Rainbows over Waterfalls - with real-time weather detection

⭐ ⭐⭐ (1,080 endorsements) 📥 391,843 downloads 📌 v1 📅 1/10/2024
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By Mharlek1 · Visuals and Graphics

⬇ Download Mod Source: Nexus Mods ↗ 📅 Updated: 5/30/2026 📅 Created: 1/10/2024
⚠️ Install Order · 5 steps
1🛠️ SKSE64 — Skyrim Script Extender 64 Download ↗
2🔧 USSEP — Unofficial Skyrim Special Edition Patch Download ↗
3🖥️ SkyUI — SkyUI (MCM framework) Download ↗
4🧩 Address Library — Address Library for SKSE Plugins Download ↗
5🔧 SSE Engine Fixes — SSE Engine Fixes Download ↗

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

🔍 Analysis

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📋 About This Mod

Rainbows over Waterfalls

Whole map and DLCs covered.

New Gen - As of version 1. 6 - a new script has been added -  introducing support for real-time weather detection (any weather mod)

This script will make sure the rainbows trigger on weather changes also by excluding snowy weathers. For this there is a common daytime schedule across the map sometime between 9-17h for them to trigger (rather than being strict to the schedule all the time). This should make rainbows more dynamic than the previous static version.

Comes with new requirements, such as skse and papyrus extender.

Older version 1. 5. 1

🌈🌊 Schedule and options

morning -  from 9am to 12am

afternoon - from 2pm to 5pm

Dlcs and Markarth schedule

daytime - 9am to 5pm

Weather mods with early winter nighttime at 5pm may or may not need adjustment for consistency. Nonetheless its fine.

The rainbows will show up in the morning on the western regions of Skyrim and in the afternoon on the eastern regions. Middle gets a compromise with more hours.

There is an option for the same daytime schedule regardless of the region they are in.

Dawnguard Solstheim get all daytime because lesser time is spent there.. Places like Markarth will be the same

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Feedback is the best thing you could give.

Depending on the weather the strenght and colors change. Most likely you don´t need the fainter textures. The colors are subdued pending the weather. The file is there nonetheless.

Standalone addons

Interiors addon - Some interiors have large waterfalls and/or groves with exterior light exposure. Rainbows in these conditions only.

Some  with custom made rainbow textures to mimic starlight - always present, no schedule.

p.e. Blackreach, Eldergleam Sanctuary, etc

Rainbows over Player Homes - A rainbow over your house.

Once you buy a certain decoration for a house, a chain, a lever or a button, an activator, will appear on the house walls                                                                         outside for you to toggle a rainbow hovering your new home. On/off feature. Off by default.

Hearthfires homes not included. AE player homes not included. Always present; they do not follow a schedule.

Solitude Loompa Land - A sample. Very high on su

📊 Mod Details

Game
Skyrim Mods
Author
Mharlek1
Version
1
Downloads
391,843
Endorsements
1,080
Category
Visuals and Graphics
Created
1/10/2024
Updated
5/30/2026

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