Are you looking to take control of the weather in The Sims 4? While the base game does offer some weather gameplay, you can enhance it further with expansion packs like Sims 4: Seasons or Sims 4: Snowy Escape.
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However, if you want complete control over the sky, you can use weather cheat codes. This guide will walk you through how to activate and use Sims 4 weather cheat codes to create the perfect weather conditions for your Sims.
How to activate Sims 4 weather cheat codes
To use weather cheats, you’ll need to have The Sims 4: Seasons pack installed. With that done, you’ll need to learn how to enable cheats in The Sims 4, which you can do via the following steps.
- Open the cheat code menu: On your PC, press CTRL + SHIFT + C to open the cheat code menu. For console players, press RT + RB + LT + LB on Xbox or L1 + L2 + R1 + R2 on PlayStation.
- Enable testing cheats: In the cheat code menu, enter “testingcheats on” to enable testing cheats. This step is necessary to use weather cheat codes effectively.
- Enter the weather cheat code: With testing cheats enabled, you can now enter the weather cheat code of your choice.
Sims 4 weather cheat codes list
The Sims 4 offers a variety of weather cheat codes that allow you to manipulate the weather conditions in your game. Here are all the weather cheats in The Sims 4, conveniently sorted into sections depending on what you’d like to do.
All sunny weather cheats and effects
| Cheat Code | Effect |
| weather.start_weather_event weather_Sunny_Hot | This will make the weather sunny and hot. |
| weather.start_weather_event weather_Sunny_Warm | This will make the weather sunny and warm. |
| weather.start_weather_event weather_Sunny_Cool | This will make the weather sunny and cool. |
| weather.start_weather_event weather_Sunny_Cold | This will make the weather sunny and cold. |
| weather.start_weather_event weather_Sunny_Freezing | This will make the weather sunny and freezing. |
| weather.start_weather_event weather_SunShower_Cool | This will start cool sunny rain. |
| weather.start_weather_event weather_SunShower_Warm | This will start warm sunny rain. |
| weather.start_weather_event weather_SunShower_Hot | This will start hot sunny rain. |
| weather.start_weather_event Weather_Heatwave | This will make the weather sunny and heatwave |
All windy weather cheats and effects
| Cheat Code | Effect |
| weather.start_weather_event weather_Windy_Hot | This will start the hot wind. |
| weather.start_weather_event weather_Windy_Warm | This will start the warm wind. |
| weather.start_weather_event weather_Windy_Cold | This will start the cold wind. |
| weather.start_weather_event weather_Windy_Freezing | This will start the freezing wind |
| weather.start_weather_event weather_Windy_Burning | This will make the weather windy and burning |
All cloudy weather cheats and effects
| Cheat Code | Effect |
| weather.start_weather_event weather_PartlyCloudy_Hot | This will make the weather hot and partly cloudy. |
| weather.start_weather_event weather_PartlyCloudy_Warm | This will make the weather warm and partly cloudy. |
| weather.start_weather_event weather_PartlyCloudy_Cool | This will make the weather cool and partly cloudy. |
| weather.start_weather_event weather_PartlyCloudy_Cold | This will make the weather cold and partly cloudy. |
| weather.start_weather_event weather_PartlyCloudy_Freezing | This will make the weather freezing and partly cloudy. |
| weather.start_weather_event weather_Cloudy_Hot | This will make the weather cloudy and hot |
| weather.start_weather_event weather_Cloudy_Warm | This will make the weather cloudy and warm |
| weather.start_weather_event weather_Cloudy_Cool | This will make the weather cloudy and cool |
| weather.start_weather_event weather_Cloudy_Cold | This will make the weather cloudy and cold |
| weather.start_weather_event weather_Cloudy_Freezing | This will make the weather cloudy and freezing |
All rainy weather cheats and their effects
| Cheat Code | Effect |
| weather.start_weather_event weather_Rain_Heavy_Warm | This will make the weather warm with heavy rain. |
| weather.start_weather_event weather_Rain_Heavy_Cool | This will make the weather cool with heavy rain. |
| weather.start_weather_event weather_Rain_Heavy_Cold | This will make the weather cold with heavy rain. |
| weather.start_weather_event weather_Rain_Storm_Warm | This will start rainstorms with warm temperatures. |
| weather.start_weather_event weather_Rain_Storm_Cool | This will start rainstorms with cool temperatures. |
| weather.start_weather_event weather_Rain_Storm_Cold | This will start rainstorms with cold temperatures. |
| weather.start_weather_event weather_debug_fastrain | This will start rainstorms with hot temperatures. |
All snowy weather cheats and effects
| Cheat Code | Effect |
| weather.start_weather_event weather_Snow_Storm | This will start a snow storm. |
| weather.start_weather_event weather_Snow_Heavy_Freezing | This will start a snowstorm. |
| weather.start_weather_event weather_Snow_Light_Freezing | This will start a light freezing snowstorm |
| weather.start_weather_event weather_Snow_Thundersnow | This will start a thunderstorm with snow and a freezing temperature. |
| weather.start_weather_event weather_Sunsnow | This will start cool snowfall on a sunny day. |
| weather.start_weather_event weather_Snow_Test | This will start cold snowfall on a sunny day. |
All lightning-related cheats and their effects
| Cheat Code | Effect |
| weather.start_weather_event weather_Cloudy_DryLightning | This will create lightning on a sunny day. |
| weather.lightning_strike_object (simID) | This will strike the specific Sim with lightning. |
| weather.summon_lightning_strike | This will summon lightning strikes in the neighborhood. |
Season change cheats and effects
| Cheat Code | Effect |
| seasons.set_season <0> | This will change the current season to Summer. |
| seasons.set_season <1> | This will change the current season to Fall. |
| seasons.set_season <2> | This will change the current season to Winter. |
| seasons.set_season <3> | This will change the current season to the Spring |
| seasons.advance_season | This will change the current season to the next season. |
| seasons.set_season_length <0> | This will set the season duration to 7 days. |
| seasons.set_season_length <1> | This will set the season duration to 14 days. |
| seasons.set_season_length <3> | This will set the season duration to 28 days. |
All weather-based traits cheats and effects
| Cheat Code | Effect |
| traits.equip_trait stormchaser | This will give your sim the Storm Chaser trait |
| traits.equip_trait waterproof | This will give your sim the Waterproof trait |
| traits.equip_trait burningman | This will give your sim the Heatproof trait |
| traits.equip_trait iceman | This will give your sim the Iceproof trait |
| traits.equip_trait heatacclimation | This will give your sim the Heat Acclimation trait |
| traits.equip_trait coldacclimation | This will give your sim the Cold Acclimation trait |
Now that you have all the weather cheat codes in The Sims 4 — and can even change your traits with cheats — use your power responsibly. And by that, we mean call down those lightning strikes on your enemies and make it rain on your crops whenever you want because you’ve got better things to do than water your garden, right?
But how will you build your gardening skills? Oh, with this list of all The Sims 4 skills cheats, of course! And if you’re diving into the Life and Death expansion, here’s a handy list of all The Sims 4: Life and Death cheats as well, just in case.
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Published: Nov 25, 2024 09:26 am