Cassius's reply to Casca's observation about the storm--that it represents the heaven's response to the events about to take place--is significant. Cassius tells Casca that he is "dull," that that "those sparks of life / That should be in a Roman [he does] want." In other words, Cassius says Casca is being foolish in responding to the storm in this way. In the previous scene Cassius tells Brutus, "The fault, dear Brutus, is not in the stars but in ourselves that we are underlings" (140-141) again, as he does with Casca, dismissing "the heavens" as an indicator of or influence on or having responsibility for the events on earth. Cassius is a man of action, and Casca more cautious, here expressing his fear that the conspirators are not doing the right thing.
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