We investigate rapid intensification of tropical cyclones and transition of Mediterranean subtropical cyclones to tropical-like cyclones in the context of solar wind-magnetosphere-ionosphere-atmosphere coupling. Using the superposed epoch analysis of time series of solar wind variables, it is observed that rapid intensification of tropical cyclones and transition of Mediterranean subtropical cyclones to tropical-like cyclones tend to occur following arrivals of high-speed solar wind streams from coronal holes or impacts of interplanetary coronal mass ejections. Aurorally generated atmospheric gravity waves can influence the development of weather. While these gravity waves reach the troposphere with attenuated amplitudes, they can contribute to the release of conditional symmetric instability leading to latent heat release and intensification of extratropical and tropical cyclones. We use the meteorological re-analysis to evaluate slantwise convective available potential energy to assess likelihood of conditional symmetric instability that can be released by over-reflecting aurorally generated gravity waves leading to slantwise convection and intensification of storms.