Reading that it is "dark outside and inferring that it is night is an inference of
A. agency
B. instrumentation
C. location
D. time

D

Explanation: it tends to get dark at night hence it is inferring that it is after dark

d

Explanation:

If it's dark outside and they're saying it's night then it's the time.

the answer is a.

explanation:

the clause "looking toward the south" modifies "a funnel cloud." it's not really the cloud that's "looking," but grammatically, that clause is modifying the cloud.