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Improved Weather

by MCSilver64 · for Minecraft

This datapack improves weather and adds new weather conditions, like a sandstorm and other things!

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13d agoLast updated
CC-BY-4.0License
Data pack · Fabric +3Loaders

About Improved Weather

From Modrinth

This datapack improves weather and adds new weather conditions, like a sandstorm and other things!

RESOURCEPACK IS OPTIONAL! === (For better rain and snow)


Main Information ===

  • Creator and Developer: [​MC Silver]
  • Minecraft Versions: 1.19.4+
  • WIKI Version: 26.3v1
  • For datapack developers: My datapack ignores all mobs that use data! (1.21.5+) \

For custom mobs, use data; for non-custom mobs, use tags/scores!

  • WARNING! (for PaperMC and PurpurMC Hosters): \

This datapack will only work correctly if you only change the below settings. \ Head over to your server, and go to "config/paper-world-defaults.yml" or "purpur.yml" file. \ Find this "allow-non-player-entities-on-scoreboards" and set that to true

Commands === All commands available to the player start with /function .


Menu


  • /function .menu:mcs_weather

Summon


  • /function .summon:mcs_weather/"entity_name"

Uninstall


  • /function .uninstall:mcs_weather

Features === Snow Biomes


  • Snow layer gets higher during the snow.
  • Snow increases faster during the thunder.
  • Snow melts during clear weather if the light level is higher than 11.
  • Snow melts 9 times faster in dry biomes.
  • Snow melts 5 times slower in snowy biomes and remains at layer 1.
  • Farmland converts into a dirt during the snow, if it contacts with snow.
  • Lava cools down during snow.
  • Player/Mob take freezing damage during the snowstorm. You won't take damage in areas which light is higher than 11 or if you wear leather chestplate.

Desert Biomes


  • Sandstorm. (Rain)
  • Strong Sandstorm + Sand Tornado. (Thunder)

[Breezes, Rabbits, Camels, Parcheds and Camel Husks and entities in leather helmet are immune to sandstorm effects]

Jungle, Beach, Lush and Dripstone Caves, River, Ocean, Swamp Biomes


  • Mist (Clear, at morning)
  • Waves (Clear, ocean only)
  • Flood (Rain)
  • Massive Flood (Thunder)

Savanna & Badlands Biomes


  • Fire, Common Lightnings (On shovel and hoe mineable blocks) (Rain, Daytime only)
  • Massive Fire, Common Lightnings (On shovel and hoe mineable blocks) (Thunder, Daytime only)

Fireflies


  • Fireflies spawn near rivers and in swamps during clear weather at night.

Campfires


  • Campfire is extinguished when it rains.
  • Soul Campfire is extinguished twice much rarer than regular campfire when it rains.

Better Rain and Snow [RP]


  • Rain: reduced rain particles, more transparent and whitish color [[Image]](https://cdn-raw.modrinth.com/data/2GqOYTAx/images/a8428ff53993d9a46e1970efbdb0507e233aa440.png)
  • Snow: more transparent

Links ===

Highlights

From source data

Game versions

Supports 22 Minecraft versions, the newest being 26.3.

Loaders

Runs on Data pack, Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt.

Footprint

Rated a light load on a server.

What kind of mod it is

From the catalog
Listed on Modrinth as “Mods”

Gameplay & overhauls

New mechanics, content and overhauls that change how the game plays.

Runs on your server

From source side support

Modrinth lists Improved Weather as required on the server. Check its Modrinth page to see whether players need it too.

Compatibility

Game
Minecraft
Loaders
Data packFabricForgeNeoForgeQuilt
Runs on
Serverrequired on the server
Game versions
26.3 and 21 earlier

Verified at the source

  • ✓ModrinthOfficial listing, checked 2026-10-01Open ↗
  • ✓AuthorMCSilver64, as published on Modrinth
  • ✓LicenseCC-BY-4.0Free

Improved Weather, answered

Generated from the mod’s own source data.

Do my players need to install Improved Weather?

Modrinth lists Improved Weather as required on the server. Check its Modrinth page to see whether players need it too.

Which loaders does it support?

Data pack, Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt.

Is it free?

Yes. Improved Weather is free to download from Modrinth. Its license is CC-BY-4.0.

How do I add it to my Nxeon server?

Use “Add to a server” on this page, or open NxLabs from your dashboard. We install it, restart your server and switch it on.

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