Fortnite players find first evidence of falling temperatures as mysterious cloud approaches

Fortnite fans dreaming of a white Christmas have found the first real in-game evidence that their snow-dappled wishes are about to come true, with temperatures seemingly beginning to fall across Battle Royale island.

For those unfamiliar with recent events in Fortnite, players first spotted a mysterious storm cloud on the distant horizon of the game's Battle Royale map almost exactly a week ago. Its arrival was accompanied by several carefully timed cosmetics, all hinting at plunging temperatures in Fortnite's future, and fans began to speculate that the newly arrived storm cloud would usher in a cold front from the south - hopefully blanketing everything in a festive layer of snow.

Since the cloud was first sighted, however, there hasn't been an awful lot to report - aside from its steady, if incredibly slow, creep toward the mainland. Eventually, fans supposed, something was bound to happen. And now, one week later, something has.

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