diff --git a/gameserver/src/main/java/brainwine/gameserver/GameServer.java b/gameserver/src/main/java/brainwine/gameserver/GameServer.java
index 8ecc27a..d8f4903 100644
--- a/gameserver/src/main/java/brainwine/gameserver/GameServer.java
+++ b/gameserver/src/main/java/brainwine/gameserver/GameServer.java
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ public class GameServer {
     private final ZoneManager zoneManager;
     private final PlayerManager playerManager;
     private final Server server;
-    private long lastSave = System.currentTimeMillis();
+    private long lastTick = System.currentTimeMillis();
+    private long lastSave = lastTick;
     private boolean shutdownRequested;
     
     public GameServer() {
@@ -56,6 +57,10 @@ public class GameServer {
     }
     
     public void tick() {
+        long now = System.currentTimeMillis();
+        float deltaTime = (now - lastTick) / 1000.0F; // in seconds
+        lastTick = now;
+        
         while(!tasks.isEmpty()) {
             tasks.poll().run();
         }
@@ -66,7 +71,7 @@ public class GameServer {
             lastSave = System.currentTimeMillis();
         }
         
-        zoneManager.tick();
+        zoneManager.tick(deltaTime);
         playerManager.tick();
     }
     
diff --git a/gameserver/src/main/java/brainwine/gameserver/zone/WeatherManager.java b/gameserver/src/main/java/brainwine/gameserver/zone/WeatherManager.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7b783ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gameserver/src/main/java/brainwine/gameserver/zone/WeatherManager.java
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+package brainwine.gameserver.zone;
+
+import brainwine.gameserver.util.MathUtils;
+import io.netty.util.internal.ThreadLocalRandom;
+
+/**
+ * TODO save weather in zone config
+ */
+public class WeatherManager {
+    
+    private static final ThreadLocalRandom random = ThreadLocalRandom.current();
+    private long rainStart;
+    private long rainDuration;
+    private float rainPower;
+    private float precipitation;
+    private float wind;
+    private float cloudiness;
+    
+    public WeatherManager() {
+        createRandomRain(random.nextBoolean());
+    }
+    
+    public void tick(float deltaTime) {
+        long now = System.currentTimeMillis();
+        
+        if(now > rainStart + rainDuration) {
+            createRandomRain(rainPower > 0 ? true : false);
+        }
+        
+        float lerp = (float)(deltaTime * MathUtils.lerp(0.02F, 0.1F, (now - rainStart) / (float)rainDuration));
+        // Why are these separate, again?
+        precipitation = (float)MathUtils.lerp(precipitation, rainPower, lerp);
+        wind = precipitation;
+        cloudiness = precipitation;
+    }
+    
+    public void setRain(float power, long duration) {
+        rainStart = System.currentTimeMillis();
+        rainPower = power;
+        rainDuration = duration;
+    }
+    
+    public void createRandomRain(boolean dry) {
+        rainStart = System.currentTimeMillis();
+        
+        if(dry) {
+            rainDuration = (long)(random.nextDouble(12, 17) * 60000);
+            rainPower = 0;
+        } else {
+            rainDuration = (long)(random.nextDouble(2.5, 4) * 60000);
+            rainPower = (float)random.nextDouble(0.33, 1.0);
+        }
+    }
+    
+    public float getPrecipitation() {
+        return precipitation;
+    }
+    
+    public float getWind() {
+        return wind;
+    }
+    
+    public float getCloudiness() {
+        return cloudiness;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/gameserver/src/main/java/brainwine/gameserver/zone/Zone.java b/gameserver/src/main/java/brainwine/gameserver/zone/Zone.java
index bb76757..225c989 100644
--- a/gameserver/src/main/java/brainwine/gameserver/zone/Zone.java
+++ b/gameserver/src/main/java/brainwine/gameserver/zone/Zone.java
@@ -62,14 +62,12 @@ public class Zone {
     private int[] surface;
     private int[] sunlight;
     private boolean[] chunksExplored;
-    private float time = 5000;
+    private float time = (float)Math.random(); // TODO temporary
     private float temperature = 0;
-    private float wind = 0;
-    private float cloudiness = 5000;
-    private float precipitation = 0;
     private float acidity = 0;
     private final ChunkManager chunkManager;
-    private final Queue<DugBlock> digQueue = new ArrayDeque<>(); // TODO should be saved
+    private final WeatherManager weatherManager = new WeatherManager();
+    private final Queue<DugBlock> digQueue = new ArrayDeque<>();
     private final Set<Integer> pendingSunlight = new HashSet<>();
     private final Map<Integer, Entity> entities = new HashMap<>();
     private final List<Player> players = new ArrayList<>();
@@ -78,6 +76,7 @@ public class Zone {
     private final Map<Integer, MetaBlock> metaBlocks = new HashMap<>();
     private final Map<Integer, MetaBlock> globalMetaBlocks = new HashMap<>();
     private final Map<Integer, MetaBlock> fieldBlocks = new HashMap<>();
+    private long lastStatusUpdate = System.currentTimeMillis();
     
     protected Zone(String documentId, ZoneConfig config, ZoneData data) {
         this(documentId, config.getName(), config.getBiome(), config.getWidth(), config.getHeight());
@@ -107,15 +106,32 @@ public class Zone {
         return GameServer.getInstance().getZoneManager().getZone(id);
     }
     
-    public void tick() {
+    public void tick(float deltaTime) {
+        long now = System.currentTimeMillis();
+        weatherManager.tick(deltaTime);
+        
         for(Entity entity : getEntities()) {
             entity.tick();
         }
         
+        // One full cycle = 1200 seconds = 20 minutes
+        time += deltaTime * (1.0F / 1200.0F);
+        
+        if(time >= 1.0F) {
+            time -= 1.0F;
+        }
+                
+        if(!players.isEmpty()) {
+            if(now >= lastStatusUpdate + 4000) {
+                sendMessage(new ZoneStatusMessage(getStatusConfig()));
+                lastStatusUpdate = now;
+            }
+        }
+        
         if(!digQueue.isEmpty()) {
             DugBlock dugBlock = digQueue.peek();
             
-            if(System.currentTimeMillis() >= dugBlock.getTime()) {
+            if(now >= dugBlock.getTime()) {
                 digQueue.poll();
                 int x = dugBlock.getX();
                 int y = dugBlock.getY();
@@ -928,7 +944,14 @@ public class Zone {
      */
     public Map<String, Object> getStatusConfig() {
         Map<String, Object> config = new HashMap<>();
-        config.put("w", new float[]{time, temperature, wind, cloudiness, precipitation, acidity});
+        config.put("w", new int[] {
+                (int)(time * 10000), 
+                (int)(temperature * 10000), 
+                (int)(weatherManager.getWind() * 10000), 
+                (int)(weatherManager.getCloudiness() * 10000), 
+                (int)(weatherManager.getPrecipitation() * 10000), 
+                (int)(acidity * 10000)
+        });
         return config;
     }
     
diff --git a/gameserver/src/main/java/brainwine/gameserver/zone/ZoneManager.java b/gameserver/src/main/java/brainwine/gameserver/zone/ZoneManager.java
index 845030c..1f08f4e 100644
--- a/gameserver/src/main/java/brainwine/gameserver/zone/ZoneManager.java
+++ b/gameserver/src/main/java/brainwine/gameserver/zone/ZoneManager.java
@@ -58,9 +58,9 @@ public class ZoneManager {
         asyncGenerator.start();
     }
     
-    public void tick() {
+    public void tick(float deltaTime) {
         for(Zone zone : getZones()) {
-            zone.tick();
+            zone.tick(deltaTime);
         }
     }