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Sidemen - Storm Chaser - Bali, Indonesia

Sidemen, 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 90% failing
Cloud Drama Score 75% failing

Currently

Real-time conditions
Cloud Cover100%
Wind Gusts3.6m/s
Precipitation Chance43%
Air Pressure977.3hPa
CAPE37
Lifted Index-0.6°C
Wind Gusts3.6m/s
Precipitation0.5mm

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
Sun, Feb 22
03:000%0%22J/kg-1°C24135m1.6m/s
04:000%0%10J/kg-1°C24134m1.6m/s
05:000%0%14J/kg-1°C16871m1.3m/s
06:0013%55%4J/kg-0.7°C15318m1.4m/s
07:0016%65%3J/kg-0.5°C15188m1.3m/s
08:0017%62%0J/kg-0.5°C17609m1.1m/s
09:000%51%26J/kg-1.1°C23189m0.7m/s
10:000%43%52J/kg-1.5°C23216m1.8m/s
11:0014%25%67J/kg-1.7°C24135m2.9m/s
12:0012%26%81J/kg-1°C24134m3.1m/s
13:0013%26%143J/kg-1.2°C24135m3.8m/s
14:0036%25%263J/kg-1.8°C8341m3.2m/s
15:0018%45%241J/kg-1.7°C14705m4.6m/s
16:0020%54%194J/kg-1.6°C8507m3.8m/s
17:0023%60%161J/kg-1.3°C6682m1.8m/s
18:0027%64%113J/kg-1.1°C7413m0.8m/s
19:0019%64%94J/kg-1°C23355m0.7m/s
20:0020%0%75J/kg-0.9°C23995m0.6m/s
21:000%0%78J/kg-0.8°C15213m0.3m/s
22:0013%0%73J/kg-0.8°C13868m0.52m/s
23:0020%0%51J/kg-0.7°C16539m1.1m/s
Mon, Feb 23
24:0021%0%44J/kg-0.6°C19345m1.3m/s
01:0025%0%46J/kg-0.5°C15520m1.1m/s
02:0026%0%41J/kg-0.5°C14007m2.4m/s
03:000%0%37J/kg-0.6°C19492m3.6m/s
04:000%0%31J/kg-0.5°C24134m4m/s
05:000%0.4%30J/kg-0.6°C24135m4.1m/s
06:000%42%33J/kg-0.9°C24135m3.5m/s
07:000%62%24J/kg-0.5°C24135m3.1m/s
08:000%58%41J/kg-0.4°C24135m2.5m/s
09:000%59%110J/kg-1.2°C24135m3.9m/s
10:000%35%193J/kg-1.7°C24135m4m/s
11:000%21%371J/kg-1.8°C24135m4m/s
12:0020%26%533J/kg-2.4°C15429m3.5m/s
13:0026%26%573J/kg-2.7°C13895m2.5m/s
14:0037%25%566J/kg-2.6°C8214m2.3m/s
15:0030%43%617J/kg-2.6°C9112m3.7m/s
16:0023%53%483J/kg-2.6°C8203m5.1m/s
17:0023%63%268J/kg-2.1°C11789m6.2m/s
18:0022%64%107J/kg-1°C9300m3.2m/s
19:0018%65%152J/kg-1.1°C21204m1m/s
20:0026%0.1%157J/kg-1.3°C7355m1m/s
21:0018%0%144J/kg-1.7°C9816m1.4m/s
22:0012%0%78J/kg-1.2°C24135m2.9m/s
23:0015%0%65J/kg-1.5°C17956m7.1m/s
Tue, Feb 24
24:0013%0%77J/kg-1.6°C17576m7.4m/s
01:0015%0.3%49J/kg-1.7°C24134m9.1m/s
02:0015%0%43J/kg-1.6°C24134m9.8m/s
03:000%0.7%51J/kg-1.3°C24135m10m/s
04:000%2.7%87J/kg-1.5°C23757m9.8m/s
05:0024%0.4%222J/kg-2°C6227m9.1m/s
06:0023%60%204J/kg-1.6°C5115m8.7m/s
07:0025%70%137J/kg-1.3°C14111m8.3m/s
08:0041%65%248J/kg-1.9°C4112m8.4m/s
09:0021%53%195J/kg-1.5°C9552m7.6m/s
10:0027%43%45J/kg-0.5°C5539m7.6m/s
11:0040%24%10J/kg1.1°C1702m7.6m/s
12:0039%24%7J/kg0.8°C2808m5.4m/s
13:0043%23%5J/kg0.8°C4106m3.1m/s
14:0042%25%11J/kg1°C15144m6.6m/s
15:0015%44%5J/kg1.5°C14970m6.8m/s
16:0015%51%1J/kg1.7°C15178m6.9m/s
17:0015%57%33J/kg0.4°C14683m6.6m/s
18:0030%62%86J/kg-0.6°C1897m6.9m/s
19:0017%62%56J/kg-0.1°C7578m5.8m/s
20:0025%0%77J/kg0.2°C9739m8m/s
21:000%0%49J/kg-0.4°C16025m8.7m/s
22:0016%0.2%26J/kg0.1°C24135m8.1m/s
23:0015%0.6%19J/kg1°C24135m7.4m/s
Wed, Feb 25
24:0015%0.9%48J/kg1°C10557m7.1m/s
01:0019%0%53J/kg0.5°C9117m10m/s
02:0027%2.1%13J/kg1.1°C14979m12m/s
03:000%0.5%17J/kg0.8°C24134m10m/s
04:000%1%36J/kg0.3°C22851m8.4m/s
05:000%0.3%28J/kg-0.4°C21616m5.9m/s
06:0013%58%5J/kg0.5°C23683m4m/s
07:0013%66%4J/kg0.9°C23989m2.3m/s
08:0013%62%4J/kg0.7°C24135m1.9m/s
09:0013%53%38J/kg0.17°C24109m4.2m/s
10:0017%43%73J/kg-0.36°C24083m6.4m/s
11:0019%25%107J/kg-0.89°C24056m8.7m/s
12:0017%24%111J/kg-0.91°C18350m7.8m/s
13:0021%24%116J/kg-0.92°C12644m6.9m/s
14:0030%24%120J/kg-0.94°C6938m6m/s
15:0029%41%117J/kg-0.95°C6782m6m/s
16:0029%51%115J/kg-0.96°C6627m6m/s
17:0030%57%112J/kg-0.97°C6472m6m/s
18:0030%62%93J/kg-0.73°C8452m6.2m/s
19:0022%64%73J/kg-0.49°C10433m6.4m/s
20:0022%0%54J/kg-0.26°C12414m6.7m/s
21:0022%0%45J/kg-0.2°C14563m6.6m/s
22:0018%0%36J/kg-0.15°C16711m6.6m/s
23:000%0%27J/kg-0.09°C18859m6.5m/s
Thu, Feb 26
24:0015%0%42J/kg-0.37°C18366m6.7m/s
01:0015%0%58J/kg-0.64°C17873m6.9m/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
Mon, Feb 23 Sunrise 06:22 Sunset 18:41
03:00
977hPa 37J/kg 100% -0.6°C 16% 100% 43% 0.42mm 96% 0mm 28dBZ -49° 100% 0.5mm - - 1.8m/s
04:00
977hPa 31J/kg 99% -0.5°C 5% 100% 34% 0.02mm 96% 0mm 25dBZ -35° 100% 0.63mm - - 2m/s
05:00
977hPa 30J/kg 100% -0.6°C 7% 100% 24% 0mm 95% 0mm 22dBZ -21° 100% 0.63mm 3.4m/s 3.6m/s 2m/s
06:00
978hPa 33J/kg 100% -0.9°C 1% 57% 38% 0mm 95% 0mm 9.3dBZ -6.2° 100% 0.63mm - - 2.1m/s
07:00
978hPa 24J/kg 100% -0.5°C 22% 61% 52% 0mm 94% 0mm -3.7dBZ 8.5° 100% 0.63mm - - 2m/s
08:00
979hPa 41J/kg 100% -0.4°C 34% 52% 65% 0mm 90% 0mm -17dBZ 23° 100% 0.63mm 3.5m/s 8.7m/s 1.3m/s
09:00
979hPa 110J/kg 100% -1.2°C 28% 10% 76% 0mm 80% 0mm -16dBZ 38° 100% 0mm - - 1.5m/s
10:00
979hPa 193J/kg 91% -1.7°C 61% 6% 88% 0mm 70% 0.18mm -16dBZ 53° 91% 0.13mm - - 1.6m/s
11:00
979hPa 371J/kg 98% -1.8°C 74% 5% 99% 0mm 66% 0.15mm -15dBZ 67° 98% 0.25mm 3.4m/s 4m/s 1.9m/s
12:00
978hPa 533J/kg 100% -2.4°C 88% 56% 99% 0mm 71% 0.58mm 0.26dBZ 82° 100% 0.75mm - - 2.1m/s
13:00
978hPa 573J/kg 99% -2.7°C 86% 78% 100% 0mm 80% 0.95mm 16dBZ 83° 99% 1.7mm - - 1.4m/s
14:00
977hPa 566J/kg 100% -2.6°C 83% 33% 100% 0mm 88% 1.1mm 31dBZ 68° 100% 3.1mm 6.3m/s 3.6m/s 0.99m/s
15:00
977hPa 617J/kg 100% -2.6°C 58% 20% 96% 0mm 87% 1.4mm 29dBZ 53° 100% 1.5mm - - 1.7m/s
16:00
977hPa 483J/kg 100% -2.6°C 85% 18% 92% 0.01mm 90% 1.7mm 28dBZ 39° 100% 3.1mm - - 2.2m/s
17:00
977hPa 268J/kg 100% -2.1°C 99% 96% 88% 0.32mm 94% 1mm 26dBZ 24° 100% 4.4mm 4.3m/s 2.4m/s 2.7m/s
18:00
977hPa 107J/kg 100% -1°C 100% 100% 87% 1.3mm 97% 0.3mm 21dBZ 9.2° 100% 6.3mm - - 1.8m/s
19:00
979hPa 152J/kg 100% -1.1°C 78% 100% 86% 0.31mm 97% 0.24mm 15dBZ -5.4° 100% 7.5mm - - 0.91m/s
20:00
979hPa 157J/kg 100% -1.3°C 56% 100% 86% 0.44mm 97% 1.1mm 10dBZ -20° 100% 8.6mm 3.2m/s 2.4m/s 0.97m/s
21:00
980hPa 144J/kg 100% -1.7°C 29% 100% 77% 0.1mm 97% 0.56mm 5.7dBZ -34° 100% 1.4mm - - 1.3m/s
22:00
980hPa 78J/kg 100% -1.2°C 29% 94% 67% 0mm 96% 0mm 1.4dBZ -48° 100% 1.7mm - - 1.6m/s
23:00
980hPa 65J/kg 100% -1.5°C 20% 97% 58% 0mm 94% 0.34mm -2.9dBZ -61° 100% 1.9mm 7.3m/s 6.7m/s 2.7m/s
Tue, Feb 24 Sunrise 06:22 Sunset 18:40
24:00
979hPa 77J/kg 100% -1.6°C 4% 88% 60% 0mm 94% 0.47mm -8.6dBZ -70° 100% 2.2mm - - 2.9m/s
01:00
978hPa 49J/kg 100% -1.7°C 2% 68% 62% 0mm 94% 0.01mm -14dBZ -71° 100% 2.3mm - - 3.3m/s
02:00
978hPa 43J/kg 100% -1.6°C 4% 73% 64% 0mm 93% 0mm -20dBZ -61° 100% 2.3mm 3.5m/s 5.5m/s 3.5m/s
03:00
978hPa 51J/kg 100% -1.3°C 29% 74% 68% 0mm 93% 0.01mm -9.2dBZ -49° 100% 0.06mm - - 3.6m/s
04:00
978hPa 87J/kg 100% -1.5°C 78% 98% 72% 0mm 93% 0.27mm 1.7dBZ -35° 100% 0.19mm - - 3.5m/s
05:00
978hPa 222J/kg 100% -2°C 96% 58% 76% 0.01mm 95% 0.86mm 12dBZ -21° 100% 0.69mm 2.8m/s 6.4m/s 3.2m/s
06:00
979hPa 204J/kg 100% -1.6°C 92% 13% 81% 0.07mm 97% 1.1mm 16dBZ -6.2° 100% 1.8mm - - 3.4m/s
07:00
980hPa 137J/kg 100% -1.3°C 100% 18% 87% 0.13mm 97% 0.79mm 20dBZ 8.5° 100% 2.8mm - - 3.2m/s
08:00
980hPa 248J/kg 100% -1.9°C 100% 53% 92% 0.32mm 98% 1.6mm 23dBZ 23° 100% 4.2mm 3.5m/s 8.4m/s 2.9m/s
09:00
981hPa 195J/kg 100% -1.5°C 100% 56% 90% 0.16mm 97% 0.66mm 24dBZ 38° 100% 1.3mm - - 2.9m/s
10:00
981hPa 45J/kg 100% -0.5°C 96% 79% 88% 2.5mm 97% 0.88mm 24dBZ 53° 100% 2.5mm - - 3.8m/s
11:00
980hPa 10J/kg 100% 1.1°C 100% 100% 85% 7.4mm 98% 0.46mm 25dBZ 67° 100% 7.9mm 1.3m/s 8m/s 3.2m/s
12:00
980hPa 7J/kg 100% 0.8°C 100% 100% 88% 3.2mm 98% 0.23mm 29dBZ 82° 100% 15mm - - 1.9m/s
13:00
979hPa 5J/kg 100% 0.8°C 92% 99% 90% 2mm 98% 0.07mm 33dBZ 83° 100% 18mm - - 1.2m/s
14:00
979hPa 11J/kg 100% 1°C 57% 98% 92% 0.49mm 96% 0.07mm 37dBZ 68° 100% 19mm 6.8m/s 5.3m/s 2.3m/s
15:00
978hPa 5J/kg 100% 1.5°C 98% 98% 70% 0.39mm 95% 0.03mm 37dBZ 53° 100% 0.38mm - - 2.6m/s
16:00
978hPa 1J/kg 100% 1.7°C 94% 78% 49% 0.03mm 96% 0.09mm 37dBZ 39° 100% 0.63mm - - 2.5m/s
17:00
978hPa 33J/kg 100% 0.4°C 100% 90% 27% 0.03mm 96% 0.3mm 38dBZ 24° 100% 0.81mm 3.3m/s 5.7m/s 2.3m/s
18:00
979hPa 86J/kg 100% -0.6°C 98% 59% 30% 0mm 98% 0.33mm 33dBZ 9.2° 100% 1.2mm - - 2.8m/s
19:00
979hPa 56J/kg 100% -0.1°C 85% 65% 34% 0mm 96% 0.33mm 28dBZ -5.5° 100% 1.4mm - - 2.4m/s
20:00
980hPa 77J/kg 100% 0.2°C 100% 96% 37% 0.02mm 95% 0.63mm 23dBZ -20° 100% 1.9mm 9.2m/s 6.2m/s 3.2m/s
21:00
981hPa 49J/kg 100% -0.4°C 100% 98% 46% 0.15mm 96% 0.1mm 28dBZ -34° 100% 0.5mm - - 3.1m/s
22:00
981hPa 26J/kg 100% 0.1°C 92% 100% 54% 0mm 96% 0.01mm 33dBZ -48° 100% 0.56mm - - 3.1m/s
23:00
981hPa 19J/kg 100% 1°C 97% 100% 63% 0mm 95% 0.04mm 37dBZ -61° 100% 0.63mm 5.3m/s 7.9m/s 3m/s
Wed, Feb 25 Sunrise 06:22 Sunset 18:40
24:00
981hPa 48J/kg 100% 1°C 98% 97% 68% 0.01mm 95% 0.49mm 33dBZ -71° 100% 0.75mm - - 3m/s
01:00
980hPa 53J/kg 99% 0.5°C 100% 100% 73% 0.78mm 95% 0.41mm 29dBZ -71° 100% 1.4mm - - 3.4m/s
02:00
979hPa 13J/kg 90% 1.1°C 100% 100% 78% 0.65mm 96% 0.08mm 25dBZ -62° 100% 2.4mm 5.3m/s 7m/s 4m/s
03:00
979hPa 17J/kg 10% 0.8°C 85% 100% 78% 0.1mm 94% 0.02mm 27dBZ -49° 100% 0.25mm - - 3.8m/s
04:00
979hPa 36J/kg 8% 0.3°C 77% 100% 78% 0.1mm 92% 0.18mm 28dBZ -35° 100% 0.44mm - - 3.4m/s
05:00
979hPa 28J/kg 99% -0.4°C 100% 100% 78% 0.12mm 92% 0.19mm 30dBZ -21° 100% 0.81mm 0.84m/s 4.1m/s 2.4m/s
06:00
979hPa 5J/kg 100% 0.5°C 100% 100% 84% 0.09mm 92% 0.05mm 30dBZ -6.2° 100% 1.1mm - - 1.8m/s
07:00
980hPa 4J/kg 65% 0.9°C 100% 100% 91% 0.17mm 92% 0.01mm 29dBZ 8.5° 100% 1.4mm - - 1.6m/s
08:00
980hPa 4J/kg 100% 0.7°C 96% 99% 97% 0.02mm 92% 0mm 29dBZ 23° 100% 1.6mm 3.1m/s 4.1m/s 1.4m/s
09:00
979hPa 38J/kg 100% 0.17°C 95% 99% 96% 0.15mm 93% 0.07mm 23dBZ 38° 100% 2.2mm - - 2m/s
10:00
979hPa 73J/kg 100% -0.36°C 94% 100% 95% 0.29mm 94% 0.13mm 17dBZ 53° 100% 2.8mm - - 2.7m/s
11:00
978hPa 107J/kg 100% -0.89°C 93% 100% 94% 0.42mm 95% 0.2mm 11dBZ 67° 100% 3.4mm 2.7m/s 1.8m/s 3.3m/s
12:00
978hPa 111J/kg 100% -0.91°C 84% 100% 91% 0.74mm 96% 0.34mm 11dBZ 82° 100% 4.5mm - - 3m/s
13:00
979hPa 116J/kg 100% -0.92°C 74% 100% 88% 1.1mm 97% 0.48mm 11dBZ 83° 100% 5.5mm - - 2.6m/s
14:00
980hPa 120J/kg 100% -0.94°C 64% 100% 85% 1.4mm 98% 0.62mm 11dBZ 68° 100% 6.6mm 6.8m/s 4.5m/s 2.3m/s
15:00
980hPa 117J/kg 100% -0.95°C 64% 100% 68% 1.2mm 98% 0.69mm 13dBZ 53° 100% 6.4mm - - 2.2m/s
16:00
980hPa 115J/kg 100% -0.96°C 63% 100% 51% 1.1mm 98% 0.77mm 16dBZ 38° 100% 6.1mm - - 2.2m/s
17:00
980hPa 112J/kg 100% -0.97°C 63% 100% 34% 1mm 98% 0.84mm 19dBZ 24° 100% 5.9mm 8.9m/s 5.5m/s 2.1m/s
18:00
980hPa 93J/kg 100% -0.73°C 75% 97% 38% 0.84mm 98% 0.59mm 21dBZ 9.1° 100% 7mm - - 2.3m/s
19:00
979hPa 73J/kg 100% -0.49°C 87% 95% 42% 0.68mm 98% 0.34mm 23dBZ -5.6° 100% 8.1mm - - 2.4m/s
20:00
979hPa 54J/kg 100% -0.26°C 100% 92% 46% 0.52mm 98% 0.09mm 26dBZ -20° 100% 9.3mm 6m/s 5.7m/s 2.6m/s
21:00
978hPa 45J/kg 95% -0.2°C 94% 89% 44% 0.35mm 97% 0.21mm 25dBZ -35° 95% 6.5mm - - 2.7m/s
22:00
978hPa 36J/kg 89% -0.15°C 87% 86% 42% 0.17mm 96% 0.34mm 25dBZ -48° 91% 3.7mm - - 2.8m/s
23:00
978hPa 27J/kg 84% -0.09°C 81% 82% 40% 0mm 96% 0.46mm 25dBZ -61° 86% 0.88mm 4.9m/s 7.5m/s 2.9m/s
Thu, Feb 26 Sunrise 06:22 Sunset 18:39
24:00
978hPa 42J/kg 89% -0.37°C 87% 83% 39% 0.05mm 95% 0.32mm 24dBZ -71° 91% 1.3mm - - 2.9m/s
01:00
979hPa 58J/kg 95% -0.64°C 93% 83% 38% 0.11mm 95% 0.19mm 23dBZ -71° 95% 1.8mm - - 2.8m/s
02:00
979hPa 73J/kg 100% -0.92°C 99% 84% 37% 0.16mm 95% 0.05mm 21dBZ -62° 100% 2.2mm 7.2m/s 7.9m/s 2.8m/s
How to read: these inputs help produce the derived score; they are not requirements by themselves.

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