diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/sky.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/sky.cpp
index 9c8b0658a9..231f90fd78 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/sky.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/sky.cpp
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ namespace MWRender
         if (hasRain())
             return mRainRipplesEnabled;
 
-        if (mParticleNode && mCurrentParticleEffect == "meshes\\snow.nif")
+        if (mParticleNode && mCurrentParticleEffect == Settings::models().mWeathersnow.get())
             return mSnowRipplesEnabled;
 
         return false;
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@ namespace MWRender
             osg::Quat quat;
             quat.makeRotate(MWWorld::Weather::defaultDirection(), mStormParticleDirection);
             // Morrowind deliberately rotates the blizzard mesh, so so should we.
-            if (mCurrentParticleEffect == "meshes\\blizzard.nif")
+            if (mCurrentParticleEffect == Settings::models().mWeatherblizzard.get())
                 quat.makeRotate(osg::Vec3f(-1, 0, 0), mStormParticleDirection);
             mParticleNode->setAttitude(quat);
         }
@@ -726,7 +726,7 @@ namespace MWRender
 
                 const osg::Vec3 defaultWrapRange = osg::Vec3(1024, 1024, 800);
                 const bool occlusionEnabledForEffect
-                    = !mRainEffect.empty() || mCurrentParticleEffect == "meshes\\snow.nif";
+                    = !mRainEffect.empty() || mCurrentParticleEffect == Settings::models().mWeathersnow.get();
 
                 for (unsigned int i = 0; i < findPSVisitor.mFoundNodes.size(); ++i)
                 {
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/weather.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/weather.cpp
index 36b5958dc3..4f6f52a81a 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/weather.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/weather.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #include "weather.hpp"
 
+#include <components/settings/values.hpp>
+
 #include <components/misc/rng.hpp>
 
 #include <components/esm3/esmreader.hpp>
@@ -45,7 +47,8 @@ namespace MWWorld
         osg::Vec3f calculateStormDirection(const std::string& particleEffect)
         {
             osg::Vec3f stormDirection = MWWorld::Weather::defaultDirection();
-            if (particleEffect == "meshes\\ashcloud.nif" || particleEffect == "meshes\\blightcloud.nif")
+            if (particleEffect == Settings::models().mWeatherashcloud.get()
+                || particleEffect == Settings::models().mWeatherblightcloud.get())
             {
                 osg::Vec3f playerPos = MWMechanics::getPlayer().getRefData().getPosition().asVec3();
                 playerPos.z() = 0;
@@ -581,10 +584,10 @@ namespace MWWorld
         addWeather("Overcast", 0.7f, 0.0f); // 3
         addWeather("Rain", 0.5f, 10.0f); // 4
         addWeather("Thunderstorm", 0.5f, 20.0f); // 5
-        addWeather("Ashstorm", 0.2f, 50.0f, "meshes\\ashcloud.nif"); // 6
-        addWeather("Blight", 0.2f, 60.0f, "meshes\\blightcloud.nif"); // 7
-        addWeather("Snow", 0.5f, 40.0f, "meshes\\snow.nif"); // 8
-        addWeather("Blizzard", 0.16f, 70.0f, "meshes\\blizzard.nif"); // 9
+        addWeather("Ashstorm", 0.2f, 50.0f, Settings::models().mWeatherashcloud.get()); // 6
+        addWeather("Blight", 0.2f, 60.0f, Settings::models().mWeatherblightcloud.get()); // 7
+        addWeather("Snow", 0.5f, 40.0f, Settings::models().mWeathersnow.get()); // 8
+        addWeather("Blizzard", 0.16f, 70.0f, Settings::models().mWeatherblizzard.get()); // 9
 
         Store<ESM::Region>::iterator it = store.get<ESM::Region>().begin();
         for (; it != store.get<ESM::Region>().end(); ++it)
@@ -720,7 +723,7 @@ namespace MWWorld
 
         // For some reason Ash Storm is not considered as a precipitation weather in game
         mPrecipitation = !(mResult.mParticleEffect.empty() && mResult.mRainEffect.empty())
-            && mResult.mParticleEffect != "meshes\\ashcloud.nif";
+            && mResult.mParticleEffect != Settings::models().mWeatherashcloud.get();
 
         mStormDirection = calculateStormDirection(mResult.mParticleEffect);
         mRendering.getSkyManager()->setStormParticleDirection(mStormDirection);