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Denpasar - Storm Chaser - Bali, Indonesia

Denpasar, 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 79% failing

Currently

Real-time conditions
Cloud Cover100%
Wind Gusts6.5m/s
Precipitation Chance68%
Air Pressure1013.2hPa
CAPE23
Lifted Index0.5°C
Wind Gusts6.5m/s
Precipitation0.1mm

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
22:000%15%5J/kg3.7°C24134m6.7m/s
23:000%15%9J/kg3.8°C24134m6.7m/s
Mon, Jun 8
24:000%15%19J/kg2.8°C24135m6.7m/s
01:000%15%32J/kg2.1°C24135m6.8m/s
02:000%15%37J/kg2°C24135m7.1m/s
03:000%12%14J/kg2.3°C24134m6.3m/s
04:000%12%2J/kg1.9°C24135m6.5m/s
05:000%13%0J/kg1.2°C24135m6.6m/s
06:000%44%2J/kg0.7°C24134m6.1m/s
07:000%68%10J/kg0.1°C24134m5.7m/s
08:000%27%43J/kg-0.5°C24135m5.2m/s
09:000%30%88J/kg-0.8°C24134m5.8m/s
10:000%13%107J/kg-0.9°C24084m5.4m/s
11:000%16%112J/kg-1°C24050m5.7m/s
12:000%17%36J/kg-0.2°C24134m6.2m/s
13:000%16%0J/kg0.5°C24135m7.1m/s
14:000%13%0J/kg0.8°C24134m7.4m/s
15:000%21%2J/kg0.1°C24134m7.1m/s
16:000%14%18J/kg-0.3°C24135m7.1m/s
17:000%22%111J/kg-0.3°C24135m7.3m/s
18:000%36%67J/kg0.1°C24135m7.6m/s
19:000%15%45J/kg0.5°C24134m7.1m/s
20:000%15%46J/kg0.3°C24135m6.9m/s
21:000%15%34J/kg0.2°C24134m6.6m/s
22:000%12%23J/kg0.5°C24134m6.5m/s
23:000%9.6%29J/kg0.7°C24134m6.7m/s
Tue, Jun 9
24:000%5.8%24J/kg0.9°C24135m6.5m/s
01:000%6%19J/kg0.9°C24135m6.2m/s
02:000%5.3%22J/kg1.1°C24134m6m/s
03:000%7.9%31J/kg0.4°C24134m6m/s
04:000%13%44J/kg0.2°C21658m6.1m/s
05:000%15%31J/kg0.5°C24135m6.2m/s
06:000%45%28J/kg0.4°C24134m6.6m/s
07:000%67%59J/kg-0.3°C24135m6.4m/s
08:000%67%62J/kg-0.4°C23855m6.3m/s
09:000%43%27J/kg0.7°C24135m5.8m/s
10:000%25%23J/kg1.2°C24135m6m/s
11:000%22%8J/kg1.7°C24135m5.6m/s
12:000%54%2J/kg2°C24134m4.9m/s
13:000%55%4J/kg1.7°C24135m5m/s
14:000%32%4J/kg1.7°C24135m5.3m/s
15:000%57%0J/kg2°C24135m5.9m/s
16:000%44%1J/kg2.1°C24134m6.2m/s
17:000%51%7J/kg2.1°C24135m6.2m/s
18:000%68%10J/kg2.5°C24135m6.1m/s
19:000%15%11J/kg2.8°C24134m5.6m/s
20:000%14%11J/kg2.6°C24134m5.6m/s
21:000%13%17J/kg2.5°C24134m5.4m/s
22:000%13%20J/kg2.4°C24135m5.4m/s
23:000%13%21J/kg2.5°C24134m5.2m/s
Wed, Jun 10
24:000%14%24J/kg2°C24135m5m/s
01:000%15%23J/kg2.2°C24135m4.7m/s
02:000%12%14J/kg2.5°C24134m4.4m/s
03:000%15%11J/kg2.8°C24135m4.3m/s
04:000%15%16J/kg3°C24134m4.6m/s
05:000%15%18J/kg3°C24134m4.7m/s
06:000%40%17J/kg2.4°C24134m4.8m/s
07:000%44%23J/kg1.9°C24134m4.5m/s
08:000%37%27J/kg1.5°C24135m4.5m/s
09:000%36%31J/kg1.2°C24134m4.6m/s
10:000%67%32J/kg1.1°C24134m5.3m/s
11:000%55%18J/kg1.4°C24134m6.1m/s
12:000%50%3J/kg1.6°C24134m6.1m/s
13:000%33%0J/kg1.4°C24134m6.2m/s
14:000%25%0J/kg1.3°C24134m6.3m/s
15:000%21%0J/kg1.2°C24134m5.7m/s
16:000%36%0J/kg1.3°C24135m5.4m/s
17:000%25%0J/kg2°C24134m5.1m/s
18:000%26%0J/kg2.3°C24134m5.2m/s
19:000%12%0J/kg2.1°C24135m5.1m/s
20:000%14%0J/kg2°C24135m4.9m/s
21:000%12%3J/kg1.5°C24134m4.9m/s
22:000%12%8J/kg1.1°C24134m4.9m/s
23:000%13%12J/kg0.6°C24135m4.9m/s
Thu, Jun 11
24:000%13%15J/kg0.4°C24134m4.7m/s
01:000%8.7%16J/kg0.6°C24135m4.6m/s
02:000%4.2%15J/kg0.8°C24134m4.1m/s
03:000%4%17J/kg0.6°C24135m4m/s
04:000%4.7%18J/kg0.3°C24134m4m/s
05:000%2.1%19J/kg0.2°C24135m3.7m/s
06:000%35%18J/kg0.3°C24135m3.6m/s
07:000%55%17J/kg0.4°C24134m3.5m/s
08:000%75%11J/kg0.3°C24134m3.2m/s
09:000%66%52J/kg-0.02°C24117m2.6m/s
10:000%54%93J/kg-0.33°C24100m2.1m/s
11:009.8%61%134J/kg-0.65°C24083m1.5m/s
12:000%64%136J/kg-0.62°C24100m2.3m/s
13:000%61%138J/kg-0.6°C24118m3.1m/s
14:0011%20%140J/kg-0.57°C24135m3.8m/s
15:000%57%124J/kg-0.76°C24135m4.3m/s
16:000%52%108J/kg-0.96°C24135m4.8m/s
17:008.4%65%92J/kg-1.2°C24135m5.2m/s
18:000%100%100J/kg-1.2°C24135m5.2m/s
19:000%0%108J/kg-1.3°C24135m5.2m/s
20:008.4%0%116J/kg-1.4°C24135m5.1m/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 06:29 Sunset 18:06
22:00
1013hPa 23J/kg 100% 0.5°C 8% 0% 68% 0mm 74% 0.06mm -4.9dBZ -54° 100% 0.13mm - - 6.3m/s
23:00
1013hPa 29J/kg 100% 0.7°C 12% 0% 82% 0.01mm 73% 0.09mm -8.7dBZ -66° 100% 0.19mm 6.2m/s 7.4m/s 6.7m/s
Tue, Jun 9 Sunrise 06:29 Sunset 18:06
24:00
1013hPa 24J/kg 100% 0.9°C 11% 0% 86% 0mm 72% 0.07mm -5.4dBZ -75° 100% 0.25mm - - 6.5m/s
01:00
1013hPa 19J/kg 74% 0.9°C 29% 0% 90% 0mm 70% 0.06mm -2.1dBZ -73° 76% 0.31mm - - 6.1m/s
02:00
1012hPa 22J/kg 97% 1.1°C 64% 0% 95% 0.01mm 71% 0.07mm 1.2dBZ -62° 98% 0.38mm 5.8m/s 7.6m/s 5.7m/s
03:00
1012hPa 31J/kg 69% 0.4°C 100% 0% 72% 0.03mm 75% 0.15mm 3.4dBZ -49° 100% 0.13mm - - 5.8m/s
04:00
1012hPa 44J/kg 40% 0.2°C 100% 0% 50% 0.01mm 77% 0.19mm 5.5dBZ -35° 100% 0.38mm - - 5.7m/s
05:00
1012hPa 31J/kg 91% 0.5°C 100% 0% 27% 0.01mm 74% 0.11mm 7.6dBZ -21° 100% 0.5mm 4.2m/s 6.9m/s 5.7m/s
06:00
1013hPa 28J/kg 100% 0.4°C 100% 0% 31% 0mm 72% 0.08mm 9.5dBZ -7.5° 100% 0.56mm - - 6.6m/s
07:00
1013hPa 59J/kg 12% -0.3°C 100% 0% 35% 0.01mm 75% 0.15mm 11dBZ 6.2° 100% 0.69mm - - 6.8m/s
08:00
1014hPa 62J/kg 15% -0.4°C 100% 0% 39% 0.01mm 75% 0.15mm 13dBZ 19° 100% 0.88mm 4.7m/s 7.9m/s 6.1m/s
09:00
1014hPa 27J/kg 99% 0.7°C 100% 0% 44% 0mm 71% 0.1mm 2.3dBZ 32° 100% 0.13mm - - 5.2m/s
10:00
1014hPa 23J/kg 100% 1.2°C 8% 0% 49% 0mm 68% 0.03mm -8.7dBZ 44° 100% 0.13mm - - 5.4m/s
11:00
1013hPa 8J/kg 100% 1.7°C 0% 0% 53% 0mm 65% 0mm -20dBZ 53° 100% 0.19mm 4.8m/s 3.1m/s 5.5m/s
12:00
1012hPa 2J/kg 38% 2°C 0% 0% 67% 0mm 65% 0mm -20dBZ 58° 38% 0.19mm - - 5m/s
13:00
1012hPa 4J/kg 40% 1.7°C 0% 0% 81% 0mm 66% 0mm -20dBZ 57° 40% 0.19mm - - 5m/s
14:00
1011hPa 4J/kg 80% 1.7°C 0% 0% 95% 0mm 68% 0mm -20dBZ 50° 80% 0.19mm 2.4m/s 2.9m/s 5.3m/s
15:00
1010hPa 0J/kg 58% 2°C 0% 0% 82% 0mm 68% 0mm -13dBZ 39° 58% 0mm - - 5.9m/s
16:00
1010hPa 1J/kg 14% 2.1°C 6% 0% 69% 0mm 68% 0mm -6.3dBZ 27° 14% 0mm - - 6.4m/s
17:00
1011hPa 7J/kg 11% 2.1°C 9% 0% 56% 0mm 68% 0mm 0.63dBZ 14° 12% 0mm 5.8m/s 3.6m/s 6.2m/s
18:00
1012hPa 10J/kg 5% 2.5°C 24% 0% 59% 0mm 68% 0.01mm 4.9dBZ 1.2° 25% 0mm - - 6.2m/s
19:00
1012hPa 11J/kg 5% 2.8°C 79% 0% 61% 0mm 67% 0.01mm 9.1dBZ -13° 79% 0mm - - 6.1m/s
20:00
1013hPa 11J/kg 5% 2.6°C 80% 0% 64% 0mm 67% 0.01mm 13dBZ -27° 80% 0.06mm 3.8m/s 2.3m/s 5.6m/s
21:00
1013hPa 17J/kg 5% 2.5°C 93% 0% 47% 0mm 68% 0.04mm 12dBZ -40° 93% 0mm - - 5.6m/s
22:00
1014hPa 20J/kg 5% 2.4°C 99% 0% 29% 0.01mm 69% 0.06mm 10dBZ -54° 99% 0.06mm - - 5.2m/s
23:00
1014hPa 21J/kg 8% 2.5°C 100% 0% 12% 0mm 68% 0.06mm 8.6dBZ -66° 100% 0.13mm 2.7m/s 0.42m/s 5.1m/s
Wed, Jun 10 Sunrise 06:29 Sunset 18:07
24:00
1013hPa 24J/kg 89% 2°C 100% 0% 8% 0.01mm 70% 0.09mm 6.8dBZ -75° 100% 0.25mm - - 4.9m/s
01:00
1013hPa 23J/kg 85% 2.2°C 100% 0% 4% 0.01mm 70% 0.09mm 5dBZ -73° 100% 0.31mm - - 4.4m/s
02:00
1013hPa 14J/kg 85% 2.5°C 98% 0% 0% 0mm 68% 0.06mm 3.2dBZ -62° 100% 0.38mm 1.7m/s 1.1m/s 4m/s
03:00
1012hPa 11J/kg 64% 2.8°C 97% 0% 0% 0.01mm 67% 0.03mm -4.2dBZ -49° 99% 0.06mm - - 4.3m/s
04:00
1012hPa 16J/kg 82% 3°C 94% 0% 0% 0mm 67% 0.02mm -12dBZ -35° 99% 0.06mm - - 4.8m/s
05:00
1012hPa 18J/kg 88% 3°C 95% 0% 0% 0.01mm 68% 0.01mm -19dBZ -21° 95% 0.13mm 1.8m/s 1.1m/s 4.7m/s
06:00
1013hPa 17J/kg 95% 2.4°C 96% 0% 0% 0.02mm 71% 0.04mm -19dBZ -7.5° 96% 0.13mm - - 4.6m/s
07:00
1014hPa 23J/kg 92% 1.9°C 96% 0% 0% 0.02mm 73% 0.1mm -20dBZ 6.2° 100% 0.25mm - - 4m/s
08:00
1014hPa 27J/kg 7% 1.5°C 96% 0% 0% 0.01mm 74% 0.12mm -20dBZ 19° 96% 0.31mm 3.4m/s 1.3m/s 3.8m/s
09:00
1015hPa 31J/kg 6% 1.2°C 88% 0% 10% 0.01mm 74% 0.12mm -20dBZ 32° 88% 0.13mm - - 4m/s
10:00
1015hPa 32J/kg 19% 1.1°C 72% 0% 19% 0mm 74% 0.1mm -19dBZ 44° 72% 0.19mm - - 5.1m/s
11:00
1014hPa 18J/kg 33% 1.4°C 1% 0% 29% 0mm 73% 0.03mm -19dBZ 53° 33% 0.25mm 2.2m/s 3m/s 6.2m/s
12:00
1014hPa 3J/kg 58% 1.6°C 0% 0% 32% 0mm 70% 0mm -14dBZ 58° 58% 0.25mm - - 6.3m/s
13:00
1013hPa 0J/kg 81% 1.4°C 0% 0% 36% 0mm 70% 0mm -10dBZ 57° 81% 0.25mm - - 6.5m/s
14:00
1012hPa 0J/kg 99% 1.3°C 2% 0% 39% 0mm 71% 0mm -6dBZ 50° 99% 0.25mm 3.7m/s 5.5m/s 6.5m/s
15:00
1011hPa 0J/kg 100% 1.2°C 2% 0% 26% 0mm 71% 0mm -11dBZ 39° 100% 0mm - - 6m/s
16:00
1011hPa 0J/kg 72% 1.3°C 1% 0% 13% 0mm 69% 0mm -15dBZ 27° 72% 0mm - - 5.3m/s
17:00
1012hPa 0J/kg 5% 2°C 0% 0% 0% 0mm 67% 0mm -20dBZ 14° 5% 0mm 3.7m/s 3m/s 4.9m/s
18:00
1012hPa 0J/kg 5% 2.3°C 0% 0% 0% 0mm 66% 0mm -20dBZ 1.2° 5% 0mm - - 5m/s
19:00
1013hPa 0J/kg 6% 2.1°C 0% 0% 0% 0mm 67% 0mm -20dBZ -13° 6% 0mm - - 4.9m/s
20:00
1014hPa 0J/kg 88% 2°C 0% 0% 0% 0mm 67% 0mm -20dBZ -27° 88% 0mm 4m/s 3.5m/s 4.7m/s
21:00
1015hPa 3J/kg 62% 1.5°C 7% 0% 0% 0mm 70% 0mm -20dBZ -40° 62% 0mm - - 4.8m/s
22:00
1015hPa 8J/kg 5% 1.1°C 10% 0% 1% 0mm 72% 0mm -20dBZ -54° 10% 0mm - - 4.9m/s
23:00
1015hPa 12J/kg 5% 0.6°C 18% 0% 1% 0mm 73% 0.01mm -20dBZ -66° 18% 0mm 5.3m/s 5m/s 4.6m/s
Thu, Jun 11 Sunrise 06:29 Sunset 18:07
24:00
1015hPa 15J/kg 16% 0.4°C 56% 0% 1% 0mm 75% 0.02mm -20dBZ -75° 64% 0mm - - 4.6m/s
01:00
1014hPa 16J/kg 76% 0.6°C 49% 0% 0% 0.01mm 74% 0.02mm -20dBZ -73° 81% 0.06mm - - 4.4m/s
02:00
1014hPa 15J/kg 100% 0.8°C 51% 0% 0% 0mm 73% 0.02mm -20dBZ -62° 100% 0.06mm 4.7m/s 6.4m/s 4m/s
03:00
1013hPa 17J/kg 100% 0.6°C 37% 0% 0% 0mm 73% 0.03mm -20dBZ -49° 100% 0mm - - 3.9m/s
04:00
1014hPa 18J/kg 100% 0.3°C 58% 0% 0% 0mm 74% 0.03mm -20dBZ -35° 100% 0.06mm - - 3.7m/s
05:00
1014hPa 19J/kg 100% 0.2°C 46% 0% 0% 0mm 74% 0.02mm -20dBZ -21° 100% 0.06mm 5.2m/s 7.5m/s 3.4m/s
06:00
1014hPa 18J/kg 95% 0.3°C 72% 0% 7% 0mm 73% 0.03mm -20dBZ -7.6° 95% 0.13mm - - 3.2m/s
07:00
1015hPa 17J/kg 72% 0.4°C 72% 0% 15% 0mm 71% 0.01mm -20dBZ 6.1° 80% 0.13mm - - 3m/s
08:00
1015hPa 11J/kg 63% 0.3°C 28% 0% 22% 0mm 69% 0.01mm -20dBZ 19° 63% 0.13mm 5.6m/s 9.9m/s 2.7m/s
09:00
1008hPa 52J/kg 58% -0.02°C 36% 0% 42% 0.01mm 73% 0.02mm -12dBZ 32° 61% 0.19mm - - 2m/s
10:00
1001hPa 93J/kg 52% -0.33°C 45% 0% 62% 0.02mm 78% 0.02mm -3.9dBZ 44° 58% 0.25mm - - 1.4m/s
11:00
993hPa 134J/kg 46% -0.65°C 53% 0% 82% 0.03mm 82% 0.03mm 4.1dBZ 53° 56% 0.31mm 6.1m/s 12m/s 0.77m/s
12:00
994hPa 136J/kg 33% -0.62°C 38% 0% 85% 0.02mm 85% 0.02mm 2.9dBZ 58° 41% 0.44mm - - 1.3m/s
13:00
995hPa 138J/kg 19% -0.6°C 24% 0% 88% 0.01mm 88% 0.01mm 1.7dBZ 57° 26% 0.56mm - - 1.8m/s
14:00
996hPa 140J/kg 5% -0.57°C 9% 0% 91% 0mm 92% 0mm 0.51dBZ 50° 11% 0.69mm 6.3m/s 13m/s 2.3m/s
15:00
996hPa 124J/kg 17% -0.76°C 7% 2% 68% 0mm 92% 0mm -6.3dBZ 39° 20% 0.46mm - - 2.4m/s
16:00
996hPa 108J/kg 28% -0.96°C 4% 3% 45% 0mm 91% 0mm -13dBZ 27° 30% 0.23mm - - 2.5m/s
17:00
996hPa 92J/kg 39% -1.2°C 2% 5% 22% 0mm 91% 0mm -20dBZ 14° 39% 0mm 5.9m/s 13m/s 2.6m/s
18:00
995hPa 100J/kg 27% -1.2°C 2% 35% 28% 0.003mm 91% 0mm -20dBZ 1.3° 58% 0mm - - 2.5m/s
19:00
995hPa 108J/kg 15% -1.3°C 2% 65% 33% 0.007mm 91% 0mm -20dBZ -13° 77% 0mm - - 2.4m/s
20:00
994hPa 116J/kg 3% -1.4°C 2% 95% 39% 0.01mm 91% 0mm -20dBZ -27° 95% 0mm 4.7m/s 12m/s 2.4m/s
21:00
994hPa 182J/kg 2% -1.8°C 9% 96% 38% 0.007mm 90% 0.06mm -20dBZ -40° 96% 0.04mm - - 2.3m/s
How to read: these inputs help produce the derived score; they are not requirements by themselves.

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