FiveM/RedM weather and time sync

Features

• Syncs time and weather for all players

• Configurable weather pattern

• Weather is queued so players can get a forecast of upcoming weather

• Different weather for different regions

• Adjustable timescale

• Players can temporarily disable sync and set local time/weather

Examples

Forecast and admin UI	Region-specific weather	Adjustable timescale

Installation

1. Create a weathersync folder within your resources directory, for example, resources/[local]/weathersync.

2. Copy the files from this repository into the weathersync folder.

3. Add the following to your server.cfg:

exec resources/[local]/weathersync/permissions.cfg
start weathersync

Commands

Command	Description
/forecast	Displays a forecast of upcoming weather.
/mytime	Set local time (if sync is off).
/myweather	Set local weather (if sync is off).
/syncdelay	Set how often the server syncs with clients.
/time	Set the server time.
/timescale	Set the ratio of in-game seconds to real-time seconds.
/weather	Set the server weather.
/weathersync	Toggle time/weather sync on/off.
/weatherui	Opens the admin UI for changing the time/weather/wind.
/wind	Set the wind direction and base speed.

Configuration

Variable	Description	Example
Config.time	Default time when the resource starts.	DHMSToTime(0, 6, 0, 0) (Sun 06:00:00)
Config.timescale	Default timescale when the resource starts	30 (30 in-game secs per real sec)
Config.realTimeOffset	Offset of the real server time in seconds.	0
Config.timeIsFrozen	Whether time is frozen when the resource starts.	false
Config.weather	Default weather when the resource starts.	"sunny"
Config.weatherInterval	How often the weather changes.	DHMSToTime(0, 1, 0, 0) (1 in-game hour)
Config.weatherIsFrozen	Whether weather is frozen when the resource starts.	false
Config.permanentSnow	Whether to permanently add snow on the ground.	false
Config.dynamicSnow	Whether to dynamically add snow on the ground.	true
Config.maxForecast	Number of weather intervals to queue up.	23 (24-hour forecast)
Config.windDirection	Default wind direction when the resource starts.	0.0 (North)
Config.windSpeed	Default base wind speed when the resource starts.	0.0
Config.windShearDirection	Degrees by which wind direction changes at higher altitudes.	45
Config.windShearSpeed	Amount by which base wind speed increases at higher altitudes.	2.0
Config.windShearInterval	Interval in metres where wind direction/speed changes.	50.0
Config.windIsFrozen	Whether wind direction is frozen.	false
Config.permanentSnow	Whether to add snow on the ground permanently.	false
Config.dynamicSnow	Whether to add snow on the ground dynamically.	false
Config.syncDelay	How often in ms to sync with clients.	5000
Config.weatherPattern	A table describing the the weather pattern.	See config.lua
Config.disableSnowOnCayoPerico	Disables permanent and dynamic snow while on Cayo Perico.	false

Exports

Server-side

getTime

Get the current server time.

Usage

exports.weathersync:getTime()

Return value

A table with the current day, hour, minute and second:

{
    day = 0,
    hour = 6,
    minute = 0,
    second = 0
}

setTime

Set the current time.

Usage

exports.weathersync:setTime(day, hour, minute, second, transition, freeze)

resetTime

Reset the time to the default configured time.

Usage

exports.weathersync:resetTime()

setTimescale

Set the ratio of in-game seconds to real seconds.

Usage

exports.weathersync:setTimescale(timescale)

resetTimescale

Reset the timescale to the default configured value.

Usage

exports.weathersync:resetTimescale()

getWeather

Get the current weather.

Usage

exports.weathersync:getWeather()

Return value

The name of the current weather type.

setWeather

Set the current weather.

Usage

exports.weathersync:setWeather()

resetWeather

Reset the weather to the default configured weather type.

Usage

exports.weathersync:resetWeather()

setWeatherPattern

Set the weather pattern.

Usage

exports.weathersync:setWeatherPattern(pattern)

resetWeatherPattern

Reset the weather pattern to the default configured pattern.

Usage

exports.weathersync:resetWeatherPattern()

getWind

Get the current wind direction and base speed.

Usage

exports.weathersync:getWind()

Return value

A table containing the wind direction and base speed:

{
    direction = 180.0,
    speed = 0.0
}

setWind

Set the current wind direction and base speed.

Usage

exports.weathersync:setWind(direction, speed)

resetWind

Reset the wind direction and speed to the default configured values.

Usage

exports.weathersync:resetWind()

setSyncDelay

Set the current synchronization interval.

Usage

exports.weathersync:setSyncDelay(delay)

resetSyncDelay

Reset the sync delay to the default configured value.

Usage

exports.weathersync:resetSyncDelay()

getForecast

Get the current weather forecast.

Usage

exports.weathersync:getForecast()

Return value

A table containing the weather forecast:

{
    {
        day = 0,
        hour = 6,
        minute = 0,
        second = 0,
        weather = "sunny",
        wind = 0.0
    },
    {
        day = 0,
        hour = 7,
        minute = 0,
        second = 0,
        weather = "clouds",
        wind = 10.0
    },
    ...
}

Client-side

isSnowOnGround

Check if there is snow on the ground.

Usage

exports.weathersync:isSnowOnGround()

Return value

true if there is snow on the ground, false if there is not.

setMyWeather

Disable weather and time sync and set a local weather type for this client.

Usage

exports.weathersync:setMyWeather(weather, transition, permanentSnow)

setMyTime

Disable weather and time sync and set a local time for this client.

Usage

exports.weathersync:setMyTime(hour, minute, second, transition, freeze)

setSyncEnabled

Enable or disable weather and time sync for this client.

Usage

exports.weathersync:setSyncEnabled(toggle)

toggleSync

Toggle weather and time sync on/off for this client.

Usage

exports.weathersync:toggleSync()