FFXIV Eorzea time & weather
How the Eorzea clock runs, why weather is predictable, and how both gate nodes and fish.
How Eorzea time works
Eorzea runs on its own clock, much faster than ours. One Eorzea hour is 175 real seconds, so a full Eorzea day is 70 real minutes (about 20 times real speed). Fieldcraft's clock ticks in real time, so every countdown you see is already converted for you.
Weather isn't random
Eorzean weather looks random, but it isn't. It runs on a fixed formula tied to the real-world clock, and it's identical on every server, which is why tools can forecast it far ahead. It rerolls every 8 Eorzea hours (about 23 minutes of real time), at Eorzea 00:00, 08:00, and 16:00.
Why any of this matters
Timed nodes are gated by time. Rare fish are gated by weather, and by those weather transitions. Knowing the forecast lets you plan around a window instead of standing there waiting for it. The Weather page lays out the upcoming blocks per zone, and the live Eorzea clock sits in the header on every page. All of it is worked out in your browser.