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See also [[Fog of War]].
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* Nami from ''[[One Piece]]'', even before she got her [[Weather Control Machine]], had such an intuitive understanding of the weather that she could use it offensively, avoiding storms to which others would fall prey.
== [[Literature]] ==
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* In ''[[Dune]]'' a sandstorm not only disrupts almost any activity, but was used to exhaust [[Deflector Shields]] with tons of sand "bullets".
* In ''[[1632|1635: The Eastern Front]]'', a heavy rainstorm completely ruins the USE's invasion of Poland, taking away its technological advantages and nearly getting the emperor killed in battle.
* In ''[[Jonathan Strange
* In ''[[Judas Unchained]]'', the Planet's Revenge is this [[Exaggerated Trope|taken to an extreme.]]
* Two 13th century sagas, ''[[The Saga of the Jomsvikings|Jomsvikinga Saga]]'' and (with a little less detail) ''[[Heimskringla]]'', tell how in the battle of Hjorunga Bay, fought in Norway c. 985 AD, the Norwegians were saved from defeat by a sudden hailstorm that turned the battle against their Danish enemies.
* ''Wyatt's Hurricane'' by Desmond Bagley. Nothing like a '''really''' bad hurricane to interfere with everybody's plans for the revolution in a Caribbean [[Banana Republic]]. (Wyatt is the meteorologist trying to warn people that Hurricane Mabel will hit '''hard'''.) The rebel leader actually believes he can '''use''' the disruption caused by the weather.
== [[Live Action TV]] ==
* The Weather Channel's ''When Weather Changed History'' documentary segments sometimes invoke this trope, although natural disasters are a more common topic.
== [[Real Life]] ==▼
* The British defeat of the Spanish Armada a relatively standard fleet action between Men 'O War. What made it decisive, however, was a powerful storm that swept through as the Spanish tried to regroup after the battle at Gravelines. The British merely returned to port, but the Spanish fleet was devastated--50 of their 130 ships did not return. With them, went any hope of invading England.▼
* English victory and Agincourt. Due to terrain and the fact that it had rained for a few days before the battle turning the earth soft. More French soldiers died of drowning at the battle than from wounds.▼
* The Normandy invasion was nearly postponed almost a month (at a minimum) except that a storm that was moving through the area was predicted to break on June 6th. This allowed them both a day of good weather and a moonless night for the paratroopers. [[Incredibly Lame Pun|The rest is history]].▼
* It's a long established [[Running Gag]] that one of if not ''the'' most effective members of the Russian military is General Winter (and his trusty aide, Major Frost). <ref>To elaborate, the winter of Russia is so severe all historical attempts to invade the country at that time went dead in the water while the Russians just backed away from the enemy and holed up in their homes for the season.</ref>▼
* Both Mongol invasions of Japan were thwarted by (extremely unlikely) hurricanes, known as kamikaze (divine winds).▼
== [[Tabletop Games]] ==
* Some military board games have weather rules, such as Avalon Hill's ''[[wikipedia:The Russian Campaign|The Russian Campaign]]'', which covers the [[World War 2]] Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union. The rules depict the difficulties the German invaders had with "General Winter".
* ''[[Blood Bowl]]'' has weather rules. In most matches, the weather has no effect, but sometimes players can collapse in the heat, drop the slippery ball in the snow, or be blinded by the sunshine -- ''no matter which direction they're facing!''
* The ''[[Warhammer
== [[Video Games]] ==
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** The move Weather Ball gets power and typing depending on the weather.
** ''[[Pokémon Colosseum|Pokémon XD]]'' includes Shadow Sky, which damages all non-Shadow Pokemon in battle.
* Any ''[[Total War]]'' game; rain and wind effect arrow accuracy. Snow can cause troops from northern acclimated to fight better. Storms at sea can completely wreck an invasion.
* Each faction in ''[[Brutal Legend]]'' has a guitar solo that temporarily affects the sky above the battlefield: Ironheade's Light of Dawn cancels all enemy buffs and debuffs, the Drowning Doom's Encompassing Gloom stops the enemy from producing new units, and the Tainted Coil's Skies Afire causes friendly units to inflict more damage when they're close to their own stage.
* In ''[[Patapon]]'', wind can help your archer's arrows fly farther (and, if they're [[Arrows on Fire]], help said arrows do more damage), while rain extinguishes fire but makes it possible to pass the desert.
* The ''[[Touhou]]'' [[Fighting Game
* ''[[Advanced Strategic Command]]'' has wind and weather status. Some units (mostly planes) are killed if the wind is too strong and they aren't hidden in a hangar or transport unit. Snow changes the terrain and can affect unit movement. Also, paths suffer from bad weather, while proper
* During the fight with the Hydra in ''[[Glory of Heracles]] DS'', black rain comes down. As a result, you take damage at the end of each round.
* High windspeeds affect aircraft performance in ''[[Earth 2150]]''. Rain slows down ground units. Storms and meteor showers, [[Death From Above|on the other hand]]...
* High windspeeds improve the performance of wind-power generators in ''[[Total Annihilation]]''.
** At least two separate planets and one of the moons you fight on also have meteor showers. Which can trigger units that would otherwise not have attacked yet, or destroy resource collectors. Fortunately, it's an equal opportunity damage maker, hitting player and AI alike.
* This is one of ''[[Myth]]'''s major selling points. Strong wind can make arrows go off course, rain and wet ground might put out [[Molotov Cocktail|dwarven explosive cocktails]], etc.
* In ''Star Wars: [[Empire At War]]'', every planet has its own weather conditions which can affect the range or accuracy of your ground units.
* Among the natural disasters that can cause problems for you in ''[[Outpost 2]]'' are electrical storms and vortexes, which can and will cause extensive damage to your base and any units they hit.
* Weaponized in ''[[Command
** Meanwhile, in ''[[Command
* ''[[The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim]]'' has a weaponized version in the form of a shout that creates an instant thunderstorm, which strikes down your foes with lightning. Another shout lets you [[Inverted Trope|invert]] this by clearing the sky, in case you want to fight under a starry sky with an aurora
* The [[New Game+|third playthrough]] of ''[[Mini Robot Wars]]'' has the enemy machines screwing around with the planet's ecosystem, causing weather hazards in every level that harmfully affect your units. Oh, and [[The Computer Is a Cheating Bastard|enemy units are completely unaffected]].
** Green Fields: A periodic shower of acid rain damages all topmost minirobots.
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* ''In [[Mass Effect 2]]'', the weather occasionally has an impact - on several sidequests, the player encounters fog and sandstorms they cannot see through, on Tali's recruitment mission direct sunlight frys shields, and on the Shadow Broker's Base the player can use biotics to throw enemies outside the ship's environmental shield, resulting in them being flung into oblivion by the slipstream or struck by lightning.
* In the ''[[Warlords Battlecry]]'' series, various races get various bonuses and penalties depending on the weather and time of day. Most evil races like to fight at night or in the rain (or both, e.g. the undead), while most good races like to fight during the day or with clear skies.
▲== [[Real Life]] ==
▲* The British defeat of the Spanish Armada was a relatively standard fleet action between Men 'O War. What made it decisive, however, was a powerful storm that swept through as the Spanish tried to regroup after the battle at Gravelines. The British merely returned to port, but the Spanish fleet was
▲* English victory and Agincourt. Due to terrain and the fact that it had rained for a few days before the battle turning the earth soft. More French soldiers died of drowning at the battle than from wounds.
▲* The Normandy invasion was nearly postponed almost a month (at a minimum) except that a storm that was moving through the area was predicted to break on June
▲* It's a long established [[Running Gag]] that one of if not ''the'' most effective members of the Russian military is General Winter (and his trusty aide, Major Frost).
▲* Both Mongol invasions of Japan were thwarted by (extremely unlikely) hurricanes, known as kamikaze (divine winds).
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