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Weather: Water and Sun Points
Weather Water
Points Sun
Points Season
Sunny 0 3 All year
Clear 0 2 All year
Cloudy 0 1 All year
Drizzle 1 0 Spring, Summer, Fall
Rainy 2 0 Spring, Summer, Fall
Snowy 2 0 Winter
Hurricane 3 0 Summer
Blizzard 3 0 Winter
The weather system in Sunshine Islands is a big influence on the maturity period and ranking of your crops. You must learn to manage your watering cycles for successful crop growth.
In previous versions of Harvest Moon, a player could simply save the game the night before and check the weather the next morning; if it wasn't what he or she was expecting for the next day, reloading and going back to bed would reset the weather. In Sunshine Islands, the weather is set 7 days before, and is very difficult to control. Basically, using the old save/reload trick does not work in this version of Harvest Moon.
The daily weather report will come from the wise old farmer, Taro. You will need to visit his house every day and talk to him. He will tell you the next day's weather only once, so make sure you are paying attention!
The weather also affects the amount of stamina you lose when working outside. If the weather is Clear or Cloudy, you won't lose any extra stamina when using your tools. If it is Drizzle or Sunny then you'll get tired just a little bit easier. Finally, if the weather is Rainy or Snowy then you will lose a lot of stamina when working outside.