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Sidemen - Fire Sky - Bali, Indonesia

Sidemen, 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 Cover39%
Mid Cloud Cover100%
Aerosol Optical Depth0.1dimensionless
Sun Elevation37.8° (Daylight)

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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
09:000%100%23189m
10:000%100%23216m
11:000%100%24135m
12:000%100%24134m
13:000%100%24135m
14:000%100%8341m
15:000%90%14705m
16:000%81%8507m
17:000%73%6682m
18:0063%75%7413m
19:0071%78%23355m
20:000%80%23995m
21:000%72%15213m
22:000%71%13868m
23:000%69%16539m
Mon, Feb 23
24:000%63%19345m
01:000%58%15520m
02:000%52%14007m
03:000%56%23657m
04:000%53%21706m
05:000%50%24134m
06:0073%66%24134m
07:000%83%24135m
08:000%99%24134m
09:000%99%24134m
10:000%100%24135m
11:000%100%24134m
12:000%100%24134m
13:000%100%10264m
14:000%100%4656m
15:000%88%6050m
16:000%76%8818m
17:000%64%7828m
18:0069%60%6388m
19:0069%55%23527m
20:000%51%23795m
21:000%62%6262m
22:000%74%24135m
23:000%85%24135m
Tue, Feb 24
24:000%90%24135m
01:000%94%24135m
02:000%98%24134m
03:000%93%24135m
04:000%88%23124m
05:000%83%15636m
06:0086%84%17813m
07:000%85%10774m
08:000%86%7210m
09:000%75%13862m
10:000%64%14090m
11:000%54%6214m
12:000%60%6674m
13:000%66%490m
14:000%73%1734m
15:000%68%4768m
16:000%63%1033m
17:000%58%1983m
18:0030%60%580m
19:0056%61%6660m
20:000%62%9188m
21:000%55%7436m
22:000%47%665m
23:000%39%2314m
Wed, Feb 25
24:000%36%3258m
01:000%33%8892m
02:000%30%16133m
03:000%36%14583m
04:000%42%20827m
05:000%48%11301m
06:0050%61%8195m
07:000%74%7017m
08:000%87%11492m
09:000%86%14291m
10:000%84%23618m
11:000%82%23357m
12:000%85%23125m
13:000%87%20651m
14:000%90%20786m
15:000%73%19102m
16:000%56%17419m
17:000%39%15735m
18:0053%37%16938m
19:0053%35%18140m
20:000%33%19342m
21:000%42%14201m
22:000%51%9060m
23:000%61%3919m
Thu, Feb 26
24:000%64%10658m
01:000%67%17396m
02:000%70%24135m
03:000%75%24135m
04:000%79%24135m
05:000%83%24135m
06:0070%87%20049m
07:000%91%15962m
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 06:22 Sunset 18:40
09:00
0.11 980hPa 0 - 100% 39% 100% 84% 82% 0.02 25°C 1.6m/s 1.2
10:00
0.12 979hPa 0 - 100% 11% 98% 82% 82% 0.03 25°C 1.2m/s 1.2
11:00
0.14 979hPa 0 - 100% 4% 73% 79% 80% 0.03 26°C 0.8m/s 1.2
12:00
0.16 979hPa 0 - 100% 29% 89% 83% 71% 0.03 27°C 1.2m/s 1.2
13:00
0.21 978hPa 0 - 100% 62% 92% 86% 83% 0.04 26°C 1.4m/s 1.2
14:00
0.24 977hPa 0 - 100% 72% 81% 90% 88% 0.04 25°C 1.2m/s 1.2
15:00
0.23 977hPa 0 - 100% 70% 42% 91% 91% 0.04 25°C 1.4m/s 1.3
16:00
0.21 977hPa 0 - 100% 47% 22% 93% 91% 0.04 25°C 1.9m/s 1.3
17:00
0.25 978hPa 0 - 100% 95% 32% 94% 91% 0.05 25°C 2.3m/s 1.2
18:00
0.19 978hPa 0 - 100% 100% 65% 93% 95% 0.04 23°C 2.4m/s 1.3
19:00
0.15 979hPa 0 - 100% 56% 100% 92% 96% 0.03 23°C 2.3m/s 1.3
20:00
0.12 980hPa 0 - 100% 99% 100% 91% 97% 0.03 23°C 2.9m/s 1.3
21:00
0.12 980hPa 0 - 100% 100% 100% 90% 98% 0.03 23°C 2.3m/s 1.2
22:00
0.11 980hPa 0 - 100% 82% 100% 88% 97% 0.02 23°C 1.9m/s 1.2
23:00
0.1 980hPa 0 - 100% 38% 100% 87% 96% 0.02 23°C 2.2m/s 1.2
Tue, Feb 24 Sunrise 06:22 Sunset 18:40
24:00
0.09 979hPa 0 - 100% 31% 100% 88% 94% 0.02 23°C 2.8m/s 1.2
01:00
0.09 979hPa 0 - 100% 28% 99% 89% 93% 0.01 23°C 2.6m/s 1.2
02:00
0.09 978hPa 0 - 100% 21% 65% 90% 93% 0.01 23°C 2.6m/s 1.2
03:00
0.1 978hPa 0 - 100% 2% 65% 91% 92% 0.01 22°C 2.4m/s 1.1
04:00
0.1 978hPa 0 - 100% 8% 90% 93% 92% 0.01 22°C 2.5m/s 1.1
05:00
0.09 978hPa 0 - 99% 16% 98% 94% 94% 0.01 22°C 2.9m/s 1.1
06:00
0.09 979hPa 0 - 100% 14% 50% 92% 93% 0.01 23°C 3.3m/s 1.2
07:00
0.09 980hPa 0 - 100% 45% 12% 91% 94% 0.01 23°C 3.3m/s 1.2
08:00
0.08 980hPa 0 - 97% 75% 12% 89% 93% 0.01 24°C 3.5m/s 1.2
09:00
0.09 981hPa 0 - 99% 58% 6% 92% 94% 0.01 23°C 3.5m/s 1.2
10:00
0.09 981hPa 0 - 100% 100% 6% 96% 86% 0.02 25°C 2.8m/s 1.2
11:00
0.08 981hPa 0 - 100% 88% 77% 100% 94% 0.01 24°C 3.2m/s 1.3
12:00
0.08 980hPa 0 - 100% 62% 83% 100% 94% 0.01 24°C 3.3m/s 1.3
13:00
0.08 979hPa 0 - 100% 100% 100% 100% 94% 0.01 24°C 4.5m/s 1.3
14:00
0.09 978hPa 0 - 100% 100% 100% 100% 98% 0.01 22°C 2.1m/s 1.3
15:00
0.11 978hPa 0 - 100% 100% 80% 98% 98% 0.01 22°C 2.7m/s 1.2
16:00
0.08 978hPa 0 - 100% 100% 80% 96% 98% 0.01 23°C 2.7m/s 1.2
17:00
0.07 978hPa 0 - 100% 100% 100% 94% 99% 0.01 23°C 2.4m/s 1.3
18:00
0.08 979hPa 0 - 100% 100% 100% 96% 98% 0.02 23°C 4m/s 1.3
19:00
0.08 980hPa 0 - 100% 93% 74% 98% 98% 0.02 22°C 3.5m/s 1.2
20:00
0.08 981hPa 0 - 100% 98% 99% 100% 97% 0.02 22°C 3.4m/s 1.2
21:00
- 981hPa - - 100% 100% 100% 99% 97% - 22°C 3.2m/s -
22:00
- 981hPa - - 100% 100% 100% 98% 99% - 22°C 2.7m/s -
23:00
- 981hPa - - 100% 100% 100% 98% 98% - 22°C 3.3m/s -
Wed, Feb 25 Sunrise 06:22 Sunset 18:40
24:00
- 981hPa - - 100% 100% 100% 98% 98% - 22°C 2.7m/s -
01:00
- 980hPa - - 100% 100% 100% 99% 97% - 22°C 2.7m/s -
02:00
- 979hPa - - 100% 100% 100% 100% 96% - 22°C 2.6m/s -
03:00
- 978hPa - - 96% 100% 100% 100% 96% - 22°C 2.1m/s -
04:00
- 978hPa - - 99% 82% 100% 99% 96% - 22°C 2.2m/s -
05:00
- 979hPa - - 68% 96% 100% 99% 96% - 22°C 2.8m/s -
06:00
- 979hPa - - 100% 100% 100% 96% 97% - 22°C 2.2m/s -
07:00
- 979hPa - - 100% 100% 100% 92% 98% - 22°C 1.3m/s -
08:00
- 980hPa - - 100% 93% 100% 89% 97% - 22°C 0.93m/s -
09:00
- 980hPa - - 100% 98% 96% 92% 97% - 22°C 1.1m/s -
10:00
- 980hPa - - 100% 72% 99% 95% 98% - 22°C 0.73m/s -
11:00
- 980hPa - - 100% 84% 99% 98% 97% - 23°C 1.6m/s -
12:00
- 979hPa - - 100% 100% 100% 98% 97% - 23°C 2.2m/s -
13:00
- 978hPa - - 100% 99% 57% 98% 97% - 23°C 2.1m/s -
14:00
- 978hPa - - 100% 83% 99% 98% 94% - 23°C 2.9m/s -
15:00
- 978hPa - - 100% 86% 99% 98% 95% - 23°C 2.7m/s -
16:00
- 979hPa - - 100% 88% 99% 98% 96% - 23°C 2.5m/s -
17:00
- 980hPa - - 100% 90% 99% 99% 97% - 22°C 2.3m/s -
18:00
- 980hPa - - 100% 84% 98% 99% 97% - 22°C 2.2m/s -
19:00
- 979hPa - - 100% 77% 98% 99% 96% - 22°C 2.2m/s -
20:00
- 978hPa - - 100% 71% 98% 100% 96% - 22°C 2.1m/s -
21:00
- 978hPa - - 100% 75% 98% 98% 97% - 22°C 2.2m/s -
22:00
- 978hPa - - 100% 78% 99% 97% 97% - 22°C 2.2m/s -
23:00
- 978hPa - - 100% 82% 100% 96% 98% - 22°C 2.3m/s -
Thu, Feb 26 Sunrise 06:22 Sunset 18:39
24:00
- 979hPa - - 100% 66% 99% 96% 97% - 22°C 2.1m/s -
01:00
- 979hPa - - 99% 50% 98% 96% 96% - 22°C 2m/s -
02:00
- 980hPa - - 99% 33% 97% 96% 96% - 23°C 1.9m/s -
03:00
- 979hPa - - 99% 27% 98% 96% 94% - 23°C 1.9m/s -
04:00
- 979hPa - - 99% 21% 99% 96% 93% - 24°C 2m/s -
05:00
- 979hPa - - 100% 15% 100% 96% 91% - 24°C 2m/s -
06:00
- 979hPa - - 100% 36% 100% 92% 92% - 24°C 2m/s -
07:00
- 978hPa - - 100% 58% 100% 88% 92% - 23°C 1.9m/s -
08:00
- 977hPa - - 100% 79% 100% 83% 92% - 23°C 1.9m/s -
How to read: these inputs help produce the derived score; they are not requirements by themselves.

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