Gales&Storms
Gales&Storms adds weather features to Minecraft, centered on tornadoes that vary in behavior, along with hail and walkable clouds.
What it does
Tornadoes can be made purely cosmetic through game rules, or set to destroy blocks and pick up entities. Each tornado takes on properties from its biome and terrain: a fire tornado crosses lava and sets flammable objects alight, a chill tornado forms in cold biomes and leaves snow and ice behind, and a soul tornado appears near soul sand and can absorb souls. Hail can occur as part of the weather cycle.
The mod is for players who want more variety in storms and are willing to accept the added hazard. Items such as ender pearls, rockets with elytra, maces with density and riptide tridents are listed as ways to escape or ride a tornado. Installation needs Fabric, and the environment is client and server, so the server and every player need the mod. Files are published for Fabric only, for 26.1 – 26.2, under the MIT License, which is not open source.
Key features
Tornado variants
Tornadoes form with different properties depending on the biome and terrain they cross, such as fire, chill and soul tornadoes.
Adjustable hazard level
Game rules let tornadoes be cosmetic only, or let them destroy blocks and pick up anything they touch.
Hail and walkable clouds
Hail and clouds that players can walk on add more weather effects to the world.
Prevention and protection
A Tornado Prevention Bell reacts to nearby strong winds and warns players, and a Wind Sponge item can pull air out of an incoming tornado.
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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.
Use cases
Survival servers with optional danger
Server owners can keep tornadoes harmless with a game rule, or turn on destruction for a more chaotic game.
Who it’s for: Players and server owners who want weather with more variety than vanilla provides. Those who prefer a less hazardous experience can switch off block damage.
How it compares
Weather mod giamatamat is published for 26.2 with Fabric files, under All rights reserved, and is not open source. Weather and Tornadoes Remastered covers 1.21.4 – 1.21.11 on Fabric and is also under All rights reserved. Simply Weather targets 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 on Fabric, with the same client and server environment and the same license status.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gales&Storms | Fabric | 26.1 – 26.2 | Client and server | 2026-07-04 |
| Weather mod giamatamat | Fabric | 26.2 | Client and server | 2026-07-01 |
| Weather and Tornadoes Remastered | Fabric | 1.21.4 – 1.21.11 | Client and server | 2026-07-26 |
| Simply Weather | Fabric | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-09-10 |
Questions
Does Gales&Storms need Fabric API?
Does the server need Gales&Storms installed?
Can tornadoes be made harmless?
Which game versions does Gales&Storms support?
In the catalog
Gales&Storms is one of 8,515 World generation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,027 World generation mods for Fabric. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.
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What the author says
The Gales&Storms Mod is a project that adds a variety of weather related features to minecraft. It started as a petition to add destructive tornadoes to the game, but I attempted to implement them in a Vanilla friendly way, which lead to a pletora of other features being developed that makes this mod comparable to a…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/galesandstorms
- Owner
- diegoalonsosolano
- Published
- 2026-06-12
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-07-04
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15