Particle Rain Mod (1.21.11, 1.20.1) – Weather Effects by Biome

Particle Rain is a visual enhancement mod that replaces Minecraft's default weather system with realistic particle-based rain, snow, sandstorms, and fog effects for Fabric, Forge, and NeoForge mod loaders.

Minecraft's built-in weather has barely changed since its introduction — rain is a flat texture overlay, snow just appears on the ground, and there is nothing resembling wind or atmospheric depth. For a game that prides itself on immersion, the weather system feels remarkably static. Particle Rain solves this by replacing every weather effect with GPU-friendly particles that react to wind, biomes, and terrain. With over 12 million downloads on Modrinth, it has become one of the most popular visual mods in the entire Minecraft ecosystem, and for good reason — it makes rainy days in Minecraft something you actually look forward to.

Key Features of Particle Rain

• Wind-Driven Rain Particles — Rain no longer falls in a straight vertical sheet. Instead, droplets fall at an angle as if blown by wind, and the wind intensity increases during thunderstorms. This subtle change alone makes weather feel dramatically more realistic, especially when combined with shaders or resource packs.
• Rotating Snow Particles — Snowflakes rotate slowly as they drift downward, mimicking the way real snow behaves in calm conditions. This replaces the generic white dots of vanilla snow with something that actually feels like a winter atmosphere, making snowy biomes far more enjoyable to explore.
• Desert Sandstorms — Dust and tumbling shrubs blow through deserts and other dry biomes during weather events. The particles even match the color of the block beneath them, so red sand deserts look distinctly different from regular ones. This feature also supports modded biomes, so mods that add arid environments benefit automatically.
• Water Ripples and Wall Streaks — When rain hits water surfaces, circular ripple effects appear that match the resolution of your active resource pack. Rain striking hard surfaces like stone walls produces visible water streaks running down the block face. These small details add layers of environmental storytelling that vanilla Minecraft completely lacks.
• Biome-Tinted Rain — Rain and water splash particles take on the water color tint of the current biome. In swamps, rain looks murky and greenish; in warm oceans, it takes on a lighter hue. This ties weather effects into the world's existing color palette for a cohesive visual experience.
• Atmospheric Mist and Fog — Moisture lingers in the air in wet and spooky biomes, and fog rolls in after rainfall subsides. This creates a moody transition between rain and clear skies rather than the abrupt on-off switch vanilla Minecraft uses.
• Full In-Game Configuration — Every weather effect can be toggled, adjusted, or customized through the /particlerain command or your mod loader's config menu. You can disable effects you dislike, tweak particle density, or even create custom atmospheric particles without editing any files.

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How to Install Particle Rain

1. Install your preferred mod loader: Fabric, Minecraft Forge, or NeoForge. Particle Rain supports all three, though the latest versions prioritize Fabric and NeoForge.
2. If using Fabric, also install Fabric API, which is required for the Fabric version of Particle Rain to function.
3. Download the Particle Rain version that matches your Minecraft version from the download section below. Double-check that you select the correct mod loader variant.
4. Place the downloaded .jar file into your .minecraft/mods folder. If the folder does not exist, launch Minecraft once with your mod loader profile to generate it.
5. Launch Minecraft and enter a world. Rain should now appear as particles automatically. Use /particlerain in-game to open the configuration menu and customize effects to your preference.

Requirements & Compatibility

What's New

• Fixed unreadable config inputs that occurred when CaramelChat was installed alongside the mod.
• Resolved a localization issue that was breaking decimal number inputs in the configuration menu.
• Re-added tooltip descriptions to config entries, making settings easier to understand at a glance.
• Added display units to configuration entries so players can see exactly what values like distance and density represent.

Pros and Cons

Alternatives to Particle Rain

• Better Weather — Adds new weather types like blizzards and acid rain with gameplay effects, offering a more mechanics-focused approach compared to Particle Rain's visual overhaul.
• Serene Seasons — Introduces a full four-season cycle that changes weather patterns, foliage colors, and crop growth, complementing Particle Rain's visual improvements with seasonal gameplay depth.
• Effective — Enhances water splashes, waterfall mist, and other liquid-related particle effects, pairing well with Particle Rain to create a complete visual overhaul of Minecraft's water and weather systems.

Download Particle Rain

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Frequently Asked Questions

Does Particle Rain affect game performance?

Particle Rain appears to be lightweight for most systems. The mod uses standard Minecraft particle rendering, and you can reduce particle density through the in-game configuration menu if you notice any frame drops on lower-end hardware.

Is Particle Rain compatible with shaders like Complementary?

Yes — Particle Rain works with most shader packs including Complementary. However, you should disable the "Sun/Moon during rain" option in Complementary's settings to prevent visual conflicts where the sun renders through rain particles.

Can I use Particle Rain on multiplayer servers?

Yes — Particle Rain is a client-side visual mod, so it works on any server without the server needing to install it. Note that on Hypixel specifically, broken heightmaps can sometimes cause weather particles to render in incorrect positions.

Does Particle Rain work with Particle Core or Particle Tweaks?

Yes, but some configuration is needed. In Particle Core's config, set the culling mode to bounding box or add Particle Rain's particles to the blacklist. If you are on Minecraft 1.20, use Particle Tweaks version 1.1.1 specifically — newer versions of Particle Tweaks can cause crashes on that game version.

What mod loaders does Particle Rain support in 2026?

Fabric and NeoForge are the actively supported loaders. The latest releases for Minecraft 1.21.6 through 26.1 are available for both Fabric and NeoForge. Forge was supported in earlier versions but recent updates have shifted focus to the two newer loaders.

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