diff --git a/src/mudlib/weather.py b/src/mudlib/weather.py
index 4002301..d6d9582 100644
--- a/src/mudlib/weather.py
+++ b/src/mudlib/weather.py
@@ -261,3 +261,32 @@ def tick_weather(season: str = "summer", climate: str = "temperate") -> None:
     global _current_weather
     current = get_current_weather()
     _current_weather = advance_weather(current, season=season, climate=climate)
+
+
+def get_weather_ambience(condition: WeatherCondition) -> list[str]:
+    """Return ambient messages appropriate for the weather."""
+    if condition == WeatherCondition.rain:
+        return [
+            "rain patters on the ground around you.",
+            "water drips from above.",
+            "you hear the steady rhythm of rainfall.",
+        ]
+    elif condition == WeatherCondition.storm:
+        return [
+            "thunder cracks overhead.",
+            "lightning flashes in the distance.",
+            "the wind howls fiercely.",
+        ]
+    elif condition == WeatherCondition.snow:
+        return [
+            "snowflakes drift silently down.",
+            "the world is muffled under falling snow.",
+        ]
+    elif condition == WeatherCondition.fog:
+        return [
+            "mist swirls around your feet.",
+            "shapes loom and fade in the fog.",
+        ]
+    else:
+        # clear or cloudy: no extra ambience
+        return []
diff --git a/tests/test_weather.py b/tests/test_weather.py
index f75c034..7583156 100644
--- a/tests/test_weather.py
+++ b/tests/test_weather.py
@@ -206,3 +206,55 @@ def test_advance_weather_accepts_all_seasons():
     for season in ["spring", "summer", "autumn", "winter"]:
         new_state = advance_weather(current, season=season, rng=rng)
         assert isinstance(new_state, WeatherState)
+
+
+def test_get_weather_ambience_rain():
+    from mudlib.weather import get_weather_ambience
+
+    messages = get_weather_ambience(WeatherCondition.rain)
+    assert isinstance(messages, list)
+    assert len(messages) > 0
+    assert all(isinstance(msg, str) for msg in messages)
+
+
+def test_get_weather_ambience_storm():
+    from mudlib.weather import get_weather_ambience
+
+    messages = get_weather_ambience(WeatherCondition.storm)
+    assert isinstance(messages, list)
+    assert len(messages) > 0
+    assert all(isinstance(msg, str) for msg in messages)
+
+
+def test_get_weather_ambience_snow():
+    from mudlib.weather import get_weather_ambience
+
+    messages = get_weather_ambience(WeatherCondition.snow)
+    assert isinstance(messages, list)
+    assert len(messages) > 0
+    assert all(isinstance(msg, str) for msg in messages)
+
+
+def test_get_weather_ambience_fog():
+    from mudlib.weather import get_weather_ambience
+
+    messages = get_weather_ambience(WeatherCondition.fog)
+    assert isinstance(messages, list)
+    assert len(messages) > 0
+    assert all(isinstance(msg, str) for msg in messages)
+
+
+def test_get_weather_ambience_clear():
+    from mudlib.weather import get_weather_ambience
+
+    messages = get_weather_ambience(WeatherCondition.clear)
+    assert isinstance(messages, list)
+    assert len(messages) == 0
+
+
+def test_get_weather_ambience_cloudy():
+    from mudlib.weather import get_weather_ambience
+
+    messages = get_weather_ambience(WeatherCondition.cloudy)
+    assert isinstance(messages, list)
+    assert len(messages) == 0