diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwbase/world.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwbase/world.hpp
index abdad0fa8a..6c9fa67032 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwbase/world.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwbase/world.hpp
@@ -333,6 +333,7 @@ namespace MWBase
 
             virtual bool getPlayerStandingOn (const MWWorld::Ptr& object) = 0; ///< @return true if the player is standing on \a object
             virtual bool getActorStandingOn (const MWWorld::Ptr& object) = 0; ///< @return true if any actor is standing on \a object
+            virtual float getWindSpeed() = 0;
 
             virtual void setupExternalRendering (MWRender::ExternalRendering& rendering) = 0;
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwscript/docs/vmformat.txt b/apps/openmw/mwscript/docs/vmformat.txt
index 38fa677a72..85d8deaecd 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwscript/docs/vmformat.txt
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwscript/docs/vmformat.txt
@@ -337,5 +337,6 @@ op 0x200020e: GetStandingActor
 op 0x200020f: GetStandingActor, explicit
 op 0x2000210: GetStartingAngle
 op 0x2000211: GetStartingAngle, explicit
+op 0x2000212: GetWindSpeed
 
-opcodes 0x2000212-0x3ffffff unused
+opcodes 0x2000213-0x3ffffff unused
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwscript/miscextensions.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwscript/miscextensions.cpp
index b8a400ea63..5ed26119c0 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwscript/miscextensions.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwscript/miscextensions.cpp
@@ -589,6 +589,16 @@ namespace MWScript
                 }
         };
 
+        class OpGetWindSpeed : public Interpreter::Opcode0
+        {
+            public:
+
+                virtual void execute (Interpreter::Runtime& runtime)
+                {
+                    runtime.push(MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getWindSpeed());
+                }
+        };
+
         const int opcodeXBox = 0x200000c;
         const int opcodeOnActivate = 0x200000d;
         const int opcodeActivate = 0x2000075;
@@ -636,6 +646,7 @@ namespace MWScript
         const int opcodeGetStandingPcExplicit = 0x200020d;
         const int opcodeGetStandingActor = 0x200020e;
         const int opcodeGetStandingActorExplicit = 0x200020f;
+        const int opcodeGetWindSpeed = 0x2000212;
 
         const int opcodePlayBink = 0x20001f7;
 
@@ -680,6 +691,7 @@ namespace MWScript
             extensions.registerInstruction ("fall", "", opcodeFall, opcodeFallExplicit);
             extensions.registerFunction ("getstandingpc", 'l', "", opcodeGetStandingPc, opcodeGetStandingPcExplicit);
             extensions.registerFunction ("getstandingactor", 'l', "", opcodeGetStandingActor, opcodeGetStandingActorExplicit);
+            extensions.registerFunction ("getwindspeed", 'f', "", opcodeGetWindSpeed);
         }
 
         void installOpcodes (Interpreter::Interpreter& interpreter)
@@ -732,6 +744,7 @@ namespace MWScript
             interpreter.installSegment5 (opcodeGetStandingPcExplicit, new OpGetStandingPc<ExplicitRef>);
             interpreter.installSegment5 (opcodeGetStandingActor, new OpGetStandingActor<ImplicitRef>);
             interpreter.installSegment5 (opcodeGetStandingActorExplicit, new OpGetStandingActor<ExplicitRef>);
+            interpreter.installSegment5 (opcodeGetWindSpeed, new OpGetWindSpeed);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/weather.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/weather.cpp
index c940398fab..b6a649bcb7 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/weather.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/weather.cpp
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ WeatherManager::WeatherManager(MWRender::RenderingManager* rendering,MWWorld::Fa
      mHour(14), mCurrentWeather("clear"), mFirstUpdate(true), mWeatherUpdateTime(0),
      mThunderFlash(0), mThunderChance(0), mThunderChanceNeeded(50), mThunderSoundDelay(0),
      mRemainingTransitionTime(0), mMonth(0), mDay(0),
-     mTimePassed(0), mFallback(fallback)
+     mTimePassed(0), mFallback(fallback), mWindSpeed(0.f)
 {
     mRendering = rendering;
     //Globals
@@ -367,6 +367,8 @@ void WeatherManager::update(float duration)
         else
             result = getResult(mCurrentWeather);
 
+        mWindSpeed = result.mWindSpeed;
+
         mRendering->configureFog(result.mFogDepth, result.mFogColor);
 
         // disable sun during night
@@ -653,3 +655,8 @@ void WeatherManager::changeWeather(const std::string& region, const unsigned int
     if (Misc::StringUtils::ciEqual(region, playerRegion))
         setWeather(weather);
 }
+
+float WeatherManager::getWindSpeed() const
+{
+    return mWindSpeed;
+}
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/weather.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/weather.hpp
index f8c85b1fe7..a1dc454206 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/weather.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/weather.hpp
@@ -131,6 +131,8 @@ namespace MWWorld
 
         void setHour(const float hour);
 
+        float getWindSpeed() const;
+
         void setDate(const int day, const int month);
 
         void advanceTime(double hours)
@@ -143,6 +145,7 @@ namespace MWWorld
     private:
         float mHour;
         int mDay, mMonth;
+        float mWindSpeed;
         MWWorld::Fallback* mFallback;
         void setFallbackWeather(Weather& weather,const std::string& name);
         MWRender::RenderingManager* mRendering;
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
index 3fb4ff8bdd..403ce37bcd 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
@@ -1599,4 +1599,12 @@ namespace MWWorld
     {
         return mPhysEngine->isAnyActorStandingOn(object.getRefData().getBaseNode()->getName());
     }
+
+    float World::getWindSpeed()
+    {
+        if (isCellExterior() || isCellQuasiExterior())
+            return mWeatherManager->getWindSpeed();
+        else
+            return 0.f;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.hpp
index a4ae3adf47..b051e2b938 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.hpp
@@ -383,6 +383,7 @@ namespace MWWorld
 
             virtual bool getPlayerStandingOn (const MWWorld::Ptr& object); ///< @return true if the player is standing on \a object
             virtual bool getActorStandingOn (const MWWorld::Ptr& object); ///< @return true if any actor is standing on \a object
+            virtual float getWindSpeed();
 
             virtual void setupExternalRendering (MWRender::ExternalRendering& rendering);