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Weather System

Dynamic Global Weather Events in Grow a Garden

15+
Weather Types
20+
Mutations
Global
Synchronization
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Active System

Overview: Revolutionary Weather System

Grow a Garden features an innovative global weather system that synchronizes across all servers worldwide. This dynamic system introduces multiple unique weather types that fundamentally transform gameplay mechanics, creating exciting opportunities and challenges for all players simultaneously.

Key Features

  • Global Synchronization: All active servers experience identical weather simultaneously
  • Growth Enhancement: Weather accelerates crop growth and applies valuable mutations
  • Dynamic Events: Regular weather changes keep gameplay fresh and engaging

Global Synchronization

Worldwide weather coordination system

Universal Experience: Every active server experiences the same exact weather at the same exact time

Important Note: Global sync only applies to servers created before the weather event begins

Growth Enhancement

Accelerated farming and valuable mutations

Speed Boost: Weather can accelerate growth rates of crops (e.g. Rain & Thunderstorms)

Value Multiplier: Apply mutations that increase crop value immensely

Exclusive Weather Features

Rare mechanics and event-locked content that elevate weather gameplay

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Event-Exclusive Mutations

Certain weather-caused mutations are tied to special Events making them incredibly rare and valuable:

  • Bloodlit: Blood Moon events only
  • Moonlit: Night weather during special events
  • Celestial: Meteor Shower combinations
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Admin-Controlled Weather

Special weather types that can only be activated by Grow a Garden administrators for unique experiences:

  • Disco: Colorful party atmosphere
  • Sheckle Rain: Currency events
  • Black Hole: Low gravity physics
Pro Tip

Stay active during weather events to maximize mutation chances. Some mutations stack, creating incredibly valuable crops worth millions of in-game currency!

Weather Types

Complete overview of all available weather conditions

๐Ÿ“ฑ Mobile View: Tap category tabs to switch between Standard, Event, and Admin weather types. Each card shows weather effects, timing, and special mutations in an easy-to-read format.

๐ŸŒง๏ธStandard Weather

Standard Weather refers to naturally occurring weather in the game and does not require manual activation by an administrator.

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Blood Moon

Standardโฐ 15 minutes๐Ÿ“Š 33% of Night events

โœจ Effects:

  • Gives crops a glowing red hue.
  • Chance to apply Bloodlit.

โ„น๏ธ Details:

  • Default: 6 crops become Bloodlit per cycle (once every 40 seconds over 4 minutes).
  • Placing a Night Staff will increase Bloodlit crop yield.
  • 33.33% chance to replace Night for that cycle.
  • Lasts 15 minutes.
  • Both sky and moon turn red.

๐Ÿงฌ Related Mutations:

Bloodlit
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Frost

Standardโฐ 3-5 minutes๐Ÿ“Š Every hour

โœจ Effects:

  • Increases growth speed by 50%.
  • Chance to apply Chilled.
  • Combines with Wet to create Frozen.
  • Triggers shivering animation for players, along with a shivering sound effect.

โ„น๏ธ Details:

  • 25% chance to replace Rain.

๐Ÿงฌ Related Mutations:

ChilledFrozen
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Meteor Shower

Standardโฐ ~5 minutes

โœจ Effects:

  • Meteors fall from the sky.
  • Crops hit by meteors gain Celestial mutation.

โ„น๏ธ Details:

  • Use Star Caller to direct meteors to crops.
  • Duration: ~5 minutes.

๐Ÿงฌ Related Mutations:

Celestial
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Night

Standardโฐ 10 minutes๐Ÿ“Š Every 4 hours

โœจ Effects:

  • Gives crops a glowing purple hue.
  • Chance to apply Moonlit.
  • 6 crops become Moonlit per night (once every 40 seconds over 4 minutes).

โ„น๏ธ Details:

  • Placing a Night Staff will increase Moonlit crop yield.
  • Appears every 4 hours and occurs on the 30 minutes of the hour. Lasts 10 minutes.
  • Soundtrack: Clair De Lune.

๐Ÿงฌ Related Mutations:

Moonlit
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Rain

Standardโฐ 3-5 minutes๐Ÿ“Š Every 20 min

โœจ Effects:

  • Increases crop growth speed by 50%.
  • 50% chance to apply the Wet mutation.
  • Can combine with Chilled to create Frozen.

๐Ÿงฌ Related Mutations:

WetFrozen
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Thunderstorm

Standardโฐ 3-5 minutes๐Ÿ“Š Every 3+ hours

โœจ Effects:

  • Increases growth speed by 50%.
  • 50% chance to apply Wet.
  • Lightning strikes can apply Shocked mutation.

๐Ÿงฌ Related Mutations:

WetShocked

Advanced Weather Knowledge

In-depth mechanics, timing, and hidden features

Weather Mechanics & Timing

โšก Thunderstorm Lightning: Strikes every 2-3 seconds

๐ŸŒง๏ธ Rain Frequency: Occurs approximately every 5+ minutes

โฑ๏ธ Duration: Most weather lasts 3-5 minutes, except Night (9.58 minutes)

๐Ÿช Shop Sync: Rain/Thunderstorm often ends 1 minute after seed shop restocks

๐Ÿ Bee Pollination: Takes ~46 seconds (varies by distance)

๐Ÿพ Pet Safety: Lightning doesn't kill pets

Weather Frequency (Observed)

* Weather chances are not officially confirmed, based on community observations

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Rain

Most Common

~Every 20 min

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Frost

Moderate

~Every hour

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Thunderstorm

Rarest

~Every 3+ hours

Special Mutation Features

๐Ÿ”” Notification Mutations

Only Moonlit, Bloodlit, Zombified, and Pollinated mutations display screen notifications when they affect crops.

๐Ÿ€ Playtime Luck System

Longer in-game sessions increase chances for weather mutations (Chilled, Frozen, Wet, Shocked, etc.). Can be further boosted during Luck Events.

Technical & Visual Details

๐ŸŽจ Missing Icons: Sheckle Rain, Jandel Storm, Lazer Storm, and Sun God lack weather icons

๐Ÿ•ณ๏ธ Black Hole Physics: Low gravity allows scaling massive plants like Pink Lily

๐ŸŽต Music Update: "It's Raining Tacos" song will be retired and replaced

๐ŸŽญ Easter Egg: DJ Booth figure during Monster Mash is JhaiLatte (developer)

Admin Controls & Event History

โšก Admin Thunderstorms

Admins can manually trigger thunderstorms for special occasions (e.g., ~20 minutes before updates)

๐ŸŒ™ Lunar Glow Event Changes

Initially: Night occurred every 20 minutes for first 2 hours โ†’ Later changed to once per hour

๐Ÿฉธ Blood Moon Launch

After Blood Moon update release, admins manually changed the first two night events to Blood Moons