Climates of Tamriel - Weather Patch - Snow
⚪ Last updated 2013⚠️ Install Order · 4 steps
Install in this order, then this mod last — most mods fail to load without their framework and dependencies in place.
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 5.2% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #42 of 46 Patches mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
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WEATHER PATCH FOR CLIMATES OF TAMRIEL
snow storms & snowy region weathers
Ever noticed how the sun and moons are visible even in the heaviest of snowstorms? Bothered by the blinding snow glare and bright purple oceans of clear weather? Well, no more! This mod overhauls Climates of Tamriel's weather types for snowy regions, hiding the sun where appropriate and slightly tweaking sky colour and saturation.
The colours are tweaked for use with an ENB (I use SkyRealism), but should work fine without. If the snow is still too bright in your ENB, try lowering DirectLightIntensityDay (I use 1. 15).
Features
- []Hides sun and moons during snow storms []Edits clear imagespace to reduce snow glare []Fixes blinding white skies during blizzards []Tweaks sky and fog colours to reduce saturation of distant water (aka no more purple seas) []Desaturates overly cartoonish weathers []Brightens cloudy weather types (aka no more gloomy twilight in the middle of a bright day)
- Removes aurora from snow storms (optional)
Climates of Tamriel adds beautiful cloud textures and spectacular sunrises/sunsets to the game, but some of the weathers are overly cartoonish in the pink/purple spectrum. I desaturated some and made minor hue corrections where, in my mind, it fit better with the overall look of the game. The result is a weather mod that is closer to Vanilla Skyrim in colour scheme, but retains CoT's charm.
I tried to stay close to the original feel of each weather where possible, but since distant water colour directly depends on the lower sky the changes are noticable sometimes. I also adjusted the fog values very slightly to better conceal the jagged line between ocean and horizon.
Note that these changes are all subject to taste and were made for personal use, mostly. I'm always open for suggestions and requests, so if you have ideas for additional features, drop by the comments section. I hope you enjoy my work!
Installation Requires Climates of Tamriel by JJC71 The download archive contains three .esp-files in seperate folders, use only one of these (see below for more information)! Install with NMM and choose one of the editions from the dialogue. Or download manually and extract t
This patch for Climates of Tamriel overhauls weather types to fix unrealistic sun/moon visibility during snowstorms and reduce snow glare and bright purple oceans. It's a must-have for Skyrim players using CoT who want more immersive weather. With 4,622 endorsements and 89,124 downloads, it's a proven community favorite.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community-approved with 4,622 endorsements and nearly 90k downloads.
- Fixes two major immersion-breaking issues in CoT: sun through snow and purple oceans.
- Lightweight patch that doesn't overhaul the whole mod, just the problematic weathers.
⚠️ Cons
- Last updated in 2013 — may not be compatible with the latest Skyrim or CoT versions without tweaks.
- Only addresses snow weather types; other weather issues remain untouched.
- Requires Climates of Tamriel as a base mod, so it's useless without it.
For Skyrim players who use Climates of Tamriel and are bothered by unrealistic weather visuals. If you want more immersive snowstorms and less eye-searing glare, this patch is for you. Skip if you don't use CoT or don't care about weather realism.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure you have Climates of Tamriel installed first, then drop this patch into your Data folder and enable it in your mod manager.
- Load this patch after CoT in your load order to ensure it overrides the weather records correctly.
- If you're using other weather mods, check for compatibility patches to avoid conflicts.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim LE Mods
- Author
- Saerileth
- Version
- 3.1
- Downloads
- 89,124
- Endorsements
- 4,622
- Category
- Patches
- Created
- 9/12/2013
- Updated
- 10/25/2013
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