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Cinematic Weather
Adds immersive visual wind, realistic falling leaves, storm, and dynamic camera shake effects. Free Minecraft Java mod for 1.21.1, 1.20.1.
I don't know my version or loader
Open the Minecraft launcher and look at the profile you play on — it names both, like fabric-loader-1.21.4. The version also shows in the bottom-right corner of the game's main menu.
No loader in the profile name? Then it's plain Minecraft, and these mods won't run — you need Fabric or NeoForge installed first.
Cinematic Weather (Fabric 1.20.1 & 1.21.1)
Cinematic Weather is a client-side mod that brings your Minecraft weather and wind to life with beautiful effects, sounds, and physical reactions.
⚠️ Highly recommended to play with Sodium! Without it, severe storms may cause lag due to particle density.
Key Features:
- 🌀 Realistic Wind & Leaves: Leaves drift, spin, and sway naturally along with wind currents. Includes 4 different pixel-art leaf shapes.
- 🍂 No Stuck Particles: Floating leaves disappear instantly when colliding with the ground or trees instead of spinning awkwardly in place.
- 🌳 Dynamic Biome Colors: Leaves match the surrounding trees: dark pine needles in taiga, vibrant green in jungle, muddy green in swamps, dry golden-orange in savanna.
- ⚡ Storms & Hurricanes: Heavy storms push dropped items and the player, shake the screen gently, spawn sandstorms in deserts, and throw flying debris/blocks in the air.
- 🔊 Spatial Leaf Rustling: Walk near tree leaves during wind to hear spatial rustling sounds. Standing under a roof muffles weather sounds and blocks wind forces/particles.
- ⚙️ Smart Optimization: The mod does not spawn particles behind your back (out of sight), saving your FPS and memory.
- 🔧 Easy In-Game Menu: Customize leaf density (from 0 to 10 for massive falls), leaf size, and wind volume via ModMenu.
💬 Chat Commands
You can also use the /cw command in chat to control the wind and test presets:
/cw status- View current wind strength, direction, shelter factor, and active storm status./cw wind <strength> <yaw>- Override and set custom wind strength (0.0 to 3.0) and direction angle (0 to 360 degrees)./cw wind clear- Revert wind to normal simulation./cw storm start <intensity> <duration_seconds>- Start a custom cinematic storm./cw storm stop- Stop the active storm./cw preset <low/medium/high/ultra>- Instantly apply performance presets./cw leafdensity <multiplier>- Adjust leaf density multiplier directly./cw testmode <true/false>- Enable test mode for rapid storm cycle testing.
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- Ships as cinematicweather-fabric-1.21.1-1.0.0.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 2.2 MB
- Download link checked 23 Aug 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.