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Fire Sky
Munduk - Fire Sky - Bali, Indonesia
Munduk, Bali, Indonesia
Those rare, intensely red and orange sunset skies
Currently
Real-time conditionsLow Cloud Cover41%
Mid Cloud Cover0%
High Cloud Cover5%
Aerosol Optical Depth0.1
Sun Elevation-40.7° (Astronomical night)
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Times shown in Asia/Makassar
Next opportunity
Excellent Fiery Red Sky at Sunrise
Munduk
Fri, May 29 · 06:14–06:57 · 1h window
Medium confidence
45%
🔥Fiery Red Sky Potential83.4%
Low Cloud Cover: 0%
Mid Cloud Cover: 0%
High Cloud Cover: 37%
Sun Elevation: -7.3° (Nautical twilight)
What this forecast looks for
Plain-language explanation from the ruleBali'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 hour0matching 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 ≥ 65.0% | Precipitation Chance ≤ 15.0% | Visibility ≥ 8000.0m |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, May 23 | ||||
| 21:00 | ✕ | 31% | 75% | 24134m |
| 22:00 | ✕ | 29% | 57% | 24135m |
| 23:00 | ✕ | 20% | 39% | 24134m |
| Sun, May 24 | ||||
| 24:00 | ✕ | 26% | 53% | 24135m |
| 01:00 | ✕ | 15% | 68% | 24135m |
| 02:00 | ✕ | 17% | 82% | 24134m |
| 03:00 | ✕ | 17% | 97% | 24135m |
| 04:00 | ✕ | 16% | 96% | 24134m |
| 05:00 | ✕ | 17% | 95% | 24135m |
| 06:00 | ✓ | 30% | 96% | 24135m |
| 07:00 | ✕ | 17% | 97% | 24135m |
| 08:00 | ✕ | 13% | 99% | 24135m |
| 09:00 | ✕ | 17% | 88% | 24134m |
| 10:00 | ✕ | 17% | 79% | 24135m |
| 11:00 | ✕ | 16% | 69% | 24135m |
| 12:00 | ✕ | 4.5% | 77% | 24134m |
| 13:00 | ✕ | 10% | 85% | 17929m |
| 14:00 | ✕ | 16% | 93% | 24134m |
| 15:00 | ✕ | 17% | 99% | 24134m |
| 16:00 | ✕ | 16% | 99% | 24134m |
| 17:00 | ✓ | 6.2% | 100% | 24134m |
| 18:00 | ✓ | 31% | 100% | 24135m |
| 19:00 | ✕ | 10% | 100% | 24134m |
| 20:00 | ✕ | 11% | 100% | 24135m |
| 21:00 | ✕ | 11% | 98% | 24135m |
| 22:00 | ✕ | 9.7% | 96% | 24135m |
| 23:00 | ✕ | 9.8% | 95% | 24134m |
| Mon, May 25 | ||||
| 24:00 | ✕ | 17% | 95% | 24134m |
| 01:00 | ✕ | 16% | 96% | 24134m |
| 02:00 | ✕ | 20% | 96% | 24134m |
| 03:00 | ✕ | 27% | 85% | 24135m |
| 04:00 | ✕ | 25% | 74% | 24134m |
| 05:00 | ✕ | 25% | 63% | 24135m |
| 06:00 | ✓ | 33% | 68% | 24134m |
| 07:00 | ✕ | 17% | 74% | 24135m |
| 08:00 | ✕ | 7.6% | 79% | 24135m |
| 09:00 | ✕ | 5.3% | 75% | 24135m |
| 10:00 | ✕ | 15% | 72% | 24135m |
| 11:00 | ✕ | 14% | 69% | 24135m |
| 12:00 | ✕ | 7.4% | 70% | 20584m |
| 13:00 | ✕ | 14% | 71% | 20725m |
| 14:00 | ✕ | 12% | 72% | 23900m |
| 15:00 | ✕ | 17% | 70% | 19737m |
| 16:00 | ✕ | 17% | 68% | 5865m |
| 17:00 | ✓ | 8% | 65% | 22521m |
| 18:00 | ✓ | 35% | 67% | 23361m |
| 19:00 | ✕ | 10% | 69% | 23888m |
| 20:00 | ✕ | 18% | 70% | 24135m |
| 21:00 | ✕ | 33% | 69% | 24134m |
| 22:00 | ✕ | 31% | 67% | 24134m |
| 23:00 | ✕ | 33% | 65% | 24134m |
| Tue, May 26 | ||||
| 24:00 | ✕ | 22% | 71% | 24134m |
| 01:00 | ✕ | 17% | 76% | 24135m |
| 02:00 | ✕ | 28% | 81% | 24134m |
| 03:00 | ✕ | 24% | 80% | 24135m |
| 04:00 | ✕ | 18% | 80% | 24134m |
| 05:00 | ✕ | 17% | 79% | 24135m |
| 06:00 | ✓ | 27% | 83% | 24134m |
| 07:00 | ✕ | 17% | 87% | 24134m |
| 08:00 | ✕ | 9% | 90% | 24135m |
| 09:00 | ✕ | 17% | 84% | 24134m |
| 10:00 | ✕ | 10% | 77% | 24135m |
| 11:00 | ✕ | 6.8% | 71% | 7829m |
| 12:00 | ✕ | 2.1% | 71% | 6430m |
| 13:00 | ✕ | 11% | 70% | 6674m |
| 14:00 | ✕ | 15% | 70% | 6111m |
| 15:00 | ✕ | 28% | 60% | 6949m |
| 16:00 | ✕ | 33% | 49% | 11588m |
| 17:00 | ✓ | 27% | 39% | 14586m |
| 18:00 | ✓ | 42% | 42% | 24135m |
| 19:00 | ✕ | 27% | 46% | 24134m |
| 20:00 | ✕ | 17% | 49% | 24134m |
| 21:00 | ✕ | 12% | 46% | 24134m |
| 22:00 | ✕ | 5.8% | 42% | 24135m |
| 23:00 | ✕ | 5.2% | 39% | 24135m |
| Wed, May 27 | ||||
| 24:00 | ✕ | 14% | 39% | 24134m |
| 01:00 | ✕ | 17% | 39% | 24135m |
| 02:00 | ✕ | 18% | 39% | 24134m |
| 03:00 | ✕ | 0% | 33% | 24134m |
| 04:00 | ✕ | 0% | 28% | 24135m |
| 05:00 | ✕ | 0% | 22% | 24135m |
| 06:00 | ✓ | 57% | 27% | 24135m |
| 07:00 | ✕ | 0% | 32% | 24135m |
| 08:00 | ✕ | 0% | 38% | 24135m |
| 09:00 | ✕ | 0% | 43% | 24135m |
| 10:00 | ✕ | 0% | 49% | 24135m |
| 11:00 | ✕ | 0% | 55% | 24135m |
| 12:00 | ✕ | 0% | 42% | 24135m |
| 13:00 | ✕ | 0% | 30% | 24135m |
| 14:00 | ✕ | 0% | 17% | 24135m |
| 15:00 | ✕ | 0% | 17% | 19349m |
| 16:00 | ✕ | 0% | 17% | 14562m |
| 17:00 | ✓ | 0% | 18% | 9776m |
| 18:00 | ✓ | 16% | 19% | 12888m |
| 19:00 | ✕ | 0% | 21% | 16000m |
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 scoreThis 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) | Clear Sky Probability (Ensemble) % | Cloud Cover Uncertainty (Ensemble) % | Dust AOD (550nm) | Golden Hour | High Clouds % | Low Clouds % | Mid-Level Clouds % | RH @ 700 hPa % | Smoke AOD (550nm) | Solar Elevation ° | Sunshine Duration seconds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, May 24
Sunrise 06:27
Sunset 18:08 | ||||||||||||
| 21:00 ☾ | 0.12 | 78% | 15% | 0.002 | - | 5% | 41% | 0% | 43% | 0.02 | -41° | 0seconds |
| 22:00 ☾ | 0.12 | 83% | 14% | 0.002 | - | 5% | 39% | 0% | 42% | 0.02 | -54° | 0seconds |
| 23:00 ☾ | 0.13 | 87% | 12% | 0.002 | - | 5% | 40% | 0% | 41% | 0.02 | -67° | 0seconds |
| Mon, May 25
Sunrise 06:27
Sunset 18:08 | ||||||||||||
| 24:00 ☾ | 0.13 | 86% | 11% | 0.002 | - | 5% | 39% | 0% | 49% | 0.02 | -77° | 0seconds |
| 01:00 ☾ | 0.13 | 85% | 10% | 0.002 | - | 5% | 41% | 0% | 57% | 0.02 | -74° | 0seconds |
| 02:00 ☾ | 0.13 | 84% | 9% | 0.002 | - | 36% | 38% | 0% | 66% | 0.02 | -62° | 0seconds |
| 03:00 ☾ | 0.13 | 77% | 11% | 0.002 | - | 70% | 36% | 0% | 66% | 0.02 | -49° | 0seconds |
| 04:00 ☾ | 0.13 | 71% | 13% | 0.002 | - | 75% | 36% | 0% | 67% | 0.02 | -35° | 0seconds |
| 05:00 ☾ | 0.13 | 64% | 15% | 0.002 | - | 7% | 38% | 0% | 67% | 0.02 | -21° | 0seconds |
| 06:00 ☾ | 0.13 | 66% | 14% | 0.002 | - | 5% | 39% | 0% | 64% | 0.02 | -7.1° | 0seconds |
| 07:00 ☾ | 0.13 | 69% | 13% | 0.002 | - | 5% | 37% | 0% | 61% | 0.02 | 6.8° | 0seconds |
| 08:00 | 0.12 | 71% | 12% | 0.002 | - | 5% | 1% | 0% | 58% | 0.02 | 20° | 0seconds |
| 09:00 | 0.12 | 74% | 14% | 0.002 | - | 1% | 0% | 0% | 60% | 0.02 | 33° | 3600seconds |
| 10:00 | 0.12 | 76% | 15% | 0.002 | - | 1% | 27% | 0% | 62% | 0.02 | 45° | 3600seconds |
| 11:00 | 0.12 | 79% | 17% | 0.002 | - | 5% | 49% | 0% | 65% | 0.02 | 55° | 3600seconds |
| 12:00 | 0.12 | 75% | 17% | 0.002 | - | 5% | 67% | 0% | 63% | 0.02 | 60° | 3600seconds |
| 13:00 | 0.12 | 72% | 17% | 0.002 | - | 5% | 79% | 0% | 60% | 0.02 | 59° | 3600seconds |
| 14:00 | 0.13 | 68% | 17% | 0.002 | - | 5% | 71% | 0% | 58% | 0.02 | 51° | 3600seconds |
| 15:00 | 0.14 | 68% | 16% | 0.002 | - | 5% | 49% | 0% | 62% | 0.02 | 41° | 3600seconds |
| 16:00 | 0.14 | 69% | 16% | 0.002 | - | 0% | 51% | 0% | 67% | 0.02 | 28° | 3600seconds |
| 17:00 | 0.14 | 69% | 15% | 0.002 | - | 4% | 37% | 0% | 71% | 0.02 | 15° | 3600seconds |
| 18:00 | 0.14 | 68% | 15% | 0.002 | - | 1% | 42% | 0% | 72% | 0.02 | 1.6° | 3600seconds |
| 19:00 ☾ | 0.14 | 68% | 14% | 0.002 | - | 5% | 30% | 0% | 72% | 0.02 | -13° | 3600seconds |
| 20:00 ☾ | 0.14 | 67% | 14% | 0.002 | - | 13% | 33% | 0% | 73% | 0.03 | -27° | 3600seconds |
| 21:00 ☾ | - | 53% | 18% | - | - | 44% | 33% | 0% | 75% | - | -41° | 0seconds |
| 22:00 ☾ | - | 38% | 23% | - | - | 96% | 31% | 0% | 78% | - | -54° | 0seconds |
| 23:00 ☾ | - | 24% | 27% | - | - | 14% | 34% | 0% | 80% | - | -67° | 0seconds |
| Tue, May 26
Sunrise 06:27
Sunset 18:08 | ||||||||||||
| 24:00 ☾ | - | 19% | 25% | - | - | 5% | 39% | 0% | 81% | - | -77° | 0seconds |
| 01:00 ☾ | - | 15% | 23% | - | - | 6% | 41% | 0% | 82% | - | -74° | 0seconds |
| 02:00 ☾ | - | 10% | 21% | - | - | 58% | 39% | 0% | 84% | - | -62° | 0seconds |
| 03:00 ☾ | - | 14% | 22% | - | - | 33% | 39% | 0% | 85% | - | -49° | 0seconds |
| 04:00 ☾ | - | 17% | 22% | - | - | 5% | 38% | 0% | 85% | - | -35° | 0seconds |
| 05:00 ☾ | - | 21% | 23% | - | - | 5% | 38% | 0% | 86% | - | -21° | 0seconds |
| 06:00 ☾ | - | 20% | 21% | - | - | 5% | 37% | 0% | 88% | - | -7.2° | 0seconds |
| 07:00 ☾ | - | 20% | 20% | - | - | 4% | 36% | 0% | 89% | - | 6.7° | 0seconds |
| 08:00 | - | 19% | 18% | - | - | 4% | 5% | 0% | 90% | - | 20° | 0seconds |
| 09:00 | - | 28% | 20% | - | - | 5% | 29% | 0% | 89% | - | 33° | 3600seconds |
| 10:00 | - | 36% | 23% | - | - | 5% | 63% | 0% | 87% | - | 45° | 3600seconds |
| 11:00 | - | 45% | 25% | - | - | 5% | 52% | 3% | 86% | - | 55° | 3600seconds |
| 12:00 | - | 45% | 25% | - | - | 4% | 67% | 1% | 85% | - | 60° | 3600seconds |
| 13:00 | - | 45% | 24% | - | - | 5% | 64% | 1% | 83% | - | 59° | 3600seconds |
| 14:00 | - | 45% | 24% | - | - | 14% | 52% | 0% | 82% | - | 51° | 3600seconds |
| 15:00 | - | 47% | 26% | - | - | 90% | 51% | 4% | 81% | - | 41° | 3600seconds |
| 16:00 | - | 50% | 27% | - | - | 100% | 42% | 4% | 80% | - | 28° | 3600seconds |
| 17:00 | - | 52% | 29% | - | - | 100% | 24% | 0% | 79% | - | 15° | 3600seconds |
| 18:00 | - | 49% | 29% | - | - | 98% | 45% | 0% | 79% | - | 1.6° | 3600seconds |
| 19:00 ☾ | - | 47% | 29% | - | - | 50% | 36% | 0% | 78% | - | -13° | 3600seconds |
| 20:00 ☾ | - | 44% | 29% | - | - | 5% | 32% | 0% | 78% | - | -27° | 3600seconds |
| 21:00 ☾ | - | 45% | 31% | - | - | 4% | 33% | 0% | 76% | - | -41° | 0seconds |
| 22:00 ☾ | - | 45% | 34% | - | - | 0% | 32% | 0% | 75% | - | -54° | 0seconds |
| 23:00 ☾ | - | 46% | 36% | - | - | 5% | 27% | 0% | 74% | - | -67° | 0seconds |
| Wed, May 27
Sunrise 06:27
Sunset 18:08 | ||||||||||||
| 24:00 ☾ | - | 43% | 34% | - | - | 5% | 24% | 0% | 73% | - | -76° | 0seconds |
| 01:00 ☾ | - | 41% | 32% | - | - | 5% | 26% | 0% | 72% | - | -74° | 0seconds |
| 02:00 ☾ | - | 38% | 30% | - | - | 5% | 28% | 0% | 72% | - | -62° | 0seconds |
| 03:00 ☾ | - | 40% | 31% | - | - | 5% | 25% | 0% | 73% | - | -49° | 1200seconds |
| 04:00 ☾ | - | 41% | 33% | - | - | 5% | 22% | 0% | 74% | - | -35° | 2400seconds |
| 05:00 ☾ | - | 43% | 34% | - | - | 5% | 19% | 0% | 75% | - | -21° | 3600seconds |
| 06:00 ☾ | - | 40% | 33% | - | - | 36% | 14% | 0% | 74% | - | -7.2° | 3600seconds |
| 07:00 ☾ | - | 38% | 31% | - | - | 68% | 9% | 0% | 72% | - | 6.7° | 3600seconds |
| 08:00 | - | 35% | 30% | - | - | 100% | 4% | 0% | 71% | - | 20° | 3600seconds |
| 09:00 | - | 37% | 31% | - | - | 100% | 3% | 0% | 70% | - | 33° | 3600seconds |
| 10:00 | - | 40% | 33% | - | - | 100% | 1% | 0% | 69% | - | 45° | 3600seconds |
| 11:00 | - | 42% | 34% | - | - | 100% | 0% | 0% | 68% | - | 55° | 3600seconds |
| 12:00 | - | 41% | 33% | - | - | 100% | 0% | 0% | 66% | - | 60° | 3600seconds |
| 13:00 | - | 41% | 33% | - | - | 100% | 0% | 0% | 63% | - | 59° | 3600seconds |
| 14:00 | - | 40% | 32% | - | - | 100% | 0% | 0% | 61% | - | 51° | 3600seconds |
| 15:00 | - | 42% | 33% | - | - | 100% | 17% | 0% | 57% | - | 40° | 2400seconds |
| 16:00 | - | 44% | 35% | - | - | 100% | 35% | 0% | 54% | - | 28° | 1200seconds |
| 17:00 | - | 46% | 36% | - | - | 100% | 52% | 0% | 50% | - | 15° | 0seconds |
| 18:00 | - | 47% | 33% | - | - | 100% | 63% | 0% | 46% | - | 1.6° | 0seconds |
| 19:00 ☾ | - | 47% | 31% | - | - | 100% | 75% | 0% | 41% | - | -13° | 0seconds |
| 20:00 ☾ | - | 48% | 28% | - | - | 100% | 86% | 0% | 36% | - | -27° | 0seconds |
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