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Controls rain, snow, storms, wetness and related particles.
FPS
Medium
Visual
High
VRAM
Low
CPU
Medium
Latency
None
What it does
Controls rain, snow, storms, wetness and related particles. Weather can add particles, reflections, wet materials and simulation together.
Games may also call it: Weather Effects, Rain Quality, Snow Quality, Storm Quality
Decision guide
Lower it when
Lower it after the biggest settings are tuned and you still need a little more headroom.
Keep it high when
Keep it high when the visual difference is obvious and the target frame time already has enough headroom.
Handheld advice
Treat this as a secondary handheld tweak after resolution, upscaling, shadows and heavy lighting are under control.
Restart
Usually not required
Some games still apply changes only after reloading a scene or restarting.
Do not overread the meter
Weather can add particles, reflections, wet materials and simulation together. This score is an editorial cross-game estimate, not a measured result for every engine.