Weathernaught 57X

The Weathernaught 57X. is an aspiration reward that was introduced in The Sims 2 expansion pack Seasons. It's a weather machine that allows Sims to change the season, extend the current season, maintain the current season indefinitely, or change the weather. However, if the Sim using it is not in gold or platinum aspiration, it may cause meteors to fall on the lot for a few seconds. It has five uses, which are indicated by five lights that are visible when its antenna is open.

As the Sim using it pumps a lever, a parabolic antenna opens up. When it's fully open, a bright reddish beam shoots into the sky for a few seconds. If the Sim was changing the season, or extending the current one by a few days, the antenna will then close. If the Sim wanted to maintain the current season indefinitely, the antenna will remain open until someone turns off the indefinitely prolonged season.

If the Sim used the Weathernaught 57X to change the weather, the antenna will remain open until the created weather has run its course, unless someone turns it off before then. It should be noted that the machine can not only create precipitation, but banish it, creating a clear sky. If this is done, the antenna will remain open.