Weather near disastrous for pottery (11)
I believe the answer is:
earthenware
'for pottery' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'weather near disastrous' is the wordplay.
'disastrous' indicates anagramming the letters.
'weather'+'near'='weathernear'
'weathernear' with letters rearranged gives 'EARTHENWARE'.
(Other definitions for earthenware that I've seen before include "Vessels made of baked clay" , "Coarse pottery" , "Crockery" , "Pottery made of fired clay" , "articles fired" .)