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Amed - Storm Chaser - Bali, Indonesia

Amed, Bali, Indonesia

Dramatic storm conditions — from atmospheric builds to active thunderstorms

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Rule requirements (key thresholds)
Storm Intensity · ≥ 55.0% Cloud Drama Score · ≥ 55.0% CAPE · ≥ 1200.0J/kg Lifted Index · ≤ -2.0°C

Tip: Scroll down to the 72-hour table to see exactly which condition fails hour by hour.

Most common blockers (next 72 hours)
Storm Intensity 100% failing
CAPE 100% failing
Cloud Drama Score 88% failing

Currently

Real-time conditions
Cloud Cover6%
Wind Gusts6.1m/s
Precipitation Chance0%
Air Pressure1012.4hPa
CAPE0
Lifted Index1.0°C
Wind Gusts6.1m/s
Precipitation0.0mm

Upcoming Opportunities

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Times shown in Asia/Makassar

No opportunities in the next 10 days

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What this forecast looks for

Plain-language explanation from the rule

Bali's monsoon season (November-March) brings spectacular tropical thunderstorms that combine lightning, dramatic cloud formations, and volcanic backdrops. The island's position in the Maritime Continent creates powerful convective storms with intense electrical activity.

Afternoon and evening storms are common, often developing over the mountains before moving toward the coast. The Amed coast offers exceptional storm photography with Mount Agung providing a dramatic volcanic backdrop to lightning displays over the Bali Sea.

What makes Bali storm photography unique:

  • Volcanic drama - Lightning strikes illuminate Mount Agung and Mount Batur's silhouettes
  • Beach composition - Capture lightning over traditional jukung fishing boats on volcanic sand
  • Temple foregrounds - Ancient structures like Tanah Lot and Ulun Danu add cultural context
  • Monsoon intensity - Rapid storm development creates dramatic towering cumulonimbus clouds

Best storm-watching locations include Amed (unobstructed views of Mount Agung), Sanur (eastward ocean views), and elevated viewpoints around Ubud. Lightning is most common 3-8 PM during monsoon season. Always prioritize safety and use proper lightning photography techniques with tripods and remote triggers.

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72-hour requirements breakdown

What passed or failed, hour by hour
0matching hours in the next 95 hours
OR logic: one branch per group is enough
Meets requirement
Misses requirement
Time
Asia/Makassar
Storm Intensity
≥ 55.0%
Cloud Drama Score
≥ 55.0%
CAPE
OR1·B1
≥ 1200.0J/kg
Lifted Index
OR1·B2
≤ -2.0°C
Visibility
≥ 2500.0m
Wind Gusts
≤ 22.0m/s
Sun, Jun 7
10:000%23%4J/kg0.9°C24135m1.9m/s
11:000%26%0J/kg1.3°C24135m2.5m/s
12:000%23%0J/kg2.6°C24134m3.4m/s
13:000%17%0J/kg3.9°C24135m3.6m/s
14:000%22%0J/kg3.4°C24134m3.2m/s
15:000%42%0J/kg2.9°C24135m2.4m/s
16:000%48%0J/kg3°C24134m2.1m/s
17:000%28%0J/kg3.2°C24134m1.8m/s
18:000%30%0J/kg3°C24135m1.9m/s
19:000%4.8%0J/kg2.2°C24134m1.9m/s
20:000%0.9%0J/kg2°C24135m2.4m/s
21:000%15%0J/kg2.2°C24135m4.1m/s
22:000%14%0J/kg2.6°C24134m4.4m/s
23:000%14%0J/kg2.8°C24134m4.6m/s
Mon, Jun 8
24:000%13%9J/kg2.4°C24135m5.1m/s
01:000%15%8J/kg2.2°C24135m4.4m/s
02:000%14%14J/kg1.7°C24135m4.2m/s
03:000%14%6J/kg1.7°C24134m4.2m/s
04:000%15%0J/kg1.4°C24135m3.9m/s
05:000%14%0J/kg1.1°C24135m3.8m/s
06:000%34%0J/kg0.8°C24134m3.8m/s
07:000%28%0J/kg1°C24134m4.9m/s
08:000%27%0J/kg1.2°C24135m5.8m/s
09:000%28%0J/kg0.8°C24134m6.7m/s
10:000%22%0J/kg1°C24135m6.1m/s
11:000%21%0J/kg1.2°C24134m5.6m/s
12:000%11%0J/kg1.5°C24134m4.2m/s
13:000%12%0J/kg1.8°C24135m3.5m/s
14:000%17%0J/kg1.7°C24134m3.1m/s
15:000%30%0J/kg1.4°C24134m2.2m/s
16:000%41%0J/kg1.9°C24135m2.4m/s
17:000%21%0J/kg1.8°C24134m4.8m/s
18:000%35%0J/kg1.2°C24134m7m/s
19:000%13%8J/kg0.4°C24135m7.9m/s
20:000%14%1J/kg1°C24134m7.6m/s
21:000%14%0J/kg1.1°C24135m7.2m/s
22:000%10%0J/kg1.2°C24135m6.5m/s
23:000%6.1%1J/kg1°C24135m6.3m/s
Tue, Jun 9
24:000%9.1%7J/kg0.8°C24134m5.7m/s
01:000%5.4%12J/kg0.3°C24135m5.5m/s
02:000%11%32J/kg-0.1°C24134m5.4m/s
03:000%6.9%43J/kg-0.2°C24135m5.4m/s
04:000%2.7%55J/kg-0.4°C24134m5.5m/s
05:000%0.6%57J/kg-0.8°C24134m5.6m/s
06:000%34%62J/kg-1°C24134m6m/s
07:000%46%19J/kg0°C24135m6.5m/s
08:000%53%13J/kg0.4°C24134m7.1m/s
09:000%62%11J/kg0.7°C24135m7.5m/s
10:000%40%0J/kg1°C24135m7.6m/s
11:000%26%0J/kg1.4°C24135m6.9m/s
12:000%29%0J/kg1.5°C24135m6.3m/s
13:000%54%0J/kg1.7°C24135m6.1m/s
14:000%57%0J/kg2.1°C24134m6.1m/s
15:000%59%0J/kg2.2°C24134m6m/s
16:000%64%0J/kg2.1°C24134m6.9m/s
17:000%69%0J/kg1.6°C24134m8.2m/s
18:000%59%3J/kg1.6°C24135m9.3m/s
19:000%14%0J/kg2°C24134m8.6m/s
20:000%12%1J/kg2.3°C24135m7.8m/s
21:000%13%2J/kg2.3°C24135m7.4m/s
22:000%15%2J/kg1.9°C24134m6.9m/s
23:000%15%4J/kg1.7°C24135m6.8m/s
Wed, Jun 10
24:000%15%3J/kg1.7°C24135m6.4m/s
01:000%15%4J/kg1.9°C24135m6m/s
02:000%15%5J/kg1.9°C24134m5.7m/s
03:000%13%8J/kg1.9°C24134m5.5m/s
04:000%13%11J/kg2°C24134m5.5m/s
05:000%14%15J/kg2.2°C24134m5.3m/s
06:000%40%16J/kg2.3°C24134m5m/s
07:000%42%16J/kg2.3°C24134m4.5m/s
08:000%45%5J/kg2.4°C24134m4m/s
09:000%39%0J/kg2.3°C24135m3.6m/s
10:000%26%0J/kg2.1°C24134m3.6m/s
11:000%17%0J/kg2.3°C24135m3.5m/s
12:000%18%0J/kg2.5°C24134m3.5m/s
13:000%20%0J/kg2.5°C24135m2.6m/s
14:000%26%0J/kg2.7°C24135m1.8m/s
15:000%27%0J/kg2.7°C24134m1.6m/s
16:000%19%0J/kg2.9°C24135m1.8m/s
17:000%16%0J/kg3.1°C24134m2.1m/s
18:000%13%0J/kg2.9°C24134m2.6m/s
19:000%1%0J/kg2.6°C24134m3.3m/s
20:000%6.2%0J/kg2.1°C24135m4.6m/s
21:000%0%2J/kg1.6°C24135m3.5m/s
22:000%0%4J/kg1.2°C24135m2.4m/s
23:000%0%6J/kg0.75°C24135m1.3m/s
Thu, Jun 11
24:000%0%8J/kg0.42°C22283m1.8m/s
01:000%0%10J/kg0.1°C20432m2.2m/s
02:000%0%12J/kg-0.23°C18580m2.6m/s
03:000%0%37J/kg-0.46°C20432m2.5m/s
04:000%0%63J/kg-0.7°C22283m2.3m/s
05:0011%0%88J/kg-0.93°C24135m2.2m/s
06:000%80%110J/kg-0.97°C24135m2.2m/s
07:000%97%131J/kg-1°C24135m2.3m/s
08:0013%85%153J/kg-1.1°C24135m2.4m/s
How to read: colored cells show whether each predicate requirement is met; highlighted rows mean the full rule matched (an opportunity). For OR groups, only one branch is required, so some OR-branch predicates can be ✕ even in a matching hour.

What does Cloud Drama Score mean?

Inputs that drive the score

This derived score summarizes multiple raw weather signals. The table below shows the supporting inputs hour by hour, so you can see what's pushing the score up or down.

Time
Asia/Makassar
Air Pressure
hPa
CAPE
J/kg
High Clouds
%
Lifted Index
°C
Low Clouds
%
Mid-Level Clouds
%
Precipitation Chance
%
Rainfall
mm
Relative Humidity
%
Showers
mm
Simulated Reflectivity
dBZ
Solar Elevation
°
Total Cloud Coverage
%
Total Precipitation
mm
Wind Shear 0-3 km
m/s
Wind Shear 0-6 km
m/s
Wind Speed
m/s
Mon, Jun 8 Sunrise 06:27 Sunset 18:05
10:00
1012hPa 0J/kg 6% 1°C 0% 0% 0% 0mm 72% 0mm -20dBZ 44° 6% 0mm - - 6.1m/s
11:00
1012hPa 0J/kg 7% 1.2°C 0% 0% 0% 0mm 72% 0mm -20dBZ 54° 7% 0mm 2.2m/s 4.9m/s 5.6m/s
12:00
1011hPa 0J/kg 3% 1.5°C 0% 0% 19% 0mm 69% 0mm -20dBZ 59° 3% 0mm - - 4.1m/s
13:00
1010hPa 0J/kg 5% 1.8°C 0% 0% 37% 0mm 67% 0mm -20dBZ 57° 5% 0mm - - 3.3m/s
14:00
1009hPa 0J/kg 4% 1.7°C 0% 0% 56% 0mm 65% 0mm -20dBZ 50° 4% 0mm 1.9m/s 5.3m/s 3.1m/s
15:00
1009hPa 0J/kg 6% 1.4°C 0% 0% 50% 0mm 64% 0mm -9.3dBZ 39° 6% 0mm - - 2.2m/s
16:00
1009hPa 0J/kg 14% 1.9°C 0% 0% 45% 0mm 63% 0mm 1.4dBZ 27° 14% 0mm - - 2m/s
17:00
1009hPa 0J/kg 5% 1.8°C 0% 0% 39% 0mm 63% 0mm 12dBZ 14° 5% 0mm 4m/s 5.4m/s 2.8m/s
18:00
1009hPa 0J/kg 5% 1.2°C 0% 0% 53% 0mm 69% 0.01mm 9.4dBZ 0.95° 5% 0mm - - 5.9m/s
19:00
1010hPa 8J/kg 28% 0.4°C 1% 0% 67% 0mm 72% 0mm 6.7dBZ -13° 28% 0mm - - 8m/s
20:00
1011hPa 1J/kg 6% 1°C 11% 0% 82% 0mm 74% 0mm 4.1dBZ -27° 14% 0mm 2.4m/s 3.9m/s 7.6m/s
21:00
1011hPa 0J/kg 10% 1.1°C 8% 0% 82% 0mm 73% 0mm 7.7dBZ -41° 14% 0mm - - 7.2m/s
22:00
1012hPa 0J/kg 94% 1.2°C 0% 0% 82% 0mm 72% 0mm 11dBZ -54° 94% 0mm - - 6.4m/s
23:00
1012hPa 1J/kg 100% 1°C 0% 0% 82% 0mm 72% 0mm 15dBZ -67° 100% 0mm 2.3m/s 4.9m/s 6.4m/s
Tue, Jun 9 Sunrise 06:27 Sunset 18:05
24:00
1011hPa 7J/kg 100% 0.8°C 0% 0% 88% 0mm 73% 0.01mm 14dBZ -75° 100% 0mm - - 6.1m/s
01:00
1011hPa 12J/kg 100% 0.3°C 32% 0% 93% 0mm 74% 0.03mm 13dBZ -72° 100% 0mm - - 5.8m/s
02:00
1010hPa 32J/kg 78% -0.1°C 85% 0% 99% 0mm 76% 0.06mm 13dBZ -61° 95% 0.06mm 1.8m/s 5m/s 5.6m/s
03:00
1010hPa 43J/kg 96% -0.2°C 86% 0% 85% 0.01mm 76% 0.08mm 13dBZ -48° 96% 0.13mm - - 5.5m/s
04:00
1010hPa 55J/kg 100% -0.4°C 86% 0% 70% 0.01mm 76% 0.07mm 14dBZ -35° 100% 0.19mm - - 5.4m/s
05:00
1010hPa 57J/kg 100% -0.8°C 86% 0% 56% 0mm 75% 0.05mm 14dBZ -21° 100% 0.25mm 1.6m/s 5m/s 5.4m/s
06:00
1011hPa 62J/kg 100% -1°C 83% 0% 56% 0mm 73% 0.02mm 14dBZ -7° 100% 0.31mm - - 5.7m/s
07:00
1011hPa 19J/kg 100% 0°C 86% 0% 56% 0mm 68% 0mm 14dBZ 6.7° 100% 0.38mm - - 6.6m/s
08:00
1012hPa 13J/kg 93% 0.4°C 85% 0% 56% 0mm 67% 0.01mm 13dBZ 20° 94% 0.38mm 2.6m/s 6.6m/s 7.3m/s
09:00
1013hPa 11J/kg 28% 0.7°C 0% 0% 50% 0mm 69% 0mm 2.4dBZ 33° 28% 0mm - - 7.3m/s
10:00
1012hPa 0J/kg 11% 1°C 0% 0% 45% 0mm 68% 0mm -8.6dBZ 44° 11% 0mm - - 6.7m/s
11:00
1012hPa 0J/kg 5% 1.4°C 0% 0% 39% 0mm 68% 0mm -19dBZ 54° 5% 0mm 1.1m/s 3.9m/s 6.2m/s
12:00
1011hPa 0J/kg 5% 1.5°C 0% 0% 47% 0mm 67% 0mm -20dBZ 58° 5% 0mm - - 5.5m/s
13:00
1010hPa 0J/kg 23% 1.7°C 0% 0% 56% 0mm 66% 0mm -20dBZ 57° 23% 0mm - - 5.5m/s
14:00
1009hPa 0J/kg 30% 2.1°C 0% 0% 64% 0mm 63% 0mm -20dBZ 50° 30% 0mm 0.82m/s 3.5m/s 5.9m/s
15:00
1008hPa 0J/kg 59% 2.2°C 0% 0% 50% 0mm 62% 0mm -15dBZ 39° 59% 0mm - - 6.3m/s
16:00
1008hPa 0J/kg 38% 2.1°C 0% 0% 36% 0mm 64% 0mm -11dBZ 27° 38% 0mm - - 7.3m/s
17:00
1009hPa 0J/kg 49% 1.6°C 0% 0% 22% 0mm 68% 0mm -6.2dBZ 14° 49% 0mm 1.9m/s 4.4m/s 8.5m/s
18:00
1009hPa 3J/kg 10% 1.6°C 13% 0% 28% 0mm 70% 0mm -0.72dBZ 0.97° 19% 0mm - - 9.6m/s
19:00
1010hPa 0J/kg 27% 2°C 1% 0% 33% 0mm 70% 0mm 4.7dBZ -13° 27% 0mm - - 8.7m/s
20:00
1011hPa 1J/kg 19% 2.3°C 0% 0% 39% 0mm 70% 0mm 10dBZ -27° 19% 0mm 1.8m/s 2.7m/s 7.7m/s
21:00
1012hPa 2J/kg 5% 2.3°C 1% 0% 26% 0mm 70% 0mm 7.4dBZ -41° 5% 0mm - - 7.4m/s
22:00
1012hPa 2J/kg 5% 1.9°C 3% 0% 13% 0mm 70% 0mm 4.6dBZ -54° 5% 0mm - - 6.9m/s
23:00
1012hPa 4J/kg 21% 1.7°C 4% 0% 0% 0mm 72% 0mm 1.9dBZ -66° 21% 0mm 0.51m/s 2.1m/s 6.9m/s
Wed, Jun 10 Sunrise 06:27 Sunset 18:05
24:00
1012hPa 3J/kg 93% 1.7°C 2% 0% 0% 0mm 72% 0mm 4.7dBZ -75° 93% 0mm - - 6.5m/s
01:00
1011hPa 4J/kg 96% 1.9°C 3% 0% 0% 0mm 72% 0mm 7.4dBZ -72° 96% 0mm - - 6.1m/s
02:00
1011hPa 5J/kg 95% 1.9°C 26% 0% 0% 0mm 71% 0.01mm 10dBZ -61° 95% 0mm 0.53m/s 1.7m/s 5.8m/s
03:00
1011hPa 8J/kg 67% 1.9°C 41% 0% 0% 0mm 71% 0.01mm 9.9dBZ -48° 68% 0mm - - 5.7m/s
04:00
1011hPa 11J/kg 79% 2°C 43% 0% 0% 0mm 72% 0.03mm 9.7dBZ -35° 79% 0mm - - 5.6m/s
05:00
1011hPa 15J/kg 45% 2.2°C 69% 0% 0% 0mm 72% 0.05mm 9.4dBZ -21° 72% 0.06mm 1.9m/s 2m/s 5.5m/s
06:00
1011hPa 16J/kg 96% 2.3°C 73% 0% 0% 0mm 72% 0.03mm 8dBZ -7° 97% 0.06mm - - 5.2m/s
07:00
1012hPa 16J/kg 100% 2.3°C 49% 0% 0% 0mm 72% 0.01mm 6.6dBZ 6.7° 100% 0.13mm - - 4.7m/s
08:00
1013hPa 5J/kg 64% 2.4°C 2% 0% 0% 0mm 71% 0mm 5.1dBZ 20° 64% 0.13mm 2.6m/s 4.2m/s 4.3m/s
09:00
1013hPa 0J/kg 76% 2.3°C 0% 0% 0% 0mm 71% 0mm -3.2dBZ 33° 76% 0mm - - 4.1m/s
10:00
1013hPa 0J/kg 7% 2.1°C 0% 0% 0% 0mm 72% 0mm -12dBZ 44° 7% 0mm - - 4m/s
11:00
1013hPa 0J/kg 100% 2.3°C 0% 0% 0% 0mm 72% 0mm -20dBZ 53° 100% 0mm 2m/s 4.9m/s 3.9m/s
12:00
1012hPa 0J/kg 100% 2.5°C 0% 0% 0% 0mm 70% 0mm -20dBZ 58° 100% 0mm - - 3.7m/s
13:00
1011hPa 0J/kg 100% 2.5°C 0% 0% 0% 0mm 66% 0mm -20dBZ 57° 100% 0mm - - 2.8m/s
14:00
1011hPa 0J/kg 6% 2.7°C 0% 0% 0% 0mm 63% 0mm -20dBZ 50° 6% 0mm 2.2m/s 3.1m/s 1.8m/s
15:00
1010hPa 0J/kg 5% 2.7°C 0% 0% 0% 0mm 61% 0mm -20dBZ 39° 5% 0mm - - 1.5m/s
16:00
1010hPa 0J/kg 5% 2.9°C 0% 0% 0% 0mm 60% 0mm -20dBZ 27° 5% 0mm - - 1.7m/s
17:00
1010hPa 0J/kg 5% 3.1°C 0% 0% 0% 0mm 60% 0mm -20dBZ 14° 5% 0mm 3.9m/s 5.2m/s 1.7m/s
18:00
1010hPa 0J/kg 5% 2.9°C 0% 0% 0% 0mm 60% 0mm -20dBZ 5% 0mm - - 1.9m/s
19:00
1011hPa 0J/kg 5% 2.6°C 0% 0% 0% 0mm 62% 0mm -20dBZ -13° 5% 0mm - - 2.5m/s
20:00
1012hPa 0J/kg 5% 2.1°C 0% 0% 0% 0mm 66% 0mm -20dBZ -27° 5% 0mm 5.7m/s 7.4m/s 4.2m/s
21:00
1003hPa 2J/kg 32% 1.6°C 31% 0% 0% 0.003mm 73% 0mm -9.7dBZ -41° 35% 0mm - - 2.8m/s
22:00
994hPa 4J/kg 59% 1.2°C 62% 0% 0% 0.007mm 80% 0mm 0.52dBZ -54° 65% 0mm - - 1.5m/s
23:00
986hPa 6J/kg 86% 0.75°C 93% 0% 0% 0.01mm 87% 0mm 11dBZ -66° 95% 0mm 5.8m/s 9m/s 0.1m/s
Thu, Jun 11 Sunrise 06:27 Sunset 18:06
24:00
986hPa 8J/kg 59% 0.42°C 82% 0% 0% 0.007mm 85% 0.003mm 0.83dBZ -75° 83% 0.02mm - - 0.48m/s
01:00
987hPa 10J/kg 32% 0.1°C 70% 0% 0% 0.003mm 83% 0.007mm -9.1dBZ -72° 71% 0.04mm - - 0.86m/s
02:00
987hPa 12J/kg 5% -0.23°C 59% 0% 0% 0mm 81% 0.01mm -19dBZ -61° 59% 0.06mm 5.1m/s 9.8m/s 1.2m/s
03:00
987hPa 37J/kg 16% -0.46°C 57% 0% 0% 0mm 77% 0.02mm -19dBZ -48° 57% 0.06mm - - 1.6m/s
04:00
987hPa 63J/kg 26% -0.7°C 54% 0% 0% 0mm 73% 0.02mm -19dBZ -35° 55% 0.06mm - - 2m/s
05:00
987hPa 88J/kg 36% -0.93°C 52% 0% 0% 0mm 69% 0.03mm -19dBZ -21° 54% 0.06mm 5.4m/s 11m/s 2.4m/s
06:00
986hPa 110J/kg 28% -0.97°C 44% 0% 33% 0mm 69% 0.14mm -15dBZ -7.1° 44% 0.19mm - - 2.5m/s
07:00
986hPa 131J/kg 20% -1°C 35% 0% 67% 0mm 69% 0.24mm -12dBZ 6.6° 35% 0.31mm - - 2.6m/s
08:00
985hPa 153J/kg 11% -1.1°C 26% 0% 100% 0mm 70% 0.35mm -8.5dBZ 20° 26% 0.44mm 7.8m/s 13m/s 2.7m/s
09:00
985hPa 166J/kg 9% -1.2°C 24% 0% 100% 0mm 72% 0.29mm -3.6dBZ 33° 24% 0.42mm - - 2.4m/s
How to read: these inputs help produce the derived score; they are not requirements by themselves.

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