Rain Delay
by carteraray
Rain Delay sets how long the weather stays clear after rain or thunder ends, and how long each rain or thunder spell lasts on a Fabric server.
What it does
Rain Delay lets a server owner set minimum and maximum tick values for four weather timings: the pause before the next rain, the pause before the next thunder, and how long rain and thunder each last. Vanilla rain logic stays in place, so the mod only changes the numbers the game draws from when it decides the weather. The defaults stretch the gap before rain to between 0.5 and 7.5 days and the gap before thunder to between 4 and 11 days, while leaving rain and thunder durations as they are in vanilla.
The mod is server-side only, so the server runs it alone and players join without installing anything. It is published for Fabric only, with the 1.1.2 build as the latest file for 26.3, and it requires Fabric API when run there. Files cover the game versions 1.21.5 – 26.3, and the code is licensed under the MIT License, so the mod is open source.
Key features
Rain delay range
Sets the minimum and maximum ticks that pass after rain naturally ends before another rain can start.
Thunder delay range
Sets the minimum and maximum ticks that pass after thunder naturally ends before another thunder can start.
Rain and thunder durations
Sets minimum and maximum tick ranges for how long rain and thunder last once they begin.
Configurable defaults
Ships with defaults that lengthen the gaps between weather events while leaving durations unchanged.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.21.x7 of 7 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Longer clear spells
A server that wants fewer rainy days can raise the rain delay range so clear weather lasts for days at a time.
Custom weather pacing
Owners of survival or roleplay servers can tune the four ranges to suit how often their players want storms.
Who it’s for: Server owners running Fabric who want to change how often rain and thunder return. Players who only join a server need nothing installed.
How it compares
RainControl is server-side only and open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only, with files for 1.19 – 1.19.3, so it targets much older versions than Rain Delay. Rain&Thunder Countdown is a client and server mod under the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial No Derivatives 4.0 license, which is not open source, and it is published for 26.1.2. VisualSky is client-side only, under All rights reserved, and covers 1.21.1 – 1.21.11.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain Delay | Fabric | 1.21.5 – 26.3 | Server-side only | 2026-09-20 |
| RainControl | Fabric | 1.19 – 1.19.3 | Server-side only | 2023-02-24 |
| Rain&Thunder Countdown | Fabric | 26.1.2 | Client and server | 2026-05-10 |
| VisualSky | Fabric | 1.21.1 – 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-07-04 |
Questions
Does Rain Delay need Fabric API?
Does every player need Rain Delay installed?
Which game versions does Rain Delay support?
In the catalog
Rain Delay is one of 8,016 Management mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,930 Management mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
Do you feel like it rains nearly every day, even after sleeping it away? Do you want to keep the vanilla functionality for rain and thunderstorms?
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/rain-delay
- Owner
- carteraray
- Published
- 2025-05-22
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-20
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15