Notch should add a rain/snow detector, you know... that tells you when it's gonna rain, snow, or storm. It'd move like a clock, and when the picture for the rain/snow is completely on the rain detector, that's when it starts raining/snowing.
Crafting Recipe-
When it's gonna thunderstorm, the red part of it will start to glow
When it's gonna rain-
When it's gonna snow-
If you think this'll take out the challenge of minecraft, you don't have to use it, Just like Compasses, Clocks, and Peaceful Mode. It's like a heads up if you like survival for the mobs and all that, and are building a big project
Crafting Recipe-
When it's gonna thunderstorm, the red part of it will start to glow
When it's gonna rain-
When it's gonna snow-
If you think this'll take out the challenge of minecraft, you don't have to use it, Just like Compasses, Clocks, and Peaceful Mode. It's like a heads up if you like survival for the mobs and all that, and are building a big project
It would say snow if you were in a sow biome, and rain if you were in the other biomes.