diff --git a/weather/api.lua b/weather/api.lua
index 3ee1326..3020e22 100644
--- a/weather/api.lua
+++ b/weather/api.lua
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 weather_mod.registered_downfalls = {}
+weather_mod.registered_weather_change_callbacks = {}
 
 local function check_modname_prefix(name)
 	if name:sub(1,1) == ":" then
@@ -87,6 +88,18 @@ function weather_mod.register_downfall(id,def)
 	weather_mod.registered_downfalls[name]=ndef
 end
 
+function weather_mod.register_on_weather_change(callback)
+	local ct = type(callback)
+	assert(ct == "function", "on_weather_change callback must be a function, got a " + ct)
+	table.insert(weather_mod.registered_weather_change_callbacks,callback)
+end
+
+function weather_mod.handle_weather_change(changes)
+	for _,c in pairs(weather_mod.registered_weather_change_callbacks) do
+		c(changes)
+	end
+end
+
 function weather_mod.disable_downfall(id,disable)
   local state = disable
   if disable == nil then
@@ -185,9 +198,11 @@ minetest.register_globalstep(function()
       lightning.auto = false
       --rawset(lightning,"auto",false)
     end
+    weather_mod.handle_weather_change({type = "none", reason = "globalstep"})
   else
+    local cnum = 10000 * #weather_mod.registered_downfalls
     for id,w in pairs(weather_mod.registered_downfalls) do
-      if math.random(1, 50000) == 1 then
+      if math.random(1, cnum) == 1 then
         weather.wind = {
           x = math.random(0,10),
           y = 0,
@@ -196,6 +211,7 @@ minetest.register_globalstep(function()
         if (not w.disabled) and vector.length(weather.wind) >= w.min_wind then
           weather.type = id
           weather_mod.handle_lightning(w)
+          weather_mod.handle_weather_change({type = id, wind = true, reason = "globalstep"})
           break
         end
       end
diff --git a/weather/command.lua b/weather/command.lua
index 2a49168..c9fda9e 100644
--- a/weather/command.lua
+++ b/weather/command.lua
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ minetest.register_chatcommand("setweather", {
 			else
 				weather.type = param
 				weather_mod.handle_lightning()
+				weather_mod.handle_weather_change({type = param, reason = "command", player = name})
 			end
 		end
 	end
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ minetest.register_chatcommand("setwind", {
 		end
 		if x and z then
 			weather.wind = vector.new(x,0,z)
+			weather_mod.handle_weather_change({wind = true, reason = "command", player = name})
 		else
 			minetest.chat_send_player(name, param.." are not two comma seperated numbers")
 		end