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Blizzard

Driving snow on a strong slant with gusts: streaking flakes near, dots far, fine snow blowing low along the ground, and the town whitening.

Version
1.0.0
Added
23 October 2026
Films
Not used in a film yet

Parameters

NameTypeDefaultRangeWhat it does
snowfall (Can change over time)number0.70 to 1how much snow is in the air, and how deep the town's own snow lies; sets the number of flakesCan change over time
wind (Can change over time)number140 to 35 m/show hard the wind drives the snow: 6 a steady fall, 16 meets the weather service's blizzard, 30 a galeCan change over time
gustsnumber0.50 to 1how much the wind surges and drops; 0 is a steady wind
windTowardnumber1200 to 360 degthe compass bearing the snow blows toward: 120 is along the shore, 30 inland, 210 toward the sea
size (Can change over time)number10.3 to 3how big the flakes look, as a multiple of the usualCan change over time
driftnumber0.60 to 1how much fine snow streams low along the ground; 0 turns it off
atvec20, -10-2000 to 2000 mthe middle of the storm around the camera, metres along the shore and inland of home's door
areanumber5530 to 200 mhow wide the snow-filled space around the camera is; smaller packs the same flakes closer
colourcolor#f2f6fb–the colour of the flakes: snow in daylight is a white with a hint of blue
covernumber00 to 1how much of snowfall goes to the town's own snow field; 0 leaves the ground alone, 0.5 and over whitens it evenly
hazenumber00 to 2the town's haze for the shot, set once at its start: 0.3 is hazy, 1 and over a whiteout; 0 leaves it alone

Use it in a film

film.js
elements: { 'blizzard': { snowfall: 0.7, wind: 14 } }

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