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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 89% failing
CAPE 89% failing

Currently

Real-time conditions
Cloud Cover99%
Wind Gusts7.1m/s
Precipitation Chance50%
Air Pressure978.1hPa
CAPE44
Lifted Index0.6°C
Wind Gusts7.1m/s
Precipitation0.0mm

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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, Mar 11
15:000%45%302J/kg-2°C24135m6.8m/s
16:000%32%293J/kg-1.8°C24134m6.6m/s
17:0017%28%398J/kg-1.8°C23466m6.8m/s
18:000%31%299J/kg-1.6°C24135m6.8m/s
19:0013%29%180J/kg-1.1°C24135m6.9m/s
20:0014%8.6%87J/kg-0.8°C24135m6.5m/s
21:000%9.9%137J/kg-0.9°C24135m7m/s
22:000%3.6%88J/kg-0.8°C24135m6.6m/s
23:000%6.4%98J/kg-0.6°C24134m6.9m/s
Thu, Mar 12
24:000%2.2%81J/kg-0.3°C24135m7.4m/s
01:000%5.8%81J/kg-0.3°C24134m7.5m/s
02:000%5.1%108J/kg-0.4°C24135m7.5m/s
03:000%1.4%133J/kg-0.2°C24135m8.1m/s
04:000%6.3%125J/kg-0.2°C24135m7.9m/s
05:000%9.1%130J/kg0°C24134m8.2m/s
06:000%28%109J/kg0.3°C24135m8.2m/s
07:000%100%161J/kg-0.5°C24134m7.6m/s
08:000%100%274J/kg-1.1°C24134m7.9m/s
09:000%48%200J/kg-0.8°C24134m7m/s
10:000%30%170J/kg-0.7°C24135m7.2m/s
11:000%25%135J/kg-0.6°C24134m7.3m/s
12:000%24%96J/kg0°C24135m7.3m/s
13:000%22%58J/kg0.8°C24134m7m/s
14:000%19%15J/kg1.2°C24135m7.1m/s
15:000%29%44J/kg0.6°C24134m7.1m/s
16:000%34%158J/kg-0.6°C24134m6.6m/s
17:000%35%296J/kg-1.3°C24134m6.3m/s
18:000%88%373J/kg-1.5°C24134m6.7m/s
19:000%33%231J/kg-1°C24134m5.6m/s
20:000%14%138J/kg-0.3°C24135m5m/s
21:000%14%122J/kg0°C24135m5.4m/s
22:000%12%108J/kg0.2°C24135m6.2m/s
23:000%14%185J/kg-0.2°C24134m6.4m/s
Fri, Mar 13
24:000%12%210J/kg-0.4°C24135m5.7m/s
01:000%10%168J/kg-0.3°C24135m5.6m/s
02:000%11%143J/kg-0.4°C24135m6.1m/s
03:000%13%119J/kg-0.7°C24135m6.8m/s
04:000%14%203J/kg-1°C24134m6.5m/s
05:000%14%201J/kg-1°C24134m6.8m/s
06:000%32%148J/kg-0.6°C24134m6.8m/s
07:000%72%144J/kg-0.7°C24135m6.6m/s
08:000%38%202J/kg-1.1°C24135m7.1m/s
09:000%27%151J/kg-0.6°C24135m6.2m/s
10:000%41%151J/kg-0.8°C24134m5.9m/s
11:000%16%233J/kg-1.3°C24135m5.6m/s
12:000%26%356J/kg-1.6°C24134m5.2m/s
13:000%28%513J/kg-2.1°C18736m5m/s
14:000%39%443J/kg-1.8°C24135m5.3m/s
15:000%44%369J/kg-1.2°C24134m5.4m/s
16:000%67%612J/kg-1.9°C15368m5.7m/s
17:0028%30%525J/kg-1.8°C13868m5.4m/s
18:0012%32%469J/kg-1.6°C24134m5.6m/s
19:0012%39%329J/kg-1.4°C24134m4.8m/s
20:0013%9.9%177J/kg-0.8°C24134m4m/s
21:000%12%114J/kg-0.7°C24134m2.8m/s
22:000%11%77J/kg-0.4°C24135m2.9m/s
23:000%7.1%57J/kg-0.6°C24134m3m/s
Sat, Mar 14
24:000%12%51J/kg-0.3°C24134m2.9m/s
01:000%13%81J/kg-0.7°C24134m2.9m/s
02:000%15%110J/kg-0.8°C24135m2.8m/s
03:000%12%127J/kg-0.9°C24135m2.7m/s
04:000%8.1%122J/kg-1°C24135m2.7m/s
05:000%10%99J/kg-0.7°C24135m2.9m/s
06:000%26%96J/kg-0.7°C24135m2.6m/s
07:000%32%72J/kg-0.7°C24135m2.4m/s
08:000%79%56J/kg-0.7°C24135m3.9m/s
09:000%36%40J/kg-0.3°C24135m3.6m/s
10:000%35%86J/kg-0.2°C24135m3.6m/s
11:000%49%186J/kg-0.6°C24134m3.9m/s
12:000%35%364J/kg-1°C24134m3.9m/s
13:0024%26%594J/kg-1.7°C16766m3.3m/s
14:0016%49%500J/kg-1.5°C13840m3.6m/s
15:000%35%595J/kg-2°C16555m3.8m/s
16:0019%69%831J/kg-2.3°C15771m4.1m/s
17:0019%100%991J/kg-2.5°C16622m4.5m/s
18:0022%36%1036J/kg-2.7°C23612m3.9m/s
19:0019%68%909J/kg-2.6°C19741m3.5m/s
20:0023%13%689J/kg-2°C16379m2.2m/s
21:000%0%549J/kg-1.7°C24135m2m/s
22:000%0%436J/kg-1.7°C24135m1.6m/s
23:000%0%339J/kg-1.5°C24135m1.5m/s
Sun, Mar 15
24:000%0%272J/kg-1.3°C24134m1.6m/s
01:000%0%145J/kg-0.9°C24134m1.7m/s
02:000%0%47J/kg-0.4°C24135m1.6m/s
03:000%0%35J/kg-0.33°C24135m1.5m/s
04:000%0%24J/kg-0.27°C24135m1.5m/s
05:000%0%12J/kg-0.2°C24135m1.4m/s
06:000%44%16J/kg-0.23°C24135m1.5m/s
07:000%55%21J/kg-0.26°C24135m1.7m/s
08:000%22%25J/kg-0.29°C24135m1.8m/s
09:000%45%112J/kg-0.58°C24135m2.4m/s
10:000%58%198J/kg-0.88°C24135m3m/s
11:000%36%285J/kg-1.2°C24135m3.6m/s
12:000%36%398J/kg-1.6°C19125m3.3m/s
13:000%36%510J/kg-2.1°C14115m2.9m/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
Thu, Mar 12 Sunrise 06:22 Sunset 18:33
15:00
978hPa 44J/kg 99% 0.6°C 0% 0% 50% 0mm 51% 0mm -20dBZ 52° 99% 0mm - - 5m/s
16:00
978hPa 158J/kg 97% -0.6°C 0% 0% 45% 0mm 58% 0mm -20dBZ 37° 97% 0mm - - 4.3m/s
17:00
978hPa 296J/kg 99% -1.3°C 0% 0% 39% 0mm 65% 0.11mm -20dBZ 22° 99% 0.06mm 5.4m/s 1m/s 3.8m/s
18:00
979hPa 373J/kg 34% -1.5°C 0% 0% 45% 0mm 78% 0mm -20dBZ 7.5° 34% 0.13mm - - 3.2m/s
19:00
980hPa 231J/kg 5% -1°C 0% 0% 50% 0mm 84% 0mm -20dBZ -7.4° 5% 0.19mm - - 2.4m/s
20:00
980hPa 138J/kg 8% -0.3°C 0% 0% 56% 0mm 85% 0mm -20dBZ -22° 8% 0.25mm 7.6m/s 1.1m/s 2.3m/s
21:00
981hPa 122J/kg 5% 0°C 1% 0% 53% 0mm 84% 0mm -20dBZ -37° 5% 0mm - - 2.6m/s
22:00
981hPa 108J/kg 27% 0.2°C 2% 0% 49% 0mm 84% 0mm -20dBZ -51° 27% 0mm - - 2.7m/s
23:00
981hPa 185J/kg 100% -0.2°C 2% 0% 46% 0mm 85% 0.01mm -19dBZ -65° 100% 0mm 8.5m/s 3.2m/s 2.7m/s
Fri, Mar 13 Sunrise 06:22 Sunset 18:33
24:00
981hPa 210J/kg 100% -0.4°C 3% 0% 49% 0mm 85% 0.01mm -20dBZ -76° 100% 0mm - - 2.4m/s
01:00
980hPa 168J/kg 87% -0.3°C 1% 0% 53% 0mm 86% 0mm -20dBZ -76° 87% 0mm - - 2.3m/s
02:00
980hPa 143J/kg 17% -0.4°C 4% 0% 56% 0mm 86% 0mm -20dBZ -64° 17% 0.06mm 7.5m/s 2.4m/s 2.5m/s
03:00
980hPa 119J/kg 95% -0.7°C 5% 0% 37% 0mm 85% 0mm -20dBZ -50° 95% 0mm - - 2.6m/s
04:00
980hPa 203J/kg 18% -1°C 8% 0% 19% 0mm 86% 0mm -20dBZ -36° 20% 0mm - - 2.5m/s
05:00
980hPa 201J/kg 21% -1°C 5% 0% 0% 0mm 86% 0mm -20dBZ -21° 21% 0mm 8.2m/s 4.5m/s 2.6m/s
06:00
980hPa 148J/kg 9% -0.6°C 4% 0% 22% 0mm 86% 0mm -20dBZ -6.4° 9% 0mm - - 2.6m/s
07:00
981hPa 144J/kg 30% -0.7°C 3% 0% 44% 0mm 88% 0mm -20dBZ 8.5° 30% 0.06mm - - 2.5m/s
08:00
981hPa 202J/kg 5% -1.1°C 0% 0% 65% 0mm 77% 0mm -20dBZ 23° 5% 0.06mm 7.9m/s 4.4m/s 2.9m/s
09:00
981hPa 151J/kg 5% -0.6°C 2% 0% 73% 0mm 66% 0mm -20dBZ 38° 5% 0mm - - 3.6m/s
10:00
981hPa 151J/kg 18% -0.8°C 0% 0% 81% 0mm 60% 0mm -20dBZ 53° 18% 0mm - - 3.9m/s
11:00
980hPa 233J/kg 5% -1.3°C 12% 0% 89% 0mm 56% 0.01mm -20dBZ 67° 13% 0mm 6.1m/s 3.4m/s 4m/s
12:00
980hPa 356J/kg 5% -1.6°C 32% 0% 91% 0mm 54% 0.24mm -16dBZ 81° 32% 0.13mm - - 3.8m/s
13:00
979hPa 513J/kg 5% -2.1°C 39% 0% 94% 0mm 62% 0.35mm -12dBZ 80° 40% 0.56mm - - 3.6m/s
14:00
978hPa 443J/kg 11% -1.8°C 52% 0% 97% 0mm 54% 0.07mm -8.3dBZ 66° 58% 0.75mm 4.8m/s 2.2m/s 4m/s
15:00
978hPa 369J/kg 5% -1.2°C 73% 0% 86% 0mm 58% 0.11mm -3dBZ 52° 73% 0.19mm - - 4.1m/s
16:00
978hPa 612J/kg 6% -1.9°C 35% 0% 75% 0.01mm 76% 0.46mm 2.2dBZ 37° 36% 0.69mm - - 3.4m/s
17:00
978hPa 525J/kg 5% -1.8°C 2% 0% 64% 0mm 80% 0.59mm 7.5dBZ 22° 5% 1.3mm 4.3m/s 1.2m/s 3.1m/s
18:00
979hPa 469J/kg 5% -1.6°C 1% 0% 70% 0mm 87% 0.05mm -1.7dBZ 7.4° 5% 1.6mm - - 2.7m/s
19:00
980hPa 329J/kg 5% -1.4°C 1% 0% 77% 0mm 93% 0.02mm -11dBZ -7.5° 5% 1.7mm - - 2.2m/s
20:00
981hPa 177J/kg 6% -0.8°C 2% 0% 83% 0mm 94% 0mm -20dBZ -22° 6% 1.7mm 6.3m/s 2.2m/s 2.1m/s
21:00
981hPa 114J/kg 65% -0.7°C 0% 0% 83% 0mm 91% 0mm -20dBZ -37° 65% 0mm - - 2m/s
22:00
982hPa 77J/kg 7% -0.4°C 0% 0% 82% 0mm 90% 0mm -20dBZ -52° 7% 0.06mm - - 2m/s
23:00
981hPa 57J/kg 5% -0.6°C 0% 0% 82% 0mm 90% 0mm -20dBZ -65° 5% 0.06mm 6.6m/s 2.1m/s 2.1m/s
Sat, Mar 14 Sunrise 06:22 Sunset 18:32
24:00
981hPa 51J/kg 92% -0.3°C 0% 2% 82% 0mm 89% 0mm -20dBZ -77° 92% 0.06mm - - 2m/s
01:00
981hPa 81J/kg 53% -0.7°C 0% 2% 82% 0mm 88% 0mm -20dBZ -76° 53% 0.06mm - - 2.1m/s
02:00
980hPa 110J/kg 78% -0.8°C 0% 1% 83% 0mm 88% 0mm -20dBZ -64° 78% 0.06mm 5.5m/s 2.1m/s 1.9m/s
03:00
980hPa 127J/kg 84% -0.9°C 0% 2% 62% 0mm 88% 0mm -20dBZ -50° 84% 0mm - - 1.9m/s
04:00
980hPa 122J/kg 100% -1°C 0% 4% 42% 0mm 86% 0mm -20dBZ -36° 100% 0mm - - 1.9m/s
05:00
980hPa 99J/kg 100% -0.7°C 0% 5% 22% 0mm 85% 0mm -20dBZ -21° 100% 0mm 4.8m/s 2.6m/s 2.1m/s
06:00
981hPa 96J/kg 96% -0.7°C 0% 4% 41% 0mm 86% 0mm -20dBZ -6.4° 96% 0mm - - 2m/s
07:00
981hPa 72J/kg 95% -0.7°C 0% 2% 60% 0mm 85% 0mm -20dBZ 8.5° 95% 0mm - - 1.7m/s
08:00
982hPa 56J/kg 47% -0.7°C 0% 2% 79% 0mm 74% 0mm -20dBZ 23° 47% 0.13mm 3.1m/s 2.5m/s 1.5m/s
09:00
982hPa 40J/kg 5% -0.3°C 0% 0% 85% 0mm 62% 0mm -20dBZ 38° 5% 0mm - - 1.9m/s
10:00
982hPa 86J/kg 7% -0.2°C 0% 0% 92% 0mm 58% 0mm -20dBZ 53° 7% 0mm - - 2.4m/s
11:00
982hPa 186J/kg 26% -0.6°C 11% 0% 98% 0mm 56% 0mm -20dBZ 67° 26% 0.06mm 1.5m/s 0.49m/s 2.8m/s
12:00
981hPa 364J/kg 84% -1°C 29% 0% 98% 0mm 58% 0.22mm -11dBZ 81° 84% 0.19mm - - 3m/s
13:00
980hPa 594J/kg 8% -1.7°C 3% 0% 98% 0mm 68% 0.52mm -1.6dBZ 80° 8% 0.94mm - - 2.6m/s
14:00
979hPa 500J/kg 23% -1.5°C 15% 0% 98% 0mm 65% 0.69mm 7.5dBZ 66° 29% 1.6mm 2.7m/s 2.1m/s 2.6m/s
15:00
979hPa 595J/kg 5% -2°C 8% 0% 77% 0mm 67% 0.37mm 6.4dBZ 52° 8% 0.69mm - - 2.7m/s
16:00
979hPa 831J/kg 34% -2.3°C 3% 0% 55% 0mm 72% 0.38mm 5.3dBZ 37° 34% 1.2mm - - 2.9m/s
17:00
979hPa 991J/kg 27% -2.5°C 11% 4% 34% 0mm 80% 0.29mm 4.2dBZ 22° 32% 1.7mm 1.4m/s 2.8m/s 2.7m/s
18:00
980hPa 1036J/kg 100% -2.7°C 9% 5% 41% 0mm 89% 0.18mm 2.8dBZ 7.3° 100% 2.1mm - - 2.2m/s
19:00
981hPa 909J/kg 100% -2.6°C 25% 29% 49% 0mm 95% 0.31mm 1.4dBZ -7.7° 100% 2.4mm - - 1.8m/s
20:00
982hPa 689J/kg 100% -2°C 10% 80% 56% 0mm 97% 0.1mm 0.03dBZ -22° 100% 2.7mm 0.84m/s 2.5m/s 1.6m/s
21:00
982hPa 549J/kg 100% -1.7°C 2% 72% 44% 0mm 96% 0.04mm -6.7dBZ -37° 100% 0.19mm - - 1.6m/s
22:00
983hPa 436J/kg 100% -1.7°C 0% 8% 31% 0mm 95% 0mm -13dBZ -52° 100% 0.31mm - - 1.6m/s
23:00
983hPa 339J/kg 100% -1.5°C 0% 4% 19% 0mm 95% 0mm -20dBZ -66° 100% 0.31mm 1.3m/s 0.94m/s 1.5m/s
Sun, Mar 15 Sunrise 06:22 Sunset 18:32
24:00
983hPa 272J/kg 94% -1.3°C 0% 7% 20% 0mm 94% 0.05mm -20dBZ -77° 94% 0.38mm - - 1.7m/s
01:00
982hPa 145J/kg 98% -0.9°C 0% 44% 21% 0mm 93% 0mm -20dBZ -76° 98% 0.38mm - - 1.9m/s
02:00
981hPa 47J/kg 100% -0.4°C 0% 59% 22% 0mm 93% 0mm -20dBZ -64° 100% 0.38mm 2m/s 0.5m/s 1.8m/s
03:00
981hPa 35J/kg 100% -0.33°C 0% 66% 20% 0mm 93% 0mm -20dBZ -50° 100% 0.29mm - - 1.7m/s
04:00
981hPa 24J/kg 100% -0.27°C 0% 74% 17% 0mm 92% 0mm -20dBZ -36° 100% 0.21mm - - 1.7m/s
05:00
982hPa 12J/kg 100% -0.2°C 0% 82% 15% 0mm 92% 0mm -20dBZ -21° 100% 0.13mm 1.1m/s 0.05m/s 1.6m/s
06:00
982hPa 16J/kg 99% -0.23°C 0% 56% 43% 0mm 88% 0mm -20dBZ -6.4° 99% 0.13mm - - 1.4m/s
07:00
982hPa 21J/kg 99% -0.26°C 0% 31% 70% 0mm 84% 0mm -20dBZ 8.5° 99% 0.13mm - - 1.1m/s
08:00
983hPa 25J/kg 98% -0.29°C 0% 5% 98% 0mm 81% 0mm -20dBZ 23° 98% 0.13mm 0.46m/s 1.6m/s 0.84m/s
09:00
983hPa 112J/kg 78% -0.58°C 10% 5% 99% 0.02mm 74% 0mm -20dBZ 38° 80% 0.08mm - - 1.5m/s
10:00
982hPa 198J/kg 57% -0.88°C 21% 5% 99% 0.04mm 66% 0mm -20dBZ 53° 62% 0.04mm - - 2.1m/s
11:00
982hPa 285J/kg 36% -1.2°C 31% 5% 100% 0.06mm 59% 0mm -20dBZ 67° 44% 0mm 1.7m/s 0.79m/s 2.7m/s
12:00
981hPa 398J/kg 26% -1.6°C 37% 5% 100% 0.04mm 65% 0.21mm -5.4dBZ 81° 46% 0.42mm - - 2.4m/s
13:00
981hPa 510J/kg 15% -2.1°C 43% 5% 100% 0.02mm 71% 0.43mm 9.2dBZ 80° 47% 0.83mm - - 2.1m/s
14:00
980hPa 623J/kg 5% -2.6°C 49% 5% 100% 0mm 77% 0.64mm 24dBZ 66° 49% 1.3mm 3.9m/s 2m/s 1.8m/s
How to read: these inputs help produce the derived score; they are not requirements by themselves.

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