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Rule Fire Sky

Denpasar - Fire Sky - Bali, Indonesia

Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia

Those rare, intensely red and orange sunset skies

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Rule requirements (key thresholds)
Golden Hour · Any Fiery Red Sky Potential · ≥ 90.0% Precipitation Chance · ≤ 15.0% Visibility · ≥ 8000.0m

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

Most common blockers (next 72 hours)
Fiery Red Sky Potential 100% failing
Precipitation Chance 100% failing
Golden Hour 92% failing

Currently

Real-time conditions
Low Cloud Cover31%
Mid Cloud Cover100%
Aerosol Optical Depth0.1dimensionless
Sun Elevation-48.8° (Astronomical night)

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Times shown in Asia/Makassar

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Plain-language explanation from the rule

Bali's tropical location combines with volcanic haze and maritime aerosols to create some of the world's most intense sunset displays. The "fire-sky" phenomenon—when the entire horizon ignites in orange, red, and magenta—occurs when high-altitude particles scatter sunlight at low angles.

Volcanic activity from Mount Agung occasionally adds sulfur dioxide to the atmosphere, enhancing already spectacular sunsets. The Indian Ocean's western horizon provides unobstructed views, while iconic temples like Tanah Lot and Uluwatu offer perfect silhouetted foregrounds.

What makes Bali's fire-sky conditions exceptional:

  • Temple silhouettes - Tanah Lot's sea temple becomes a pure black form against burning skies
  • Volcanic enhancement - Aerosols from Mount Agung amplify color intensity and duration
  • Ocean reflections - Wet sand at Seminyak and Canggu mirrors the sky's fire
  • Extended duration - Equatorial sunsets maintain intense color for 20-30 minutes after sunset

Prime locations include Uluwatu (clifftop temple), Tanah Lot (offshore temple), Echo Beach (rock formations), and Seminyak Beach (wide ocean horizon). Dry season (April-September) offers more consistent conditions, but post-rain sunsets during wet season can be even more spectacular due to atmospheric clarity.

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72-hour requirements breakdown

What passed or failed, hour by hour
0matching hours in the next 95 hours
AND logic: all conditions required
Meets requirement
Misses requirement
Time
Asia/Makassar
Golden Hour
Any
Fiery Red Sky Potential
≥ 90.0%
Precipitation Chance
≤ 15.0%
Visibility
≥ 8000.0m
Sun, Feb 22
03:000%83%6033m
04:000%86%7699m
05:000%90%14103m
06:0070%93%24135m
07:000%96%14617m
08:000%100%9633m
09:000%99%22868m
10:000%100%13384m
11:000%100%6807m
12:000%100%7610m
13:000%100%8055m
14:000%100%15229m
15:000%90%24134m
16:000%82%24134m
17:000%73%24135m
18:0074%77%22252m
19:0076%81%15654m
20:000%85%19471m
21:000%71%12063m
22:000%61%24135m
23:000%51%24135m
Mon, Feb 23
24:000%51%24135m
01:000%52%24135m
02:000%53%24135m
03:000%69%24134m
04:000%84%24134m
05:000%100%24135m
06:0074%76%24135m
07:000%52%24135m
08:000%29%24135m
09:000%51%24135m
10:000%74%24135m
11:000%97%24135m
12:000%98%24134m
13:000%99%24135m
14:000%100%16200m
15:000%98%24135m
16:000%95%24134m
17:000%93%24135m
18:0073%93%24134m
19:0075%93%22169m
20:000%92%7051m
21:000%77%5734m
22:000%61%13849m
23:000%46%6325m
Tue, Feb 24
24:000%50%6381m
01:000%54%6228m
02:000%58%8930m
03:000%68%7195m
04:000%78%8412m
05:000%87%9293m
06:0069%91%8027m
07:000%94%5468m
08:000%97%22650m
09:000%98%22517m
10:000%98%5879m
11:000%98%4473m
12:000%98%10039m
13:000%98%20938m
14:000%98%12816m
15:000%83%11413m
16:000%68%8870m
17:000%53%8259m
18:0066%59%18031m
19:0073%66%16042m
20:000%73%22240m
21:000%71%8350m
22:000%69%24135m
23:000%67%8949m
Wed, Feb 25
24:000%70%6292m
01:000%73%4836m
02:000%77%12343m
03:000%81%11912m
04:000%85%20738m
05:000%90%20031m
06:0062%93%13936m
07:000%96%14832m
08:000%99%22635m
09:000%98%16562m
10:000%97%10489m
11:000%96%4417m
12:000%95%3087m
13:000%94%1757m
14:000%94%427m
15:000%91%476m
16:000%88%526m
17:000%85%575m
18:0039%87%3797m
19:0052%89%7018m
20:000%91%10240m
21:000%85%6995m
22:000%80%3751m
23:000%74%506m
Thu, Feb 26
24:000%77%919m
01:000%79%1331m
How to read: colored cells show whether each predicate requirement is met; highlighted rows mean the full rule matched (an opportunity).

What does Fiery Red Sky Potential 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
Aerosol Optical Depth (550nm)
Air Pressure
hPa
Dust AOD (550nm)
Golden Hour
High Clouds
%
Low Clouds
%
Mid-Level Clouds
%
RH @ 700 hPa
%
Relative Humidity
%
Smoke AOD (550nm)
Temperature
°C
Wind Speed
m/s
Ångström Exponent
Mon, Feb 23 Sunrise 06:23 Sunset 18:42
03:00
0.13 1005hPa 0 - 100% 31% 100% 92% 86% 0.01 25°C 3.6m/s 0.98
04:00
0.11 1005hPa 0 - 97% 8% 100% 91% 84% 0.01 26°C 5.2m/s 1
05:00
0.11 1005hPa 0 - 100% 14% 100% 89% 84% 0.01 26°C 5.7m/s 1
06:00
0.1 1005hPa 0 - 100% 30% 100% 91% 84% 0.01 26°C 6.2m/s 1
07:00
0.1 1006hPa 0 - 100% 22% 75% 93% 83% 0.01 26°C 6m/s 1
08:00
0.11 1007hPa 0 - 100% 27% 95% 95% 82% 0.01 27°C 5.8m/s 1
09:00
0.1 1007hPa 0 - 100% 20% 86% 95% 81% 0.01 27°C 5.7m/s 1
10:00
0.09 1007hPa 0 - 100% 61% 37% 96% 80% 0.01 27°C 5.8m/s 1.1
11:00
0.09 1007hPa 0 - 89% 89% 5% 96% 80% 0.01 27°C 5.7m/s 1
12:00
0.08 1006hPa 0 - 100% 92% 6% 96% 79% 0.01 27°C 6m/s 1.1
13:00
0.09 1005hPa 0 - 100% 80% 7% 97% 78% 0.01 27°C 6.3m/s 1.1
14:00
0.1 1005hPa 0 - 100% 77% 7% 97% 78% 0.01 28°C 7.4m/s 1.1
15:00
0.11 1004hPa 0 - 100% 90% 24% 97% 78% 0.01 28°C 8.5m/s 1.1
16:00
0.11 1004hPa 0 - 100% 96% 71% 98% 81% 0.01 27°C 9.4m/s 1.1
17:00
0.11 1005hPa 0 - 99% 100% 99% 98% 83% 0.01 27°C 8.5m/s 1.1
18:00
0.11 1005hPa 0 - 100% 37% 97% 95% 83% 0.01 27°C 8.2m/s 1
19:00
0.12 1006hPa 0 - 100% 21% 100% 92% 82% 0.01 27°C 7.1m/s 0.97
20:00
0.13 1007hPa 0 - 100% 6% 99% 89% 83% 0.01 27°C 7m/s 0.92
21:00
0.13 1008hPa 0 - 100% 44% 100% 89% 84% 0.009 27°C 7.5m/s 0.93
22:00
0.12 1008hPa 0 - 100% 69% 97% 89% 83% 0.008 27°C 8.5m/s 0.98
23:00
0.11 1008hPa 0.001 - 100% 32% 98% 89% 83% 0.008 27°C 8.7m/s 1
Tue, Feb 24 Sunrise 06:23 Sunset 18:41
24:00
0.11 1007hPa 0.001 - 100% 54% 87% 89% 84% 0.008 27°C 8.6m/s 1
01:00
0.13 1006hPa 0.001 - 100% 94% 100% 89% 84% 0.009 27°C 9.1m/s 0.98
02:00
0.13 1005hPa 0.001 - 100% 100% 100% 88% 85% 0.008 27°C 9.5m/s 1
03:00
0.13 1005hPa 0.001 - 100% 100% 100% 91% 86% 0.008 27°C 10m/s 1
04:00
0.13 1005hPa 0.001 - 100% 100% 100% 94% 84% 0.008 27°C 10m/s 1
05:00
0.14 1006hPa 0.001 - 100% 99% 100% 97% 84% 0.008 27°C 10m/s 0.97
06:00
0.12 1006hPa 0.001 - 100% 100% 100% 97% 85% 0.008 27°C 9.3m/s 1
07:00
0.11 1007hPa 0.001 - 100% 100% 100% 98% 90% 0.008 26°C 9m/s 1.1
08:00
0.12 1008hPa 0.001 - 100% 100% 100% 99% 86% 0.009 26°C 8.2m/s 1.1
09:00
- 1008hPa - - 100% 98% 100% 98% 82% - 26°C 7.2m/s -
10:00
- 1008hPa - - 100% 97% 100% 98% 88% - 26°C 7.1m/s -
11:00
- 1008hPa - - 100% 100% 100% 98% 91% - 25°C 6.1m/s -
12:00
- 1008hPa - - 100% 100% 100% 97% 86% - 26°C 4.4m/s -
13:00
- 1007hPa - - 100% 43% 100% 97% 76% - 26°C 4.8m/s -
14:00
- 1006hPa - - 100% 95% 100% 97% 79% - 26°C 3.8m/s -
15:00
- 1006hPa - - 100% 100% 100% 98% 84% - 25°C 3.3m/s -
16:00
- 1006hPa - - 100% 92% 99% 99% 86% - 25°C 3.6m/s -
17:00
- 1006hPa - - 100% 93% 100% 99% 88% - 26°C 6.5m/s -
18:00
- 1006hPa - - 100% 41% 100% 99% 88% - 26°C 6.9m/s -
19:00
- 1007hPa - - 100% 82% 64% 100% 86% - 26°C 6.7m/s -
20:00
- 1008hPa - - 100% 100% 81% 100% 87% - 26°C 7.7m/s -
21:00
- 1009hPa - - 95% 100% 100% 100% 85% - 26°C 8.4m/s -
22:00
- 1009hPa - - 98% 100% 100% 99% 85% - 26°C 7.5m/s -
23:00
- 1009hPa - - 100% 100% 100% 99% 85% - 26°C 8.3m/s -
Wed, Feb 25 Sunrise 06:23 Sunset 18:41
24:00
- 1009hPa - - 100% 100% 100% 99% 87% - 26°C 9.5m/s -
01:00
- 1008hPa - - 100% 100% 100% 99% 88% - 26°C 11m/s -
02:00
- 1007hPa - - 100% 87% 100% 98% 86% - 26°C 9.4m/s -
03:00
- 1007hPa - - 100% 64% 99% 98% 86% - 26°C 7.6m/s -
04:00
- 1007hPa - - 100% 100% 98% 98% 87% - 25°C 6.1m/s -
05:00
- 1007hPa - - 71% 100% 100% 98% 87% - 25°C 5.2m/s -
06:00
- 1007hPa - - 99% 100% 100% 98% 88% - 25°C 4.7m/s -
07:00
- 1007hPa - - 99% 98% 100% 99% 86% - 26°C 4.4m/s -
08:00
- 1008hPa - - 100% 74% 100% 99% 81% - 26°C 4.5m/s -
09:00
- 1001hPa - - 100% 80% 100% 97% 86% - 25°C 4.6m/s -
10:00
- 993hPa - - 100% 86% 100% 94% 90% - 25°C 4.7m/s -
11:00
- 986hPa - - 100% 91% 100% 91% 95% - 24°C 4.8m/s -
12:00
- 987hPa - - 100% 93% 100% 93% 95% - 24°C 4.3m/s -
13:00
- 987hPa - - 100% 94% 100% 94% 96% - 24°C 3.8m/s -
14:00
- 988hPa - - 100% 96% 100% 96% 96% - 24°C 3.3m/s -
15:00
- 988hPa - - 100% 90% 100% 97% 96% - 23°C 2.8m/s -
16:00
- 988hPa - - 100% 85% 100% 97% 96% - 23°C 2.4m/s -
17:00
- 989hPa - - 100% 80% 100% 98% 96% - 23°C 2m/s -
18:00
- 988hPa - - 100% 86% 100% 98% 95% - 23°C 2m/s -
19:00
- 988hPa - - 100% 93% 100% 99% 95% - 23°C 2m/s -
20:00
- 987hPa - - 100% 99% 100% 99% 94% - 23°C 2m/s -
21:00
- 987hPa - - 100% 95% 100% 98% 95% - 23°C 2.5m/s -
22:00
- 987hPa - - 100% 90% 100% 98% 95% - 23°C 3m/s -
23:00
- 987hPa - - 100% 86% 100% 97% 96% - 23°C 3.5m/s -
Thu, Feb 26 Sunrise 06:23 Sunset 18:40
24:00
- 987hPa - - 100% 82% 100% 98% 95% - 24°C 3.4m/s -
01:00
- 988hPa - - 100% 78% 100% 98% 95% - 24°C 3.3m/s -
02:00
- 988hPa - - 100% 74% 100% 99% 94% - 24°C 3.3m/s -
How to read: these inputs help produce the derived score; they are not requirements by themselves.

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