Weather (XC2)

Weather is a mechanic in Xenoblade Chronicles 2 and Torna ~ The Golden Country. While its effects are mostly cosmetic, certain enemies only appear during certain weather. Some objectives also require a certain weather, such as salvaging the Hammershead during Salvage King.
Every area has a distinct set of one to four weather types that can occur with certain probabilities. Some types are story-exclusive and cannot normally occur, or can occur only during the night. A certain weather type can be forced during s or by cutscenes. Weather lasts for a certain amount of time and re-rolls once this expires, unless the current plot locks it to a certain state. In Xenoblade Chronicles 2, ing to another area then skip traveling back can also cause the weather to change. In Torna ~ The Golden Country, simply skip traveling within the same area will have the same effect. Changing the time will cause the weather to change if the weather was time dependent and the target time does not permit this weather to appear.
==Weather types==
The types of weather were not given official names in the game (and so have a few known more commonly by fan-names, especially those that are undescriptive). Each weather has its own icon, such as Clear weather being symbolized by a sun.
* "Clear" - Argentum, C.S.E.V. Maelstrom, Gormott, Uraya, Mor Ardain, Leftheria, Indol, Temperantia, Tantal, Spirit Crucible Elpys, Land of Morytha, First Low Orbit Station, and the Kingdom of Torna.
* "Overcast" - Gormott (TTGC), Mor Ardain, Indol (exclusive to cutscenes), Temperantia, Cliffs of Morytha, World Tree, and the Kingdom of Torna.
* "Rain" - Argentum, Gormott, Leftheria, and the Kingdom of Torna.
* "Storm" - Exclusive to the C.S.E.V. Maelstrom and the Ancient Ship.
* "Thunderstorm" - Argentum and Gormott.
* "Night Incense" - Uraya's Saffronias bloom during nighttime (19:00-07:00), causing them to glow a bright red with petals floating around the Titan.
* "Crystal squall" - Uraya's rain equivalent. Its blowhole will spew water during this weather.
* "Sandstorm" - A heavy sandstorm happens around Mor Ardain, lowering visibility heavily.
* "Surface heat" - The air around Mor Ardain becomes polluted.
* "Aurora" - An aurora borealis happens in the skies of Leftheria and the Kingdom of Torna during nighttime (19:00-07:00).
* "Lightning" - Lightning strikes in Temperantia.
* "Snow" - The main weather in Tantal.
* "Cloud Sea mist" - A mist, seemingly from the Cloud Sea, seeps into Tantal, causing powerful enemies to appear.
==List of weather-dependent enemies==
===Normal enemies===
===Unique monsters===
==Trivia==
*Elma's reconnoitering in Uraya will force the weather to Night incense, though it will not force the time of day to nighttime. This results in the nighttime only weather happening during daytime if the event was started during the day. The weather will randomly change to one of the Titan's other weather types once the dialogue ends.
==Gallery==
Argentum Clear.jpg|Argentum during Clear weather
Argentum Rain.jpg|Argentum during Rain weather
Argentum Thunderstorm.jpg|Argentum during Thunderstorm weather
Gormott Clear.jpg|Gormott during Clear weather
Gormott Rain.jpg|Gormott during Rain weather
Gormott Thunderstorm.jpg|Gormott during Thunderstorm weather
Cobalt Cliffs.jpg|Uraya during Clear weather
Uraya Crystal squall.jpg|Uraya during Crystal squall weather
Urayan Stomach Petal Far View.jpg|Uraya during Night incense weather
Mor Ardain Overcast.jpg|Mor Ardain during Overcast weather
Mor Ardain Surface heat.jpg|Mor Ardain during Surface heat weather
Mor Ardain Sandstorm.jpg|Mor Ardain during Sandstorm weather
Temperantia Overcast.jpg|Temperantia during Overcast weather
Temperantia Lightning.jpg|Temperantia during Lightning weather
Fable Rock.jpg|Tantal during Snow weather
Tantal Cloud Sea mist.jpg|Tantal during Cloud Sea mist weather
Fable Rock Clear.jpg|Tantal during Clear weather
Leftheria Clear.jpg|Leftheria during Clear weather during the day
Leftheria Rain.jpg|Leftheria during Rain weather
Leftheria Clear night.jpg|Leftheria during clear weather during nighttime
Leftheria Aurora.jpg|Leftheria during Aurora weather
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