Many ask if weather has something to do with joint pain.  Now if you have a metal implant for some kind of past problem or issue, then obviously when a storm comes in, especially with lightning, you should definitely stay inside and chances are your metal area is going to hurt a lot, even inside.  If you’ve been struck by lightning before, also stay inside. 

It can leave some pretty nasty scars and chances are you won’t survive it.  But in terms of arthritis, rheumatoid, osteo, etc, there are some who say that an approaching storm, certain types of humidity, or dryness generally affect their joint pain or lack thereof.  I could understand if it got really cold your joints are likely to be stiff.  It happens.  But scientifically speaking, there are conflicting reports.  The fact is that seasonal changes could affect your allergies because there may be a rise in dust that rises up from dry roads which often contains allergens other than dust, there may be more pollens in general, you get the idea. 

If there’s intense sunlight, there may be skin related changes, if there’s wind there are airborne pollutants, and if there’s smog there will likely be respiratory symptoms.  It happens.  But the key is to keep a symptom diary.  There are other factors that contribute to other areas that may make it seem like joint pain is worse or general body pain is worse as you can see.  But most reports suggest it has nothing to do with actual arthritis or joint pain.