diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmp/Main.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwmp/Main.cpp
index 54cd6daff..e29901c4e 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmp/Main.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmp/Main.cpp
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ void Main::updateWorld(float dt) const
     }
 }
 
-const Main &Main::get()
+Main &Main::get()
 {
     return *pMain;
 }
@@ -345,3 +345,13 @@ bool Main::isValidPacketScript(std::string script)
     return true;
     */
 }
+
+void Main::setWeatherManager(MWWorld::WeatherManager* manager)
+{
+    mWeatherManager = manager;
+}
+
+MWWorld::WeatherManager *Main::getWeatherManager()
+{
+    return mWeatherManager;
+}
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmp/Main.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwmp/Main.hpp
index 9e6c13bd6..6295017b0 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmp/Main.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmp/Main.hpp
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@
 #include <boost/program_options.hpp>
 #include <components/files/collections.hpp>
 
+namespace MWWorld
+{
+    class WeatherManager;
+}
+
 namespace mwmp
 {
     class GUIController;
@@ -23,7 +28,7 @@ namespace mwmp
         static bool init(std::vector<std::string> &content, Files::Collections &collections);
         static void postInit();
         static void destroy();
-        static const Main &get();
+        static Main &get();
         static void frame(float dt);
         static void pressedKey(int key);
 
@@ -37,6 +42,9 @@ namespace mwmp
 
         void updateWorld(float dt) const;
 
+        void setWeatherManager(MWWorld::WeatherManager* manager);
+        MWWorld::WeatherManager* getWeatherManager();
+
     private:
         static std::string resourceDir;
         static std::string addr;
@@ -54,6 +62,7 @@ namespace mwmp
 
         std::string server;
         unsigned short port;
+        MWWorld::WeatherManager* mWeatherManager;
     };
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
index 7f4c34531..c8de73a38 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
@@ -210,6 +210,7 @@ namespace MWWorld
         mSwimHeightScale = mStore.get<ESM::GameSetting>().find("fSwimHeightScale")->getFloat();
 
         mWeatherManager = new MWWorld::WeatherManager(*mRendering, mFallback, mStore);
+        mwmp::Main::get().setWeatherManager(mWeatherManager);
 
         mWorldScene = new Scene(*mRendering, mPhysics);
     }
@@ -246,6 +247,7 @@ namespace MWWorld
         // Note that if reset later, the initial ChangeWeather that the chargen script calls will be lost.
         delete mWeatherManager;
         mWeatherManager = new MWWorld::WeatherManager(*mRendering, mFallback, mStore);
+        mwmp::Main::get().setWeatherManager(mWeatherManager);
 
         if (!bypass)
         {