Blizzard has confirmed work on weather effects in the World of Warcraft: Forever beta — the update is coming in one of the next builds. Players had long asked for rain and fog, which were missing from the early test.

Blizzard confirmed work on weather effects in the World of Warcraft: Forever beta. On September 23, 2026, community manager Kaivax posted a short entry titled "Increased Weather Effects" on both the EU and US forums, with a single line: "Coming soon to the Beta." This is a teaser of "increased weather effects" in the upcoming builds.

Dataminers have already linked the mention to build 70009 — a short video showing how the weather now looks in the zones is attached there.

The post does not specify which effects Blizzard will add, in which zones, and exactly when they will be enabled — this is an announcement, not a patch description. Details should be expected in upcoming blue posts or build notes.

Blizzard has not revealed the exact list of changes. Based on the short videos from the build, it may be about more pronounced rain, fog, and snowfalls — apparently that was exactly the atmosphere players missed in the current beta.