Rockstar Games has revealed more details about the weather system in Grand Theft Auto VI through Game Informer’s latest cover story. Along with localized rainfall and dynamic cloud formations, the game will simulate tropical storms and hurricanes, bringing a more volatile, constantly changing climate to the Florida-inspired state of Leonida.
Owen Shepherd, Rockstar’s vice president of art for lighting and rendering, said the team rebuilt the weather system to make conditions more localized and persistent. He added that the game features an entirely new, fully dynamic cloud system, with cloud formations that physically travel across the map.
In practice, players could be enjoying clear skies in one area while watching a downpour unfold in the distance. Rain will also leave more than a temporary visual effect. Game Informer senior associate editor Marcus Stewart reported that showers can produce realistic rainbows under the right lighting conditions, while recently drenched areas will remain wet and retain puddles long after a storm has passed.
Rockstar has also officially confirmed that tropical storms and hurricanes will sweep through Leonida. Shepherd explained that heavy clouds, powerful winds, dense atmospheric effects, and torrential rain will combine to leave the environment soaked, with water pouring from rooftop edges and streetlights as thunder rumbles and lightning dramatically illuminates the clouds.
Game Informer has yet to release footage showcasing the hurricane system, leaving questions about whether these storms could flood roads, topple trees, or damage buildings. Rockstar may reveal more details ahead of Grand Theft Auto VI’s launch on November 19, 2026.
via： Game Informer