diff --git a/assets/mods/basegame/weathers/main_skybox.png b/assets/mods/basegame/weathers/main_skybox.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7f2e81e21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/mods/basegame/weathers/main_skybox.png
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
+oid sha256:ee25e84e63f8ad63e8b3b1bd1005bb259220da8f068d22cb7e60c775ded9e565
+size 492946
diff --git a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/clut/GenerateSkyboxTextureAtlas.kt b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/clut/GenerateSkyboxTextureAtlas.kt
index 0c8104edd..34397e5df 100644
--- a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/clut/GenerateSkyboxTextureAtlas.kt
+++ b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/clut/GenerateSkyboxTextureAtlas.kt
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ fun main() {
     // y: increasing turbidity (1.0 .. 10.0, in steps of 0.333)
     // x: elevations (-75 .. 75 in steps of 1, then albedo of [0.1, 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, 0.9])
     val texh = Skybox.gradSize * Skybox.turbCnt
-    val texw = 2 * Skybox.elevCnt * 5
+    val texw = Skybox.elevCnt * Skybox.albedoCnt
     val TGA_HEADER_SIZE = 18
 
     val bytes = ByteArray(TGA_HEADER_SIZE + texw * texh * 4 + 26)
@@ -83,10 +83,10 @@ fun main() {
                     val rgb = xyz2.toRGB().toColor()
                     val colour = rgb.toIntBits().toLittle()
 
-                    val imgOffX = 2 * (albedo0 * Skybox.elevCnt + elev0)
+                    val imgOffX = (albedo0 * Skybox.elevCnt + elev0)
                     val imgOffY = texh - 1 - (Skybox.gradSize * turb0 + yp)
                     val fileOffset = TGA_HEADER_SIZE + 4 * (imgOffY * texw + imgOffX)
-                    for (i in 0..7) {
+                    for (i in 0..3) {
                         bytes[fileOffset + i] = colour[bytesLut[i]]
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/clut/Skybox.kt b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/clut/Skybox.kt
index 28436404a..e5eb0ec74 100644
--- a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/clut/Skybox.kt
+++ b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/clut/Skybox.kt
@@ -29,11 +29,13 @@ object Skybox : Disposable {
 
     private lateinit var tex: Texture
     private lateinit var texRegions: TextureRegionPack
+    private lateinit var texStripRegions: TextureRegionPack
 
     fun loadlut() {
         tex = Texture(ModMgr.getGdxFile("basegame", "weathers/main_skybox.png"))
         tex.setFilter(Texture.TextureFilter.Linear, Texture.TextureFilter.Linear)
         texRegions = TextureRegionPack(tex, 2, gradSize - 2, 0, 2, 0, 1)
+        texStripRegions = TextureRegionPack(tex, elevCnt - 2, gradSize - 2, 2, 2, 1, 1)
     }
 
     // use internal LUT
@@ -47,12 +49,18 @@ object Skybox : Disposable {
     // use external LUT
     operator fun get(elevationDeg: Double, turbidity: Double, albedo: Double): TextureRegion {
         val elev = elevationDeg.coerceIn(-75.0, 75.0).roundToInt().plus(75)
-        val turb = turbidity.coerceIn(1.0, 10.0).minus(1.0).times(3.0).roundToInt()
+        val turb = turbidity.coerceIn(1.0, 10.0).minus(1.0).times(5.0).roundToInt()
         val alb = albedo.coerceIn(0.1, 0.9).minus(0.1).times(5.0).roundToInt()
         //printdbg(this, "elev $elevationDeg->$elev; turb $turbidity->$turb; alb $albedo->$alb")
         return texRegions.get(alb * elevCnt + elev, turb)
     }
 
+    fun getStrip(turbidity: Double, albedo: Double): TextureRegion {
+        val turb = turbidity.coerceIn(1.0, 10.0).minus(1.0).times(3.0).roundToInt()
+        val alb = albedo.coerceIn(0.1, 0.9).minus(0.1).times(5.0).roundToInt()
+        return texStripRegions.get(alb, turb)
+    }
+
     private fun Float.scaleFun() =
         (1f - 1f / 2f.pow(this/6f)) * 0.97f
 
@@ -82,8 +90,8 @@ object Skybox : Disposable {
 
     val elevations = (0..150) //
     val elevationsD = elevations.map { -75.0 + it } // -75, -74, -73, ..., 74, 75 // (specifically using whole number of angles because angle units any finer than 1.0 would make "hack" sunsut happen too fast)
-    val turbidities = (0..27) // 1, 1.333, 1.666, 2, 2,333, ... , 10.0
-    val turbiditiesD = turbidities.map { 1.0 + it / 3.0 }
+    val turbidities = (0..45) // 1, 1.2, 1.4, 1.6, ..., 10.0
+    val turbiditiesD = turbidities.map { 1.0 + it / 5.0 }
     val albedos = arrayOf(0.1, 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, 0.9)
     val elevCnt = elevations.count()
     val turbCnt = turbidities.count()
diff --git a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/weather/WeatherMixer.kt b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/weather/WeatherMixer.kt
index 33df34a6d..0763a033d 100644
--- a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/weather/WeatherMixer.kt
+++ b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/weather/WeatherMixer.kt
@@ -195,29 +195,22 @@ internal object WeatherMixer : RNGConsumer {
 
         gdxBlendNormalStraightAlpha()
 
-        val degThis = if (timeNow < HALF_DAY)
-            solarElev.floorToDouble()
-        else
-            solarElev.ceilToDouble()
-        val degNext = degThis + if (timeNow < HALF_DAY) 1 else -1 // Skybox.get has internal coerceIn
-
         val thisTurbidity = forceTurbidity ?: turbidity
 
         // TODO trilinear with (deg, turb, alb)
-        val texture1 = Skybox[degThis, thisTurbidity, 0.1]
-        val texture2 = Skybox[degNext, thisTurbidity, 0.1]
-        val lerpScale = (if (timeNow < HALF_DAY) solarElev - degThis else -(solarElev - degThis)).toFloat()
+        val texture1 = Skybox.getStrip(thisTurbidity, 0.3)
 
 //        println("degThis=$degThis, degNext=$degNext, lerp=$lerpScale")
 
+        val stripXcentre = ((solarElev + 75.0) / 150.0).toFloat()
+        val backMag = texture1.regionWidth * App.scr.wf * 2f
+        val backX = -stripXcentre * backMag
+
         val gradY = -(gH - App.scr.height) * ((parallax + 1f) / 2f)
         batch.inUse {
             batch.shader = null
             batch.color = Color.WHITE
-            batch.draw(texture1, -App.scr.halfwf, gradY, 2f * App.scr.wf, gH)
-
-            batch.color = Color(1f, 1f, 1f, lerpScale)
-            batch.draw(texture2, -App.scr.halfwf, gradY, 2f * App.scr.wf, gH)
+            batch.draw(texture1, backX, gradY, backMag + App.scr.wf, gH)
 
             batch.color = Color.WHITE
         }