As Foster says in Chapter 10, It's never just rain.
Foster mentions rain, fog, and snow in the chapter, but awknowledges that the possibilities are much more varied. For example, heat and drought may also be more than just weather or part of the setting.
Weather
Possible Significance
rain
flooding, fear of drowning, spring, renewal, cleansing, new beginnings, mystery, misery, democratic element, hope, sadness (all can be used ironically)--fertility/ cure to wasteland
fog
confusion, people can't see clearly, matters under consideration are murky
The conflict over Daisy between Gatsby and Tom happened on the hottest day of the year. The Heat can be forshadowing that something heated was going to happen (their heated argument).
The Great Gatsby
Rain
The rain started when Gatsby and Daisy were first meeting. This can symbolize new beginings between old friends but also adds to the mistery of what is going to happen between the two. The reader does not know how Daisy will react when she sees Gatsby. Gatsby is also nervous because he has been dreaming of meeting her again and now that it was finally happening there was a chance that she would not meet his high expectations.
Inferno by Dante Alighieri
Storms
In his descent into Hell, Circles 2 and 3 have unique geography pertaining to the sins committed by those residing within it. In the 2nd Circle, those of the Lustful, the sinners are tormented by a raging vortex, swept up and smashed against the terrain without mercy, representative of their their lack of ability to keep their raging emotions in check during life. As for the 3rd Circle, the realm of the Gluttonous, the sinners are torn apart by Cerberus in a giant field where it storms excrement onto their mangled bodies, which is their punishment for consuming in excess during their lifetime.
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
Jane nearly dies in the rain
After Jane leaves Mr. Rochester after discovering the secret about his wife, Jane travels to seek employment elsewhere. Ultimately, she ends up cold, hungry, and alone, nearly dying in a rainstorm from a high fever. The rain and her near-death represents the sadness and fear she felt after discovering Rochester's secret and her dashed hopes of marriage, while the fact that it is a rain storm may also indicate anger at the proceedings.
CHECK THE WEATHER
As Foster says in Chapter 10, It's never just rain.
Foster mentions rain, fog, and snow in the chapter, but awknowledges that the possibilities are much more varied. For example, heat and drought may also be more than just weather or part of the setting.
What is the weather in your book?