diff --git a/src/deh_lua.c b/src/deh_lua.c
index 6e892d5e2..944a8b67a 100644
--- a/src/deh_lua.c
+++ b/src/deh_lua.c
@@ -186,6 +186,27 @@ static inline int lib_freeslot(lua_State *L)
 				}
 			}
 		}
+		else if (fastcmp(type, "PRECIP"))
+		{
+			// Search if we already have a PRECIP by that name...
+			preciptype_t i;
+			for (i = PRECIP_FIRSTFREESLOT; i < precip_freeslot; i++)
+				if (fastcmp(word, precipprops[i].name))
+					break;
+
+			// We don't, so allocate a new one.
+			if (i >= precip_freeslot) {
+				if (precip_freeslot < MAXPRECIP)
+				{
+					CONS_Printf("Weather PRECIP_%s allocated.\n",word);
+					precipprops[i].name = Z_StrDup(word);
+					lua_pushinteger(L, precip_freeslot);
+					r++;
+					precip_freeslot++;
+				} else
+					CONS_Alert(CONS_WARNING, "Ran out of free PRECIP slots!\n");
+			}
+		}
 		Z_Free(s);
 		lua_remove(L, 1);
 		continue;
diff --git a/src/deh_soc.c b/src/deh_soc.c
index 617857609..8617ad3bb 100644
--- a/src/deh_soc.c
+++ b/src/deh_soc.c
@@ -481,6 +481,25 @@ void readfreeslots(MYFILE *f)
 					lastcustomtol <<= 1;
 				}
 			}
+			else if (fastcmp(type, "PRECIP"))
+			{
+				// Search if we already have a PRECIP by that name...
+				for (i = PRECIP_FIRSTFREESLOT; i < (int)precip_freeslot; i++)
+					if (fastcmp(word, precipprops[i].name))
+						break;
+
+				// We found it? Then don't allocate another one.
+				if (i < (int)precip_freeslot)
+					continue;
+
+				// We don't, so allocate a new one.
+				if (precip_freeslot < MAXPRECIP)
+				{
+					precipprops[i].name = Z_StrDup(word);
+					precip_freeslot++;
+				} else
+					deh_warning("Ran out of free PRECIP slots!\n");
+			}
 			else
 				deh_warning("Freeslots: unknown enum class '%s' for '%s_%s'", type, type, word);
 		}
@@ -1528,7 +1547,7 @@ void readlevelheader(MYFILE *f, INT32 num)
 				strlwr(mapheaderinfo[num-1]->forcecharacter); // skin names are lowercase
 			}
 			else if (fastcmp(word, "WEATHER"))
-				mapheaderinfo[num-1]->weather = (UINT8)get_number(word2);
+				mapheaderinfo[num-1]->weather = get_precip(word2);
 			else if (fastcmp(word, "SKYTEXTURE"))
 				deh_strlcpy(mapheaderinfo[num-1]->skytexture, word2,
 					sizeof(mapheaderinfo[num-1]->skytexture), va("Level header %d: sky texture", num));
@@ -4086,6 +4105,61 @@ if (!followers[numfollowers].field) \
 	Z_Free(s);
 }
 
+void readweather(MYFILE *f, INT32 num)
+{
+	char *s = Z_Malloc(MAXLINELEN, PU_STATIC, NULL);
+	char *word;
+	char *word2;
+	char *tmp;
+
+	do
+	{
+		if (myfgets(s, MAXLINELEN, f))
+		{
+			if (s[0] == '\n')
+				break;
+
+			// First remove trailing newline, if there is one
+			tmp = strchr(s, '\n');
+			if (tmp)
+				*tmp = '\0';
+
+			tmp = strchr(s, '#');
+			if (tmp)
+				*tmp = '\0';
+			if (s == tmp)
+				continue; // Skip comment lines, but don't break.
+
+			// Set / reset word
+			word = s;
+
+			// Get the part before the " = "
+			tmp = strchr(s, '=');
+			if (tmp)
+				*(tmp-1) = '\0';
+			else
+				break;
+			strupr(word);
+
+			// Now get the part after
+			word2 = tmp += 2;
+
+			if (fastcmp(word, "TYPE"))
+			{
+				precipprops[num].type = get_mobjtype(word2);
+			}
+			else if (fastcmp(word, "EFFECTS"))
+			{
+				precipprops[num].effects = get_number(word2);
+			}
+			else
+				deh_warning("Weather %d : unknown word '%s'", num, word);
+		}
+	} while (!myfeof(f));
+
+	Z_Free(s);
+}
+
 //
 //
 //
@@ -4222,6 +4296,24 @@ menutype_t get_menutype(const char *word)
 	return GT_COOP;
 }*/
 
+preciptype_t get_precip(const char *word)
+{ // Returns the value of PRECIP_ enumerations
+	preciptype_t i;
+	if (*word >= '0' && *word <= '9')
+		return atoi(word);
+	if (fastncmp("PRECIP_",word,4))
+		word += 7; // take off the PRECIP_
+	for (i = 0; i < MAXPRECIP; i++)
+	{
+		if (precipprops[i].name == NULL)
+			break;
+		if (fasticmp(word, precipprops[i].name))
+			return i;
+	}
+	deh_warning("Couldn't find weather type named 'PRECIP_%s'",word);
+	return PRECIP_RAIN;
+}
+
 /// \todo Make ANY of this completely over-the-top math craziness obey the order of operations.
 static fixed_t op_mul(fixed_t a, fixed_t b) { return a*b; }
 static fixed_t op_div(fixed_t a, fixed_t b) { return a/b; }
diff --git a/src/deh_soc.h b/src/deh_soc.h
index e2319ab14..7381e548c 100644
--- a/src/deh_soc.h
+++ b/src/deh_soc.h
@@ -85,5 +85,7 @@ void clear_conditionsets(void);
 
 void readcupheader(MYFILE *f, cupheader_t *cup);
 void readfollower(MYFILE *f);
+preciptype_t get_precip(const char *word);
+void readweather(MYFILE *f, INT32 num);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/deh_tables.c b/src/deh_tables.c
index b01e3ff4b..e421d2b4b 100644
--- a/src/deh_tables.c
+++ b/src/deh_tables.c
@@ -6741,6 +6741,10 @@ struct int_const_s const INT_CONST[] = {
 	{"SPOT_WEAK",SPOT_WEAK},
 	{"SPOT_BUMP",SPOT_BUMP},
 
+	// precipeffect_t
+	{"PRECIPFX_THUNDER",PRECIPFX_THUNDER},
+	{"PRECIPFX_LIGHTNING",PRECIPFX_LIGHTNING},
+
 	{NULL,0}
 };
 
diff --git a/src/dehacked.c b/src/dehacked.c
index 7288ac374..970f84b9a 100644
--- a/src/dehacked.c
+++ b/src/dehacked.c
@@ -576,6 +576,18 @@ static void DEH_LoadDehackedFile(MYFILE *f, boolean mainfile)
 
 					readcupheader(f, cup);
 				}
+				if (fastcmp(word, "WEATHER") || fastcmp(word, "PRECIP") || fastcmp(word, "PRECIPITATION"))
+				{
+					if (i == 0 && word2[0] != '0') // If word2 isn't a number
+						i = get_precip(word2); // find a weather type by name
+					if (i < MAXPRECIP && i > 0)
+						readweather(f, i);
+					else
+					{
+						deh_warning("Weather number %d out of range (1 - %d)", i, MAXPRECIP-1);
+						ignorelines(f);
+					}
+				}
 				else if (fastcmp(word, "RINGRACERS"))
 				{
 					if (isdigit(word2[0]))
diff --git a/src/doomstat.h b/src/doomstat.h
index 4b3f75d13..5a2478b48 100644
--- a/src/doomstat.h
+++ b/src/doomstat.h
@@ -41,8 +41,7 @@ extern UINT32 mapmusresume;
 // Use other bits if necessary.
 
 extern UINT32 maptol;
-extern UINT8 globalweather;
-extern UINT8 curWeather;
+
 extern INT32 cursaveslot;
 //extern INT16 lastmapsaved;
 extern INT16 lastmaploaded;
@@ -64,15 +63,22 @@ extern tic_t marathontime;
 extern UINT8 numgameovers;
 extern SINT8 startinglivesbalance[maxgameovers+1];
 
+#define NUMPRECIPFREESLOTS 64
+
 typedef enum
 {
 	PRECIP_NONE = 0,
+
 	PRECIP_RAIN,
 	PRECIP_SNOW,
 	PRECIP_BLIZZARD,
 	PRECIP_STORM,
 	PRECIP_STORM_NORAIN,
 	PRECIP_STORM_NOSTRIKES,
+
+	PRECIP_FIRSTFREESLOT,
+	PRECIP_LASTFREESLOT = PRECIP_FIRSTFREESLOT + NUMPRECIPFREESLOTS - 1,
+
 	MAXPRECIP
 } preciptype_t;
 
@@ -84,11 +90,16 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct
 {
+	const char *name;
 	mobjtype_t type;
 	precipeffect_t effects;
 } precipprops_t;
 
 extern precipprops_t precipprops[MAXPRECIP];
+extern preciptype_t precip_freeslot;
+
+extern preciptype_t globalweather;
+extern preciptype_t curWeather;
 
 // Set if homebrew PWAD stuff has been added.
 extern boolean modifiedgame;
diff --git a/src/g_game.c b/src/g_game.c
index 896ea00ea..2939dee2e 100644
--- a/src/g_game.c
+++ b/src/g_game.c
@@ -93,20 +93,22 @@ UINT32 mapmusresume;
 INT16 gamemap = 1;
 UINT32 maptol;
 
-UINT8 globalweather = PRECIP_NONE;
-UINT8 curWeather = PRECIP_NONE;
+preciptype_t globalweather = PRECIP_NONE;
+preciptype_t curWeather = PRECIP_NONE;
 
 precipprops_t precipprops[MAXPRECIP] =
 {
-	{MT_NULL, 0}, // PRECIP_NONE
-	{MT_RAIN, 0}, // PRECIP_RAIN
-	{MT_SNOWFLAKE, 0}, // PRECIP_SNOW
-	{MT_BLIZZARDSNOW, 0}, // PRECIP_BLIZZARD
-	{MT_RAIN, PRECIPFX_THUNDER|PRECIPFX_LIGHTNING}, // PRECIP_STORM
-	{MT_NULL, PRECIPFX_THUNDER|PRECIPFX_LIGHTNING}, // PRECIP_STORM_NORAIN
-	{MT_RAIN, PRECIPFX_THUNDER} // PRECIP_STORM_NOSTRIKES
+	{"NONE",				MT_NULL, 			0}, // PRECIP_NONE
+	{"RAIN",				MT_RAIN, 			0}, // PRECIP_RAIN
+	{"SNOW",				MT_SNOWFLAKE,		0}, // PRECIP_SNOW
+	{"BLIZZARD",			MT_BLIZZARDSNOW,	0}, // PRECIP_BLIZZARD
+	{"STORM",				MT_RAIN,			PRECIPFX_THUNDER|PRECIPFX_LIGHTNING}, // PRECIP_STORM
+	{"STORM_NORAIN",		MT_NULL,			PRECIPFX_THUNDER|PRECIPFX_LIGHTNING}, // PRECIP_STORM_NORAIN
+	{"STORM_NOSTRIKES",		MT_RAIN,			PRECIPFX_THUNDER} // PRECIP_STORM_NOSTRIKES
 };
 
+preciptype_t precip_freeslot = PRECIP_FIRSTFREESLOT;
+
 INT32 cursaveslot = 0; // Auto-save 1p savegame slot
 //INT16 lastmapsaved = 0; // Last map we auto-saved at
 INT16 lastmaploaded = 0; // Last map the game loaded
diff --git a/src/lua_baselib.c b/src/lua_baselib.c
index a461ac80b..301665e45 100644
--- a/src/lua_baselib.c
+++ b/src/lua_baselib.c
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ static const struct {
 	{META_SPRITEINFO,   "spriteinfo_t"},
 	{META_PIVOTLIST,    "spriteframepivot_t[]"},
 	{META_FRAMEPIVOT,   "spriteframepivot_t"},
+	{META_PRECIPPROPS,  "precipprops_t"},
 
 	{META_TAGLIST,      "taglist"},
 
diff --git a/src/lua_infolib.c b/src/lua_infolib.c
index 880496770..88cb32ed9 100644
--- a/src/lua_infolib.c
+++ b/src/lua_infolib.c
@@ -1758,6 +1758,152 @@ static int colorramp_len(lua_State *L)
 	return 1;
 }
 
+//////////////////
+// PRECIP PROPS //
+//////////////////
+
+// Arbitrary precipprops[] table index -> precipprops_t *
+static int lib_getPrecipProps(lua_State *L)
+{
+	INT32 i;
+	lua_remove(L, 1);
+
+	i = luaL_checkinteger(L, 1);
+	if (i <= 0 || i >= MAXPRECIP)
+		return luaL_error(L, "precipprops[] index %d out of range (1 - %d)", i, MAXPRECIP-1);
+	LUA_PushUserdata(L, &precipprops[i], META_PRECIPPROPS);
+	return 1;
+}
+
+// Lua table full of data -> precipprops[]
+static int lib_setPrecipProps(lua_State *L)
+{
+	precipprops_t *props;
+	lua_remove(L, 1); // don't care about precipprops[] userdata.
+	{
+		INT32 i = luaL_checkinteger(L, 1);
+		if (i <= 0 || i >= MAXPRECIP)
+			return luaL_error(L, "precipprops[] index %d out of range (1 - %d)", i, MAXPRECIP-1);
+		props = &precipprops[i]; // get the precipprops to assign to.
+	}
+
+	luaL_checktype(L, 2, LUA_TTABLE); // check that we've been passed a table.
+	lua_remove(L, 1); // pop preciptype num, don't need it any more.
+	lua_settop(L, 1); // cut the stack here. the only thing left now is the table of data we're assigning to the precipprops.
+
+	if (hud_running)
+		return luaL_error(L, "Do not alter precipprops in HUD rendering code!");
+	if (hook_cmd_running)
+		return luaL_error(L, "Do not alter precipprops in CMD building code!");
+
+	// clear the precipprops to start with, in case of missing table elements
+	// done manually because we do not want to clear name
+	props->type = MT_NULL;
+	props->effects = 0;
+
+	lua_pushnil(L);
+	while (lua_next(L, 1)) {
+		lua_Integer i = 0;
+		const char *str = NULL;
+		lua_Integer value;
+
+		if (lua_isnumber(L, 2))
+			i = lua_tointeger(L, 2);
+		else
+			str = luaL_checkstring(L, 2);
+
+		if (i == 1 || (str && fastcmp(str, "type")))
+		{
+			value = luaL_checkinteger(L, 3);
+			if (value < MT_NULL || value >= NUMMOBJTYPES)
+				return luaL_error(L, "type number %d is invalid.", value);
+			props->type = luaL_checkinteger(L, 3);
+		}
+		else if (i == 2 || (str && fastcmp(str, "effects")))
+		{
+			props->effects = luaL_checkinteger(L, 3);
+		}
+
+		lua_pop(L, 1);
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+// #precipprops -> MAXPRECIP
+static int lib_precippropslen(lua_State *L)
+{
+	lua_pushinteger(L, MAXPRECIP);
+	return 1;
+}
+
+// precipprops_t *, field -> number
+static int precipprops_get(lua_State *L)
+{
+	precipprops_t *props = *((precipprops_t **)luaL_checkudata(L, 1, META_PRECIPPROPS));
+	const char *field = luaL_checkstring(L, 2);
+
+	I_Assert(props != NULL);
+	I_Assert(props >= precipprops);
+
+	if (fastcmp(field, "type"))
+	{
+		lua_pushinteger(L, props->type);
+	}
+	else if (fastcmp(field,"effects"))
+	{
+		lua_pushinteger(L, props->effects);
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		CONS_Debug(DBG_LUA, M_GetText("'%s' has no field named '%s'; returning nil.\n"), "precipprops_t", field);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	return 1;
+}
+
+// precipprops_t *, field, number -> precipprops[]
+static int precipprops_set(lua_State *L)
+{
+	precipprops_t *props = *((precipprops_t **)luaL_checkudata(L, 1, META_PRECIPPROPS));
+	const char *field = luaL_checkstring(L, 2);
+
+	if (hud_running)
+		return luaL_error(L, "Do not alter precipprops in HUD rendering code!");
+	if (hook_cmd_running)
+		return luaL_error(L, "Do not alter precipprops in CMD building code!");
+
+	I_Assert(props != NULL);
+	I_Assert(props >= precipprops);
+
+	if (fastcmp(field, "type"))
+	{
+		props->type = luaL_checkinteger(L, 3);
+	}
+	else if (fastcmp(field, "effects"))
+	{
+		props->effects = luaL_checkinteger(L, 3);
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		return luaL_error(L, LUA_QL("precipprops_t") " has no field named " LUA_QS, field);
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+// precipprops_t * -> PRECIP_*
+static int precipprops_num(lua_State *L)
+{
+	precipprops_t *props = *((precipprops_t **)luaL_checkudata(L, 1, META_PRECIPPROPS));
+
+	I_Assert(props != NULL);
+	I_Assert(props >= precipprops);
+
+	lua_pushinteger(L, props - precipprops);
+	return 1;
+}
+
 //////////////////////////////
 //
 // Now push all these functions into the Lua state!
@@ -1861,6 +2007,17 @@ int LUA_InfoLib(lua_State *L)
 		lua_setfield(L, -2, "__len");
 	lua_pop(L, 1);
 
+	luaL_newmetatable(L, META_PRECIPPROPS);
+		lua_pushcfunction(L, precipprops_get);
+		lua_setfield(L, -2, "__index");
+
+		lua_pushcfunction(L, precipprops_set);
+		lua_setfield(L, -2, "__newindex");
+
+		lua_pushcfunction(L, precipprops_num);
+		lua_setfield(L, -2, "__len");
+	lua_pop(L, 1);
+
 	lua_newuserdata(L, 0);
 		lua_createtable(L, 0, 2);
 			lua_pushcfunction(L, lib_getSprname);
@@ -1961,6 +2118,19 @@ int LUA_InfoLib(lua_State *L)
 		lua_setmetatable(L, -2);
 	lua_setglobal(L, "spriteinfo");
 
+	lua_newuserdata(L, 0);
+		lua_createtable(L, 0, 2);
+			lua_pushcfunction(L, lib_getPrecipProps);
+			lua_setfield(L, -2, "__index");
+
+			lua_pushcfunction(L, lib_setPrecipProps);
+			lua_setfield(L, -2, "__newindex");
+
+			lua_pushcfunction(L, lib_precippropslen);
+			lua_setfield(L, -2, "__len");
+		lua_setmetatable(L, -2);
+	lua_setglobal(L, "precipprops");
+
 	luaL_newmetatable(L, META_LUABANKS);
 		lua_pushcfunction(L, lib_getluabanks);
 		lua_setfield(L, -2, "__index");
diff --git a/src/lua_libs.h b/src/lua_libs.h
index a6580622b..bc8e4141e 100644
--- a/src/lua_libs.h
+++ b/src/lua_libs.h
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ extern lua_State *gL;
 #define META_SPRITEINFO "SPRITEINFO_T*"
 #define META_PIVOTLIST "SPRITEFRAMEPIVOT_T[]"
 #define META_FRAMEPIVOT "SPRITEFRAMEPIVOT_T*"
+#define META_PRECIPPROPS "PRECIPPROPS_T*"
 
 #define META_TAGLIST "TAGLIST"
 
diff --git a/src/p_setup.c b/src/p_setup.c
index a47077ba5..372cfa91b 100644
--- a/src/p_setup.c
+++ b/src/p_setup.c
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ static void P_ClearSingleMapHeaderInfo(INT16 i)
 	mapheaderinfo[num]->muspostbossfadein = 0;
 	mapheaderinfo[num]->musforcereset = -1;
 	mapheaderinfo[num]->forcecharacter[0] = '\0';
-	mapheaderinfo[num]->weather = 0;
+	mapheaderinfo[num]->weather = PRECIP_NONE;
 	snprintf(mapheaderinfo[num]->skytexture, 5, "SKY1");
 	mapheaderinfo[num]->skytexture[4] = 0;
 	mapheaderinfo[num]->skybox_scalex = 16;
diff --git a/src/p_spec.c b/src/p_spec.c
index 53d3b5370..56e1456ea 100644
--- a/src/p_spec.c
+++ b/src/p_spec.c
@@ -1769,11 +1769,18 @@ void P_LinedefExecute(INT16 tag, mobj_t *actor, sector_t *caller)
 //
 // Switches the weather!
 //
-void P_SwitchWeather(UINT8 newWeather)
+void P_SwitchWeather(preciptype_t newWeather)
 {
 	boolean purge = false;
 	mobjtype_t swap = MT_NULL;
 
+	if (newWeather >= precip_freeslot)
+	{
+		// Weather type invalid, set to no weather.
+		CONS_Debug(DBG_SETUP, "Weather ID %d out of bounds\n", newWeather);
+		newWeather = PRECIP_NONE;
+	}
+
 	if (precipprops[newWeather].type == MT_NULL)
 	{
 		// New type is null, we want to purge the weather.
diff --git a/src/p_spec.h b/src/p_spec.h
index cbcbf366d..6f84c3aac 100644
--- a/src/p_spec.h
+++ b/src/p_spec.h
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ void P_CrossSpecialLine(line_t *ld, INT32 side, mobj_t *thing);
 void P_SetupSignExit(player_t *player);
 boolean P_IsFlagAtBase(mobjtype_t flag);
 
-void P_SwitchWeather(UINT8 newWeather);
+void P_SwitchWeather(preciptype_t newWeather);
 
 boolean P_RunTriggerLinedef(line_t *triggerline, mobj_t *actor, sector_t *caller);
 void P_LinedefExecute(INT16 tag, mobj_t *actor, sector_t *caller);