Una tormenta es un fenómeno caracterizado por la coexistencia próxima de dos o más masas de aire de diferentes temperaturas. Este contraste asociado a los efectos físicos implicados desemboca en una inestabilidad caracterizada por lluvias, vientos, relámpagos, truenos, rayos y ocasionalmente granizos entre otros fenómenos meteorológicos. Aunque científicamente se define como tormenta a aquella nube capaz de producir un trueno audible, también se denominan tormentas en general a los fenómenos atmosféricos violentos que, en la superficie de la tierra están asociados a lluvia, hielo, granizo, electricidad, nieve o vientos fuertes -que pueden transportar partículas en suspensión como la tormenta de arena o incluso pequeños objetos o seres vivos.

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A storm is any disturbed state of an environment or astronomical body's atmosphere especially affecting its surface, and strongly implying severe weather. It may be marked by significant disruptions to normal conditions such as strong wind, hail, thunder and lightning (a thunderstorm), heavy precipitation (snowstorm, rainstorm), heavy freezing rain (ice storm), strong winds (tropical cyclone, windstorm), or wind transporting some substance through the atmosphere as in a dust storm, blizzard, sandstorm, etc. Storms have the potential to harm lives and property via storm surge, heavy rain or snow causing flooding or road impassibility, lightning, wildfires, and vertical wind shear, however, systems with significant rainfall and duration help alleviate drought in places they move through. Heavy snowfall can allow special recreational activities to take place which would not be possible otherwise, such as skiing and snowmobiling. The English word comes from Proto-Germanic *sturmaz meaning "noise, tumult".

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