With the introduction of The Sims 4 Seasons, players' prayers were finally answered. Four seasons, new customizable holidays, and a variety of weather options became a principal part of The Sims 4. Experience hot summer days, snow, and blizzards in the winter, and try to stay out of the rain and thunderstorms during all seasons. Players can get an idea of what the weather will be like by viewing forecasts on the calendar; however, the weather can be unpredictable and ruin plans and storylines.
Thankfully, there are a myriad of options players can utilize to play Zeus, the Greek god of thunder, and wield the power of nature's elements. Need to clear the skies for a Sim wedding or create a thunderstorm for a storyline? There are ways to manipulate the weather in The Sims 4 organically or with cheats and mods.
How To Change The Weather In Settings
Just like how players can enable and disable dust from the Dust The Bust kit, players can easily control the weather and its effects in the game settings. To do so, begin by clicking the three horizontal dots in the top right-hand corner. Click "Game Options" and "Environment" to find the options to change the lunar cycle and seasons.
Here, players can customize rain and snow options. Click these options to reveal a drop menu where thunderstorms, rain, snow, and blizzards can be removed from the save file. If players still enjoy the weather and temperature, but not the way it makes their Sims feel, they can remove the positive and negative effects with the press of a button. Sims will no longer freeze or overheat with this option disabled. Finally, the length of each season can be changed from seven, 14, and 28 in-game days. Longer season lengths allow Sims to get the full experience of each season and weather type. Changing the season's length, however, will affect the placement of holidays and other events.
How To Diminish Weather Effects With Traits
Six new traits were added to the rewards store with Seasons. Players who complete whims and aspiration tasks can earn satisfaction points and redeem them for traits and potions to aid players on their game journeys. By purchasing these traits, Sims can become immune or have increased resistance to weather effects.
If players don't have enough satisfaction points to purchase these traits, they can be cheated by enabling cheats and entering the code sims.give_satisfaction_points X with X being the number of desired points.
Here are the traits that came with the Seasons expansion pack and the effects they have on Sims who equip them:
- Heat Acclimation: For 500 points, this trait can give Sims increased resistance to heat.
- Cold Acclimation: For 500 points, this trait can give Sims increased resistance to cold.
- Waterproof: For 500 points, this trait can give Sims the inability to get wet from the rain.
- Storm Chaser: For 1,000 points, this trait discredits any negative moodlets during storms and terrifying weather conditions.
- Heatproof: For 2,000 points, this trait can grant Sims immunity to dying from overheating.
- Iceproof: For 2,000 points, this trait can grant Sims immunity to dying from freezing.
Those who wish to bypass the rewards store may do so by entering cheats to equip traits. To open the cheat code bar on PC, press Ctrl + Shift + C. On the console, hold down all triggers. Make sure to enable cheats by typing testingcheats on. Only then can players begin typing the cheat codes for each of the six traits:
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Trait |
Cheat Code |
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Heat Acclimation |
traits.equip_trait heatacclimation |
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Cold Acclimation |
traits.equip_trait coldacclimation |
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Waterproof |
traits.equip_trait waterproof |
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Heatproof |
traits.equip_trait burningman |
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Iceproof |
traits.equip_trait iceman |
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Storm Chaser |
traits.equip_trait stormchaser |
How To Control The Weather With Devices
Surprisingly enough, there is a way to change the weather and season with an in-game device. It's an object that even Sims experts may not even know about. Dr. June's Weather Control Device can be purchased from build/buy mode for 1,500 simoleons, which is a pretty small price for an object that holds that much power. With this object placed on an active lot, Sims can change the weather from a variety of options, including cold, heatwave, blizzard, clear skies, hot, rain, snow, and thunderstorm. After pulling several arms and levers, the device will fire and cue an evil laugh from the Sim in control.
This device doesn't come without its own set of risks, though. If the interaction fails, the machine will backfire on the Sim and electrocute them. Those who aren't careful may add electrocution to their list of ways to kill a Sim. The risk of backfire can be diminished if the device is properly upgraded. Here are the seven upgrades available for Dr. June's Weather Control Device:
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Upgrade |
Effect |
Skill Requirement |
|---|---|---|
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Climatic Hydrator |
Increases success rate of altering rainy and snowy weather |
Handiness Level 2 |
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Humidity Chiller |
Increases success rate of altering cold and snowy weather |
Handiness Level 2 |
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Moisture Vaporator |
Increases success rate of sky-clearing weather interactions |
Handiness Level 2 |
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Gyroscope Durability |
The device will break less often |
Handiness Level 2 |
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Capacity Efficiency |
Allows players to choose weather effects and increases success rates |
Handiness Level 3 |
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Self-Repairing Nanites |
The device will never break |
Handiness Level 5 |
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Temporal Modifier Unit |
Allows players to change the season |
Handiness Level 8 |
How To Change The Season With Cheats
Tired of freezing temperatures and snow? Time for some fun in the sun? With cheats, the season can be easily bypassed, lengthened, or shortened. If only it were that easy in real life. After turning cheats on, type one of the following cheats into the cheat window:
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Outcome |
Cheat |
|---|---|
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Change Season to Summer |
seasons.set_season <0> |
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Change Season to Fall |
seasons.set_season <1> |
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Change Season to Winter |
seasons.set_season <2> |
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Change Season to Spring |
seasons.set_season <3> |
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Skip to the Next Season |
seasons.advance_season |
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Set Season's Length to 7 Days |
seasons.set_season_length <0> |
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Set Season's Length to 14 Days |
seasons.set_season_length <1> |
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Set Season's Length to 28 Days |
seasons.set_season_length <3> |
How To Control The Weather With Cheats
The seasons aren't the only things that can be cheated. Anyone can play god by changing the weather directly with cheats. Like Zeus, players can manipulate lightning to their will by summoning a strike or targeting a Sim to be struck by lightning. Make it sunny or start a blizzard after typing these codes into the cheat window.
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Cheat Weather Effect |
Cheat Code |
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Sunny and Freezing Weather |
weather.start_weather_event weather_sunny_freezing |
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Sunny and Cold Weather |
weather.start_weather_event weather_sunny_cold |
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Sunny and Cool Weather |
weather.start_weather_event weather_sunny_cool |
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Sunny and Warm Weather |
weather.start_weather_event weather_sunny_warm |
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Sunny and Hot Weather |
weather.start_weather_event weather_sunny_burning |
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Partly Cloudy and Freezing Weather |
weather.start_weather_event weather_partlycloudy_freezing |
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Partly Cloudy and Cold Weather |
weather.start_weather_event weather_partlycloudy_cold |
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Partly Cloudy and Cool Weather |
weather.start_weather_event weather_partlycloudy_cool |
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Partly Cloudy and Warm Weather |
weather.start_weather_event weather_partlycloudy_warm |
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Partly Cloudy and Hot Weather |
weather.start_weather_event weather_partlycloudy_hot |
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Cloudy and Freezing Weather |
weather.start_weather_event weather_cloudy_freezing |
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Cloudy and Cold Weather |
weather.start_weather_event weather_cloudy_cold |
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Cloudy and Cool Weather |
weather.start_weather_event weather_cloudy_cool |
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Cloudy and Warm Weather |
weather.start_weather_event weather_cloudy_warm |
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Cloudy and Warm Weather + Lightning |
weather.start_weather_event weather_cloudy_drylightning |
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Cloudy and Hot Weather |
weather.start_weather_event weather_cloudy_hot |
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Windy and Freezing Weather |
weather.start_weather_event weather_windy_freezing |
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Windy and Cold Weather |
weather.start_weather_event weather_windy_cold |
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Windy and Cool Weather |
weather.start_weather_event weather_windy_cool |
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Windy and Hot Weather |
weather.start_weather_event weather_windy_hot |
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Windy and Burning Weather |
weather.start_weather_event weather_windy_burning |
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Light Rain and Cool Weather |
weather.start_weather_event weather_rain_light_cool |
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Light Rain and Warm Weather |
weather.start_weather_event weather_rain_light_warm |
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Light Rain and Hot Weather |
weather.start_weather_event weather_rain_light_hot |
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Sun Shower and Cool Weather |
weather.start_weather_event weather_sunshower_cool |
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Sun Shower and Warm Weather |
weather.start_weather_event weather_sunshower_warm |
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Sun Shower and Hot Weather |
weather.start_weather_event weather_sunshower_hot |
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Heavy Rain and Cold Weather |
weather.start_weather_event weather_rain_heavy_cold |
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Heavy Rain and Cool Weather |
weather.start_weather_event weather_rain_heavy_cool |
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Heavy Rain and Warm Weather |
weather.start_weather_event weather_rain_heavy_warm |
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Heavy Rain and Hot Weather |
weather.start_weather_event weather_rain_heavy_hot |
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Light Snow and Cool Weather |
weather.start_weather_event weather_snow_light_cool |
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Light Snow and Cold Weather |
weather.start_weather_event weather_snow_light_cold |
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Light Snow and Freezing Weather |
weather.start_weather_event weather_snow_light_freezing |
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Sun Snow and Cold Weather |
weather.start_weather_event weather_sunsnow |
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Sunsnow and Cool Weather |
weather.start_weather_event weather_snow_test |
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Blizzard |
weather.start_weather_event weather_snow_heavy_freezing |
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Thunderstorm |
weather.start_weather_event weather_rain_storm_cold |
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Heatwave |
weather.start_weather_event weather_heatwave |
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Thundersnow |
weather.start_weather_event weather_snow_thundersnow |
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Targeted Sim Lightning Strike |
weather.lightning_strike_object (simID) (type sims.get_sim_id_by_name firstnamelastname to get a Sim's ID) |
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Summon Lightning Strike |
weather.summon_lightning_strike |
How To Control The Weather With Mods
Several mods make controlling the weather easy. The Climatio Mod by r3m is catered to players of spellcaster Sims with the Realm of Magic expansion pack. With this custom spell from the School of Practical Magic, players of Neophyte rank can control the current weather, season, and future forecasts. It offers the same options to control the weather with Dr. June's Weather Control Device, however, the success rate depends on the spellcaster's rank rather than the handiness skill.
MC Command Center, created by Deaderpool, is one of the most popular mods in The Sims 4, and one of its features is the ability to control the weather. After downloading the mod, select the Sim's mailbox, click Seasons Cheats, and select between changing the season, the weather, or summoning a lightning strike. No more remembering long cheat codes or typing them in.
The UI Cheats Extension mod is known to make playing The Sims 4 easy, and it does just that for those who wish to control the weather. Right-click the season icon to the left of the time and date stamp at the bottom of the screen to set the current season. To set the current weather, right-click the weather icon to the right of the time and date stamp and select between the available options.
The Sims 4 is available on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and PC.