60 Songs About Weather (Pop, Rap/Hip Hop, Country & More)

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There are many songs about the weather in all genres of music, and this may be because weather conditions in songs can tell a variety of stories. Diverse weather can represent different emotions in music. Stormy weather often represents sadness, whereas sunny weather may represent happiness.

I. Pop Songs About Weather

In pop songs, the type of weather condition may change; however, even though the weather conditions differ, pop songs usually express an emotion of being carefree or even happy.

1)  Cover Me In Sunshine

“Cover Me In Sunshine” is an uplifting song that aims to send a message to look towards a brighter future. 

2) Rain On Me

“Rain On Me” tells a story about how even when you are going through pain, keep going because there are brighter days ahead.

3) Heat Waves

4) Thunder

5) Set Fire to the Rain

6) Through The Rain

II. 80s and 90s Songs About Weather

Many songs referenced the weather during the 80s and 90s. Usually, the weather represents sadness, heartbreak, or even loss during both of these ears.

1) November Rain

“November Rain” is a song that focuses on heartbreak, and the artist is grieving the loss of losing someone they have loved.

2) I Wish it Would Rain Down

3) Rain

4) Purple Rain

5) Cruel Summer

6) Africa

III. Rap/Hip Hop Songs About Weather

The representation of the weather in Rap and Hip Hop songs varies. The weather represents new beginnings or even endings and different emotions in this genre, including infatuation, love, hate, and more.

1) Sun Come Down

“Sun Come Down” represents the artist’s life-ending. In the song, the artist expresses what he wants after he passes.

2) Hot Girl Summer

3) Umbrella

4) Hot In Herre

5) The Rain

6) Summertime

IV. Country Songs About Weather

Different weather conditions are often the focus in country songs. These songs are usually about sunshine, rain, stormy weather, and more. Country songs about the weather can be uplighting or even melancholy.

1) Hurricane

“Hurricane” expresses the artist’s feelings of seeing a person he once loved and all the emotions that come along with this experience.

2) Sunrise, Sunburn, Sunset

3) Perfect Storm

4) Bringing Back the Sunshine

This love song tells the story of a couple who have previously been separated but have decided to reunite because their love for each other is most important.

5) Cold Weather

6) Watch the Wind Blow By

V. Rock Songs About Weather

In Rock songs, various weather conditions are used to tell a story. These weather conditions in rock songs represent a wide range of emotions, including longing, lust, anger, and love.

1) Thunder

The song “Thunder” expresses wanting to be somewhere else after experiencing a challenging situation.

2) Sunshine On My Back

3) Snow

4) Electrical Storm

5) Thunderstruck

6) The Rain Song

VI. R&B Songs About Weather

Most Rhythm and blues songs about the weather express love and heartbreak. Rain is the most common weather condition focused on in R&B songs, and it usually represents heartbreak.

1) Lightning & Thunder

“Lightning & Thunder” tells a story about two lovers who have broken up but still have strong feelings for each other.

2) Rain On Me

3) Thunder

4) It Will Rain

5) Can You Stand The Rain

6) Candy Rain

VII. Folk Songs About Weather

Most folk songs about weather focus on wind or storm weather; this usually represents being sad, lonely, and depressed. However, folk songs focus on the sun and other weather conditions, expressing happier emotions.

1) Storm to Weather

In “Storm to Weather,” the artist expresses how lonely and scared they feel until they are reunited again.

2) Thunder and Lightning

3) Child of the Wind

4) Blow the Wind Southerly

5) Sunshine On My Shoulders

6) Early Morning Rain

VIII. Fun Songs About Weather

Most fun songs about the weather for kids are usually nursery rhymes or teach kids about the weather. Whereas fun songs about the weather typically represent a funny situation or experience.

1) Rain Rain Go Away

You can interpret this nursery rhyme as telling the sad times to go away or simply asking for the rain to stop.

2) What’s The Weather

3) Umbrella

4) It’s Raining Men

“It’s Raining Men” is a fun song that celebrates the surplus of men, specifically how women will never run short of men.

5) When It Rains It Pours

6) Raindrops Keep Falling on my Head

IX. Disney Songs About Weather

Weather is a very popular theme in Disney songs, specifically Disney movies. However, the representation of weather differs in the variety of Disney songs about weather.

1) Days In The Sun

2) In Summer

“In Summer” is sung by Olaf the snowman in Frozen to express how much he wants to experience summer.

3) Something About the Sunshine

4) The Rain Rain Rain Came Down Down Down

5) Little April Shower

6) Colors of the Wind

X. Songs with the Word Weather in the Title

There are several songs with the word weather in the title. However, each of these songs has a different representation of the meaning of the weather in each of them.

1) Stormy Weather

2) Bad Weather

3) Short Skirt Weather

4) Whatever the Weather

5) Bad Weather

6) Sweater Weather

“Sweater Weather” is an expression of making the best of an experience that you find yourself in.