Life on a desert island can be tough, but it can be even tougher if the weather is bad. Rain, snow, and all kinds of forces can ruin your plans in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Or maybe you want it to be “bad”. Maybe you like rain because it has many benefits. Anyway, you are certainly wondering how to change the weather in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, so let's explore the subject.
How to change the weather
One of the things you always want to keep in mind with Animal Crossing: New Horizons is that it keeps its internal clock. We have explained how time works before. Weather is tied to this system, with rain or other types coming and going based on the clock and calendar. These can be quite random, although they follow the seasons depending on which hemisphere you have chosen. So in winter the temperature will be colder, while summer can bring more rain, for example. If you want to change the weather as a whole, you need to make sure you choose the right hemisphere based on how you want the seasons to unfold.
But what about the day-to-day weather? What if you just want to change it from sunny to rainy or vice versa? Unfortunately, there is no official method to change the weather. However, if you just want a different climate at the time you have a few options. For one, you can visit another player's island using multiplayer. If they have the environment you are looking for, go ahead and enjoy. The best way out of bad weather would be to change your clock, usually by a day or two, to clear it. This has ramifications, however, which we explore in this article. So use it sparingly and wisely. It's not something you should do often.
A little more weathered than you expected, but here's how to change the weather in Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
