Thunderstorm Card
A copy-paste weather & ambient component in pure HTML & CSS. Zero dependencies, framework-agnostic, MIT-licensed.
Weather & AmbientHTMLCSSany framework
Copy into your project
HTML
<!-- Thunderstorm Card (rain + a single gentle flash per ~7s cycle) -->
<div class="nuda-wa2-thunderstorm" role="img" aria-label="Thunderstorm with occasional lightning">
<span class="nuda-wa2-thunderstorm__cloud"></span>
<span class="nuda-wa2-thunderstorm__drop" style="left:4%; --t2-d:0s; --t2-dur:.8s"></span>
<span class="nuda-wa2-thunderstorm__drop" style="left:15%; --t2-d:.14s; --t2-dur:.95s"></span>
<span class="nuda-wa2-thunderstorm__drop" style="left:26%; --t2-d:.28s; --t2-dur:1.1s"></span>
<span class="nuda-wa2-thunderstorm__drop" style="left:37%; --t2-d:.42s; --t2-dur:.8s"></span>
<span class="nuda-wa2-thunderstorm__drop" style="left:48%; --t2-d:.56s; --t2-dur:.95s"></span>
<span class="nuda-wa2-thunderstorm__drop" style="left:59%; --t2-d:0s; --t2-dur:1.1s"></span>
<span class="nuda-wa2-thunderstorm__drop" style="left:70%; --t2-d:.14s; --t2-dur:.8s"></span>
<span class="nuda-wa2-thunderstorm__drop" style="left:81%; --t2-d:.28s; --t2-dur:.95s"></span>
<span class="nuda-wa2-thunderstorm__drop" style="left:92%; --t2-d:.42s; --t2-dur:1.1s"></span>
<span class="nuda-wa2-thunderstorm__flash"></span>
<span class="nuda-wa2-thunderstorm__bolt"></span>
</div>CSS
.nuda-wa2-thunderstorm {
position: relative;
width: 100%;
max-width: 220px;
height: 130px;
border-radius: 14px;
overflow: hidden;
background: linear-gradient(180deg,#0c0c12,#09090b);
}
.nuda-wa2-thunderstorm__cloud {
position: absolute;
top: -18px;
left: 10%;
width: 80%;
height: 46px;
border-radius: 50%;
background: #1c1c24;
box-shadow: 40px 6px 0 -6px #1c1c24,80px -4px 0 -10px #17171d,-20px 10px 0 -8px #17171d;
opacity: .9;
}
.nuda-wa2-thunderstorm__drop {
position: absolute;
top: 26px;
width: 1px;
height: 16px;
background: linear-gradient(180deg,transparent,rgba(228,255,84,.6));
opacity: .6;
will-change: transform;
animation: _nuda-wa2thunderstormRain var(--t2-dur,.9s) linear var(--t2-d,0s) infinite;
}
.nuda-wa2-thunderstorm__flash {
position: absolute;
inset: 0;
background: radial-gradient(ellipse 75% 60% at 50% 30%,rgba(250,250,250,.7),rgba(228,255,84,.25) 45%,transparent 70%);
opacity: 0;
will-change: opacity;
animation: _nuda-wa2thunderstormFlash 7s steps(1,end) infinite;
}
.nuda-wa2-thunderstorm__bolt {
position: absolute;
top: 20%;
left: 48%;
width: 4px;
height: 60px;
background: linear-gradient(180deg,#fafafa,#e4ff54);
clip-path: polygon(50% 0,100% 40%,55% 45%,95% 100%,0 55%,45% 50%);
opacity: 0;
filter: drop-shadow(0 0 8px rgba(228,255,84,.9));
will-change: opacity;
animation: _nuda-wa2thunderstormBolt 7s steps(1,end) infinite;
}
@keyframes _nuda-wa2thunderstormRain {
0% {
transform: translate3d(0,-10px,0);
opacity: 0;
}
10% {
opacity: .6;
}
100% {
transform: translate3d(-8px,120px,0);
opacity: 0;
}
}
@keyframes _nuda-wa2thunderstormFlash {
0%,6%,100% {
opacity: 0;
}
1% {
opacity: .85;
}
2% {
opacity: .15;
}
3% {
opacity: .6;
}
4% {
opacity: 0;
}
}
@keyframes _nuda-wa2thunderstormBolt {
0%,6%,100% {
opacity: 0;
}
1% {
opacity: 1;
}
2% {
opacity: .2;
}
3% {
opacity: .8;
}
4% {
opacity: 0;
}
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion:reduce) {
.nuda-wa2-thunderstorm__drop {
animation: none;
opacity: .25;
transform: none;
}
.nuda-wa2-thunderstorm__flash,.nuda-wa2-thunderstorm__bolt {
animation: none;
opacity: 0;
}
}
How to use Thunderstorm Card
Paste the HTML where you need it and the CSS into a global stylesheet (or a <style> tag). Every class is prefixed nuda- so it never collides with Tailwind or your own styles. Tweak the CSS custom properties to match your design system.
Works in React, Vue, Svelte, Astro, Next.js, Nuxt, Laravel Blade, Django, Rails — or a single .html file. No npm install, no build step.