Writing lesson. How much or how little to discribe the weather.

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In a story the weather may play an important role in the events of a story but over-describing the weather is the quickest route to being a 'long-winded' writer. Where the weather is concerned generally less is best. And using actions in the story may be better suited. Example: instead of saying the sun shined bright maybe use an action like "as Bob stepped outside he had to shield his eyes unsuspecting it would be so bright out causing him to bump into Sally". There will still be times discribing the weather is needed like in the story 'Something Wicked This Way Comes' when a sudden dark storm foreshadows the evil carnival's arrival and would be less eerie if not for the weather change.