, but you just might not see them. After all, what sense does it make to say that you must have clouds to form lightning but that lightning can come from a clear blue sky? Now, don't assume you're crazy if you read that and are left thinking that our whole "clear day/lightning" thesis is in question. The clouds accumulate and electricity begins sparking. So, clouds that create electrical charges cause lightning, then there has to be warm, humid air near the surface of the ground that travels up into the much cooler atmosphere. If you're as skeptical of clear-day lightning as you are of human combustion, let's start with a bit of background on thunderstorms. But in the spirit of kinda freaking everybody out, let's just be clear that it can happen - and has. In the sense that, you know, it's fairly unlikely to be hit by lightning period, let alone on a day where lightning isn't already showering down all around you. Because - unsurprisingly - the truth is that (1) people are fairly adept at drinking water, (2) human combustion isn't even scientifically proven and (3) while lightning can indeed strike on a lovely day, it's fairly unlikely you'd be hit. It's a cruel place out there, and the important lesson is that you're never safe from anything and should live in fear your whole life. And yes, you can absolutely be hit by lightning on the kind of sunny day that the poets write about. You can aspirate drinking a glass of water. If you haven't yet heard, let us be the first to break the news: Life isn't fair. ![]() I have many lists like this in my book Master Lists for Writers: Thesauruses, Plots, Character Traits, Names, and More.In a fair world, we would all be able to count on some simple rules: You can't drown if you're not in water, you can't burn if there's nothing hot near you and you can't be struck by some errant lightning bolt on a clear, pastoral day. ![]() I love them, so I had to add a few positive descriptions.) (Most people don’t like gray days, so most of these descriptions are negative. The kind of day that lifted people’s moods The kind of day that made people forget to worry (“Pleasant” is a matter of opinion, of course.) Bookmark or pin it for future writing reference! My list will probably make you think of other possibilities, too. Sometimes, the simple word is the one you want! I included dryness and humidity in a few of the categories because it felt weird for them to get their own.Īs always, this is not a comprehensive list, and I might add to it. I always include simple as well as more creative ways to describe or write about weather. Hopefully, this will make your writing go faster. This way, you won’t get stuck trying to figure out how to describe nice weather, or thinking up ways to describe rain. “How to describe weather” seemed like a good place to start. I have a weird love for creating lists like this, so I’m happy to do it. I’ve written before about how to describe settings and why it matters, but a few people have told me they’d like me to do some of my master lists for writers to help them out! A lot of writers struggle with describing settings. ![]()
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