GTA 5 Mod Covers Los Santos in Snow

PC Gamer installed WinterV Beta to cover Los Santos in snow in GTA 5. The test was published on September 4, 2026, as part of the Los Santos Customs column. According to the outlet, the mod changes the sky, the appearance of vehicles and the lighting across the game world.

WinterV Beta sends flurries of snowflakes over the city. Cars appear covered in a layer of powder and equipped with tire chains. In the version tested by PC Gamer, however, the snow did not settle on the roads.

The lighting also took on an ochre hue that changed the usual atmosphere of Los Santos. The writer additionally described a crisp winter chill within the mod’s visual concept. After spending considerable time looking at GTA 5, the most noticeable result was the change in mood.

The mod’s premise, as summarized by PC Gamer, is to make GTA 5’s weather more interesting by adding snow. The firsthand account confirms that this visual effect appeared during the outlet’s test. The article does not present WinterV Beta as an expansion of gameplay systems or narrative content.

PC Gamer could not determine whether the snow affects vehicle handling. That was because previously installed modifications had already removed normal car handling from that copy of GTA 5. As a result, the test does not confirm any WinterV Beta changes to grip, speed or vehicle control.

That limitation matters because the test is part of a larger and deliberately chaotic experiment. In the Los Santos Customs column, the writer modifies GTA 5 every day in an attempt to turn it into a PC version of GTA 6 or break it entirely. The same installation was already missing a significant part of the exterior map, according to the account.

For players, the confirmed change is primarily visual: snow in the sky, powder on cars, tire chains and different lighting. The available material does not provide system requirements, performance results or installation instructions. It also does not explain how the mod behaves in a copy of GTA 5 without the column’s other modifications.

The modification series will take a break during the week following publication. The writer attributed the hiatus to an illness acquired during Gamescom 2026 and said the column was expected to return the week after that. No exact date was provided for the next experiment.

It remains unclear whether WinterV Beta changes vehicle physics or whether snow can settle normally under other configurations. The account also does not detail compatibility, stability or possible conflicts with other mods. For now, PC Gamer’s test confirms a winter-themed visual transformation of Los Santos.