Weather

Weather is an important part of Harvest Moon games. It affects your crops and animals if they are outdoors; for example, crops might wilt or get blown away and animals might get sick. In recent games such as Harvest Moon: Sunshine Islands, weather is more important with weather points systems.

Weather conditions throughout the series are as follows:
 * Sunny
 * Clear
 * Cloudy
 * Drizzle
 * Rainy
 * Snowy
 * Blizzard
 * Hurricane
 * Stormy

Effects of Weather

 * Sunny - More residents are out and about, crops grow faster, and animals can be let outside without fear of them becoming sick.
 * Clear - Residents mostly stay outside in this weather and animals may be let outside.
 * Cloudy - Fewer residents go outside, animals can be led outside and crops grow slower in this type of weather.
 * Drizzle - Residents will stay inside during this type of weather, animals can get sick in this kind of weather if they are let out.
 * Rainy - Residents will stay inside during rainy days and animals will get sick if they stay outside for too long. The player does not have to water their crops in this weather.
 * Snowy - Few residents are out and about on snowy days, crops grow slower and animals can be let out but only for a short period if you do not want them to get sick.
 * Blizzard (Only happens in Winter) - The player cannot go outside. In Harvest Moon: DS, if some buildings are made out of fodder or lumber, they may cave in and kill any animals inside.
 * Hurricane (Only happens in Summer and Fall) - The player cannot go outside. In Harvest Moon DS, a fodder building will cave in however lumber buildings may survive the storm.
 * If the player turns on the TV during Hurricane or Typhoon, it will not work and a bunch of dots and a random word will be displayed in text bubble.
 * Stormy - Lightning usually occurs in this weather. It does not happen in Winter.

In most Harvest Moon games, characters will not be walking around in the village, and certain events cannot be triggered if the weather is bad.

Appearances

 * Weather (HM64)
 * Weather (SoSFoMT)