diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/weather.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/weather.cpp
index 70d6f1b36..2d2b3e20d 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/weather.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/weather.cpp
@@ -66,6 +66,10 @@ void WeatherManager::setFallbackWeather(Weather& weather,const std::string& name
     weather.mGlareView = mFallback->getFallbackFloat("Weather_"+upper+"_Glare_View");
     weather.mCloudTexture = mFallback->getFallbackString("Weather_"+upper+"_Cloud_Texture");
 
+    static const float fStromWindSpeed = mStore->get<ESM::GameSetting>().find("fStromWindSpeed")->getFloat();
+
+    weather.mIsStorm = weather.mWindSpeed > fStromWindSpeed;
+
     bool usesPrecip = mFallback->getFallbackBool("Weather_"+upper+"_Using_Precip");
     if (usesPrecip)
         weather.mRainEffect = "meshes\\raindrop.nif";
@@ -79,7 +83,6 @@ Rain Height Max=700 ?
 Rain Threshold=0.6 ?
 Max Raindrops=650 ?
 */
-    weather.mIsStorm = (name == "ashstorm" || name == "blight");
 
     mWeatherSettings[name] = weather;
 }
@@ -112,8 +115,8 @@ float WeatherManager::calculateAngleFade (const std::string& moonName, float ang
         return 1.f;
 }
 
-WeatherManager::WeatherManager(MWRender::RenderingManager* rendering,MWWorld::Fallback* fallback) :
-     mHour(14), mWindSpeed(0.f), mIsStorm(false), mStormDirection(0,1,0), mFallback(fallback),
+WeatherManager::WeatherManager(MWRender::RenderingManager* rendering, MWWorld::Fallback* fallback, MWWorld::ESMStore* store) :
+     mHour(14), mWindSpeed(0.f), mIsStorm(false), mStormDirection(0,1,0), mFallback(fallback), mStore(store),
      mRendering(rendering), mCurrentWeather("clear"), mNextWeather(""), mFirstUpdate(true),
      mRemainingTransitionTime(0), mThunderFlash(0), mThunderChance(0), mThunderChanceNeeded(50),
      mTimePassed(0), mWeatherUpdateTime(0), mThunderSoundDelay(0)
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/weather.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/weather.hpp
index d7dfee99b..efe69f17c 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/weather.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/weather.hpp
@@ -156,7 +156,8 @@ namespace MWWorld
     class WeatherManager
     {
     public:
-        WeatherManager(MWRender::RenderingManager*,MWWorld::Fallback* fallback);
+        // Have to pass fallback and Store, can't use singleton since World isn't fully constructed yet at the time
+        WeatherManager(MWRender::RenderingManager*, MWWorld::Fallback* fallback, MWWorld::ESMStore* store);
         ~WeatherManager();
 
         /**
@@ -210,6 +211,7 @@ namespace MWWorld
         std::string mPlayingSoundID;
 
         MWWorld::Fallback* mFallback;
+        MWWorld::ESMStore* mStore;
         void setFallbackWeather(Weather& weather,const std::string& name);
         MWRender::RenderingManager* mRendering;
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
index 4b14ea602..a2c7c3a79 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
@@ -163,8 +163,6 @@ namespace MWWorld
         mProjectileManager.reset(new ProjectileManager(rootNode, resourceSystem, mPhysics));
         mRendering = new MWRender::RenderingManager(viewer, rootNode, resourceSystem, &mFallback);
 
-        mWeatherManager = new MWWorld::WeatherManager(mRendering,&mFallback);
-
         mEsm.resize(contentFiles.size());
         Loading::Listener* listener = MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->getLoadingScreen();
         listener->loadingOn();
@@ -193,6 +191,8 @@ namespace MWWorld
 
         mGlobalVariables.fill (mStore);
 
+        mWeatherManager = new MWWorld::WeatherManager(mRendering,&mFallback,&mStore);
+
         mWorldScene = new Scene(*mRendering, mPhysics);
     }
 
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ namespace MWWorld
         // we don't want old weather to persist on a new game
         delete mWeatherManager;
         mWeatherManager = 0;
-        mWeatherManager = new MWWorld::WeatherManager(mRendering,&mFallback);
+        mWeatherManager = new MWWorld::WeatherManager(mRendering,&mFallback,&mStore);
 
         if (!mStartupScript.empty())
             MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->executeInConsole(mStartupScript);