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Weather emojis

Sun, rain, snow, storms and every cloud Unicode ships.

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Overview

Weather emojis are more precise than anyone needs โ€” Unicode has separate characters for sun behind small cloud, sun behind large cloud and sun behind rain cloud. Most people use four of them.

โ›ˆ๏ธ ๐ŸŒช๏ธ ๐ŸŒˆ do heavy metaphorical work: storms for trouble, rainbows for pride and for hope, sun for a good day.

01 โ€” The set

Weather Emojis copy and paste

Tap an emoji to copy it, or open it for the meaning, platform designs and codes.

Sky & weather 25 emojis

Closed Umbrella
Umbrella
Sun with Face
High Voltage
Tornado
Rainbow
Sun
Sun Behind Small Cloud
Sun Behind Large Cloud
Cloud
Sun Behind Rain Cloud
Cloud with Rain
Cloud with Lightning
Cloud with Snow
Snowflake
Snowman
Wind Face
Droplet
Umbrella On Ground
Thermometer
Fog

Emotion 4 emojis

Dashing Away
Sweat Droplets
Thought Balloon

Place other 5 emojis

Sunrise
Sunset
Cityscape at Dusk
Foggy

Everything else 13 emojis

Sunflower
Sled
Skis
Skier
Snowboarder
Beach with Umbrella
Snow-capped Mountain
Wind Chime
Face In Clouds

02 โ€” Meanings

Weather Emojis and their meanings

What each one actually says in a chat โ€” the reading, not the dictionary name.

๐Ÿค’
Face with Thermometer

It generally means youโ€™re feeling sick or unwell.

๐ŸŒ‚
Closed Umbrella

Generally, the ๐ŸŒ‚ emoji means rain or that someone is seeking shelter from the weather.

โ˜‚๏ธ
Umbrella

Generally, the umbrella emoji just means rain or weather.

๐Ÿƒ
Leaf Fluttering in Wind

Generally, the ๐Ÿƒ emoji means a peaceful or natural feeling.

๐ŸŒป
Sunflower

Generally, the sunflower emoji means happiness and positivity.

๐ŸŒž
Sun with Face

Generally, ๐ŸŒž means someone is feeling happy and cheerful, like the sun is shining.

โšก
High Voltage

Generally, it means something is powerful, fast, or shocking.

๐ŸŒช๏ธ
Tornado

Generally, the ๐ŸŒช๏ธ emoji means a severe storm or a turbulent situation.

๐ŸŒˆ
Rainbow

Generally, the ๐ŸŒˆ emoji just means โ€œrainbow.โ€

โ˜€๏ธ
Sun

Generally, โ˜€๏ธ means the sun itself.

๐ŸŒค๏ธ
Sun Behind Small Cloud

Basically, it just means โ€œpartly cloudyโ€ or โ€œitโ€™s a bit cloudy but still nice.โ€

โ›…
Sun Behind Cloud

It usually just means itโ€™s partly cloudy outside.

๐ŸŒฅ๏ธ
Sun Behind Large Cloud

Generally, ๐ŸŒฅ๏ธ just means itโ€™s cloudy out.

โ˜๏ธ
Cloud

Generally, the โ˜๏ธ emoji just means a cloud.

๐ŸŒฆ๏ธ
Sun Behind Rain Cloud

Generally, ๐ŸŒฆ๏ธ means itโ€™s raining or cloudy, but with some sunshine breaking through.

๐ŸŒง๏ธ
Cloud with Rain

Generally, it just means rain.

โ›ˆ๏ธ
Cloud with Lightning and Rain

Generally, it means thereโ€™s bad weather โ€“ rain, lightning, and thunder.

๐ŸŒฉ๏ธ
Cloud with Lightning

Generally, ๐ŸŒฉ๏ธ means a thunderstorm or severe weather.

๐ŸŒจ๏ธ
Cloud with Snow

Basically, itโ€™s just showing that itโ€™s snowing or that itโ€™s cold and snowy.

โ„๏ธ
Snowflake

Generally, the snowflake emoji just means โ€œsnowflake.โ€

โ˜ƒ๏ธ
Snowman

Generally, the snowman emoji just means a snowman.

โ›„
Snowman Without Snow

Generally, it just means a snowman!

๐ŸŒฌ๏ธ
Wind Face

Generally, it just means "wind."

๐Ÿ’จ
Dashing Away

Generally, ๐Ÿ’จ means something is moving quickly or disappearing.

๐Ÿ’ง
Droplet

Generally, the ๐Ÿ’ง emoji just means water.

๐Ÿ’ฆ
Sweat Droplets

When someone sends you ๐Ÿ’ฆ in a text, they usually just want to show theyโ€™re feeling the effort or heat of something.

โ˜”
Umbrella with Rain Drops

Generally, the โ˜” emoji just means it's raining or you want to talk about rain.

๐Ÿ›ท
Sled

Generally, the ๐Ÿ›ท emoji just means a sled.

๐ŸŽฟ
Skis

Generally, the ๐ŸŽฟ emoji means skis.

โ›ท๏ธ
Skier

Generally, the โ›ท๏ธ emoji means skiing or winter sports.

๐Ÿ‚
Snowboarder

Generally, the ๐Ÿ‚ emoji just means someone is talking about snowboarding or winter sports.

โ›ฑ๏ธ
Umbrella On Ground

It generally means "beach" or "sun and shade."

๐Ÿ–๏ธ
Beach with Umbrella

Generally, when someone sends you a ๐Ÿ–๏ธ emoji, theyโ€™re just picturing a beautiful beach scene.

๐Ÿ”๏ธ
Snow-capped Mountain

Generally, the ๐Ÿ”๏ธ emoji means a mountain.

๐ŸŒ…
Sunrise

Generally, it just means a sunrise.

๐ŸŒ„
Sunrise Over Mountains

Generally, ๐ŸŒ„ means someone is sharing a beautiful view of a sunrise with mountains.

๐ŸŒ‡
Sunset

Generally, when someone sends you a ๐ŸŒ‡, theyโ€™re just sharing a nice image or feeling.

๐ŸŒ†
Cityscape at Dusk

Generally, ๐ŸŒ† just means "it looks like a city at dusk."

๐ŸŒ
Foggy

Generally, the ๐ŸŒ emoji just means โ€œfoggyโ€ or โ€œhazy.โ€

๐ŸŒก๏ธ
Thermometer

Generally, the ๐ŸŒก๏ธ emoji means temperature.

๐ŸŽ
Wind Chime

Generally, the ๐ŸŽ emoji means wishing someone good luck or sending a feeling of calm.

๐Ÿ’ญ
Thought Balloon

Generally, it just means โ€œIโ€™m thinking about that.โ€

Rainbow Flag emoji
Rainbow Flag

Usually, it just means someone is supporting the LGBTQ+ community.

๐Ÿ˜ถโ€๐ŸŒซ๏ธ
Face In Clouds

Means feeling absentminded or foggy, like your brain checked out.

Fight Cloud emoji
Fight Cloud

Means an argument or fight is happening, real or joking.

๐ŸŒซ๏ธ
Fog

๐ŸŒซ๏ธ is fog or mist, sent for hazy weather or, more often, to say your brain feels foggy โ€” confused, tired, or unable to think straight.

Shovel emoji
Shovel

๐Ÿช is a shovel, sent for gardening, digging, hard physical work, or joking about โ€œdigging yourself into a holeโ€ with a bad decision.

04 โ€” Abroad

Which of these change meaning in other countries

The same picture, a different message. These are the ones from this set worth checking before you send them to someone in another country.

๐Ÿ’ฆ Sweat Droplets offensive somewhere

What reads as exertion or a nervous โ€œphewโ€ in one context is one of the most common sexual-innuendo emoji in another.

๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ Rainbow Flag offensive somewhere

A pride and support symbol in much of the world, but using it can carry real legal or social risk in places where LGBTQ expression is restricted.

๐Ÿƒ Leaf Fluttering in Wind reads differently

Mostly just wind and lightness, but on social media it often stands in for smoke, doubling as cannabis shorthand.

๐ŸŒป Sunflower reads differently

A cheerful summer flower generally, but since 2022 itโ€™s also become a widely recognized symbol of Ukraine and resistance.

05 โ€” Combinations

Weather Emojis combinations

Ready-made combos built only from this set โ€” for bios, captions and comments. Tap to copy.

All combinations โ†’

06 โ€” How to use

How to use weather emojis

Copy & paste
Tap any emoji above to copy it. It pastes into Instagram, TikTok, WhatsApp, Discord, a document or a form โ€” no app needed.
In a bio
Two to four characters is the practical limit โ€” longer strings get truncated in bio previews on most apps.
On every device
You copy the character, not the picture. Apple, Google, X and Facebook each draw their own version.

07 โ€” Timeline

When weather emojis arrived

This set was not added at once. It grew over 15 years, which is why the drawing styles inside it do not always match.

2010 22 emojis
2014 17 emojis
2015 3 emojis
2016 1 emoji
2017 1 emoji
2021 1 emoji
2024 1 emoji
2025 1 emoji

08 โ€” FAQ

Weather Emojis โ€” questions

What are weather emojis?
Weather emojis are more precise than anyone needs โ€” Unicode has separate characters for sun behind small cloud, sun behind large cloud and sun behind rain cloud. Most people use four of them.
How many weather emojis are there?
This page lists 47 weather emojis, taken from the full Unicode set of 1923 emojis. Each one links to its own page with the meaning, platform designs, codes and downloads.
How do I copy and paste weather emojis?
Tap any emoji above to copy it โ€” it pastes into Instagram, TikTok, WhatsApp, Discord and any text field. Try ๐Ÿค’ ๐ŸŒ‚ โ˜‚๏ธ ๐Ÿƒ ๐ŸŒป ๐ŸŒž โšก ๐ŸŒช๏ธ.
Will these weather emojis look the same for everyone?
The characters are identical everywhere, but the artwork is not: Apple, Google, Samsung, Microsoft, WhatsApp, X and Facebook each draw their own version.
Can I use weather emojis in an Instagram bio or a username?
In a bio, yes โ€” two to four characters read as deliberate, longer strings get truncated in previews. Usernames are stricter: Instagram and TikTok allow emojis in the display name but not in the handle.
What are the best weather emojis combinations?
The combinations block on this page is built only from this set, so everything in it stays on palette. Two to four emojis works best.

09 โ€” Nearby

Collections close to weather emojis

These share the most emoji with this page โ€” travel emojis overlaps most, with 31 of the same characters.