Tekorange (tekoraŋe)

A tekorange (pronounced te-ko-raŋ-e) is an uncommon weather phenomenon in the Western Tesseract - especially in parts adjacent to the Rostral Tesseract, such as the mainlands of the Rostran Archipelago Confederacy and the Hermitage Island Fellowship - wherein the seasonal monsoon season comes to an abrupt and definitive end. The name of this phenomena comes from the Iuxat root 'teko', which means roughly 'to break'.
While rain is an important source of drinking water in these environments, the rough seas that tend to accompany the rain can be hard on coastal communities and the marine industries they rely upon. Massive monsoon swells have risen up and swallowed whole Low Rostran communities in the eras before modern forecasting techniques; this is believed to be the true origin of stories like the Ixulova Tun myth or the vengeance of Eosept Lengi.
The monsoon season can feel uncomfortably cool to Rostrans, who have traditionally thrived in warm environments since at least The Curved Time. For this reason, a season-ending tekorange is something that many Rostrans look forward to, with the mountain-dwelling High Rostrans often preparing picnics ahead of the season's end and doing ritual work in the hopes of somehow conjuring in an early spring through dint of strong intention.

Manifestation

The most memorable tekoranges are the ones in which the stormclouds break open and separate at midday, casting dramatic godrays down onto the seascape from the inflection layer above. Far from the clouds simply fading away, a true tekorange is sudden and dramatic. The effect is especially striking if the press of the rain has managed to temporarily wash out the dustwisps, leaving only a blue sky and the distant, bright speck of the opposite cube layer shining bright overhead.

Localization

Most parts of the Rostral Tesseract are too hot to experience a true tekorange, as moisture from the soil and vegetation is driven upwards to create a haze during the daylight hours. Tekoranges also do not generally occur in Caudal-adjacent portions of the Western Tesseract because the moisture typically precipitates out as snow first. This mostly constrains the phenomena to portions of the The Rostran Arc, which is why non-Rostran cultures don't typically have a name for it other than just 'a break in the storm.'

Type

Natural