Rain Dream Meaning

Dreaming of rain usually means your mind feels a need to lighten itself about something. Unlike a flood dream, it carries no pressure. It speaks of the familiar relief that comes after crying, or with the first drops after a long spell of heat. The kind of rain sets much of the dream's tone.

• Getting wet in light rain

  This dream carries a calm mood, as if you are reconnecting with yourself.

• Heavy rain with thunder

  A strong emotion inside you, perhaps anger or a frustration you have carried for a long time, is looking for a way out.

• Caught in sudden rain without an umbrella

  It points to a situation where you have to deal with a feeling or an event before you have had time to prepare.

• Watching the rain from a window

  You are observing your feelings from a safe distance.

• Dancing in the rain or running across an open field

  Your mind wants to feel that emotion fully instead of holding it back.

• The rain stopping and the sun coming out

  Your hope that a hard time is passing becomes clear.

Just as the first monsoon rain after a long summer brings the soil back to life, a rain dream reminds you that crying is not always weakness. Often it is the first step forward.