World & environment
Weather
Handle rain, thunder, snow, lightning and biome restrictions. This guide summarizes the stable core rules and identifies where edition or version checks are required.
Weather- System
- Weather
- Category
- World & environment
- Coverage
- Core rules and edition notes
Core rules
- Precipitation form depends on biome temperature.
- Thunder permits lightning and affects some mob rules.
- Weather can be controlled by commands and game rules.
Edition and version notes
The core concept exists in the current game, but exact timings, update order, available recipes, commands and edge cases can differ between Java and Bedrock or change between releases. Use the versioned data pages for identifiers and the Java-vs-Bedrock guides for known edition differences.