Drifting Clouds
A copy-paste weather & ambient component in pure HTML & CSS. Zero dependencies, framework-agnostic, MIT-licensed.
Weather & AmbientHTMLCSSany framework
Copy into your project
HTML
<!-- Drifting Clouds (3 parallax layers) -->
<div class="nuda-weather-clouds" role="img" aria-label="Drifting clouds">
<span class="nuda-weather-clouds__layer nuda-weather-clouds__layer--1"></span>
<span class="nuda-weather-clouds__layer nuda-weather-clouds__layer--2"></span>
<span class="nuda-weather-clouds__layer nuda-weather-clouds__layer--3"></span>
</div>CSS
/* Drifting Clouds
Three radial-gradient cloud bands drifting at different speeds (parallax).
Customize: layer speeds, opacities, gradient sizes. */
.nuda-weather-clouds {
position: relative;
width: 100%;
max-width: 320px;
aspect-ratio: 5 / 3;
border-radius: 12px;
overflow: hidden;
background: linear-gradient(180deg, #1a1d27, #09090b);
}
.nuda-weather-clouds__layer {
position: absolute;
left: -50%;
width: 200%;
height: 60px;
background-repeat: repeat-x;
will-change: transform;
}
.nuda-weather-clouds__layer--1 {
top: 18%;
background-image:
radial-gradient(40px 22px at 20% 60%, rgba(228, 255, 84, 0.10), transparent),
radial-gradient(60px 28px at 55% 50%, rgba(250, 250, 250, 0.10), transparent),
radial-gradient(50px 24px at 85% 60%, rgba(250, 250, 250, 0.08), transparent);
background-size: 50% 100%;
opacity: 0.9;
animation: nuda-weather-cloud-drift 26s linear infinite;
}
.nuda-weather-clouds__layer--2 {
top: 42%;
background-image:
radial-gradient(70px 30px at 30% 50%, rgba(250, 250, 250, 0.12), transparent),
radial-gradient(50px 24px at 70% 55%, rgba(250, 250, 250, 0.08), transparent);
background-size: 55% 100%;
opacity: 0.7;
animation: nuda-weather-cloud-drift 40s linear infinite reverse;
}
.nuda-weather-clouds__layer--3 {
top: 64%;
background-image:
radial-gradient(90px 34px at 40% 50%, rgba(250, 250, 250, 0.07), transparent),
radial-gradient(60px 26px at 80% 55%, rgba(250, 250, 250, 0.05), transparent);
background-size: 60% 100%;
opacity: 0.5;
animation: nuda-weather-cloud-drift 58s linear infinite;
}
@keyframes nuda-weather-cloud-drift {
0% { transform: translateX(0); }
100% { transform: translateX(25%); }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.nuda-weather-clouds__layer { animation: none; }
}How to use Drifting Clouds
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.