Weather

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Weather
Gameplay aspect

Weather is an aesthetic gameplay aspect in Pikmin 3 that determines whether an area is sunny or has precipitation on the current day. Although all areas can be sunny, warmer ones have rainfall and colder ones have snowfall. Compared to sunny weather, rainy weather has darker lighting, faint splashes on the ground, and makes surfaces glisten, and snowy weather makes faint snow fall from the sky. Weather does not affect underground sections of areas, nor does it change throughout the day.

In fanon games, weather is greatly expanded upon and often coincides with temperature. It has various intensities and can change throughout the day, sandstorms can occur in deserts, acid rain can occur, hail can fall, and winds of varying strength can blow through areas. Furthermore, rainfall can cause parts of an area to flood as well as result in the formation of water droplets or streams that can prove dangerous to inapt Pikmin, and snowfall can cause snow to pile up in various locations.

In fanon games

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In Pikmin 3.9

Template:Game Weather is a gameplay aspect in Pikmin 3.9 that can change an area's native wildlife and even its landscape but can only occur after the tutorial is completed. Some enemies can only be found in certain weather conditions.

Table of weather types
Name	Effect	Major?	Likelihood
Clear	Normal weather. The area's normal enemies appear and the area retains its normal lighting.	No	High
Overcast	The entire area is shaded. There is a decrease in plant-like enemies.	No	High
Windy	Occasional clouds shade the area and gusts of wind occasionally knock down Pikmin. Flying, floating, and wind-related enemies appear more often.	Yes	Medium
Rainy	Tiny water puddles will appear on the ground. The area has its preset lighting. Water-related enemies will be more common.	No	Medium
Sunny	The area is brighter than usual. Fire-related enemies will be more common.	No	Medium
Snowy	Covers the ground in a thin layer of snow and retains the normal lighting. More ice-related and hairy enemies will appear.	No	Medium
Foggy	Vision is impaired. Creatures with above-average senses become more common.	Yes	Rare
Hailstorm	Covers the area in snow and buries objects in snow mounds. The area has its normal lighting. Ice-related and hairy enemies are very common. Giant pieces of hail occasionally fall and crush Pikmin, like boulders. There is little to no plant life.	Yes	Very rare

In Pikmin V

This article or section presents information pertaining to Pikmin V, a fanon game created by En Passant.

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In Pikmin V, weather is a mostly aesthetic environmental factor that changes throughout the day. At the beginning of each day, a weather condition is chosen with weighted randomness, and after each quarter of the day, another check is made to see if the weather changes. Very few weather types affect gameplay; those that do are listed as extreme weather, are rarer than normal weather, and only change navigation through an area rather than granting or restricting access to anywhere completely. Extreme weather always changes to another weather afterward. There is an option in the settings menu to disable the effects of extreme weather, should a player want to avoid the random element.

Table of weather types
Name	Description	Extreme?	Likelihood	Transitions
Sunny/Cloudy	Normal weather. Clouds occasionally shade the area. The two conditions have an equal chance of occurring whenever this weather is selected.	No	High	Overcast
				Windy
				Intense sun
Overcast	The area is shaded.	No	High	Sunny/Cloudy
				Windy
				Foggy
				Rainy
				Snowy
				Hail
Windy	Wind blows over the terrain; occasionally, gusts of wind can knock over any except Orange Pikmin. All winds follow a certain direction that changes with each segment of the sun meter.	Yes	Medium	Sunny/Cloudy
				Overcast
Rainy	Light showers cover the area. Puddles made from a rain storm will not dissipate, but will not grow either.	No	Medium	Overcast
				Rain storm
				Foggy
Rain storm	A torrential downpour raises water levels and creates puddles.	Yes	Low	Rainy
				Overcast
Snowy	Snow falls. Snow mounds made from a snow storm will not dissipate, but will not grow either.	No	Medium	Overcast
				Snow storm
				Hail
				Fog
Snow storm	Snow blows around and gathers into snow mounds.	Yes	Low	Snowy
				Overcast
				Hail
Foggy	Cloud cover decreases visibility.	No	Low	Overcast
				Rainy
				Snowy
Intense sun	Those who are directly exposed will quickly fatigue and move slower. Heat mirages dance around the edge of the screen if the active captain is exposed. Only occurs during the middle half of the day.	Yes	Low	Sun
Hail	Ice falls from the sky, hitting random places. This can hurt enemies and crush Pikmin.	Yes	Very low	Snowy
				Snow storm
				Overcast

The climate of an area determines which types of weather can occur. In Story Mode, each region is assigned a climate, while in other modes, it is determined per map. The sunny or cloudy and overcast conditions appear in all areas that can have weather, so they are not listed.

Table of climates
Name	Weathers	Story Mode locations
Temperate	Windy, rainy, foggy	Continental Plain region
Arid	Windy, intense sun	Gravel Desert, Rusted Ravine
Tropical	Rainy, rain storm, foggy	Forest of Seeming region
Tundra	Windy, snowy, snow storm, hail, foggy	Polar Mountain region
Sheltered	No weather	Sealed Valley, all caves

There are three times in Story Mode when the weather is overridden:

• The weather is locked to sunny or cloudy on Day 1.
• The first day in Clear Creek will always start with a snow storm.
• After rescuing Louie and getting the Drake's hydraulics system, the ships crash into the Continental Plain, which has been affected by a radioactive storm and has no weather. This is reflected in the game's files as a climate change.

In Pikmin: Distant Planet

Template:DP Weather is an important gameplay factor in Pikmin: Distant Planet. Once the Weather Gauge is obtained, which is early on in the adventure, a selected area's weather can be monitored by the indicator displayed on the world map, above the area's preview, and in the form of a dial with a needle. The indicator does not display the effects of any weather type, but the weather guide can be used to learn about them. Some areas have conditions that rarely change except on certain days. For instance, Cloaking Field, the second area, is usually misty, but a hot day could clear the mist, perhaps even drying up small bodies of water formed by mist in certain places. Often, weather is crucial to investigate different places as it may open or close routes through the area. Weather may even affect the underground territory beneath an area.

The Weather Gauge features a colored portion that transitions, from left to right, from yellow to gray to blue in a smooth gradient. The yellow section measures how sunny an area is while the blue section measures the severity of the current weather; the farther the needle is to one side, the more intense the weather. The gray middle section determines that the area is neither sunny nor rainy and is overcast, sometimes with fog or mist, and has slightly cooler water, decreasing the likelihood of encountering insects. On hot days, small puddles of water formed by mist evaporate, possibly granting access to new paths, and normally colder bodies of water warm, sometimes attracting large quantities of insects; in areas that are already hot, the sun's blazing heat may cause foliage to burn, Pikmin to lose energy quickly, and certain surfaces such as cement to burn anything that attempts to walk across it. On sunny days, the weather is pleasant but may attract insects. On rainy days, water levels are higher than usual, opening new paths and closing others, and raindrops that can endanger all but Blue Pikmin that aren't under cover; on stormy days, rainfall is heavy, flooding is frequent, floodwaters can flow in various directions, and lightning strikes.

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