First of all, I second the suggestion of UI Cheats.
Second, there's an existing bug report for this that you should Me, Too. https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/Thunderstorms-won-t-turn-off-in-Henford-on-Bagley/m-p/10543989#M192418
I was the person who suggested moving. Alas. I also like the weather machine, but it sounds like that didn't help. If you have a mermaid in the house who isn't mean or evil they can also call clear skies (requires Island Living).
Thank you for the suggestion - I'll think about it. I do use a mod, though I don't like to use too many, this one might need to be used if Maxis doesn't fix this soon.
I finally packed up the entire household and evicted them out of the Henford place. I am not looking forward to finding a new plae and settling in - I hate moving in real life and in the Sims life (lol) but sometimes it's necessary.
Sulani and Brindleton Bay both feel rural in places, but Brindleton Bay has a lot of thunderstorms in the summer. (I think those actually turn off when you choose that option, or they did before Cottage Living dropped.) There are also parts of Windenburg that feel rural.
Weather-wise, Oasis Springs has very little rain. It gets very hot in the summer but is otherwise not bad, weather-wise. Willow Creek gets thunderstorms in the summer and freezes over by Harvestfest and has blizzards. Newcrest has weather similar to Willow Creek.
It all depends on what you're looking for, weather-wise.
