I created this weather mod add some more variety to our weather presets. Special thanks to Taz1004 for letting me use his lightning shader edits!

7/1/2025 - Updated to version 17


7/1/2025 - Updated to version 17

-NEW:  Modded cirrus shader to use a texture array. This increased the number of unique cirrus cloud types from 4 to 16. You will notice many new variations of cirrus while flying your missions now. All cirrus textures were created by me from hi resolution photos of real cirrus clouds.

-Tweaked several cloud presets, improving the look of Low level stratus, Altostratus and Altocumulus cloud presets

- Included 4 new presets for heavy broken cumulus clouds. These are the Scattered Showers presets with no rain.

3/28/2025 - Updated to version 16

-Updated files for compatibility with DCS version DCS 2.9.14.8394
-Updated cirrus shader for a much more natural random look. Cirrus clouds will no longer cover the entire sky over the map and will appear in random patches.
-Changed cirrus cloud fade interval to 30 minutes. The cirrus layer will fade in/out over a 30 minute period. Previously this was se t very high to 24 hours so the cirrus clouds
  were basically static.
-Added [Bandit648] tag to Scattered Thunderstorms 1 and Scattered Thunderstorms 2 cloud presets.


12/24/2024 - Updated to version 15

-Updated files for compatibility with DCS version 2.9.11.4686

12/17/2024 - Updated to version 14

-Added new cirrus cloud texture
-Added two new cloud presets for Scattered Thunderstorms *note: Lighting and thunder aren't currently working on these presets
-Updated METAR codes for preset thumbnails

12/04/2024 - Updated to version 13

-Updated for compatibility with DCS 2.9.10.3948

10/30/2024 - Updated to version 12

-Minor update of files for compatibility with DCS 2.9.9.2280

10/11/2024 - Updated to version 11

- Updated cloud preset thumbnails. The Mod thumbnails are now outlined in yellow for better visibility. Thanks to forum user ggrewe for help with this.
- Fixed issue with cloud presets being out of order

6/17/2024 - Update to version 9

- New cirrus cloud textures!

5/23/2024 - Update to version 8

- compatibility for latest DCS version 2.9.5.55300
- updated cirrus layer


2/24/2024 - Update to version 7

- NEW cirrus cloud textures
- Cirrus clouds now move and can be seen moving
- Cirrus clouds don't fade in and out any longer. They don't change for 24 hours
- Tuning and tweaks to several presets
- Updated config files for compatibility with DCS 2.9.3.51704

**The cirrus cloud behavior and appearance are drastically changed in this update. There are 4 cirrus cloud textures and they usually are blended with each other, creating a variety of different looking skies. After loading a mission, if you want to change the look of the cirrus clouds simply re-load the mission by pressing SHIFT-R. Sometimes changing the date and/or time in the mission editor changes up the cirrus also.

If you want to turn off cirrus clouds completely you can edit \Bazar\shaders\enlight\cirrus.fx in the MOD folder. Change line 36 in that file to:

static const float cirrusThickness = 0;

Make sure to disable/re-enable the mod in OVGME after making the change.

If you think the new cirrus sucks and you want to go back to default delete the following files from the MOD folder and disable/re-enable in OVGME:

\Bazar\shaders\enlight\cirrus.fx
\Bazar\Effects\EffectTextures.zip

Enjoy!

1/27/2024 - Updated to version 6

- Fixed small issues in several presets
- Reworked "Scattered Showers 5" preset. Looks much better now
- Minor adjustments to "Low Level Stratus 5" and "Nimbostratus with heavy rain". Clouds have a slightly softer look now.

1/24/2024 - Updated to version 5

- High level cirro clouds are back with cirrostratus and cirrocumulus presets!
- 10 new cloud presets added
- Many tweaks and adjustments to existing presets


1/11/2024 - Updated to version 4

- 2 new stratus cloud presets added
- 3 new altostratus cloud presets added
- 3 new altocumulus clouds presets added
- Re-enabled default cirrus layer and lowered opacity.


1/9/2024 - Weather mod v3 update changes:

- 5 new presets added
- 2 new cloud types, cirrus and altostratus
- Improved stratus cloud presets
- Added preview thumbnails for all weather mod presets
- Disabled default cirrus layer
- Adjusted base altitude settings for all mod presets


1/6/2024 - Weather mod v2 update changes:

-Reverted "Broken 2" preset back to default setting
-Added 13 new presets!

New presets include new overcast/rainy, scattered cumulus and low level stratus clouds.

Make sure to adjust your cloud base height as needed with the new presets. The Scattered cumulus look best at low to mid level (2000 - 15000ft). Their base height dramatically changes the look. Stratus (fog) clouds should be se t with base height very low (0 - 3000ft).

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This Weather mod includes the following features:

38 new weather presets for scattered showers, overcast/rain, stratus clouds, cumulus clouds altostratus and altocumulus clouds.
Cloud base altitude and thickness limits increased for all presets
Fog visibility and thickness limits increased so you can create hazy atmosphere affects
Six new density settings tweaked for scattered and isolated thunderstorms
Rain and Thunderstorms precipitation now available for all cloud density settings

Installation:

Recommended: Use OvGME or other mod manager and install to DCS root directory.
Make a backup if installing manually!

To create thunderstorms:

1.) Sel ect NOTHING fr om the Clouds Preset menu
2.) Configure the base altitude as desired
3.) Adjust the thickness to something between 15000-30000ft
4.) You can choose any density setting but I added six new ones. Density 11 - 16 are tweaked for thunderstorms
5.) Choose Thunderstorm or Rain from the Precptns option
6.) I recommend adding a lot of wind and turbulence as well
7.) Experiment with settings to get the look you want and enjoy!