diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/weather.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/weather.cpp
index 525352e7f..f738734b1 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/weather.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/weather.cpp
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ void WeatherManager::transition(float factor)
     mResult.mRainFrequency = current.mRainFrequency;
 }
 
-void WeatherManager::update(float duration)
+void WeatherManager::update(float duration, bool paused)
 {
     float timePassed = mTimePassed;
     mTimePassed = 0;
@@ -483,52 +483,56 @@ void WeatherManager::update(float duration)
         mRendering->getSkyManager()->secundaDisable();
     }
 
-    if (mCurrentWeather == "thunderstorm" && mNextWeather == "")
+    if (!paused)
     {
-        if (mThunderFlash > 0)
+        if (mCurrentWeather == "thunderstorm" && mNextWeather == "")
         {
-            // play the sound after a delay
-            mThunderSoundDelay -= duration;
-            if (mThunderSoundDelay <= 0)
-            {
-                // pick a random sound
-                int sound = rand() % 4;
-                std::string* soundName = NULL;
-                if (sound == 0) soundName = &mThunderSoundID0;
-                else if (sound == 1) soundName = &mThunderSoundID1;
-                else if (sound == 2) soundName = &mThunderSoundID2;
-                else if (sound == 3) soundName = &mThunderSoundID3;
-                if (soundName)
-                    MWBase::Environment::get().getSoundManager()->playSound(*soundName, 1.0, 1.0);
-                mThunderSoundDelay = 1000;
-            }
-
-            mThunderFlash -= duration;
             if (mThunderFlash > 0)
-                mRendering->getSkyManager()->setLightningStrength( mThunderFlash / mThunderThreshold );
-            else
             {
-                mThunderChanceNeeded = rand() % 100;
-                mThunderChance = 0;
-                mRendering->getSkyManager()->setLightningStrength( 0.f );
+                // play the sound after a delay
+                mThunderSoundDelay -= duration;
+                if (mThunderSoundDelay <= 0)
+                {
+                    // pick a random sound
+                    int sound = rand() % 4;
+                    std::string* soundName = NULL;
+                    if (sound == 0) soundName = &mThunderSoundID0;
+                    else if (sound == 1) soundName = &mThunderSoundID1;
+                    else if (sound == 2) soundName = &mThunderSoundID2;
+                    else if (sound == 3) soundName = &mThunderSoundID3;
+                    if (soundName)
+                        MWBase::Environment::get().getSoundManager()->playSound(*soundName, 1.0, 1.0);
+                    mThunderSoundDelay = 1000;
+                }
+
+                mThunderFlash -= duration;
+                if (mThunderFlash > 0)
+                    mRendering->getSkyManager()->setLightningStrength( mThunderFlash / mThunderThreshold );
+                else
+                {
+                    mThunderChanceNeeded = rand() % 100;
+                    mThunderChance = 0;
+                    mRendering->getSkyManager()->setLightningStrength( 0.f );
+                }
             }
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            // no thunder active
-            mThunderChance += duration*4; // chance increases by 4 percent every second
-            if (mThunderChance >= mThunderChanceNeeded)
+            else
             {
-                mThunderFlash = mThunderThreshold;
+                // no thunder active
+                mThunderChance += duration*4; // chance increases by 4 percent every second
+                if (mThunderChance >= mThunderChanceNeeded)
+                {
+                    mThunderFlash = mThunderThreshold;
 
-                mRendering->getSkyManager()->setLightningStrength( mThunderFlash / mThunderThreshold );
+                    mRendering->getSkyManager()->setLightningStrength( mThunderFlash / mThunderThreshold );
 
-                mThunderSoundDelay = 0.25;
+                    mThunderSoundDelay = 0.25;
+                }
             }
         }
+        else
+            mRendering->getSkyManager()->setLightningStrength(0.f);
     }
-    else
-        mRendering->getSkyManager()->setLightningStrength(0.f);
+    
 
     mRendering->setAmbientColour(mResult.mAmbientColor);
     mRendering->sunEnable(false);
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/weather.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/weather.hpp
index 292d06747..97897fda9 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/weather.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/weather.hpp
@@ -169,8 +169,9 @@ namespace MWWorld
         /**
          * Per-frame update
          * @param duration
+         * @param paused
          */
-        void update(float duration);
+        void update(float duration, bool paused = false);
 
         void stopSounds(bool stopAll);
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
index 383641d2d..d8e0d52b8 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
@@ -1489,7 +1489,7 @@ namespace MWWorld
         if (mGoToJail && !paused)
             goToJail();
 
-        updateWeather(duration);
+        updateWeather(duration, paused);
 
         if (!paused)
             doPhysics (duration);
@@ -2665,16 +2665,16 @@ namespace MWWorld
         MWWorld::ActionTeleport action("", closestMarker.getRefData().getPosition());
         action.execute(ptr);
     }
-
-    void World::updateWeather(float duration)
+    
+    void World::updateWeather(float duration, bool paused)
     {
         if (mPlayer->wasTeleported())
         {
             mPlayer->setTeleported(false);
             mWeatherManager->switchToNextWeather(true);
         }
-
-        mWeatherManager->update(duration);
+        
+        mWeatherManager->update(duration, paused);
     }
 
     struct AddDetectedReference
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.hpp
index a05d450d5..334e799f2 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.hpp
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ namespace MWWorld
 
             std::string mStartCell;
 
-            void updateWeather(float duration);
+            void updateWeather(float duration, bool paused = false);
             int getDaysPerMonth (int month) const;
 
             void rotateObjectImp (const Ptr& ptr, Ogre::Vector3 rot, bool adjust);