storm glass

noun

1. a sealed tube containing a solution supposed to change in appearance according to the weather

Example Sentences

“We designed this facility to withstand a 100-year, 24-hour storm,” Glass said.

From Los Angeles Times

Storm′fulness; Storm′-glass, a tube containing a solution of camphor, the amount of the precipitate varying with the weather; Storm′-house, a temporary shelter for men working on a railway, &c.;

From Project Gutenberg

The mixture of the storm glass was decomposed under the influence of the electricity that pervaded the atmosphere.

From Project Gutenberg