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Animated Snowfall Background Effect

The Code

HTML

<div id="background-effect" class="background-effect--snowfall">
  <div id="background-effect__animations">
    <div id="cloudlayers"></div>
    <div id="snowlayers"></div>
  </div>
</div>

CSS

#background-effect.background-effect--snowfall {
  bottom: 0;
  left: 50%;
  top: 0;
  margin: 0;
  position: fixed;
  width: 100%;
  -webkit-transform: translateX(-50%);
  transform: translateX(-50%);
  z-index: -100;
}

#background-effect.background-effect--snowfall div {
  position: absolute;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
}

#background-effect.background-effect--snowfall #background-effect__animations {
  -webkit-animation: fade-in 2s cubic-bezier(0.55, 0.06, 0.68, 0.19);
  animation: fade-in 2s cubic-bezier(0.55, 0.06, 0.68, 0.19);
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(255,255,255,0.25) 0%, rgba(255,255,255,0.125) 64px, rgba(255,255,255,0) 192px, rgba(255,255,255,0) 100%);
}

#background-effect.background-effect--snowfall .winter-cloudlayers {
  background-image: url("/images/interface/background/snowfall/cloudlayer1.png"),url("/images/interface/background/snowfall/cloudlayer2.png");
  background-position: 0 0px, 0 0;
  background-repeat: repeat-x, repeat-x;
  background-size: 1152px 128px, 1440px 160px;
  -webkit-animation-duration: 600s;
  animation-duration: 600s;
  -webkit-animation-name: winter-cloudlayers-animation;
  animation-name: winter-cloudlayers-animation;
  -webkit-animation-iteration-count: infinite;
  animation-iteration-count: infinite;
  -webkit-animation-timing-function: linear;
  animation-timing-function: linear;
  opacity: 0.5;
}

#background-effect.background-effect--snowfall .winter-snowlayers {
  background-image: url("/images/interface/background/snowfall/snowlayer1.png"),url("/images/interface/background/snowfall/snowlayer2.png"),url("/images/interface/background/snowfall/snowlayer3.png");
  background-position: 0 0px, 0 0px, 0 0;
  background-repeat: repeat, repeat, repeat;
  background-size: 512px 512px, 512px 512px, 512px 512px;
  -webkit-animation-duration: 75s,50s;
  animation-duration: 75s,50s;
  -webkit-animation-name: winter-snowlayers-animation-x, winter-snowlayers-animation-y;
  animation-name: winter-snowlayers-animation-x, winter-snowlayers-animation-y;
  -webkit-animation-iteration-count: infinite, infinite;
  animation-iteration-count: infinite, infinite;
  -webkit-animation-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.65, 0.05, 0.36, 1),linear;
  animation-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.65, 0.05, 0.36, 1),linear;
  opacity: 0.375;
}

@-webkit-keyframes fade-in {
  from {
    opacity: 0;
  }

  to {
    opacity: 1;
  }
}

@keyframes fade-in {
  from {
    opacity: 0;
  }

  to {
    opacity: 1;
  }
}

@-webkit-keyframes winter-cloudlayers-animation {
  from {
    background-position: 0 0px, 0 0;
  }

  to {
    background-position: 14399px 0px, 10079px 0;
  }
}

@keyframes winter-cloudlayers-animation {
  from {
    background-position: 0 0px, 0 0;
  }

  to {
    background-position: 14399px 0px, 10079px 0;
  }
}

@-webkit-keyframes winter-snowlayers-animation-x {
  0% {
    background-position-x: 0px, 0px, 0;
  }

  20% {
    background-position-x: 1263.2px,648.8px,239.2px;
  }

  40% {
    background-position-x: 3651.4px,2422.6px,1603.4px;
  }

  60% {
    background-position-x: 4539.6px,2696.4px,1467.6px;
  }

  80% {
    background-position-x: 6927.8px,4470.2px,2831.8px;
  }

  100% {
    background-position-x: 8191px, 5119px, 3071px;
  }
}

@keyframes winter-snowlayers-animation-x {
  0% {
    background-position-x: 0px, 0px, 0;
  }

  20% {
    background-position-x: 1263.2px,648.8px,239.2px;
  }

  40% {
    background-position-x: 3651.4px,2422.6px,1603.4px;
  }

  60% {
    background-position-x: 4539.6px,2696.4px,1467.6px;
  }

  80% {
    background-position-x: 6927.8px,4470.2px,2831.8px;
  }

  100% {
    background-position-x: 8191px, 5119px, 3071px;
  }
}

@-webkit-keyframes winter-snowlayers-animation-y {
  0% {
    background-position-y: 0px, 0px, 0;
  }

  20% {
    background-position-y: 2047.8px, 819px, 614.2px;
  }

  40% {
    background-position-y: 4095.6px, 1638px, 1228.4px;
  }

  60% {
    background-position-y: 6143.4px, 2457px, 1842.6px;
  }

  80% {
    background-position-y: 8191.2px, 3276px, 2456.8px;
  }

  100% {
    background-position-y: 10239px, 4095px, 3071px;
  }
}

@keyframes winter-snowlayers-animation-y {
  0% {
    background-position-y: 0px, 0px, 0;
  }

  20% {
    background-position-y: 2047.8px, 819px, 614.2px;
  }

  40% {
    background-position-y: 4095.6px, 1638px, 1228.4px;
  }

  60% {
    background-position-y: 6143.4px, 2457px, 1842.6px;
  }

  80% {
    background-position-y: 8191.2px, 3276px, 2456.8px;
  }

  100% {
    background-position-y: 10239px, 4095px, 3071px;
  }
}

@media (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2), (min--moz-device-pixel-ratio: 2), (-o-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2), (min-device-pixel-ratio: 2), (min-resolution: 192dpi), (min-resolution: 2dppx) {
  #background-effect.background-effect--snowfall .winter-cloudlayers {
    background-image: url("/images/interface/background/snowfall/cloudlayer1.x2.png"),url("/images/interface/background/snowfall/cloudlayer2.x2.png");
    -webkit-animation-duration: 900s;
    animation-duration: 900s;
  }

  #background-effect.background-effect--snowfall .winter-snowlayers {
    background-image: url("/images/interface/background/snowfall/snowlayer1.x2.png"),url("/images/interface/background/snowfall/snowlayer2.x2.png"),url("/images/interface/background/snowfall/snowlayer3.x2.png");
    -webkit-animation-duration: 100s,75s;
    animation-duration: 100s,75s;
  }
}

Special Thanks

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