There are quite a few weather symbols you can include in your Facebook status updates and chat messages. Best of all, they are available free of charge. In fact, you already have them. They are built right into Windows. You can insert pictures of the sun, clouds, lightning and more right into your status message.
It’s easy to find a use for these symbols because people are always talking about the weather.
Besides showing whether it is sunny or raining in your neck of the woods, you can also use them to illustrate your mood. All you have to do is copy the symbol you want to use below and paste it into your status bar.
Weather Symbols on Facebook
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Sun – Sunny
Maybe it’s gonna be a bright, sunshiny day, or maybe you just wish it was. Either way, you can use this symbol in your status to express your opinion about the weather. You can also use it to show that you have a sunny outlook on life.
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Cloud – Cloudy
Whether it’s cloudy outside, or you’re just feeling gloomy, you can add this to your status to let people know.
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Umbrella – Raining
Don’t forget your umbrella if it’s raining. You don’t want to get wet, do you?
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Snowman – Snowing
It’s snowing outside, so let’s build a snowman complete with a black top hat. This might not be as much fun as building the real thing, but at least you won’t get cold.
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Shooting Star
Here’s a shooting star to tell people there’s a meteor shower coming up.
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Solid Star
A solid star can be used for many things. You can use it when talking about movie stars, your favorite singers or the stars in the sky. It can tell people that you’re stargazing or indicate what a stellar mood you’re in.
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Outline Star
An outline star can be used anywhere the solid star is used. It’s just a different look. Use whichever one you like the best.
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Lightning
Here’s a bolt of lightning for when you’re feeling that spark of electricity between you and someone special.
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Thunderstorm
This is a thunderstorm symbol. You can add it to your status when you tell people you’re going to be offline for awhile so your computer doesn’t get electrocuted during the storm.
That’s it for weather symbols to add to your Facebook messages. If you know of one we’ve missed, let us know in the comments.