Desert Natural Sandstorms - NV - TTW

⭐ ⭐⭐ (1,056 endorsements) 📥 290,017 downloads 📌 v3.0 📅 4/18/2023
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By A1 · Visuals and Graphics

⬇ Download Mod Source: Nexus Mods ↗ 📅 Updated: 1/15/2026 📅 Created: 4/18/2023
⚠️ Install Order · 6 steps
1🛠️ NVSE — New Vegas Script Extender Download ↗
2🛠️ 4GB Patcher — FNV 4GB Patcher Download ↗
3🔧 NVAC — New Vegas Anti Crash Download ↗
4🧩 JIP LN — JIP LN NVSE Plugin Download ↗
5🔧 YUP — Yukichigai Unofficial Patch Download ↗
6📦 Desert Natural Weathers Find it →

Install in this order, then this mod last — most mods fail to load without their framework and dependencies in place.

🔍 Analysis

  • 👍 0.4% endorsement rate
  • 🏆 #62 of 131 Visuals and Graphics mods in this game by downloads

📋 About This Mod

I've always enjoyed Desert Natural Weathers for the tone and variety it brought to FNV. I've enjoyed watching how much work has gone into it since it's infancy. However, I always felt it could use sandstorm weather in some capacity. When I saw Spiff working on Atmospheres and saw the sandstorms he made for it, I really wanted to add those into DNW as I felt it could really compliment the variety. Thankfully Spiffy gave me permission to, and that is now a reality.

I've added the Sandstorm Weather from Atmospheres as a fully integrated weather of Desert Natural Weathers.

I've set it up so sandstorms are relatively rare ; at 10%. (I may tweak this based upon everyone's feedback of how often seems preferable.)

You should also be able to completely disable sandstorms from the included .ini file if you get tired of them. (Not sure why you would download this mod if you didn't want sandstorms though?) The Atmospheres Sandstorm weather can be disabled in the ini and is controlled by the value next to SandstormWeather. 

I've also set it up so that just like rainy weathers in DNW, Sandstorms will NOT appear in game until after 3 in game days have passed.

(You may also have to save the game and load the save or restart the game at some point after 3 in game days have passed for the script condition that controls rain and the sandstorm weather to add the weathers into the weather rotation; may not happen for everyone but I found this to be the case. I'm looking into this as well.)

As of Version 2, I've fully implemented the awesome sandstorm weather from Western Sky and it's fixes thanks to the permission of artifex0 and Nodevski!

I've set the chances of this weather occurring to 5% as this is a more intense weather and could disrupt normal gameplay in some instances.

The Western Sky Sandstorm weather can be disabled in the ini and is controlled by the value next to SandstormWeather2. 

INSTALLATION

  • []Make sure the plugin from this mod loads AFTER the plugin from Desert Natural Weathers! (I've edited the main scripts in order to add the weather type into the rotation. I will update this mod as DNW gets updated if there are any new changes to the script.)

    [](HIGHLY Recommend you use MO2)

    CREDITS

    Spiffyskytrooper :

    for his sandstorm weather assets from his weather mod Atmospheres (Highly recommended if you want a different weather option)

    for his sandstorm weather assets from the OG mod Western Sky

    for his fixes to Western Sky's sandstorm weather

    for making Desert Natural Weathe

🤖 AI-enhanced — based on mod data

This mod integrates sandstorm weather effects from Atmospheres and Western Sky into Desert Natural Weathers for Fallout: New Vegas and Tale of Two Wastelands. It adds atmospheric variety to the desert landscape, with over 1,000 endorsements and frequent updates.

✨ Key Features

Adds sandstorm weathers from Atmospheres and Western Sky to Desert Natural Weathers
Available for both Fallout: New Vegas and Tale of Two Wastelands
Enhances desert atmosphere with dynamic weather events

📊 Pros & Cons

✅ Pros

  • Community favorite with over 1,000 endorsements and nearly 300k downloads
  • Brings high-quality sandstorm effects from popular weather mods into Desert Natural Weathers
  • Supports both FNV and TTW, so modded playthroughs get covered

⚠️ Cons

  • Requires Desert Natural Weathers as a base mod, so you need that installed first
  • Only adds sandstorms—if you want other weather types, this won't expand beyond that
🎯 Is This For You?
For Fallout: New Vegas players who already use Desert Natural Weathers and want more dramatic sandstorm events. Also great for TTW players looking to unify weather across both games. Skip if you don't use Desert Natural Weathers or prefer a complete weather overhaul.
📦 Install:Medium· 5-10 minutes

💡 Beginner Tips

  • Make sure Desert Natural Weathers is installed and active before adding this mod.
  • If you're using a mod manager, let it handle the file placement to avoid overwriting issues.
  • Check the load order—this mod should load after Desert Natural Weathers to ensure the sandstorms appear correctly.

📊 Mod Details

Game
New Vegas Mods
Author
A1
Version
3.0
Downloads
290,017
Endorsements
1,056
Category
Visuals and Graphics
Created
4/18/2023
Updated
1/15/2026

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