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    BetterWeather

    Mod

    Adds dramatic skies, storms, and changing weather to your world.

    D62/ 100
    • OverviewD
    • SecurityPassed
    • PrivacyNone found
    • AINone found
    • CompatibilityUp to 1.20.6
    • ModpacksIn 27
    • ReleasesLatest 26 Aug

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    betterweather-1.1.5.jar

    Released 26 Aug 2026 · 6.7 MB

    Passed: our checks found nothing harmful in this file.

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    OverviewSecurityPrivacyAICompatibilityModpacksReleases

    Why grade D

    How grades work

    Strengths

    • Security checks passed
    • Regular releases for Minecraft 1.20.1, a version many recently updated mods still support

    Points lost

    • No source code link−7 points
    • Many modpacks removed it−6 points
    • First release only 5 months ago−5 points
    • No public issue tracker−3 points
    • Under 5 million downloads−1 point
    All 11 criteria

    • Maintenance

      Full points21 / 21
      Last releaseHow long ago the newest file came out, or an existing file was marked as working on a new Minecraft version.8 weeks ago (28 Aug 2026) 12 / 12
      Supports popular versionsWhether the project has a file for a Minecraft version that 15% or more of the popular mods updated in the last 6 months also support. A version many modpacks use, like 1.20.1 or 1.21.1, also counts after a release in the last 12 months.1.20.6 on Forge. 77% of the 516 popular Forge mods updated in the last 6 months also have files for 1.20.1. Latest Minecraft: 26.3. 9 / 9
      Regular releasesIn how many of the last 24 months a new file came out. Full points at 8 months.Does not apply. The project is under 6 months old.

    • Stability

      6 points lost9 / 15
      Removed from modpacksHow many modpacks removed it in a later version of the pack. We can only see this in modpacks with two or more versions. A pack that swaps it for another edition of the same project, or that is rebuilt from scratch, does not count.4 of the 14 modpacks with two or more versions removed it in a later one (29%) See the 4 modpacks4 / 10
      Quick fixesHow often a release needed a quick fix: a new release within 3 days to fix a problem in it.Does not apply. The project is under 6 months old.
      Known conflictsHow many projects say they do not work with it, compared with how widely it is used. Packs, small projects, forks, ports, add-ons, alternatives and old versions do not count.None 5 / 5

    • Transparency

      10 points lost0 / 10
      Source codeWhether the project page links to its source code, so anyone can read what it does.No link on the project page 0 / 7
      Place to report problemsWhether the project page links to a place where players can report problems: an issue tracker.No link to report problems 0 / 3

    • Popularity

      1 point lost3 / 4
      DownloadsDownloads on Modrinth and CurseForge. Full points from 5 million.33,328 3 / 4

    • Track record

      5 points lost3 / 8
      AgeHow long the project has existed. It counts less when no new file came out recently.5 months, 7 releases 3 / 8

    • Security

      Passed
      File checksThis check adds no points. It can only take points away.Our checks found nothing harmful in the latest file for recent Minecraft versions. See Security
    Total62 / 100

    35.9 of the 58 points that apply = 62 out of 100. The points above are rounded to whole numbers.

    Images

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    About

    Better Weather overhauls Minecraft’s skies, weather, and environmental effects with denser rain and snow, ambient rain sounds, and fog that can roll in and blend with precipitation. It adds animated auroras that appear at night in cold biomes such as snowy taigas, ice spikes, and tundras, with colors shifting from greens to purples and pinks. Solar eclipses gradually darken the daytime sky, with a glowing corona and a diamond-ring effect around totality; the darkness can also allow hostile mobs to spawn during the day. The moon has a detailed texture with lunar features and earthshine, and dynamically displays all eight phases. In deserts, dense orange dust clouds, sweeping sand particles, and wind sounds create sandstorms that can reduce visibility to only a few blocks. The mod also provides administrator commands to start an eclipse or summon a sandstorm at the command user's location. It is designed for use in vanilla worlds, multiplayer, and modpacks, including those with major biome and world-generation mods.

    Written from Modrinth and CurseForge . How we write it

    In-game changes

    Changes the game's code in 3 areas: Rendering and graphicsChanges 3 game code files in this area: drawing mobs, items, particles and textures on screen., World renderingChanges 1 game code file in this area: drawing the terrain, sky, clouds and weather. and Server and world logicChanges 1 game code file in this area: the world, commands, scoreboards, saved data and game rules..

    Adds 5 sounds: Custom Rain, Custom Rain Above, Realistic Thunder, Sandstorm Loop and Wind Howl.

    Counted from the names and data files in the mod, so the list may not be complete.

    Keeps all of vanilla Minecraft's textures, models and sounds.

    Often used with it

    See all 30
    Sodium Dynamic LightsCSerene SeasonsAImmersive Weathering [FORGE]CBadOptimizationsAPacket FixerA

    Details

    Creator
    bios79
    License
    All rights reserved
    Downloads
    33K
    Created
    23 May 2026
    Official pages
    Modrinth , CurseForge
    Links
    Discord

    Security

    No harmful code found

    We checked its files and read their code, without running it.

    What it can do on your computer

    Uses folders outside the game
    It can read or write files outside your Minecraft folder, on the rest of your computer. Found: your user folder.
    Creates settings files
    The mod keeps its settings in the config folder of your game, where you can change or delete them.

    Why we show this: a mod runs on your computer like any program, so harmful code in it can take your accounts or files. Our checks look for known signs of harm. They cannot prove that a file is harmless. In the grade: malware means no grade, and a Warning in a latest file for a recent Minecraft version lowers it.

    How we checked · The latest file checked, last on 16 Oct 2026
    • FilesWe download the files from Modrinth or CurseForge and look at what is inside them and what their code can do, without running them. Fixed rules tell what is harmful.
      1 latest file, for a recent version. Recent versions: those released in the last 2 years, plus 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, among the most played in modpacks. See each file in Releases
    • Their codeWe turn the code of the files back into readable code and follow what it does, without running it. This shows what it downloads, what it sends and where your login goes.
      Read without running it
    • Author on ModrinthThe disclosure form on Modrinth, where the author declares that the project reads or edits things on your system outside the game. Since 13 Aug 2026, Modrinth's rules require it when this applies.
      Nothing declared about your system outside the game.
    • Looked for, not foundWe looked for these in the file and did not find them.
      The internet, other programs, updating itself, the webcam or microphone, an AI service.

    Privacy

    We found nothing it sends

    We read its code without running it: it contacts no web address while you play.

    Why we show this: a mod can send things about you over the internet, like your player name or your login. Contacting an address to check for updates or download files sends nothing about you. Not in the grade: sending data can be normal for what a mod does.

    How we checked · Its one file read
    • Files readWe read the code without running it. We list each web address the code contacts while you play, and what it sends. Code that is never used is left out.
      The code of its one file, for recent Minecraft versions. See each file in Releases
    • Author on ModrinthThe disclosure form on Modrinth, where the author declares crash reports, usage data and advertisements. Since 13 Aug 2026, Modrinth's rules require it when a project collects data on its users or shows advertisements.
      Nothing declared about crash reports, usage data or advertisements.

    AI

    No sign that AI was used to make it

    We looked for AI tools in its texts, files, images and sounds and found none.

    No sign of AI in the game

    We found no AI service, AI library or AI model file in its code.

    Why we show this: some players and servers avoid projects made with AI, and AI in the game can send what you write to an online service. Not in the grade: using AI does not tell whether a project works well or is kept up to date.

    How we checked · 6 places read
    • Author on ModrinthThe disclosure form on Modrinth. Since 13 Aug 2026, Modrinth's rules require it when a substantial part of the code is AI output, when an asset is mainly AI output, or when the project or its page relies on generative AI.
      No AI content or AI features declared.
    • Description and changelogsThe description, project page and newest changelogs: sentences saying an AI tool was used, and text pasted from an AI chat.
      Nothing found
      4 of 18 changelogs read
    • Its filesFiles that AI coding tools leave behind (like AGENTS.md), and the texts inside the files you download.
      Nothing found
    • Images in its filesHidden data in the images of the files you download, where AI image tools write their name and settings.
      Nothing found
      30 images read
    • Sounds in its filesThe tags of the sound files in the files you download, where some AI music tools write their name.
      Nothing found
      4 sounds read
    • Code of the modThe code and files of the mod, read without running it: addresses of AI services, AI libraries, AI model files and a place for your own AI key.
      No AI service, AI library or AI model file
      58 code files read

    Compatibility

    See all 7 files
    Forge
    1.201.2126.126.3

    Point at or tap a version to see its loaders.

    Runs onWhere to install it: in your game, on the server, or both. As the author says on Modrinth.Needed in your game and on the server, or you cannot join.
    RequiresProjects you must also install for it to work. From the author's lists for its files for recent Minecraft versions, or from its project page.Nothing
    OptionalProjects it can work with but does not need. The author lists them.Nothing
    IncludesProjects packed inside its files.Nothing
    Speed of updatesHow fast it gets a file for new Minecraft versions, on average, compared with similar projects. Not part of the grade.Its newest file is for 1.20.6. It has no file for the 2 newer Minecraft versions. It also supports 1.20.1, a version many recently updated mods still support.

    Modpacks using this project

    Find modpacks with it

    Modpacks that include BetterWeather in at least one of their versions, most downloaded first.

    ModpackDownloadsLast version with it
    Zombie REAP Plague Against Your World.107K downloadslast version with it 9 Sep 2026Mystic's Monstrosity - Greedy Edition30K downloadslast version with it 11 Jul 2026Crafted Madness: Modern Era5.9K downloadslast version with it 16 Sep 2026New Nerd Dead2.3K downloadslast version with it 19 Aug 2026Survivors: Annihilation II1.8K downloadslast version with it 11 Aug 2026The Dark Spiral803 downloadslast version with it 1 Jul 2026[FULL RELEASE] Apoptosis - Modern Zombie Apocalypse361 downloadslast version with it 27 Sep 2026HorrorCraft (Streamer Edition)312 downloadslast version with it 16 Sep 2026Pathology Official Modpack300 downloadslast version with it 4 Aug 2026TacoLand Revive227 downloadslast version with it 21 Oct 2026
    1 to 10 of 27123

    Often in the same modpacks

    Mods that modpacks often add together with BetterWeather. Share: how many of the modpacks with BetterWeather also have that mod.

    ProjectTypeShareGrade
    Sodium Dynamic LightsCModin 59% of the modpacks with BetterWeatherSerene SeasonsAModin 59% of the modpacks with BetterWeatherImmersive Weathering [FORGE]CModin 48% of the modpacks with BetterWeatherBadOptimizationsAModin 48% of the modpacks with BetterWeatherPacket FixerAModin 44% of the modpacks with BetterWeather[TaCZ] Timeless and Classics ZeroAModin 41% of the modpacks with BetterWeatherAllTheLeaks (Memory Leak Fix)AModin 37% of the modpacks with BetterWeatherTectonicBModin 37% of the modpacks with BetterWeatherSinytra ConnectorAModin 37% of the modpacks with BetterWeatherSodium ExtrasCModin 37% of the modpacks with BetterWeather
    1 to 10 of 30123

    Latest files

    The newest file for each Minecraft version and loader. The files for recent versions come first. Recent versions: those released in the last 2 years, plus 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, among the most played in modpacks.

    MinecraftLoaderVersionSecuritySendsRequires
    1.20.1 to 1.20.6·Forge1.1.51.1.5 · betterweather-1.1.5.jarSends: None foundRequires:NothingPassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file. Its code was read too.

    7 releases

    MinecraftLoaderVersionReleasedSecurityGet it onDownload
    1.20.1 to 1.20.61.20.1 to 1.20.6The latest file for its Minecraft version and loader·Forge1.1.51.1.5 · betterweather-1.1.5.jar (main file)·26 Aug 2026PassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file. Its code was read too.Open this file on ModrinthOpen this file on CurseForgeDownload · Stable · 6.7 MB
    1.20.1 to 1.20.61.20.1 to 1.20.6·Forge1.1.41.1.4 · betterweather-1.1.4.jar (main file)·5 Aug 2026PassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file. Its code was read too.Open this file on ModrinthOpen this file on CurseForgeDownload · Stable · 6.3 MB
    1.20.1·Forge1.1.31.1.3 · betterweather-1.1.3.jar·10 Jul 2026PassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file.Not on ModrinthOpen this file on CurseForgeDownload · Stable · 6.3 MB
    1.20.1 to 1.20.61.20.1 to 1.20.6·Forge1.1.21.1.2 · betterweather-1.1.2.jar (main file)·30 Jun 2026PassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file.Open this file on ModrinthOpen this file on CurseForgeDownload · Stable · 6.3 MB
    1.20.1 to 1.20.61.20.1 to 1.20.6·Forge1.1.11.1.1 · betterweather-1.1.1.jar (main file)·1 Jun 2026PassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file.Open this file on ModrinthOpen this file on CurseForgeDownload · Stable · 6.3 MB
    1.20.1·Forge1.1.01.1.0 · betterweather-1.0.0.jar·27 May 2026PassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file.Not on ModrinthOpen this file on CurseForgeDownload · Stable · 6.3 MB
    1.20.1·Forge1.0.01.0.0 · betterweather-1.0.0.jar·23 May 2026PassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file.Not on ModrinthOpen this file on CurseForgeDownload · Stable · 6.3 MB