Control Weather

8th-level transmutation · D&D 5e (SRD)

2024 rules (SRD 5.2.1)

Casting Time: 10 minutes
Range: Self
Components: V, S, M (burning incense)
Duration: Concentration, up to 8 hours

You take control of the weather within 5 miles of you for the duration. You must be outdoors to cast this spell, and it ends early if you go indoors.

When you cast the spell, you change the current weather conditions, which are determined by the GM. You can change precipitation, temperature, and wind. It takes × 10 minutes for the new conditions to take effect. Once they do so, you can change the conditions again. When the spell ends, the weather gradually returns to normal.

When you change the weather conditions, find a current condition on the following tables and change its stage by one, up or down. When changing the wind, you can change its direction.

Precipitation
StageCondition
1Clear
2Light clouds
3Overcast or ground fog
4Rain, hail, or snow
5Torrential rain, driving hail, or blizzard
Temperature
StageCondition
1Heat wave
2Hot
3Warm
4Cool
5Cold
6Freezing
Wind
StageCondition
1Calm
2Moderate wind
3Strong wind
4Gale
5Storm

2014 rules (SRD 5.1)

Casting Time: 10 minutes
Range: Self (5-mile radius)
Components: V, S, M (burning incense and bits of earth and wood mixed in water)
Duration: Concentration, up to 8 hours

You take control of the weather within 5 miles of you for the duration. You must be outdoors to cast this spell. Moving to a place where you don't have a clear path to the sky ends the spell early.

When you cast the spell, you change the current weather conditions, which are determined by the DM based on the climate and season. You can change precipitation, temperature, and wind. It takes minutes for the new conditions to take effect. Once they do so, you can change the conditions again. When the spell ends, the weather gradually returns to normal.

When you change the weather conditions, find a current condition on the following tables and change its stage by one, up or down. When changing the wind, you can change its direction.

Precipitation
StageCondition
1Clear
2Light clouds
3Overcast or ground fog
4Rain, hail, or snow
5Torrential rain, driving hail, or blizzard
Temperature
StageCondition
1Unbearable heat
2Hot
3Warm
4Cool
5Cold
6Arctic cold
Wind
StageCondition
1Calm
2Moderate wind
3Strong wind
4Gale
5Storm