Weird translucent high level clouds

[Squibby6134]

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ISSUE DESCRIPTION

Description of the issue:
High level clouds are represented as weird translucent undulating layers

This looks very unnatural

Did you experience this issue before you joined the Beta?
Noting this type of cloud cover more since Beta 1.5.21

Provide specific location or coordinates:
Live weather dependant, screenshot captured at NZAA

Provide time and date of the observed weather issue:
4/08/2025 5:16 NZDT

[PC Only] Did you remove all your community mods/add-ons? If yes, are you still experiencing the issue?
N/A

FREQUENCY OF ISSUE

How often does this occur for you (Example: Just once, every time on sim load, intermittently)?
Dependent on live weather

REPRODUCTION STEPS

Please list clear steps you took in order to help our test team reproduce the same issue:

1.Load into sim when live weather depicts high level clouds
2. Look up

YOUR SETTINGS

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What peripherals are you using, if relevant:
N/A

[PC Only] Are you using Developer Mode or have you made any changes to it?

[PC Only] Many issues may be due to an outdated graphics card. Please state your Graphics Card Driver Manufacturer (NVIDIA, Intel, AMD) and Version: NVidia 4070ti super 580.88 (happens with older drivers as well)

[PC Only] What other relevant PC specs can you share?

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[Uzura2203]

Tbh, I’m not sure this is a bug as much as it is poor implementation. Anyway, the clouds really need some work.

[Squibby6134]

I can’t recall seeing it this weird looking in the past, I looked across my screens prior to 1.5.21 and I don’t think I’ve come across this sort of odd translucent layer.

[meh1951]

[Zeanuck]

I’ve seen these before in sim…. I think they are supposed to be Cirrostratus clouds, but very poorly implemented….

[Giankiller86]

Unfortunately I’ve been like this since the new simulator came out… Asobo please take the weather\clouds to heart and fix it gradually with the updates..

[Stardrifter2232]

I’ve seen this especially often in the latest beta, and especially if I change the time on the slider after loading in. It looks really bad.

[SageLobster5901]

These clouds have been around since the beginning of the sim. I only see them on live weather with SCT or above Cirrus clouds. They are some of the crappiest clouds the sim renders.

[DementedCorn327]

Moved out from Sim Update 3 Beta | MSFS 2024 > Weather & Live Weather since as mentioned by some users this type of clouds was there prior SU3, so not a regression.

[DementedCorn327]

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[SmotheryVase665]

Do you have the same issue if you follow the OP’s steps to reproduce it?
•Yes

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• This screenshot was taken earlier this year, around January. Volumetric clouds was set to “Ultra”.

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[Scottiedog03]

Yes I’m seeing this too meh1951

I won’t keep on posting about this as I’ve posted it yesterday, but think this Topic better -

Description: wavy unnatural patterns in high level clouds

When: seems to have started around introduction of SU4 for me, cannot say precisely though

Reproduced: when Live Weather chosen & when it’s depicting high-level cloud

Graphics: most settings on Ultra, Volumetric clouds on Ultra

Microsoft Store - pc

I’ve seen it over Arizona near El Paso, & the grabs are over Bogota at 21000ft, 13.04.2026

My card: AMD 9070 XT with current drivers: 26.3.1

[ConsularBuckle4]

There’s a long thread about clouds: https://forums.flightsimulator.com/t/5-years-in-and-pretty-much-zero-improvements-to-clouds But as long as “sound stutters in UI” is treated with the same priority as the weather, progress will hardly happen …

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ISSUE DESCRIPTION

Description of the issue: Cloud textures at high altitude are fragmented.

FREQUENCY OF ISSUE

How often does this occur for you (Example: Just once, every time on sim load, intermittently)? all

REPRODUCTION STEPS

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1. Flying at FL300+

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[PC Only] Are you using Developer Mode or have you made any changes to it? no

[PC, MSFS 2020 Only] Are you using DX11 or DX12? DX12

[PC Only] What GPU (Graphics Card) do you use? RX7900XTX

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