Aniimo doesn't let you change the weather from the start. Here's what you need to unlock it at the Breezy Plains Branch, and how the actual weather change works.

How to Change the Weather

  1. Open Change Weather at the Breezy Plains Branch

    Travel to the Breezy Plains Branch and select Change Weather. Once the ability is unlocked, this option is no longer locked.

  2. Pick a biome and a weather type

    Select the biome you want to change, then pick the weather you want for it. Weather type options are Prismana, Rainy, Sunny, or Snowy.

  3. Confirm Change Weather

    Confirming Change Weather costs 1 Prismana Crystal each time you use it.

Breezy Plains Branch screen with the Change Weather option unlocked and no longer showing a lock iconChange Weather screen showing the biome list on the left, the four weather type icons at the top, and the Prismana Crystal cost of 1 on the Change Weather button

Photo Mode lets you apply weather effects temporarily for the shot, but this only changes how the scene looks in Photo Mode. It doesn't change the actual weather in the world.

How to Unlock Change Weather

  • Reach the Breezy Plains Branch and infuse it with 60 Lumin Amber to unlock the Prismana Radiance ability.
  • Earn the Silver badge for the region you want to change. It unlocks Ecological Intervention, which allows weather changes in that region.
The Breezy Plains Branch screen before Change Weather is unlocked, showing the prompt to spend 60 Lumin Amber to unlock it and the Change Weather option still locked

Once unlocked, the Prismana Radiance ability is described in-game as: "In Breezy Plains, abundant Vein energy can change the weather, drawing out Prismana Aniimo."

Prismana Radiance ability tooltip at the Breezy Plains Branch describing how Vein energy changes the weather and draws out Prismana Aniimo

Weather Also Changes on Its Own

You don't have to spend a Prismana Crystal every time. Weather also shifts on its own in real time, though the changes are random.

You can check the Map screen to see the current weather changes.

Map screen showing a weather icon next to the Blitzwood region name

How to Check the Current Weather

Open the map and hover over each region. A weather icon next to the region name shows the current climate for that biome.

Map screen with a rain cloud weather icon shown next to the Blitzwood region name

How to Check the Weather Schedule

To see upcoming weather, open the map, select a region, and go to the Weather tab. It lists that region's weather for the next 24 hours, broken into time slots.

The Weather tab also shows whether a special Aniimo will appear. Its icon is shown under the time slots in which it will appear.

Weather tab on the Map screen for Sea of Flowers, listing the weather for the next 24 hours by time slot, with a special Aniimo's icon under the rainy time slots

Why Weather Matters

Weather is a separate system from the day-night cycle. A few areas even have permanently fixed weather, like Russet Highlands, which is always snowy. Some Aniimo also only appear under specific weather conditions, and you can check whether an Aniimo has a weather-locked variant from its Bloom node on the Map screen.

View Stellarys's Rainfall Form details

Stellarys is one example: its Rainfall Form only appears in the Forest of Falling Stars while the weather there is Rainy or a Thunderstorm. Only one can be out at a time, and it won't respawn once caught.

Aniimo Codex entry for Stellarys's Rainfall Form, showing its Forest of Falling Stars location, the Rainy or Thunderstorm weather requirement, and that only one can spawn at a time without respawning

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