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Change Tomorrow's Stardew Valley Weather

Upload your save, pick the weather, download the edited file. Rewrites every weatherForTomorrow tag (1.6's per-location split included) so the new weather is consistent everywhere.

Drop your save file here

or click to browse — look for FarmerName_Id inside your Saves folder

Your save never leaves this browser.

Reading, editing, and downloading all happen on your device. Nothing is uploaded, sent to a server, or stored anywhere outside your browser.

How it works

  1. 1. Find your save in %AppData%\StardewValley\Saves (Windows) or ~/.config/StardewValley/Saves (Mac/Linux). Each farm has a folder named FarmerName_Id.
  2. 2. Drop the file with no extension inside that folder (the same name as the folder). Skip SaveGameInfo and any _old backups.
  3. 3. Pick one of the five weather types. Tap to set instantly.
  4. 4. Download + replace. The edited file comes back with the same name. Drop it into the same folder, overwriting the original. (Back up first if you want to be safe.)

Frequently asked questions

Why would I want to change tomorrow's weather?
Most often: to force rain so crops water themselves overnight, or to trigger a storm so Lightning Rods produce Battery Packs. It's also handy for clearing bad weather ahead of a day you've planned around — a big watering-free planting day, a beach-forage run, or a quest deadline.
Does this work on saves from before Stardew 1.6?
No. Saves written by 1.5 and earlier store weather as a number instead of a name, and writing the new format would stop the old game version from loading the file. The tool detects this and refuses the edit — update the game, sleep one night so the save is re-written in the 1.6 format, then upload it again.
Does this work for Ginger Island weather too?
Yes. As of 1.6, Stardew tracks weather per-location (Pelican Town vs Ginger Island vs modded areas). This tool rewrites the root <weatherForTomorrow> AND every per-location entry, so the new weather is consistent across the valley, the island, and any modded locations.
Is this safe? Will the file still work in-game?
Yes. The tool rewrites <weatherForTomorrow> tags and writes everything else back unchanged, byte for byte. Stardew loads the file normally. Back up first if you want belt-and-braces safety; the original is what you uploaded.
Does my save get uploaded anywhere?
No. The file is read, edited, and downloaded entirely in your browser. Nothing crosses the network. You can verify with browser DevTools → Network tab.
Will Snow work outside of winter?
The save accepts the value, but Stardew's renderer pairs snow with the winter palette. Setting Snow in spring/summer/fall produces visual oddities. The tool doesn't block it, but Sun is usually what you want outside winter.
What about Festival or Wedding weather?
Those values exist but are event-driven — they require a corresponding event flag to be valid. Setting them by hand here would break the title-bar widget on load. The tool only offers the five safe values: Sun, Rain, Wind, Storm, Snow.
Does this work on console or mobile?
Consoles, no — PlayStation, Xbox, and Switch don't expose save files. Mobile, yes: Android and iOS use the same save format as PC. On Android the save folder is Android/data/com.chucklefish.stardewvalley/files/Saves (the files may carry a .bin extension — keep it when you replace them). On iOS, open the Files app and go to On My iPhone → Stardew Valley.