Rain&Thunder Countdown
by raskajanie
Rain&Thunder Countdown puts a timer on the HUD that shows how long until the next rain or thunderstorm begins, and how long an active one still has to run.
What it does
The mod reads the weather timers that Minecraft keeps internally and shows them as a lightweight overlay, so the displayed times match what the game has scheduled rather than a simulated estimate. During clear weather a rain countdown appears; during regular rain a timer counts down to when it stops; and the thunder timer appears only once a thunderstorm is already active, because the game has not decided on thunder before then.
Each timer can be switched on or off separately, and its color and placement can be customized. The settings screen is reached through Mod Menu and uses Cloth Config for its options, and the interface ships with full English and Russian localization that follows the in-game language automatically. The mod is published for Fabric only, with a single build for 26.1.2, and it requires Cloth Config API and Mod Menu. Fabric API is optional. A server running it needs every connecting player to have it too. Rain&Thunder Countdown is released under the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial No Derivatives 4.0 license and is not open source.
Key features
Rain countdown
During clear weather the HUD shows how long remains before the next rain begins.
Rain and thunder end timers
While it rains, a timer shows when the rain stops; while a thunderstorm runs, a separate timer shows when it ends.
Independent toggles
Rain and thunder timers can be turned on or off on their own, with a custom color for each.
Localization
The interface is available in English and Russian and follows the in-game language setting.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 2
Optional 1
How it compares
Rain Delay is a server-side only Fabric mod under the MIT License, open source, for 1.21.5 – 26.3, so players join without installing anything. Dimension Level Weather is open source under the MIT License for 26.1 – 26.2 and needs the server while clients may skip it. Fake Weather runs on Fabric and Forge for 1.16.5 – 26.2, is client-side only, is under the MIT License and is not open source. Rain&Thunder Countdown differs by showing the game's real scheduled weather timers and by being limited to Fabric 26.1.2 with a client and server environment.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain&Thunder Countdown | Fabric | 26.1.2 | Client and server | 2026-05-10 |
| Rain Delay | Fabric | 1.21.5 – 26.3 | Server-side only | 2026-09-20 |
| Dimension Level Weather | Fabric | 26.1 – 26.2 | Server required, client optional | 2026-08-02 |
| Fake Weather | Fabric and Forge | 1.16.5 – 26.2 | Client-side only | 2026-07-15 |
Questions
Does Rain&Thunder Countdown need Cloth Config API?
Why does the thunder timer only appear during a storm?
Does the mod work on a server without installing it on the client?
In the catalog
Rain&Thunder Countdown is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 19,630 Game mechanics mods for Fabric. 15,189 mods support Minecraft 26.1.2.
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What the author says
FOR THE MOD TO WORK YOU NEED TO WAIT FOR RAIN!!! THEN EVERYTHING WILL WORK(mod needs to hook up the rain lines) DO NOT WORRY Ever wondered how long until it starts raining — or when that thunderstorm will finally end? Thunder Countdown adds a clean, lightweight HUD overlay that shows you exactly that, in real time.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/rainthunder-countdown
- Owner
- raskajanie
- Published
- 2026-05-10
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-05-10
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15