Rule Storm Chaser

Storm Chaser Forecast for Kiama, Australian Coast

Kiama, New South Wales, Australia

Kiama's basalt shoreline includes the blowhole, Cathedral Rocks, ocean pools, and wave-cut platforms that provide dark foregrounds against surf.

0 matching opportunities in the 14-day forecast.

Hourly forecast scores

Forecast valid from Oct 7, 2026, 11:00 PM UTC (one hour; not an observation)

Storm Intensity

CAPE0

Lifted Index13.1°C

Wind Gusts7.4m/s

Precipitation0.0mm

Upcoming Opportunities

When all conditions match, PhotoWeather marks an opportunity window.

Times shown in Australia/Sydney

No matching opportunities in this 14-day forecast

See which requirements block the most forecast hours below.

71-hour requirements breakdown

When available, this detailed table covers only the stated 71-hour horizon (typically 72–168 hours, depending on available hourly data). Opportunity records above span the full 14-day forecast period, so this table does not explain that entire period. Times shown in Australia/Sydney.

Requirements breakdown is temporarily unavailable or expired. This does not mean no opportunities.

Supporting forecast inputs

Additional hourly values for interpreting the forecast and any derived scores. See the separate requirements breakdown for rule logic; missing values are unavailable.

Forecast time (Australia/Sydney)	Air Pressure	CAPE	Convective Precip Fraction	Lifted Index	Precipitation Chance	Rainfall	Showers	Simulated Reflectivity	Total Precipitation	Visibility	Wind Gusts	Wind Shear 0-3 km	Wind Shear 0-6 km	Wind Speed
Thu, Oct 8, 2026Sunrise 06:24 · Sunset 19:04
10:00	1022hPa	0J/kg	0.47fraction	13°C	2%	0mm	0mm	-1dBZ	0mm	38500m	7.4m/s	Unavailable	Unavailable	3.1m/s
11:00	1021hPa	10J/kg	0.2fraction	13°C	4%	0mm	0mm	-2.1dBZ	0mm	42140m	7.3m/s	7.7m/s	18m/s	2.7m/s
12:00	1020hPa	20J/kg	0.13fraction	12°C	6%	0mm	0mm	-8.1dBZ	0mm	42120m	6.8m/s	Unavailable	Unavailable	2.6m/s
13:00	1019hPa	20J/kg	0.07fraction	10°C	9%	0mm	0mm	-14dBZ	0mm	45480m	7.1m/s	Unavailable	Unavailable	2.7m/s
14:00	1018hPa	20J/kg	0fraction	9.1°C	10%	0mm	0mm	-20dBZ	0mm	42100m	8.8m/s	7.9m/s	17m/s	3.5m/s
15:00	1017hPa	0J/kg	0fraction	8.7°C	7%	0mm	0mm	-20dBZ	0mm	42100m	11m/s	Unavailable	Unavailable	4.5m/s
16:00	1016hPa	0J/kg	0fraction	8.9°C	3%	0mm	0mm	-20dBZ	0mm	38440m	11m/s	Unavailable	Unavailable	3.9m/s
17:00	1016hPa	0J/kg	0fraction	9.3°C	0%	0mm	0mm	-20dBZ	0mm	38440m	9.1m/s	8.5m/s	17m/s	3m/s
18:00	1016hPa	0J/kg	0fraction	9.8°C	0%	0mm	0mm	-20dBZ	0mm	38420m	7.1m/s	Unavailable	Unavailable	2.1m/s
19:00	1016hPa	0J/kg	0fraction	11°C	0%	0mm	0mm	-20dBZ	0mm	38420m	4.8m/s	Unavailable	Unavailable	0.85m/s
20:00 Night	1016hPa	0J/kg	0fraction	12°C	0%	0mm	0mm	-20dBZ	0mm	38400m	2.3m/s	5.7m/s	12m/s	1.1m/s
21:00 Night	1017hPa	0J/kg	0fraction	13°C	0%	0mm	0mm	-20dBZ	0mm	38400m	2.7m/s	Unavailable	Unavailable	1.3m/s
22:00 Night	1017hPa	0J/kg	0fraction	14°C	0%	0mm	0mm	-20dBZ	0mm	34120m	2.7m/s	Unavailable	Unavailable	1.1m/s
23:00 Night	1016hPa	0J/kg	0fraction	14°C	0%	0mm	0mm	-20dBZ	0mm	26860m	3.1m/s	4.3m/s	12m/s	1.4m/s
Fri, Oct 9, 2026Sunrise 06:23 · Sunset 19:05
24:00 Night	1016hPa	0J/kg	0fraction	14°C	0%	0mm	0mm	-20dBZ	0mm	1760m	3.1m/s	Unavailable	Unavailable	1.1m/s
01:00 Night	1015hPa	0J/kg	0fraction	14°C	0%	0mm	0mm	-20dBZ	0mm	26840m	3.1m/s	Unavailable	Unavailable	1.1m/s
02:00 Night	1015hPa	0J/kg	0fraction	14°C	0%	0mm	0mm	-20dBZ	0mm	26840m	3.2m/s	5.3m/s	12m/s	1.3m/s
03:00 Night	1014hPa	0J/kg	0fraction	15°C	0%	0mm	0mm	-20dBZ	0mm	640m	3.4m/s	Unavailable	Unavailable	1.3m/s
04:00 Night	1013hPa	0J/kg	0fraction	15°C	0%	0mm	0mm	-20dBZ	0mm	540m	3.8m/s	Unavailable	Unavailable	1.5m/s
05:00 Night	1013hPa	0J/kg	0fraction	15°C	0%	0mm	0mm	-20dBZ	0mm	600m	4m/s	8.8m/s	12m/s	1.7m/s
06:00 Night	1014hPa	0J/kg	0fraction	15°C	0%	0mm	0mm	-20dBZ	0mm	620m	4.4m/s	Unavailable	Unavailable	2m/s
07:00	1014hPa	0J/kg	0fraction	14°C	0%	0mm	0mm	-20dBZ	0mm	1320m	5m/s	Unavailable	Unavailable	2.2m/s
08:00	1014hPa	0J/kg	0fraction	12°C	0%	0mm	0mm	-20dBZ	0mm	30820m	5.2m/s	8.8m/s	13m/s	2.2m/s
09:00	1013hPa	0J/kg	0fraction	9.6°C	0%	0mm	0mm	-20dBZ	0mm	38280m	4.9m/s	Unavailable	Unavailable	1.3m/s
10:00	1013hPa	0J/kg	0fraction	7.9°C	0%	0mm	0mm	-20dBZ	0mm	1840m	5.4m/s	Unavailable	Unavailable	2m/s
11:00	1012hPa	0J/kg	0fraction	6.6°C	0%	0mm	0mm	-20dBZ	0mm	1600m	6.8m/s	6.5m/s	11m/s	2.7m/s
12:00	1010hPa	0J/kg	0fraction	5.4°C	0%	0mm	0mm	-20dBZ	0mm	2540m	8m/s	Unavailable	Unavailable	3.4m/s
13:00	1009hPa	0J/kg	0fraction	4.7°C	0%	0mm	0mm	-20dBZ	0mm	5120m	8.3m/s	Unavailable	Unavailable	3.5m/s
14:00	1008hPa	0J/kg	0fraction	4.4°C	0%	0mm	0mm	-20dBZ	0mm	11680m	8.1m/s	6.6m/s	11m/s	3.2m/s
15:00	1008hPa	0J/kg	0fraction	4.2°C	0%	0mm	0mm	-20dBZ	0mm	38220m	7.6m/s	Unavailable	Unavailable	2.8m/s
16:00	1007hPa	0J/kg	0fraction	4.6°C	0%	0mm	0mm	-20dBZ	0mm	38220m	6.9m/s	Unavailable	Unavailable	2.5m/s
17:00	1007hPa	0J/kg	0fraction	4.5°C	0%	0mm	0mm	-20dBZ	0mm	38200m	6.3m/s	12m/s	14m/s	2.2m/s
18:00	1007hPa	0J/kg	0fraction	4.2°C	0%	0mm	0mm	-20dBZ	0mm	20700m	5.6m/s	Unavailable	Unavailable	1.9m/s
19:00	1007hPa	0J/kg	0fraction	5.2°C	0%	0mm	0mm	-20dBZ	0mm	16200m	4.6m/s	Unavailable	Unavailable	1.1m/s
20:00 Night	1007hPa	0J/kg	0fraction	6.4°C	0%	0mm	0mm	-20dBZ	0mm	4840m	4.1m/s	13m/s	13m/s	2m/s
21:00 Night	1008hPa	0J/kg	0fraction	7°C	0%	0mm	0mm	-20dBZ	0mm	10960m	4.9m/s	Unavailable	Unavailable	2.4m/s
22:00 Night	1008hPa	0J/kg	0fraction	7.4°C	0%	0mm	0mm	-20dBZ	0mm	26680m	5.4m/s	Unavailable	Unavailable	2.3m/s
23:00 Night	1007hPa	0J/kg	0fraction	7.9°C	0%	0mm	0mm	-20dBZ	0mm	26680m	5m/s	21m/s	17m/s	1.9m/s
Sat, Oct 10, 2026Sunrise 06:21 · Sunset 19:06
24:00 Night	1006hPa	0J/kg	0fraction	8.1°C	0%	0mm	0mm	-20dBZ	0mm	30680m	6m/s	Unavailable	Unavailable	2.8m/s
01:00 Night	1005hPa	0J/kg	0fraction	8.7°C	0%	0mm	0mm	-20dBZ	0mm	30680m	6m/s	Unavailable	Unavailable	2.4m/s
02:00 Night	1004hPa	0J/kg	0fraction	8.2°C	0%	0mm	0mm	-20dBZ	0mm	30660m	6.9m/s	19m/s	22m/s	3.3m/s
03:00 Night	1002hPa	0J/kg	0fraction	8.2°C	3%	0mm	0mm	-5dBZ	0mm	33860m	7.9m/s	Unavailable	Unavailable	3.6m/s
04:00 Night	1001hPa	0J/kg	0fraction	6.1°C	9%	0mm	0mm	10dBZ	0mm	33840m	7.8m/s	Unavailable	Unavailable	3m/s
05:00 Night	1002hPa	0J/kg	0fraction	6.1°C	20%	0mm	0mm	25dBZ	0mm	38080m	7.6m/s	7.1m/s	16m/s	3.1m/s
06:00 Night	1002hPa	0J/kg	0.06fraction	5.9°C	44%	0.2mm	0mm	27dBZ	0.2mm	7980m	8.4m/s	Unavailable	Unavailable	2.9m/s
07:00	1003hPa	0J/kg	0.12fraction	4.6°C	73%	0.2mm	2.5mm	28dBZ	2.7mm	8040m	7.6m/s	Unavailable	Unavailable	1.6m/s
08:00	1003hPa	0J/kg	0.19fraction	2.6°C	88%	0mm	0mm	30dBZ	0mm	33820m	4.3m/s	13m/s	9.2m/s	1.6m/s
09:00	1004hPa	0J/kg	0.12fraction	2.1°C	77%	0mm	0mm	13dBZ	0mm	30620m	5.6m/s	Unavailable	Unavailable	2.9m/s
10:00	1004hPa	990J/kg	0.06fraction	2°C	52%	0mm	0mm	-3.4dBZ	0mm	38040m	6.9m/s	Unavailable	Unavailable	2.5m/s
11:00	1004hPa	490J/kg	0fraction	1.3°C	31%	0mm	0mm	-20dBZ	0mm	49460m	6.1m/s	11m/s	8.3m/s	2.3m/s
12:00	1004hPa	230J/kg	0fraction	-0.5°C	19%	0mm	0mm	-20dBZ	0mm	57160m	9.4m/s	Unavailable	Unavailable	4m/s
13:00	1004hPa	120J/kg	0fraction	-1°C	10%	0mm	0mm	-20dBZ	0mm	57160m	9.9m/s	Unavailable	Unavailable	3.9m/s
14:00	1004hPa	120J/kg	0fraction	-0.6°C	4%	0mm	0mm	-20dBZ	0mm	57140m	9.6m/s	4.6m/s	6.8m/s	3.6m/s
15:00	1004hPa	160J/kg	0fraction	-0.9°C	2%	0mm	0mm	-20dBZ	0mm	57140m	9.7m/s	Unavailable	Unavailable	4.3m/s
16:00	1004hPa	150J/kg	0fraction	-0.9°C	3%	0mm	0mm	-20dBZ	0mm	57120m	9.8m/s	Unavailable	Unavailable	4.3m/s
17:00	1005hPa	140J/kg	0fraction	-0.5°C	4%	0mm	0mm	-20dBZ	0mm	57100m	9.5m/s	2.5m/s	7.5m/s	2.9m/s
18:00	1006hPa	140J/kg	0fraction	-0.3°C	3%	0mm	0mm	-20dBZ	0mm	49380m	6.4m/s	Unavailable	Unavailable	1.2m/s
19:00	1007hPa	30J/kg	0fraction	1.8°C	1%	0mm	0mm	-20dBZ	0mm	49360m	3m/s	Unavailable	Unavailable	1.2m/s
20:00 Night	1009hPa	0J/kg	0fraction	4.3°C	0%	0mm	0mm	-20dBZ	0mm	41560m	3.3m/s	5.9m/s	3m/s	1.3m/s
21:00 Night	1010hPa	0J/kg	0fraction	5.6°C	0%	0mm	0mm	-20dBZ	0mm	37940m	5.4m/s	Unavailable	Unavailable	2.6m/s
22:00 Night	1012hPa	0J/kg	0fraction	3.8°C	0%	0mm	0mm	-20dBZ	0mm	37920m	9m/s	Unavailable	Unavailable	4.7m/s
23:00 Night	1013hPa	0J/kg	0fraction	4.7°C	2%	0mm	0mm	-20dBZ	0mm	30500m	10m/s	7.9m/s	6.6m/s	4.1m/s
Sun, Oct 11, 2026Sunrise 06:20 · Sunset 19:06
24:00 Night	1013hPa	0J/kg	0fraction	5.4°C	6%	0mm	0mm	-20dBZ	0mm	3280m	8.3m/s	Unavailable	Unavailable	3.5m/s
01:00 Night	1014hPa	0J/kg	0fraction	5.1°C	11%	0mm	0mm	-20dBZ	0mm	1420m	7m/s	Unavailable	Unavailable	3m/s
02:00 Night	1014hPa	0J/kg	0fraction	4.6°C	14%	0mm	0mm	-20dBZ	0mm	700m	6.1m/s	9.3m/s	2.7m/s	2.5m/s
03:00 Night	1014hPa	0J/kg	0fraction	4.7°C	12%	0mm	0mm	-20dBZ	0mm	600m	4.9m/s	Unavailable	Unavailable	2m/s
04:00 Night	1014hPa	0J/kg	0fraction	5.7°C	8%	0mm	0mm	-20dBZ	0mm	540m	3.9m/s	Unavailable	Unavailable	1.8m/s
05:00 Night	1015hPa	0J/kg	0fraction	6.6°C	4%	0mm	0mm	-19dBZ	0mm	460m	4m/s	10m/s	5.2m/s	2.1m/s
06:00 Night	1015hPa	0J/kg	0fraction	7.1°C	2%	0mm	0mm	-15dBZ	0mm	360m	4m/s	Unavailable	Unavailable	1.8m/s
07:00	1016hPa	0J/kg	0fraction	6.8°C	1%	0mm	0mm	-9.9dBZ	0mm	500m	3.3m/s	Unavailable	Unavailable	1.9m/s
08:00	1017hPa	0J/kg	0fraction	5.2°C	2%	0mm	0mm	-5.1dBZ	0mm	3840m	3.8m/s	10m/s	7.5m/s	1.3m/s
09:00	1018hPa	10J/kg	0fraction	4.2°C	6%	0mm	0mm	-10dBZ	0mm	10800m	3.4m/s	Unavailable	Unavailable	0.7m/s

How this forecast is evaluated

See which weather signals PhotoWeather uses to identify Storm Chaser conditions across Australian Coast. The requirements and hourly values above show how those signals apply at Kiama.

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Recorded match history

Completed PhotoWeather forecast matches recorded for this exact rule at Kiama during the last 365 days.

Last 30 days

recorded matching windows · 52% average confidence

Last 90 days

recorded matching windows · 52% average confidence

Last 365 days

recorded matching windows · 52% average confidence

Only 7 completed matches are recorded in the last 365 days—insufficient history to identify a reliable typical start time or month.

These figures use completed PhotoWeather MatchEvent records from the previous 365 days only. They describe recorded forecast matches, not observations, climatological probability, or a guarantee of future conditions.

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How this forecast is made

Opportunities are threshold-based signals: PhotoWeather checks whether forecast conditions match the rules for a photography scenario. They are planning guidance, not guarantees. Forecasts can change as new model runs arrive, and confidence generally decreases farther into the forecast horizon, so recheck conditions before travelling.

The weather forecast foundation comes through Open-Meteo , which aggregates models from weather agencies. PhotoWeather applies condition-specific thresholds and derived calculations; not every condition uses every model or data input.

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