How to change weather and time of day in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 stumbled off the runway with a rough takeoff. Luckily, the early server issues have been fixed. The game also received its first few updates that fixed some bugs. Now is a good time to get back in the skies if you had a bad time on release day.

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 has many settings that you can change for different levels of realism. This includes simulating the weather and the time of day. These factors can change your flight paths and visibility conditions. You can change these settings when flying an aircraft in free flight mode. In this mode you can select any plane and any point on the planet. If you want to experience the Manhattan sky at night or the Great Pyramids during a snowstorm, you can. This guide shows how to change the weather/time before and during flights Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024.

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How to change the weather and time of day

Press “Free Flight” and you will be redirected to the map of the Earth. Here you can select an aircraft and plan your route. At the top right of the screen are the Flight conditions Settings. The clock is underneath. The “Live” setting on the watch indicates that the simulation is based on the real time in which you are playing. You can click this setting to disable it.

If you want more options, click on the flight conditions. You have to press Y to get to this panel on the XBOX. Here you can change the weather and time. Live maintains the current real-world weather and time for the parts of the world you are flying around. Changing the time using Live Settings allows you to reset the real weather up to 24 hours. Default allows you to choose from various pre-built weather patterns and set the time. custom allows you to change the weather and time down to the smallest detail. This includes applying weather to specific altitudes, barometric pressure, humidity, lightning, snow depth and precipitation.

How to change the weather/time during the flight

You can even change these settings mid-flight. On PC, move the mouse pointer to the top of the screen and click on the small cloud icon. On the XBOX you have to press RB+L3 to activate cursor mode. Once you click on the weather icon, you can change the weather and time according to your preference. Keep in mind that the simulation may slow down and stall when loading due to weather/time changes Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024.

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