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Rule Fire Sky

Seminyak - Fire Sky - Bali, Indonesia

Seminyak, 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 Cover49%
Mid Cloud Cover76%
Aerosol Optical Depth0.1dimensionless
Sun Elevation37.6° (Daylight)

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Times shown in Asia/Makassar

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What this forecast looks for

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
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%75%15663m
04:000%62%24135m
05:000%49%24134m
06:0069%66%23142m
07:000%83%23809m
08:000%100%24134m
09:000%100%24134m
10:000%100%24135m
11:000%100%24134m
12:000%100%24134m
13:000%100%24134m
14:000%100%5798m
15:000%83%20758m
16:000%65%5722m
17:000%48%8537m
18:0064%53%17518m
19:0065%59%23310m
20:000%64%9298m
21:000%75%20203m
22:000%87%21132m
23:000%99%10149m
Tue, Feb 24
24:000%99%8772m
01:000%100%8573m
02:000%100%7930m
03:000%99%6724m
04:000%98%6094m
05:000%97%6209m
06:0069%95%5723m
07:000%93%5314m
08:000%91%11790m
09:000%92%24135m
10:000%93%7177m
11:000%95%6474m
12:000%96%2181m
13:000%98%2618m
14:000%99%4303m
15:000%94%5359m
16:000%89%3125m
17:000%84%4754m
18:0057%84%5617m
19:0057%84%5536m
20:000%84%6531m
21:000%78%3228m
22:000%73%4495m
23:000%68%7604m
Wed, Feb 25
24:000%63%6076m
01:000%59%5700m
02:000%55%4186m
03:000%62%2367m
04:000%70%2362m
05:000%77%2541m
06:0039%82%3257m
07:000%87%2155m
08:000%92%2276m
09:000%90%3694m
10:000%88%3524m
11:000%85%2679m
12:000%85%3937m
13:000%85%4233m
14:000%85%6107m
15:000%69%5541m
16:000%54%4976m
17:000%38%4410m
18:0043%44%3251m
19:0040%49%2091m
20:000%55%932m
21:000%62%5779m
22:000%69%10626m
23:000%77%15473m
Thu, Feb 26
24:000%79%12407m
01:000%82%9341m
02:000%85%6275m
03:000%84%8391m
04:000%83%10508m
05:000%82%12624m
06:0068%86%11760m
07:000%89%10897m
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 18:41
09:00
0.11 1007hPa 0 - 100% 49% 76% 75% 82% 0.01 27°C 7.2m/s 1
10:00
0.11 1007hPa 0 - 100% 23% 97% 76% 80% 0.01 27°C 7.2m/s 1
11:00
0.11 1007hPa 0 - 100% 15% 39% 77% 79% 0.02 27°C 6.8m/s 1.1
12:00
0.11 1006hPa 0 - 100% 13% 33% 81% 78% 0.02 27°C 5.6m/s 1.1
13:00
0.12 1006hPa 0 - 100% 73% 16% 85% 76% 0.02 27°C 5.1m/s 1.1
14:00
0.12 1005hPa 0 - 100% 67% 30% 89% 80% 0.02 27°C 6.1m/s 1.1
15:00
0.13 1005hPa 0 - 100% 68% 22% 92% 83% 0.02 27°C 7m/s 1.1
16:00
0.13 1005hPa 0 - 100% 73% 74% 95% 83% 0.02 27°C 8.7m/s 1.1
17:00
0.12 1005hPa 0 - 100% 100% 98% 99% 84% 0.02 27°C 9.7m/s 1.1
18:00
0.12 1006hPa 0 - 100% 99% 100% 96% 83% 0.02 27°C 10m/s 1.1
19:00
0.1 1007hPa 0 - 100% 100% 100% 93% 84% 0.01 26°C 9.4m/s 1.1
20:00
0.09 1008hPa 0 - 100% 100% 100% 90% 89% 0.01 25°C 7.1m/s 1.1
21:00
0.09 1008hPa 0 - 100% 95% 100% 89% 86% 0.01 26°C 6.1m/s 0.97
22:00
0.08 1008hPa 0 - 100% 28% 100% 89% 81% 0.008 27°C 6.6m/s 1
23:00
0.09 1008hPa 0 - 100% 23% 100% 88% 83% 0.007 27°C 7.7m/s 1
Tue, Feb 24 Sunrise 06:23 Sunset 18:41
24:00
0.1 1007hPa 0 - 100% 54% 100% 90% 83% 0.007 27°C 8m/s 1
01:00
0.1 1006hPa 0 - 100% 77% 92% 91% 83% 0.006 27°C 8.6m/s 1
02:00
0.09 1006hPa 0 - 100% 94% 41% 93% 84% 0.006 27°C 8.7m/s 1
03:00
0.1 1005hPa 0.001 - 99% 100% 98% 93% 85% 0.006 26°C 8.4m/s 0.97
04:00
0.1 1006hPa 0.001 - 100% 69% 95% 93% 84% 0.006 27°C 8.5m/s 1
05:00
0.11 1006hPa 0.001 - 100% 82% 67% 93% 84% 0.006 27°C 9m/s 0.93
06:00
0.1 1007hPa 0.001 - 100% 93% 43% 94% 84% 0.006 27°C 9.8m/s 0.96
07:00
0.09 1007hPa 0.001 - 100% 94% 94% 95% 86% 0.006 27°C 9.9m/s 1
08:00
0.09 1008hPa 0.001 - 100% 100% 56% 96% 84% 0.006 27°C 9.5m/s 1
09:00
0.09 1008hPa 0.001 - 100% 100% 36% 94% 82% 0.007 27°C 7.6m/s 1.1
10:00
0.07 1009hPa 0.001 - 100% 100% 17% 91% 82% 0.007 27°C 7.5m/s 1.1
11:00
0.07 1008hPa 0.001 - 100% 92% 100% 89% 85% 0.006 27°C 7.9m/s 1.2
12:00
0.06 1008hPa 0.001 - 100% 100% 100% 93% 94% 0.006 25°C 8.1m/s 1.2
13:00
0.05 1007hPa 0.001 - 100% 100% 100% 96% 94% 0.006 25°C 6.9m/s 1.2
14:00
0.05 1006hPa 0 - 100% 100% 100% 100% 91% 0.006 26°C 10m/s 1.2
15:00
0.06 1006hPa 0 - 100% 100% 99% 98% 90% 0.006 26°C 8.9m/s 1.1
16:00
0.06 1005hPa 0 - 100% 100% 100% 97% 93% 0.006 26°C 8.3m/s 1
17:00
0.06 1006hPa 0 - 100% 100% 100% 96% 90% 0.007 26°C 9.3m/s 1
18:00
0.07 1007hPa 0 - 100% 100% 100% 97% 90% 0.008 26°C 8.3m/s 1
19:00
0.07 1007hPa 0 - 100% 100% 100% 98% 89% 0.008 26°C 8.2m/s 1
20:00
0.07 1008hPa 0 - 100% 100% 100% 99% 90% 0.007 26°C 7.6m/s 1
21:00
- 1008hPa - - 99% 100% 100% 98% 90% - 26°C 7.8m/s -
22:00
- 1009hPa - - 100% 100% 100% 98% 88% - 26°C 7.4m/s -
23:00
- 1009hPa - - 84% 100% 100% 98% 84% - 26°C 7.1m/s -
Wed, Feb 25 Sunrise 06:23 Sunset 18:41
24:00
- 1009hPa - - 90% 96% 100% 98% 86% - 26°C 7.1m/s -
01:00
- 1008hPa - - 98% 100% 100% 98% 91% - 25°C 6.9m/s -
02:00
- 1007hPa - - 98% 100% 100% 99% 93% - 25°C 6.7m/s -
03:00
- 1006hPa - - 100% 100% 100% 96% 94% - 25°C 5.3m/s -
04:00
- 1005hPa - - 96% 100% 100% 94% 95% - 25°C 9.7m/s -
05:00
- 1006hPa - - 100% 100% 100% 91% 94% - 26°C 9.5m/s -
06:00
- 1006hPa - - 100% 100% 100% 94% 93% - 26°C 7.3m/s -
07:00
- 1006hPa - - 100% 100% 100% 97% 93% - 25°C 6.8m/s -
08:00
- 1007hPa - - 100% 100% 100% 99% 94% - 25°C 6m/s -
09:00
- 1008hPa - - 100% 96% 100% 99% 91% - 25°C 6.8m/s -
10:00
- 1008hPa - - 100% 99% 100% 98% 91% - 25°C 6.1m/s -
11:00
- 1007hPa - - 100% 100% 100% 98% 93% - 25°C 5.8m/s -
12:00
- 1006hPa - - 100% 100% 98% 97% 92% - 25°C 5.1m/s -
13:00
- 1006hPa - - 100% 100% 98% 97% 89% - 26°C 8.3m/s -
14:00
- 1005hPa - - 100% 100% 96% 97% 87% - 26°C 9.7m/s -
15:00
- 1000hPa - - 100% 85% 96% 97% 89% - 25°C 7.4m/s -
16:00
- 994hPa - - 100% 70% 96% 97% 91% - 25°C 5.1m/s -
17:00
- 989hPa - - 100% 56% 96% 98% 93% - 24°C 2.8m/s -
18:00
- 988hPa - - 100% 61% 98% 97% 94% - 24°C 3m/s -
19:00
- 988hPa - - 100% 67% 99% 97% 94% - 24°C 3.2m/s -
20:00
- 987hPa - - 100% 73% 100% 97% 94% - 24°C 3.4m/s -
21:00
- 987hPa - - 100% 66% 100% 94% 94% - 24°C 3.3m/s -
22:00
- 987hPa - - 100% 58% 100% 92% 94% - 24°C 3.2m/s -
23:00
- 987hPa - - 100% 51% 100% 89% 94% - 23°C 3.2m/s -
Thu, Feb 26 Sunrise 06:23 Sunset 18:41
24:00
- 987hPa - - 100% 51% 100% 91% 94% - 23°C 3.1m/s -
01:00
- 988hPa - - 100% 51% 100% 92% 94% - 23°C 3m/s -
02:00
- 988hPa - - 100% 50% 100% 94% 94% - 23°C 2.9m/s -
03:00
- 988hPa - - 100% 47% 100% 93% 93% - 24°C 3.1m/s -
04:00
- 988hPa - - 100% 45% 100% 91% 92% - 24°C 3.3m/s -
05:00
- 988hPa - - 100% 42% 100% 90% 92% - 24°C 3.4m/s -
06:00
- 987hPa - - 100% 37% 100% 89% 91% - 24°C 3.3m/s -
07:00
- 986hPa - - 100% 32% 100% 89% 91% - 24°C 3.1m/s -
08:00
- 986hPa - - 100% 27% 100% 89% 90% - 24°C 3m/s -
How to read: these inputs help produce the derived score; they are not requirements by themselves.

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