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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
Cloud Drama Score 88% failing
CAPE 15% failing

Currently

Real-time conditions
Cloud Cover100%
Wind Gusts0.7m/s
Precipitation Chance100%
Air Pressure984.6hPa
CAPE410
Lifted Index-2.8°C
Wind Gusts0.7m/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
Wed, Apr 8
09:000%75%782J/kg-3.4°C24135m0.7m/s
10:000%65%840J/kg-3.7°C24134m1.3m/s
11:000%33%980J/kg-4.2°C24135m1.8m/s
12:000%38%1225J/kg-4.7°C24134m1.7m/s
13:000%49%1242J/kg-4.5°C24134m2m/s
14:0032%49%1294J/kg-3.9°C13194m1.7m/s
15:0033%78%1187J/kg-3.9°C15185m0.9m/s
16:0045%100%1062J/kg-3.7°C4186m1.8m/s
17:0035%83%800J/kg-3.2°C16260m2.2m/s
18:0049%76%568J/kg-2.7°C3362m1.8m/s
19:0053%57%414J/kg-3.1°C3092m1.6m/s
20:0051%3.3%320J/kg-3°C3682m2.2m/s
21:0019%10%295J/kg-2.2°C15492m1.6m/s
22:0019%4.7%260J/kg-2.1°C16342m1.6m/s
23:0040%1.4%231J/kg-2.1°C4918m1.8m/s
Thu, Apr 9
24:0025%2.4%214J/kg-1.9°C12840m1.5m/s
01:0018%3%165J/kg-1.7°C24134m1.4m/s
02:0021%2%160J/kg-1.9°C24135m1.3m/s
03:0015%3.4%257J/kg-2.6°C22979m0.9m/s
04:0022%6.3%226J/kg-2.8°C5202m0.92m/s
05:0015%2.7%222J/kg-2.4°C24134m1.1m/s
06:0015%26%197J/kg-2°C24135m1.2m/s
07:0015%29%187J/kg-1.8°C17031m1m/s
08:0014%29%196J/kg-1.9°C24135m0.3m/s
09:0012%30%410J/kg-2.8°C24134m0.71m/s
10:000%26%524J/kg-3.1°C24135m0.6m/s
11:000%26%640J/kg-3.2°C24135m0.82m/s
12:000%27%767J/kg-3.1°C24135m1.2m/s
13:0019%29%896J/kg-3.1°C24134m1.6m/s
14:0024%30%890J/kg-3.2°C24134m2.1m/s
15:0020%43%675J/kg-2.6°C24134m2.2m/s
16:000%46%692J/kg-2.8°C24135m1.6m/s
17:0019%53%604J/kg-2.8°C24134m1.7m/s
18:0018%33%541J/kg-2.8°C24135m1.1m/s
19:0011%26%470J/kg-3°C16657m0.6m/s
20:0021%4.5%392J/kg-2.1°C9996m0.8m/s
21:000%0.5%375J/kg-2.5°C15954m1m/s
22:0011%1.2%259J/kg-2.3°C24134m0.91m/s
23:0012%0%188J/kg-1.5°C24135m1.1m/s
Fri, Apr 10
24:0012%0.5%135J/kg-1.5°C24134m1.1m/s
01:0012%2.3%81J/kg-1.3°C24134m1.2m/s
02:0012%0.5%58J/kg-1.1°C24135m1.3m/s
03:000%0.4%49J/kg-1.1°C24135m1.2m/s
04:000%2%53J/kg-1.2°C24134m1.3m/s
05:000%7%63J/kg-1.2°C24134m1.3m/s
06:000%61%114J/kg-1.4°C24135m1.2m/s
07:000%52%140J/kg-1.8°C24134m1.2m/s
08:000%100%215J/kg-2.5°C24135m0.6m/s
09:000%64%508J/kg-2.8°C24134m2.2m/s
10:000%39%500J/kg-3°C24134m2.3m/s
11:000%29%597J/kg-3.4°C24135m2.2m/s
12:000%49%809J/kg-3.7°C24134m2.4m/s
13:000%38%992J/kg-4°C24134m2.4m/s
14:000%49%1090J/kg-4.3°C24135m2.3m/s
15:000%61%1136J/kg-4.2°C24134m2m/s
16:000%72%1236J/kg-4.2°C24134m1.8m/s
17:0031%52%1120J/kg-3.6°C6513m1.9m/s
18:0018%37%999J/kg-3°C24135m0.9m/s
19:0018%53%836J/kg-2.6°C18947m0.7m/s
20:0019%13%748J/kg-2.6°C16461m0.8m/s
21:000%15%653J/kg-2.6°C24134m1.6m/s
22:0024%13%581J/kg-2.4°C23432m1.9m/s
23:0016%12%493J/kg-2.2°C23432m1.7m/s
Sat, Apr 11
24:0015%10%388J/kg-2.1°C23669m1.1m/s
01:0015%13%334J/kg-2.2°C23460m1.1m/s
02:0015%14%291J/kg-2.1°C24135m1.1m/s
03:000%9.5%257J/kg-1.9°C24135m1m/s
04:000%12%246J/kg-2.4°C24134m0.91m/s
05:000%14%268J/kg-2.5°C24135m0.92m/s
06:000%79%331J/kg-2.7°C24134m1m/s
07:000%79%472J/kg-2.5°C24135m0.71m/s
08:000%39%640J/kg-2.8°C24134m0.71m/s
09:000%50%891J/kg-3.8°C24134m1m/s
10:0027%45%1030J/kg-3.8°C22965m1.4m/s
11:0024%34%1177J/kg-4°C24135m1.6m/s
12:0032%30%1192J/kg-3.9°C6114m1.4m/s
13:0032%30%1343J/kg-4°C16922m1.2m/s
14:0034%42%1356J/kg-4.2°C13251m1.3m/s
15:0032%48%1098J/kg-3.6°C16879m1.2m/s
16:0019%76%841J/kg-3°C20507m1.1m/s
17:000%46%583J/kg-2.3°C24135m0.93m/s
18:000%77%551J/kg-2.4°C24135m0.96m/s
19:000%42%518J/kg-2.4°C24135m0.98m/s
20:000%0%486J/kg-2.5°C24135m1m/s
21:000%0%539J/kg-2.4°C24135m1.1m/s
22:000%0%591J/kg-2.4°C24135m1.1m/s
23:000%0%644J/kg-2.4°C24135m1.1m/s
Sun, Apr 12
24:000%0%655J/kg-2.6°C24135m1.2m/s
01:000%0%665J/kg-2.8°C24135m1.2m/s
02:000%0%676J/kg-3°C24135m1.3m/s
03:000%0%588J/kg-3°C24135m1.6m/s
04:000%0%499J/kg-3°C24135m2m/s
05:000%0%411J/kg-2.9°C24135m2.3m/s
06:000%22%412J/kg-2.8°C24135m2.4m/s
07:000%22%413J/kg-2.6°C24135m2.6m/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
Thu, Apr 9 Sunrise 06:21 Sunset 18:18
09:00
985hPa 410J/kg 100% -2.8°C 0% 0% 100% 0mm 84% 0.71mm -20dBZ 38° 100% 0.5mm - - 0.4m/s
10:00
985hPa 524J/kg 100% -3.1°C 0% 0% 100% 0mm 72% 0.29mm -20dBZ 52° 100% 0.81mm - - 0.87m/s
11:00
984hPa 640J/kg 100% -3.2°C 12% 0% 100% 0mm 68% 0mm -20dBZ 64° 100% 1mm 2m/s 4.2m/s 1.4m/s
12:00
983hPa 767J/kg 100% -3.1°C 24% 0% 100% 0mm 67% 0.02mm -16dBZ 73° 100% 1mm - - 2m/s
13:00
982hPa 896J/kg 99% -3.1°C 40% 0% 100% 0mm 66% 0.26mm -13dBZ 71° 99% 1.1mm - - 2.4m/s
14:00
981hPa 890J/kg 90% -3.2°C 62% 0% 100% 0mm 70% 0.52mm -9.3dBZ 60° 90% 1.5mm 2.5m/s 4.7m/s 2.8m/s
15:00
981hPa 675J/kg 75% -2.6°C 50% 0% 93% 0mm 81% 0.65mm -6.9dBZ 47° 93% 0.63mm - - 2m/s
16:00
981hPa 692J/kg 99% -2.8°C 37% 1% 86% 0mm 81% 0.06mm -4.4dBZ 33° 99% 1mm - - 1.4m/s
17:00
982hPa 604J/kg 100% -2.8°C 21% 0% 79% 0mm 82% 0.04mm -1.9dBZ 18° 100% 1.3mm 1.7m/s 4.3m/s 1.1m/s
18:00
982hPa 541J/kg 100% -2.8°C 2% 0% 79% 0mm 90% 0.07mm -7.7dBZ 3.9° 100% 1.5mm - - 0.62m/s
19:00
983hPa 470J/kg 98% -3°C 3% 0% 79% 0mm 94% 0.07mm -13dBZ -11° 98% 1.7mm - - 0.49m/s
20:00
984hPa 392J/kg 98% -2.1°C 16% 1% 79% 0mm 96% 1.3mm -19dBZ -26° 98% 2.5mm 1.3m/s 3.9m/s 0.74m/s
21:00
985hPa 375J/kg 100% -2.5°C 4% 4% 68% 0.01mm 97% 0.11mm -19dBZ -41° 100% 1mm - - 0.91m/s
22:00
985hPa 259J/kg 100% -2.3°C 2% 4% 57% 0mm 96% 0mm -18dBZ -55° 100% 1.3mm - - 0.96m/s
23:00
985hPa 188J/kg 100% -1.5°C 0% 5% 46% 0mm 96% 0mm -18dBZ -70° 100% 1.3mm 1.4m/s 1.6m/s 1.2m/s
Fri, Apr 10 Sunrise 06:21 Sunset 18:18
24:00
984hPa 135J/kg 100% -1.5°C 0% 16% 48% 0mm 95% 0mm -19dBZ -85° 100% 1.3mm - - 1.2m/s
01:00
984hPa 81J/kg 100% -1.3°C 0% 62% 50% 0mm 95% 0mm -19dBZ -80° 100% 1.3mm - - 1.3m/s
02:00
983hPa 58J/kg 100% -1.1°C 0% 98% 52% 0mm 94% 0mm -20dBZ -65° 100% 1.3mm 2.1m/s 1.5m/s 1.5m/s
03:00
983hPa 49J/kg 100% -1.1°C 0% 53% 52% 0mm 94% 0mm -20dBZ -50° 100% 0mm - - 1.3m/s
04:00
983hPa 53J/kg 100% -1.2°C 0% 47% 51% 0mm 94% 0mm -20dBZ -36° 100% 0mm - - 1.4m/s
05:00
983hPa 63J/kg 86% -1.2°C 0% 5% 50% 0mm 94% 0mm -20dBZ -21° 86% 0mm 2.1m/s 1.3m/s 1.4m/s
06:00
983hPa 114J/kg 61% -1.4°C 0% 5% 66% 0mm 93% 0mm -20dBZ -5.9° 61% 0mm - - 1.4m/s
07:00
984hPa 140J/kg 84% -1.8°C 0% 6% 82% 0mm 92% 0mm -20dBZ 8.8° 84% 0mm - - 1.4m/s
08:00
984hPa 215J/kg 39% -2.5°C 0% 24% 98% 0mm 85% 0mm -20dBZ 23° 41% 0mm 1.5m/s 1.4m/s 0.41m/s
09:00
985hPa 508J/kg 28% -2.8°C 1% 5% 99% 0mm 73% 0mm -15dBZ 38° 28% 0mm - - 1m/s
10:00
985hPa 500J/kg 14% -3°C 0% 5% 99% 0mm 67% 0mm -9.1dBZ 52° 14% 0mm - - 1.8m/s
11:00
984hPa 597J/kg 14% -3.4°C 8% 5% 100% 0mm 64% 0mm -3.6dBZ 64° 15% 0mm 1m/s 4.7m/s 2.4m/s
12:00
983hPa 809J/kg 22% -3.7°C 19% 5% 100% 0mm 65% 0.01mm 0.96dBZ 73° 30% 0mm - - 2.9m/s
13:00
982hPa 992J/kg 5% -4°C 56% 5% 100% 0mm 67% 0.32mm 5.5dBZ 71° 56% 0.19mm - - 3.1m/s
14:00
982hPa 1090J/kg 22% -4.3°C 60% 5% 100% 0mm 69% 0.44mm 10dBZ 60° 61% 0.5mm 0.99m/s 2.5m/s 2.6m/s
15:00
981hPa 1136J/kg 9% -4.2°C 54% 5% 97% 0mm 72% 0.4mm 9dBZ 47° 55% 0.25mm - - 2.4m/s
16:00
981hPa 1236J/kg 76% -4.2°C 40% 5% 95% 0mm 78% 0.39mm 8dBZ 33° 76% 0.56mm - - 1.9m/s
17:00
981hPa 1120J/kg 96% -3.6°C 24% 5% 93% 0mm 84% 1.2mm 7dBZ 18° 96% 1.1mm 0.76m/s 3.2m/s 1.5m/s
18:00
981hPa 999J/kg 96% -3°C 9% 3% 94% 0mm 92% 0.01mm -1.4dBZ 3.8° 96% 1.3mm - - 0.89m/s
19:00
982hPa 836J/kg 86% -2.6°C 14% 4% 95% 0mm 95% 0.12mm -9.8dBZ -11° 86% 1.3mm - - 0.51m/s
20:00
983hPa 748J/kg 74% -2.6°C 22% 4% 96% 0mm 97% 0.18mm -18dBZ -26° 74% 2mm 3m/s 6.4m/s 0.66m/s
21:00
984hPa 653J/kg 59% -2.6°C 14% 3% 90% 0mm 97% 0.08mm -19dBZ -41° 59% 0.56mm - - 1.1m/s
22:00
984hPa 581J/kg 5% -2.4°C 17% 2% 83% 0mm 97% 0.65mm -19dBZ -55° 18% 0.81mm - - 1.3m/s
23:00
985hPa 493J/kg 28% -2.2°C 16% 2% 77% 0mm 98% 0.73mm -20dBZ -70° 29% 1.9mm 2.5m/s 4.4m/s 1.4m/s
Sat, Apr 11 Sunrise 06:21 Sunset 18:17
24:00
984hPa 388J/kg 52% -2.1°C 5% 4% 77% 0mm 97% 0.45mm -20dBZ -85° 52% 2.6mm - - 1.2m/s
01:00
983hPa 334J/kg 70% -2.2°C 4% 4% 77% 0mm 97% 0.41mm -20dBZ -80° 70% 3.1mm - - 1.1m/s
02:00
983hPa 291J/kg 38% -2.1°C 7% 5% 77% 0mm 96% 0mm -20dBZ -65° 38% 3.3mm 1.2m/s 2.9m/s 1.1m/s
03:00
983hPa 257J/kg 56% -1.9°C 0% 5% 64% 0mm 96% 0mm -20dBZ -50° 56% 0.13mm - - 1m/s
04:00
982hPa 246J/kg 85% -2.4°C 0% 61% 50% 0mm 96% 0mm -20dBZ -35° 89% 0.13mm - - 0.93m/s
05:00
983hPa 268J/kg 84% -2.5°C 0% 75% 37% 0mm 95% 0mm -20dBZ -21° 88% 0.13mm 0.31m/s 1.1m/s 0.94m/s
06:00
983hPa 331J/kg 85% -2.7°C 4% 59% 58% 0mm 95% 0mm -20dBZ -5.9° 85% 0.19mm - - 1m/s
07:00
984hPa 472J/kg 95% -2.5°C 16% 29% 79% 0mm 94% 0mm -20dBZ 8.8° 95% 0.25mm - - 0.76m/s
08:00
984hPa 640J/kg 87% -2.8°C 8% 5% 99% 0mm 89% 0mm -20dBZ 23° 87% 0.25mm 2.1m/s 3.9m/s 0.21m/s
09:00
984hPa 891J/kg 90% -3.8°C 19% 5% 99% 0mm 79% 0mm -7.2dBZ 38° 90% 0mm - - 1.1m/s
10:00
984hPa 1030J/kg 92% -3.8°C 42% 5% 99% 0mm 70% 1.2mm 5.6dBZ 51° 92% 0.25mm - - 1.9m/s
11:00
983hPa 1177J/kg 60% -4°C 76% 5% 99% 0mm 70% 0.54mm 18dBZ 64° 80% 0.75mm 2.2m/s 4.2m/s 2.3m/s
12:00
983hPa 1192J/kg 100% -3.9°C 23% 5% 99% 0mm 84% 1.6mm 14dBZ 73° 100% 1.9mm - - 1.7m/s
13:00
982hPa 1343J/kg 100% -4°C 30% 5% 99% 0mm 85% 1.2mm 8.7dBZ 70° 100% 2.9mm - - 1.4m/s
14:00
981hPa 1356J/kg 100% -4.2°C 34% 5% 99% 0mm 86% 1.1mm 3.8dBZ 60° 100% 3.9mm 0.93m/s 2.8m/s 1.5m/s
15:00
982hPa 1098J/kg 70% -3.6°C 27% 3% 84% 0.003mm 90% 0.76mm 3.1dBZ 47° 72% 2.8mm - - 1.3m/s
16:00
983hPa 841J/kg 40% -3°C 19% 2% 69% 0.007mm 93% 0.38mm 2.5dBZ 33° 44% 1.6mm - - 1.1m/s
17:00
984hPa 583J/kg 10% -2.3°C 12% 0% 54% 0.01mm 96% 0mm 1.8dBZ 18° 16% 0.5mm 1.5m/s 3.6m/s 0.93m/s
18:00
983hPa 551J/kg 36% -2.4°C 8% 0% 57% 0.01mm 96% 0mm -4.9dBZ 3.7° 40% 0.6mm - - 0.98m/s
19:00
983hPa 518J/kg 63% -2.4°C 4% 1% 59% 0.01mm 96% 0mm -12dBZ -11° 65% 0.71mm - - 1m/s
20:00
982hPa 486J/kg 89% -2.5°C 0% 1% 61% 0.01mm 96% 0mm -18dBZ -26° 89% 0.81mm 1.9m/s 4.4m/s 1.1m/s
21:00
982hPa 539J/kg 91% -2.4°C 5% 1% 52% 0.007mm 96% 0.003mm -19dBZ -41° 91% 0.56mm - - 1.2m/s
22:00
982hPa 591J/kg 94% -2.4°C 9% 0% 44% 0.003mm 95% 0.007mm -19dBZ -56° 94% 0.31mm - - 1.2m/s
23:00
982hPa 644J/kg 96% -2.4°C 14% 0% 35% 0mm 95% 0.01mm -20dBZ -70° 96% 0.06mm 1m/s 2.6m/s 1.3m/s
Sun, Apr 12 Sunrise 06:21 Sunset 18:17
24:00
983hPa 655J/kg 90% -2.6°C 11% 0% 36% 0mm 93% 0.007mm -20dBZ -85° 90% 0.08mm - - 1m/s
01:00
983hPa 665J/kg 85% -2.8°C 8% 1% 36% 0mm 90% 0.003mm -20dBZ -80° 85% 0.1mm - - 0.76m/s
02:00
984hPa 676J/kg 79% -3°C 5% 1% 37% 0mm 88% 0mm -20dBZ -65° 79% 0.13mm 1.1m/s 1.6m/s 0.49m/s
03:00
983hPa 588J/kg 54% -3°C 4% 1% 37% 0mm 79% 0mm -20dBZ -50° 54% 0.08mm - - 1.2m/s
04:00
983hPa 499J/kg 29% -3°C 2% 0% 37% 0mm 71% 0mm -19dBZ -35° 29% 0.04mm - - 1.9m/s
05:00
983hPa 411J/kg 5% -2.9°C 0% 0% 37% 0mm 63% 0mm -19dBZ -21° 5% 0mm 0.74m/s 0.7m/s 2.7m/s
06:00
982hPa 412J/kg 4% -2.8°C 2% 0% 48% 0mm 62% 0.03mm -19dBZ -5.9° 6% 0.02mm - - 2.8m/s
07:00
981hPa 413J/kg 4% -2.6°C 5% 0% 58% 0mm 61% 0.07mm -20dBZ 8.8° 7% 0.04mm - - 2.9m/s
08:00
980hPa 414J/kg 3% -2.4°C 7% 0% 68% 0mm 61% 0.1mm -20dBZ 23° 9% 0.06mm 1.3m/s 1.5m/s 3m/s
How to read: these inputs help produce the derived score; they are not requirements by themselves.

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