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Lovina - Storm Chaser - Bali, Indonesia

Lovina, 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 99% failing
Cloud Drama Score 94% failing

Currently

Real-time conditions
Cloud Cover13%
Wind Gusts3.4m/s
Precipitation Chance0%
Air Pressure950.3hPa
CAPE0
Lifted Index0.7°C
Wind Gusts3.4m/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
Sat, May 23
21:000%11%138J/kg-0.7°C24134m1.4m/s
22:000%13%59J/kg-0.3°C23886m2.1m/s
23:000%13%30J/kg-0.1°C24134m2m/s
Sun, May 24
24:000%7.7%15J/kg0.3°C24135m2.1m/s
01:000%9.4%7J/kg0.7°C24135m2.2m/s
02:000%11%3J/kg0.9°C24134m2.6m/s
03:000%7.9%0J/kg0.7°C24134m2.6m/s
04:000%8.3%0J/kg0.8°C24134m2.3m/s
05:000%7.3%0J/kg0.7°C24135m2.3m/s
06:000%30%0J/kg0.5°C24135m2.7m/s
07:000%36%0J/kg0.2°C24135m3m/s
08:000%38%63J/kg-0.4°C24135m2.7m/s
09:000%42%202J/kg-1.7°C24134m2.6m/s
10:000%27%223J/kg-1.7°C24135m2.3m/s
11:000%70%269J/kg-1.7°C24135m2m/s
12:000%45%447J/kg-2°C24134m1.7m/s
13:0018%49%482J/kg-1.9°C11749m1.9m/s
14:0021%48%521J/kg-2.2°C22926m1.9m/s
15:000%48%580J/kg-2.2°C24134m2.1m/s
16:000%56%516J/kg-2.1°C24134m2.2m/s
17:000%40%483J/kg-1.8°C24134m2.7m/s
18:000%27%310J/kg-1.5°C24135m2.5m/s
19:000%6.2%111J/kg-0.6°C24134m3m/s
20:000%7.6%13J/kg0.4°C24135m3.2m/s
21:000%7.2%0J/kg0.7°C24135m3.4m/s
22:000%7.4%0J/kg0.6°C24135m3.3m/s
23:000%8.4%0J/kg0.5°C24134m3.1m/s
Mon, May 25
24:000%8.7%0J/kg0.7°C24134m2.9m/s
01:000%7.6%0J/kg0.9°C24134m2.8m/s
02:000%7.2%0J/kg1.3°C24134m2.8m/s
03:000%12%0J/kg1.2°C24135m2.8m/s
04:000%14%2J/kg1°C24134m2.7m/s
05:000%12%0J/kg0.6°C18695m3.4m/s
06:000%43%0J/kg0.6°C16940m3.7m/s
07:000%51%0J/kg0.7°C24135m4m/s
08:000%29%0J/kg0.2°C24135m3.2m/s
09:000%18%0J/kg0.2°C24135m2.5m/s
10:000%22%0J/kg-0.1°C24135m1.8m/s
11:000%50%47J/kg-0.7°C24135m1.4m/s
12:0015%33%160J/kg-1.2°C18294m1.4m/s
13:0017%53%207J/kg-1.5°C18517m0.8m/s
14:0013%53%220J/kg-1.6°C23641m0.7m/s
15:0018%50%198J/kg-1.6°C12898m1.4m/s
16:0017%37%217J/kg-1.6°C23596m2.1m/s
17:0013%38%232J/kg-1.5°C18405m1.7m/s
18:0016%41%158J/kg-1.1°C24135m1m/s
19:0017%7.7%9J/kg-0.5°C24134m1.9m/s
20:0017%14%6J/kg0.1°C24135m2.3m/s
21:000%15%0J/kg0.4°C24134m2.6m/s
22:000%15%0J/kg0.4°C18835m2.7m/s
23:000%15%0J/kg0.3°C18335m2.7m/s
Tue, May 26
24:000%15%0J/kg0.4°C24134m2.6m/s
01:000%15%0J/kg0.5°C21792m2.5m/s
02:000%15%0J/kg0.4°C24134m2.5m/s
03:000%12%0J/kg0.5°C24135m2.5m/s
04:000%12%0J/kg0.6°C24134m2.4m/s
05:000%9.7%0J/kg0.7°C24135m2.4m/s
06:000%30%0J/kg0.4°C24134m2.4m/s
07:000%34%0J/kg0.4°C23765m2.3m/s
08:000%34%0J/kg0°C24135m2.2m/s
09:000%26%74J/kg-0.8°C24134m1.4m/s
10:000%47%132J/kg-1.2°C24135m1.1m/s
11:0020%51%179J/kg-1.7°C7583m1m/s
12:0020%36%174J/kg-1.7°C7583m0.5m/s
13:0024%76%197J/kg-2°C7358m0.91m/s
14:0022%52%188J/kg-1.8°C13164m1.3m/s
15:0020%42%154J/kg-1.5°C8171m1.6m/s
16:0014%45%131J/kg-1.3°C23880m2.2m/s
17:0014%53%87J/kg-1°C16988m2.6m/s
18:0017%56%18J/kg-0.3°C16969m2.9m/s
19:0017%15%8J/kg0.2°C16845m3.4m/s
20:0017%15%8J/kg0.4°C16862m3.9m/s
21:000%12%3J/kg0.6°C17909m3.9m/s
22:000%8.7%0J/kg0.8°C24135m3.3m/s
23:000%8.4%0J/kg0.9°C24135m3.2m/s
Wed, May 27
24:000%7.5%0J/kg0.7°C24134m3.1m/s
01:000%7.1%0J/kg0.8°C19975m2.8m/s
02:000%9.5%0J/kg0.8°C18486m2.8m/s
03:000%0%1.3J/kg0.54°C20369m2.3m/s
04:000%0%2.7J/kg0.29°C22252m1.9m/s
05:000%0%4J/kg0.03°C24135m1.4m/s
06:000%73%26J/kg-0.28°C24135m1.9m/s
07:000%64%48J/kg-0.6°C24135m2.4m/s
08:000%33%70J/kg-0.92°C24135m2.9m/s
09:000%28%70J/kg-0.92°C24135m2.3m/s
10:000%23%69J/kg-0.93°C24135m1.7m/s
11:000%8.1%69J/kg-0.94°C24135m1m/s
12:000%4.5%50J/kg-0.69°C24135m1.6m/s
13:000%8.1%31J/kg-0.45°C24135m2.2m/s
14:000%8.1%12J/kg-0.2°C24135m2.8m/s
15:000%8.1%8.7J/kg0.33°C24135m2.8m/s
16:000%7.7%5.3J/kg0.87°C24135m2.8m/s
17:000%9.1%2J/kg1.4°C24135m2.8m/s
18:000%9.8%2.3J/kg1.2°C24135m2.5m/s
19:000%0%2.7J/kg0.93°C24135m2.3m/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
Sun, May 24 Sunrise 06:25 Sunset 18:07
21:00
950hPa 0J/kg 5% 0.7°C 13% 0% 0% 0mm 96% 0mm -20dBZ -41° 13% 0mm - - 2.3m/s
22:00
951hPa 0J/kg 5% 0.6°C 17% 0% 0% 0mm 96% 0mm -20dBZ -55° 17% 0mm - - 2.3m/s
23:00
951hPa 0J/kg 5% 0.5°C 14% 0% 0% 0mm 95% 0mm -20dBZ -68° 14% 0mm 3.4m/s 6m/s 2.3m/s
Mon, May 25 Sunrise 06:25 Sunset 18:07
24:00
950hPa 0J/kg 5% 0.7°C 10% 0% 0% 0mm 95% 0mm -20dBZ -77° 11% 0mm - - 2.2m/s
01:00
950hPa 0J/kg 4% 0.9°C 3% 0% 0% 0mm 95% 0mm -20dBZ -74° 5% 0mm - - 2.2m/s
02:00
950hPa 0J/kg 5% 1.3°C 3% 0% 0% 0mm 94% 0mm -20dBZ -62° 6% 0mm 4.4m/s 6.2m/s 2.2m/s
03:00
949hPa 0J/kg 48% 1.2°C 3% 0% 7% 0mm 93% 0mm -20dBZ -49° 48% 0mm - - 2.3m/s
04:00
949hPa 2J/kg 100% 1°C 3% 0% 13% 0mm 93% 0mm -20dBZ -35° 100% 0mm - - 2.3m/s
05:00
949hPa 0J/kg 41% 0.6°C 6% 0% 20% 0mm 93% 0mm -20dBZ -21° 41% 0mm 2.8m/s 4.8m/s 2.4m/s
06:00
950hPa 0J/kg 5% 0.6°C 13% 0% 46% 0mm 94% 0mm -20dBZ -6.7° 14% 0mm - - 2.4m/s
07:00
950hPa 0J/kg 5% 0.7°C 12% 0% 71% 0mm 93% 0mm -20dBZ 7.2° 13% 0mm - - 2.4m/s
08:00
951hPa 0J/kg 4% 0.2°C 0% 0% 97% 0mm 82% 0mm -20dBZ 21° 4% 0mm 4m/s 5.2m/s 2m/s
09:00
951hPa 0J/kg 0% 0.2°C 0% 0% 96% 0mm 67% 0mm -20dBZ 34° 0% 0mm - - 1.5m/s
10:00
951hPa 0J/kg 5% -0.1°C 2% 0% 95% 0mm 60% 0mm -20dBZ 46° 5% 0mm - - 0.67m/s
11:00
950hPa 47J/kg 5% -0.7°C 24% 0% 94% 0mm 59% 0.02mm -20dBZ 55° 24% 0.13mm 2.6m/s 3.2m/s 0.42m/s
12:00
949hPa 160J/kg 5% -1.2°C 67% 0% 94% 0.01mm 62% 0.63mm -20dBZ 61° 67% 0.25mm - - 0.92m/s
13:00
949hPa 207J/kg 5% -1.5°C 64% 0% 95% 0mm 76% 0.81mm -20dBZ 59° 64% 0.75mm - - 0.95m/s
14:00
948hPa 220J/kg 5% -1.6°C 54% 0% 95% 0mm 83% 0.32mm -20dBZ 51° 54% 1.6mm 2.8m/s 3.8m/s 0.56m/s
15:00
948hPa 198J/kg 4% -1.6°C 54% 0% 81% 0mm 82% 0.7mm -19dBZ 40° 54% 0.88mm - - 0.15m/s
16:00
948hPa 217J/kg 0% -1.6°C 17% 0% 67% 0mm 84% 0.85mm -18dBZ 28° 17% 1.8mm - - 0.82m/s
17:00
948hPa 232J/kg 2% -1.5°C 15% 0% 52% 0mm 88% 0.44mm -17dBZ 15° 15% 2.3mm 1.9m/s 5.7m/s 0.7m/s
18:00
949hPa 158J/kg 4% -1.1°C 12% 0% 50% 0mm 93% 0.06mm -18dBZ 1.3° 12% 2.6mm - - 0.97m/s
19:00
949hPa 9J/kg 5% -0.5°C 7% 0% 48% 0mm 96% 0.04mm -19dBZ -13° 8% 2.6mm - - 1.6m/s
20:00
950hPa 6J/kg 5% 0.1°C 13% 0% 46% 0mm 96% 0mm -20dBZ -27° 14% 2.6mm 3.3m/s 4.8m/s 1.8m/s
21:00
950hPa 0J/kg 62% 0.4°C 7% 0% 43% 0mm 96% 0mm -11dBZ -41° 62% 0mm - - 2m/s
22:00
950hPa 0J/kg 99% 0.4°C 11% 0% 40% 0mm 96% 0mm -2.2dBZ -55° 99% 0mm - - 2.1m/s
23:00
950hPa 0J/kg 38% 0.3°C 12% 0% 37% 0mm 96% 0mm 6.6dBZ -67° 38% 0mm 2.4m/s 4.6m/s 2.1m/s
Tue, May 26 Sunrise 06:25 Sunset 18:07
24:00
950hPa 0J/kg 13% 0.4°C 14% 0% 39% 0mm 96% 0mm -2.2dBZ -76° 16% 0mm - - 2.1m/s
01:00
950hPa 0J/kg 21% 0.5°C 14% 0% 41% 0mm 96% 0mm -11dBZ -73° 21% 0mm - - 2m/s
02:00
949hPa 0J/kg 15% 0.4°C 13% 0% 43% 0mm 96% 0mm -20dBZ -62° 19% 0mm 2.3m/s 5.6m/s 2m/s
03:00
949hPa 0J/kg 11% 0.5°C 8% 0% 40% 0mm 96% 0mm -20dBZ -49° 12% 0mm - - 2m/s
04:00
949hPa 0J/kg 15% 0.6°C 3% 0% 37% 0mm 96% 0mm -20dBZ -35° 15% 0mm - - 2m/s
05:00
949hPa 0J/kg 5% 0.7°C 3% 0% 35% 0mm 96% 0mm -20dBZ -21° 6% 0mm 2.1m/s 5.2m/s 2m/s
06:00
949hPa 0J/kg 5% 0.4°C 4% 0% 52% 0mm 95% 0mm -20dBZ -6.8° 7% 0mm - - 2m/s
07:00
950hPa 0J/kg 5% 0.4°C 4% 0% 69% 0mm 95% 0mm -20dBZ 7.1° 7% 0mm - - 1.9m/s
08:00
950hPa 0J/kg 5% 0°C 4% 0% 86% 0mm 88% 0mm -20dBZ 21° 7% 0mm 1.9m/s 4.5m/s 1.5m/s
09:00
951hPa 74J/kg 5% -0.8°C 7% 0% 90% 0mm 77% 0mm -20dBZ 34° 8% 0mm - - 1m/s
10:00
950hPa 132J/kg 1% -1.2°C 36% 0% 94% 0mm 67% 0.1mm -20dBZ 45° 36% 0.06mm - - 0.4m/s
11:00
950hPa 179J/kg 5% -1.7°C 53% 0% 98% 0mm 71% 1.3mm -20dBZ 55° 53% 0.63mm 0.88m/s 4.8m/s 0.8m/s
12:00
950hPa 174J/kg 5% -1.7°C 43% 2% 98% 0mm 82% 1.4mm -20dBZ 60° 43% 1.9mm - - 0.32m/s
13:00
949hPa 197J/kg 12% -2°C 50% 1% 98% 0mm 82% 1.2mm -20dBZ 59° 50% 3.3mm - - 0.22m/s
14:00
948hPa 188J/kg 83% -1.8°C 48% 0% 98% 0mm 84% 0.79mm -20dBZ 51° 83% 4.6mm 0.77m/s 4.3m/s 0.58m/s
15:00
948hPa 154J/kg 100% -1.5°C 46% 0% 82% 0mm 85% 0.94mm -17dBZ 40° 100% 1.1mm - - 0.87m/s
16:00
948hPa 131J/kg 100% -1.3°C 53% 0% 66% 0mm 87% 0.27mm -14dBZ 28° 100% 1.9mm - - 1.3m/s
17:00
948hPa 87J/kg 100% -1°C 42% 0% 49% 0mm 92% 0.33mm -11dBZ 15° 100% 2.3mm 1.4m/s 2.7m/s 1.5m/s
18:00
949hPa 18J/kg 84% -0.3°C 48% 0% 53% 0.01mm 95% 0.03mm -4.7dBZ 1.3° 96% 2.5mm - - 1.8m/s
19:00
949hPa 8J/kg 5% 0.2°C 80% 0% 57% 0.01mm 96% 0.01mm 1.4dBZ -13° 80% 2.6mm - - 2.1m/s
20:00
950hPa 8J/kg 5% 0.4°C 90% 0% 62% 0mm 96% 0mm 7.4dBZ -27° 90% 2.6mm 1.7m/s 1.8m/s 2.3m/s
21:00
950hPa 3J/kg 0% 0.6°C 45% 0% 58% 0mm 96% 0.01mm -1.7dBZ -41° 45% 0mm - - 2.2m/s
22:00
951hPa 0J/kg 0% 0.8°C 16% 0% 54% 0mm 96% 0mm -11dBZ -55° 16% 0mm - - 2.1m/s
23:00
951hPa 0J/kg 5% 0.9°C 20% 0% 50% 0mm 95% 0mm -20dBZ -67° 20% 0mm 1.2m/s 1.7m/s 2.2m/s
Wed, May 27 Sunrise 06:26 Sunset 18:07
24:00
950hPa 0J/kg 5% 0.7°C 31% 0% 50% 0mm 95% 0mm -19dBZ -76° 31% 0mm - - 2.2m/s
01:00
950hPa 0J/kg 5% 0.8°C 32% 0% 50% 0mm 95% 0mm -18dBZ -73° 32% 0mm - - 2.2m/s
02:00
950hPa 0J/kg 5% 0.8°C 30% 0% 50% 0mm 95% 0mm -17dBZ -62° 30% 0mm 0.7m/s 2.6m/s 2.2m/s
03:00
971hPa 1.3J/kg 8% 0.54°C 20% 0% 33% 0mm 86% 0mm -17dBZ -49° 25% 0.02mm - - 2m/s
04:00
992hPa 2.7J/kg 12% 0.29°C 10% 0% 17% 0mm 76% 0mm -17dBZ -35° 20% 0.04mm - - 1.8m/s
05:00
1013hPa 4J/kg 15% 0.03°C 0% 0% 0% 0mm 66% 0mm -17dBZ -21° 15% 0.06mm 0.75m/s 2m/s 1.6m/s
06:00
1012hPa 26J/kg 39% -0.28°C 10% 0% 9% 0mm 67% 0.01mm -18dBZ -6.8° 39% 0.06mm - - 2.2m/s
07:00
1011hPa 48J/kg 63% -0.6°C 21% 0% 17% 0mm 68% 0.03mm -19dBZ 7.1° 63% 0.06mm - - 2.9m/s
08:00
1011hPa 70J/kg 87% -0.92°C 31% 0% 26% 0mm 69% 0.04mm -20dBZ 20° 87% 0.06mm 0.84m/s 3.6m/s 3.5m/s
09:00
1010hPa 70J/kg 91% -0.92°C 21% 0% 29% 0.003mm 68% 0.03mm -20dBZ 33° 91% 0.06mm - - 2.7m/s
10:00
1010hPa 69J/kg 95% -0.93°C 10% 0% 31% 0.007mm 67% 0.01mm -20dBZ 45° 95% 0.06mm - - 2m/s
11:00
1010hPa 69J/kg 98% -0.94°C 0% 0% 33% 0.01mm 66% 0mm -20dBZ 55° 98% 0.06mm 1.9m/s 3.9m/s 1.2m/s
12:00
1011hPa 50J/kg 99% -0.69°C 0% 0% 32% 0.01mm 68% 0mm -19dBZ 60° 99% 0.06mm - - 2m/s
13:00
1011hPa 31J/kg 99% -0.45°C 0% 0% 31% 0.01mm 69% 0mm -19dBZ 59° 99% 0.06mm - - 2.8m/s
14:00
1012hPa 12J/kg 100% -0.2°C 0% 0% 30% 0.01mm 70% 0mm -18dBZ 51° 100% 0.06mm 1.2m/s 4.2m/s 3.7m/s
15:00
1012hPa 8.7J/kg 100% 0.33°C 0% 0% 25% 0.01mm 68% 0.007mm -19dBZ 40° 100% 0.1mm - - 3.6m/s
16:00
1013hPa 5.3J/kg 100% 0.87°C 0% 0% 19% 0.01mm 67% 0.01mm -19dBZ 28° 100% 0.15mm - - 3.6m/s
17:00
1013hPa 2J/kg 100% 1.4°C 0% 0% 14% 0.01mm 65% 0.02mm -20dBZ 15° 100% 0.19mm 1.7m/s 4.3m/s 3.6m/s
18:00
1013hPa 2.3J/kg 100% 1.2°C 0% 0% 18% 0.01mm 65% 0.01mm -20dBZ 1.3° 100% 0.23mm - - 3.1m/s
19:00
1012hPa 2.7J/kg 100% 0.93°C 0% 0% 22% 0.01mm 65% 0.007mm -20dBZ -13° 100% 0.27mm - - 2.7m/s
20:00
1012hPa 3J/kg 100% 0.69°C 0% 0% 26% 0.01mm 66% 0mm -20dBZ -27° 100% 0.31mm 0.57m/s 6.4m/s 2.3m/s
How to read: these inputs help produce the derived score; they are not requirements by themselves.

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