A Dark and Stormy Night
A Dark and Stormy Night links the weather cycle to the day and night cycle, and adds a ritual knife that can control storms through sacrifices.
What it does
Weather cycles are synced with the day and night cycle, so skies clear during the day and a constant thunderstorm can settle over the night. The mod adds a weather control mechanic built around a new item, and a sacrifice of a specific mob with a specific item can either dissipate an active storm or summon one.
The knife has additional functionality and is used in rituals, where specific mobs are sacrificed with specific items held in the offhand. Some blocks used in a ritual can prevent thunderstorms indefinitely. The mod also includes a Snoopy plushie. It is published for Forge 1.20.1 only and runs on client and server, so the server and every player need it. The license is All rights reserved, so the mod is not open source.
Key features
Weather and day cycle sync
The weather cycle follows the day and night cycle, so clear daytime skies and nighttime storms come from the same timing.
Ritual knife
A new knife performs sacrifices of specific mobs with specific items, and it has further functions beyond the ritual.
Storm control rituals
Sacrifices can dissipate an existing storm or summon one, and certain ritual blocks can keep thunderstorms from forming.
Plushie decoration
A Snoopy plushie is included as a decorative item.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Control The Weather, Climate Control and What's The Weather? each handle weather from other angles and also run on Forge 1.20.1 with client and server installs. Control The Weather is All rights reserved and not open source. Dark knife is the closest alternative in theme, with the same Forge, 1.20.1 and client and server setup, under All rights reserved.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Dark and Stormy Night | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-12-14 |
| Control The Weather | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-12-26 |
| Climate Control | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2024-03-22 |
| What's The Weather? | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2024-07-26 |
| Dark knife | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-02-13 |
Questions
Does A Dark and Stormy Night need a dependency?
Does the server need the mod?
Which Minecraft version does the mod support?
In the catalog
A Dark and Stormy Night is one of 7,216 Magic mods on ModsFinder, and one of 3,927 Magic mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/a-dark-and-stormy-night
- Owner
- hop3fulpuffin
- Published
- 2025-12-14
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-12-14
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15