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Rule Fire Sky

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 · ≥ 65.0% 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 90% failing
Golden Hour 88% failing

Currently

Real-time conditions
Low Cloud Cover79%
Mid Cloud Cover0%
High Cloud Cover5%
Aerosol Optical Depth0.1
Sun Elevation-41.4° (Astronomical night)

Upcoming Opportunities

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Times shown in Asia/Makassar

No opportunities in the next 10 days

See the blocker timeline below to understand which conditions are preventing matches.

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
≥ 65.0%
Precipitation Chance
≤ 15.0%
Visibility
≥ 8000.0m
Sat, May 23
21:0015%67%15596m
22:0016%53%15717m
23:0021%39%15343m
Sun, May 24
24:0013%59%24135m
01:0013%79%24135m
02:0011%98%16249m
03:0018%96%18084m
04:008.9%94%24134m
05:008.7%92%21570m
06:0014%93%24135m
07:0010%94%15594m
08:0014%96%16229m
09:0011%85%16384m
10:0023%72%13719m
11:0016%59%7246m
12:0017%62%5850m
13:0016%65%13589m
14:0014%69%6311m
15:0021%89%24134m
16:0013%86%24016m
17:0012%82%22319m
18:0036%82%20660m
19:0017%82%7640m
20:007.4%82%15255m
21:0013%68%12741m
22:0019%53%24135m
23:0012%39%24078m
Mon, May 25
24:0017%54%24058m
01:0017%68%24124m
02:0014%83%24134m
03:0015%87%24135m
04:0025%91%24134m
05:0029%95%24135m
06:0028%96%24134m
07:0013%96%23529m
08:0011%96%19155m
09:009.5%92%21416m
10:0014%87%6300m
11:0021%83%14592m
12:0026%85%4916m
13:0016%88%7513m
14:008.4%90%24134m
15:007.6%84%9887m
16:0018%78%13007m
17:0018%72%14208m
18:0035%74%22397m
19:0019%77%16503m
20:0019%79%11036m
21:0021%77%6429m
22:0023%76%6830m
23:0025%75%6988m
Tue, May 26
24:0021%80%8540m
01:0021%85%21610m
02:0032%91%22186m
03:0024%91%21941m
04:0018%91%21074m
05:0029%91%22196m
06:0020%93%18521m
07:009.1%94%11592m
08:009.3%96%11367m
09:0013%87%19880m
10:0015%78%6515m
11:0017%68%6345m
12:0016%71%6784m
13:0022%74%7789m
14:0013%76%5906m
15:009.5%58%8943m
16:007.2%40%13083m
17:009.2%22%14794m
18:0023%28%15428m
19:001.1%33%24134m
20:001.2%39%24134m
21:002.7%26%24134m
22:0016%13%24135m
23:0016%0%24135m
Wed, May 27
24:0016%7.4%24134m
01:0016%15%21793m
02:0016%22%22090m
03:000%22%21887m
04:000%22%21685m
05:000%22%21482m
06:0012%27%22366m
07:000%32%23251m
08:000%38%24135m
09:000%32%24135m
10:000%27%24135m
11:000%21%24135m
12:000%22%24135m
13:000%22%24135m
14:000%22%24135m
15:000%18%24135m
16:000%14%24135m
17:000%10%24135m
18:0015%14%24135m
19:000%18%24135m
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)
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 06:24 Sunset 18:05
21:00
0.12 27% 17% 0.002 - 5% 79% 0% 42% 0.02 -41° 0seconds
22:00
0.12 32% 17% 0.002 - 5% 71% 0% 40% 0.02 -55° 0seconds
23:00
0.12 38% 17% 0.002 - 5% 73% 0% 39% 0.02 -68° 0seconds
Mon, May 25 Sunrise 06:24 Sunset 18:05
24:00
0.12 36% 16% 0.002 - 4% 73% 0% 45% 0.02 -77° 0seconds
01:00
0.11 34% 14% 0.002 - 4% 74% 0% 51% 0.02 -74° 0seconds
02:00
0.11 32% 13% 0.002 - 4% 77% 0% 57% 0.02 -62° 0seconds
03:00
0.11 39% 12% 0.002 - 5% 76% 0% 61% 0.02 -48° 0seconds
04:00
0.11 46% 11% 0.002 - 7% 79% 0% 66% 0.02 -34° 0seconds
05:00
0.11 53% 10% 0.002 - 5% 78% 0% 70% 0.02 -20° 0seconds
06:00
0.11 40% 10% 0.002 - 5% 76% 0% 69% 0.02 -6.5° 0seconds
07:00
0.11 27% 10% 0.002 - 5% 70% 0% 68% 0.02 7.4° 0seconds
08:00
0.11 14% 10% 0.002 - 5% 58% 0% 67% 0.02 21° 0seconds
09:00
0.11 13% 13% 0.002 - 5% 35% 1% 69% 0.02 34° 3600seconds
10:00
0.11 12% 15% 0.002 - 5% 62% 1% 71% 0.02 46° 3600seconds
11:00
0.11 11% 18% 0.002 - 88% 52% 2% 73% 0.02 55° 3600seconds
12:00
0.11 8% 17% 0.002 - 56% 44% 4% 75% 0.02 60° 3600seconds
13:00
0.11 5% 16% 0.002 - 8% 8% 2% 77% 0.02 59° 3600seconds
14:00
0.12 2% 15% 0.002 - 5% 6% 5% 79% 0.02 51° 3600seconds
15:00
0.12 3% 15% 0.002 - 5% 14% 3% 81% 0.02 40° 3600seconds
16:00
0.12 3% 16% 0.002 - 4% 18% 0% 82% 0.02 27° 3600seconds
17:00
0.13 4% 16% 0.002 - 5% 28% 0% 83% 0.03 14° 3600seconds
18:00
0.13 3% 15% 0.002 - 5% 34% 0% 84% 0.03 0.89° 3600seconds
19:00
0.14 1% 13% 0.002 - 6% 35% 0% 84% 0.03 -13° 3600seconds
20:00
0.14 0% 12% 0.002 - 30% 43% 0% 84% 0.03 -27° 3600seconds
21:00
- 0% 13% - - 49% 43% 0% 84% - -41° 0seconds
22:00
- 0% 13% - - 90% 32% 0% 85% - -55° 0seconds
23:00
- 0% 14% - - 69% 20% 0% 85% - -68° 0seconds
Tue, May 26 Sunrise 06:24 Sunset 18:05
24:00
- 0% 14% - - 54% 10% 0% 84% - -77° 0seconds
01:00
- 0% 14% - - 47% 44% 0% 83% - -73° 0seconds
02:00
- 0% 14% - - 46% 11% 0% 82% - -62° 0seconds
03:00
- 2% 16% - - 9% 18% 0% 81% - -48° 0seconds
04:00
- 4% 19% - - 25% 7% 0% 79% - -34° 0seconds
05:00
- 6% 21% - - 42% 8% 0% 78% - -21° 0seconds
06:00
- 6% 20% - - 10% 18% 0% 78% - -6.5° 0seconds
07:00
- 6% 20% - - 5% 25% 0% 79% - 7.4° 0seconds
08:00
- 6% 19% - - 5% 38% 0% 80% - 21° 0seconds
09:00
- 10% 21% - - 5% 39% 0% 81% - 34° 3600seconds
10:00
- 13% 22% - - 5% 34% 0% 82% - 46° 3600seconds
11:00
- 17% 24% - - 0% 33% 0% 83% - 55° 3600seconds
12:00
- 15% 23% - - 1% 52% 2% 84% - 60° 3600seconds
13:00
- 12% 22% - - 5% 48% 0% 85% - 58° 3600seconds
14:00
- 10% 21% - - 4% 73% 0% 86% - 51° 3600seconds
15:00
- 15% 24% - - 7% 91% 0% 81% - 40° 3600seconds
16:00
- 20% 28% - - 15% 96% 0% 76% - 27° 3600seconds
17:00
- 25% 31% - - 5% 95% 0% 72% - 14° 3600seconds
18:00
- 26% 30% - - 5% 95% 0% 70% - 0.89° 3600seconds
19:00
- 26% 29% - - 5% 90% 0% 69% - -13° 0seconds
20:00
- 27% 28% - - 0% 89% 0% 68% - -27° 0seconds
21:00
- 28% 29% - - 0% 74% 0% 69% - -41° 0seconds
22:00
- 28% 31% - - 5% 68% 0% 69% - -55° 0seconds
23:00
- 29% 32% - - 4% 68% 0% 70% - -68° 0seconds
Wed, May 27 Sunrise 06:24 Sunset 18:05
24:00
- 28% 31% - - 5% 78% 0% 68% - -77° 0seconds
01:00
- 28% 31% - - 5% 88% 0% 66% - -73° 0seconds
02:00
- 27% 30% - - 5% 63% 0% 65% - -62° 0seconds
03:00
- 28% 31% - - 26% 70% 0% 62% - -48° 1200seconds
04:00
- 30% 33% - - 46% 77% 0% 59% - -35° 2400seconds
05:00
- 31% 34% - - 67% 84% 0% 56% - -21° 3600seconds
06:00
- 30% 33% - - 78% 79% 0% 51% - -6.6° 3600seconds
07:00
- 30% 32% - - 89% 74% 0% 46% - 7.3° 3600seconds
08:00
- 29% 31% - - 100% 68% 0% 41% - 21° 3600seconds
09:00
- 27% 30% - - 100% 49% 0% 37% - 34° 3600seconds
10:00
- 24% 29% - - 100% 30% 0% 32% - 45° 3600seconds
11:00
- 22% 28% - - 100% 10% 0% 27% - 55° 3600seconds
12:00
- 22% 28% - - 100% 35% 0% 24% - 60° 3600seconds
13:00
- 21% 28% - - 100% 60% 0% 20% - 58° 3600seconds
14:00
- 21% 28% - - 100% 84% 0% 17% - 51° 3600seconds
15:00
- 29% 29% - - 100% 84% 0% 16% - 40° 2400seconds
16:00
- 36% 31% - - 100% 84% 0% 14% - 27° 1200seconds
17:00
- 44% 32% - - 100% 83% 0% 13% - 14° 0seconds
18:00
- 43% 30% - - 100% 69% 0% 11% - 0.89° 0seconds
19:00
- 43% 27% - - 100% 54% 0% 8% - -13° 0seconds
20:00
- 42% 25% - - 100% 40% 0% 5.4% - -27° 0seconds
How to read: these inputs help produce the derived score; they are not requirements by themselves.

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