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cloud with lightning

cloud with lightning meaning

A cloud with lightning but no rain. It stands for dry lightning, which is a genuine and dangerous phenomenon — it starts wildfires, because there is no rain to put them out. It is far less used than the full thunderstorm, and its distinction is lost on most people.

Meaning

A cloud with lightning but no rain. It stands for dry lightning, which is a genuine and dangerous phenomenon — it starts wildfires, because there is no rain to put them out. It is far less used than the full thunderstorm, and its distinction is lost on most people. It appears in weather and wildfire contexts, and it is considerably more dangerous than it looks.

How to use it

  • Dry lightning starts wildfires. There is no rain to stop them 🌩️
  • Lightning without the rain 🌩️
  • The sky lit up and stayed dry 🌩️

How it looks

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cloud with lightning rendered in Noto Color Emoji
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OFL-1.1 / Apache-2.0

Google Noto Color Emoji — SIL OFL 1.1 (font) / Apache 2.0 (code).

cloud with lightning rendered in Twemoji
Twemoji
CC-BY-4.0

Twemoji by Twitter/X contributors — CC-BY-4.0 (jdecked/twemoji).

cloud with lightning rendered in OpenMoji
OpenMoji
CC-BY-SA-4.0

OpenMoji by the HfG Karlsruhe — CC-BY-SA-4.0.

cloud with lightning rendered in Blobmoji
Blobmoji
Apache-2.0

Blobmoji — Apache-2.0 (derivative of Noto).

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This emoji in other languages

Available in 100 languages

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LanguageName
Afrikaanswolk met weerlig
አማርኛደመና ከመብረቅ ጋር
العربيةسحابة وبرق
অসমীয়াবিজুলীৰ সৈতে ডাৱৰ
azərbaycanildırımlı bulud
башҡортйәшенле болот
беларускаяхмара з маланкай
българскиоблак със светкавица
বাংলাবিদ্যুতের ঝলকের সাথে মেঘ
bosanskioblačno s grmljavinom
catalànúvol amb llamp
ᏣᎳᎩᎤᎶᎩᎳ ᎠᎾᎦᎵᎭ
češtinamrak s bleskem
чӑваш чӗлхиҫиҫӗм
Cymraegcwmwl gyda mellt
DeutschWolke mit Blitz
dolnoserbšćinamrokawa z błyskom
Ελληνικάσύννεφο με αστραπή
Englishcloud with lightning
españolnube con rayo
eestiäikesepilv
euskarahodeia tximistarekin
فارسیابر با برق
suomiukkospilvi
Filipinoulap na may kidlat
føroysktskýggj og snarljós
françaisnuage avec éclair
Gaeilgescamall le tintreach
Gàidhligneul le dealanaich
galegolóstregos
ગુજરાતીચમકારા સાથેનું વાદળું
Hausagajimare tare da aradu
עבריתענן עם ברק
हिन्दीबिजली के साथ बादल
hrvatskioblak s grmljavinom
hornjoserbšćinamróčel z błyskom
magyarfelhő villámmal
հայերենկայծակով ամպ
Indonesiaawan petir
íslenskaeldingarský
italianofulmini
日本語雷雲
Jawamega ngemu bledhek
ქართულიღრუბელი ელვით
қазақ тілінайзағай соғып тұрған бұлт
قازاق ءتىلى (توتە)نايزاعاي سوعىپ تۇرعان بۇلت
ខ្មែរពពកមានរន្ទះ
ಕನ್ನಡಮಿಂಚಿನೊಂದಿಗೆ ಮೋಡ
한국어번개구름
कोंकणीविजांचो ढग
кыргызчачагылган түшүп жаткан булут
ລາວເມກແລະຟ້າເຫຼື້ອມ
lietuviųdebesis su žaibu
latviešumākonis ar zibeni
македонскиоблак со гром
മലയാളംമിന്നലും മേഘവും
монголцахилгаантай үүл
मराठीचमकणार्‍या वीजेसह ढग
Melayuawan dengan kilat
မြန်မာလျှပ်စီးနှင့်တိမ်
नेपालीबिजुली चम्किँदाको बादल
Nederlandswolk met bliksem
norsksky med lyn
ଓଡ଼ିଆବିଜୁଳି ସହିତ ମେଘ
ਪੰਜਾਬੀਬੱਦਲ ਅਤੇ ਬਿਜਲੀ
Naijíriá PíjinKlaud Wit Laítnin
polskichmura i piorun
پښتووريځ د پړقا سره
portuguêsnuvem com trovão
rumantschnivel cun chametg
românănor cu fulger
русскиймолния
سنڌيڪڪر سان گڏ کنوڻ
တႆးမွၵ်ႇၵုမ်ႈဢၼ်မီးသၢႆၾႃႉမႅပ်ႈ
සිංහලවිදුලි කෙටීම සහිත වලාකුළ
slovenčinaoblak s bleskom
slovenščinaoblak s strelo
Soomaalidaruur hillaac leh
shqipre me vetëtimë
српскиоблак са муњом
srpskioblak sa munjom
svenskamoln med blixt
Kiswahiliwingu lenye radi
தமிழ்மின்னலுடன் மேகம்
తెలుగుమెరుస్తున్న మేఘం
ไทยเมฆและฟ้าแลบ
ትግርኛደበና ምስ በርቂ
türkmen diliýyldyrymly bulut
lea fakatongaʻuhila ʻaoʻaofia
Türkçeşimşek bulutu
українськахмара з блискавкою
اردوبادل اور گرج چمک
o‘zbekchaqmoq chaqayotgan bulut
Tiếng Việtđám mây với tia chớp
Èdè Yorùbáòfurufú pẹlu ṣíṣáná
粵語閃電雲
粤语闪电云
中文打雷
繁體中文閃電
isiZuluifu elinombani

Technical details

Codepoints
U+1F329 U+FE0F
Emoji version
0.7
Shortcodes
:cloud_with_lightning: :lightning:
Category
Travel & Places

FAQ

What does the cloud with lightning emoji (🌩️) mean?
A cloud with lightning but no rain. It stands for dry lightning, which is a genuine and dangerous phenomenon — it starts wildfires, because there is no rain to put them out. It is far less used than the full thunderstorm, and its distinction is lost on most people.
How do you type the cloud with lightning emoji?
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What category is the cloud with lightning emoji in?
The cloud with lightning emoji belongs to the Travel & Places category.

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