Weather
Guild Wars 2 has both ambient and dynamic weather system. In older zones, weather is almost always constant and in certain places, such as in cities, will for example never rain. In newer zones, weather tends to be dynamic and changes throughout the day. Certain weather will also trigger events in certain areas.
Weather has no effect on combat or skills, unlike environmental hazards, which can influence movement or apply damage.
Blizzard[edit]
Blizzard is a type of weather in which an area is covered in large amounts of snowfall.
- Events
- Clear the streams of corruption so the quaggans can enjoy bathing - Stops the blizzard in Whorl Lagoon.
- Destroy all the icebrood around the hot springs - Failure of this event causes a blizzard in Whorl Lagoon.
- Storms of Winter - During this meta-event, a blizzard falls on the Frozen Pass in Bjora Marches. Success in the meta-event results in the blizzard being cleared for light snowfall whereas failure results in the blizzard continuing.
- Find the cause of the blizzard to stop it
- Use ice blocks from unstable ice elementals to plug the steaming ruptures contributing to the blizzard
Fog[edit]
- Events
- Protect the Wyld Hunt party from the unseen hunter - starts when Valiant Alydael says: "Strange weather for fog..."
Rain[edit]
Rain is a type of weather where liquid droplets of water fall to the ground. It can be found throughout most zones, from Kryta to Crystal Desert.
- Events
- Legacy of the Foefire - Killing a Lord changes the map weather to a rainstorm.
- Defeat the Risen monstrosity - Stops the raining in Morgan's Spiral.
- Defend the sylvari tower from the Risen - Failure of this event causes raining in Morgan's Spiral.
- Stop the Risen krait from building their army - Causes raining in Lychcroft Mere. Completing the events stops the rainfall.
- Gathering Storms meta events cause a rainstorm on the northern part of the Sandswept Isles. Successfully completing the meta calms the storm.
Sandstorm[edit]
Sandstorm is a type of weather in which large amounts of wind are present in arid regions lifting sand which greatly diminishes visibility.
- Events
Snow[edit]
Snow is a type of weather usually present in colder climates, like in the Shiverpeak Mountains or Far Shiverpeaks.
- Events
- Other
- Magic Snow - snowing places can be found during Wintersday in various places where it usually doesn't snow.
- After finishing the Bad Blood story step on any character, the western half of Grothmar Valley features permanent light snowfall.
Thunderstorm[edit]
Thunderstorm is a type of weather in which an area is hit by lightning bolts. Not to be confused with Brandstorms, where lightning, albeit damaging, can be also found.
- Events
- See also: Mistlock Instability: Stormy Weather
- Historical events
- Capture the power source on the island to control the weather generators
- Help the quaggans build their weather node
- Locations
- Frostgorge Sound - Frostwalk Tundra (Permanent thunderstorm)
