diff --git a/src/client/fm_client.cpp b/src/client/fm_client.cpp
index 89a0fed68..c97edc861 100644
--- a/src/client/fm_client.cpp
+++ b/src/client/fm_client.cpp
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ void Client::handleCommand_FreeminerInit(NetworkPacket *pkt)
 						<< "' not valid; falling back to "
 						<< Mapgen::getMapgenName(FARMESH_DEFAULT_MAPGEN) << std::endl;
 			mgtype = FARMESH_DEFAULT_MAPGEN;
+			far_container.use_weather = false;
 		}
 
 		MakeEmerge(settings, mgtype);
@@ -230,7 +231,7 @@ void Client::handleCommand_BlockDataFm(NetworkPacket *pkt)
 	block->humidity = h;
 
 	if (m_localdb && !is_simple_singleplayer_game) {
-		if (const auto db = GetFarDatabase({}, far_dbases,  m_world_path, step); db) {
+		if (const auto db = GetFarDatabase({}, far_dbases, m_world_path, step); db) {
 			ServerMap::saveBlock(block.get(), db);
 
 			if (!step) {
diff --git a/src/client/fm_far_container.cpp b/src/client/fm_far_container.cpp
index 52a7f7c8a..4c2b97d4b 100644
--- a/src/client/fm_far_container.cpp
+++ b/src/client/fm_far_container.cpp
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ const MapNode &FarContainer::getNodeRefUnsafe(const v3pos_t &pos)
 		block_cache = block;
 	}
 
-	if (const auto &v = m_mg->visible_content(pos); v.getContent()) {
+	if (const auto &v = m_mg->visible_content(pos, use_weather); v.getContent()) {
 		return v;
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/client/fm_far_container.h b/src/client/fm_far_container.h
index 0ee296c8a..26868d7aa 100644
--- a/src/client/fm_far_container.h
+++ b/src/client/fm_far_container.h
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ class FarContainer : public NodeContainer
 
 public:
 	Mapgen *m_mg{};
-
+	bool use_weather {true};
 	FarContainer(Client *client);
 	const MapNode &getNodeRefUnsafe(const v3pos_t &p) override;
 };
diff --git a/src/client/fm_farmesh.cpp b/src/client/fm_farmesh.cpp
index 673d79a8a..5cad40385 100644
--- a/src/client/fm_farmesh.cpp
+++ b/src/client/fm_farmesh.cpp
@@ -222,6 +222,7 @@ FarMesh::FarMesh(Client *client, Server *server, MapDrawControl *control) :
 		settings.set("mg_name", Mapgen::getMapgenName(mgtype));
 		m_client->MakeEmerge(settings, mgtype);
 		emerge_use = m_client->m_emerge.get();
+		m_client->far_container.use_weather = false;
 	}
 
 	if (emerge_use) {
diff --git a/src/mapgen/mapgen.cpp b/src/mapgen/mapgen.cpp
index 436bc4931..78a3efb29 100644
--- a/src/mapgen/mapgen.cpp
+++ b/src/mapgen/mapgen.cpp
@@ -1229,12 +1229,14 @@ bool Mapgen::visible(const v3pos_t &p)
 	return getGroundLevelAtPoint({p.X, p.Z}) >= p.Y;
 }
 
-const MapNode &Mapgen::visible_content(const v3pos_t &p)
+const MapNode &Mapgen::visible_content(const v3pos_t &p, bool use_weather)
 {
 	const auto v = visible(p);
 	const auto vw = visible_water_level(p);
 	if (!v && !vw)
 		return visible_transparent;
+	if (!use_weather)
+		return visible_surface_green;
 	const auto heat = m_emerge->biomemgr->calcBlockHeat(p, seed,
 			env ? env->getTimeOfDay() * env->m_time_of_day_speed : 0,
 			env ? env->getGameTime() : 0, !!env && env->m_use_weather);
diff --git a/src/mapgen/mapgen.h b/src/mapgen/mapgen.h
index c1d50ed63..3713fa04d 100644
--- a/src/mapgen/mapgen.h
+++ b/src/mapgen/mapgen.h
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ class Mapgen {
 
 	virtual bool visible(const v3pos_t &p);
 	virtual bool visible_water_level(const v3pos_t &p);
-	virtual const MapNode &visible_content(const v3pos_t &p);
+	virtual const MapNode &visible_content(const v3pos_t &p, bool use_weather);
 	virtual bool surface_2d() { return true; };
 
 	// getSpawnLevelAtPoint() is a function within each mapgen that returns a
diff --git a/src/mapgen/mapgen_earth.cpp b/src/mapgen/mapgen_earth.cpp
index 034d8b6e8..d67d9b283 100644
--- a/src/mapgen/mapgen_earth.cpp
+++ b/src/mapgen/mapgen_earth.cpp
@@ -218,12 +218,16 @@ bool MapgenEarth::visible(const v3pos_t &p)
 	return p.Y < get_height(p.X, p.Z);
 }
 
-const MapNode &MapgenEarth::visible_content(const v3pos_t &p)
+const MapNode &MapgenEarth::visible_content(const v3pos_t &p, bool use_weather)
 {
 	const auto v = visible(p);
 	const auto vw = visible_water_level(p);
-	if (!v && !vw)
+	if (!v && !vw) {
 		return visible_transparent;
+	}
+	if (!use_weather) {
+		return visible_surface_green;
+	}
 	auto heat = 10;
 	heat += p.Y / -100; // upper=colder, lower=hotter, 3c per 1000
 
diff --git a/src/mapgen/mapgen_earth.h b/src/mapgen/mapgen_earth.h
index 42013333f..6b942460e 100644
--- a/src/mapgen/mapgen_earth.h
+++ b/src/mapgen/mapgen_earth.h
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ class MapgenEarth : public MapgenV7
 
 	MapNode layers_get(float value, float max);
 	bool visible(const v3pos_t &p) override;
-	const MapNode &visible_content(const v3pos_t &p) override;
+	const MapNode &visible_content(const v3pos_t &p, bool use_weather) override;
 
 	hgts hgt_reader;