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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 100% failing
Cloud Drama Score 75% failing

Currently

Real-time conditions
Cloud Cover93%
Wind Gusts6.6m/s
Precipitation Chance100%
Air Pressure986.4hPa
CAPE59
Lifted Index4.4°C
Wind Gusts6.6m/s
Precipitation0.2mm

Upcoming Opportunities

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Times shown in Asia/Makassar

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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 80 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, Jul 8
12:0024%43%67J/kg2.9°C18278m5m/s
13:0020%53%65J/kg3°C17847m4.8m/s
14:0022%56%68J/kg2.9°C16731m4.7m/s
15:0026%48%53J/kg3.1°C13218m4.8m/s
16:0028%60%53J/kg3.2°C12921m4.9m/s
17:0026%56%44J/kg3.3°C19575m5.7m/s
18:0023%40%47J/kg3.9°C17778m5.3m/s
19:0020%48%50J/kg4.5°C19493m6m/s
20:0020%12%33J/kg4.9°C24134m5.9m/s
21:0027%12%59J/kg4.4°C20114m6.6m/s
22:0028%12%57J/kg4.8°C20478m7.2m/s
23:0028%11%75J/kg4.6°C17184m7m/s
Thu, Jul 9
24:0028%5.6%69J/kg4.7°C19209m7m/s
01:0023%9.1%84J/kg4°C16687m7m/s
02:0027%12%89J/kg4.3°C14675m5.9m/s
03:0024%11%79J/kg3.9°C11765m6.6m/s
04:0027%4.4%79J/kg4°C8508m7.1m/s
05:0021%5.1%69J/kg3.7°C11115m6.3m/s
06:0022%35%73J/kg3.9°C12780m5.4m/s
07:0019%31%82J/kg3.7°C16976m5.4m/s
08:0024%48%87J/kg3.3°C15105m7m/s
09:0022%38%71J/kg3.4°C11548m7.1m/s
10:000%22%64J/kg3.3°C13154m6m/s
11:000%25%48J/kg4°C24134m5.2m/s
12:000%18%36J/kg3.9°C24134m5m/s
13:000%23%34J/kg4°C24134m4.9m/s
14:0019%24%34J/kg3.8°C24135m4.7m/s
15:0018%51%31J/kg3.7°C24135m4.2m/s
16:0022%52%21J/kg3.9°C24134m4.1m/s
17:0024%62%28J/kg3.6°C24135m4.3m/s
18:0025%57%26J/kg4.1°C24134m5.9m/s
19:0024%57%30J/kg4.2°C21097m5.9m/s
20:0025%6.8%44J/kg4.3°C19963m6.1m/s
21:0026%8.2%40J/kg4.3°C21841m5.4m/s
22:0025%9.2%53J/kg4°C19735m3.7m/s
23:0026%8.9%61J/kg3.6°C13839m3.9m/s
Fri, Jul 10
24:0027%11%62J/kg3.2°C6889m5.4m/s
01:0032%13%71J/kg3.1°C6557m5.9m/s
02:0030%12%80J/kg3.1°C13211m6m/s
03:0029%15%65J/kg3.3°C6664m6.9m/s
04:0025%15%74J/kg3.3°C7769m6.6m/s
05:0028%15%72J/kg3.4°C7951m5.4m/s
06:0026%50%81J/kg3°C7131m3.6m/s
07:0025%48%78J/kg2.8°C8946m2.7m/s
08:0018%55%91J/kg3.1°C24135m3.6m/s
09:000%72%63J/kg3.4°C18079m5m/s
10:000%73%53J/kg4.1°C24135m4.7m/s
11:000%71%28J/kg4.5°C24134m4.1m/s
12:000%54%16J/kg4.3°C24135m3.6m/s
13:000%61%27J/kg3.8°C24134m3.5m/s
14:0021%72%32J/kg3.4°C24135m3.9m/s
15:0019%71%39J/kg3.3°C24020m4m/s
16:0020%94%40J/kg3.4°C15386m4.4m/s
17:0022%85%41J/kg3.2°C24135m5.7m/s
18:0023%76%41J/kg3.6°C17165m6.9m/s
19:0023%54%42J/kg3.7°C22857m6.1m/s
20:0024%14%51J/kg3.9°C7975m5.1m/s
21:0021%15%54J/kg4°C19875m3.1m/s
22:0021%14%45J/kg4°C15573m1.5m/s
23:0018%9.5%43J/kg4.2°C21203m1.7m/s
Sat, Jul 11
24:0017%8.9%42J/kg3.9°C23228m1.4m/s
01:0016%1.8%42J/kg3.7°C23236m1.1m/s
02:0018%4.4%36J/kg3.5°C23639m1.1m/s
03:0017%0%46J/kg3.4°C23668m1.6m/s
04:0015%0%55J/kg3.2°C23697m2m/s
05:0018%0%65J/kg3.1°C23725m2.5m/s
06:0019%51%47J/kg3.4°C23862m2.7m/s
07:0017%90%29J/kg3.8°C23998m2.8m/s
08:000%53%11J/kg4.2°C24135m2.9m/s
09:000%79%8.3J/kg4°C24135m2.7m/s
10:000%45%5.7J/kg3.9°C24135m2.4m/s
11:0015%15%3J/kg3.7°C24135m2.1m/s
12:000%15%2.3J/kg4.1°C24135m1.9m/s
13:000%17%1.7J/kg4.4°C24135m1.7m/s
14:000%17%1J/kg4.8°C24135m1.4m/s
15:000%40%1J/kg4.5°C24135m1.3m/s
16:0015%46%1J/kg4.2°C24135m1.2m/s
17:0016%86%1J/kg3.8°C24135m1m/s
18:0015%86%12J/kg3.5°C24135m0.96m/s
19:0014%87%24J/kg3.2°C24135m0.9m/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
Convective Precip Fraction
fraction
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
Wed, Jul 8 Sunrise 06:33 Sunset 18:12
21:00
986hPa 59J/kg 0.7fraction 0% 4.4°C 93% 0% 100% 0.02mm 85% 0.16mm 16dBZ -39° 93% 0.19mm - - 2.7m/s
22:00
987hPa 57J/kg 0.85fraction 0% 4.8°C 90% 0% 100% 0.06mm 84% 0.2mm 17dBZ -53° 90% 0.38mm - - 2.9m/s
23:00
987hPa 75J/kg 1fraction 0% 4.6°C 92% 0% 100% 0mm 86% 0.32mm 18dBZ -66° 92% 0.63mm 5.3m/s 4m/s 2.7m/s
Thu, Jul 9 Sunrise 06:33 Sunset 18:12
24:00
987hPa 69J/kg 0.9fraction 5% 4.7°C 92% 0% 100% 0mm 87% 0.26mm 19dBZ -75° 92% 0.88mm - - 2.8m/s
01:00
986hPa 84J/kg 0.79fraction 5% 4°C 42% 0% 100% 0mm 89% 0.37mm 20dBZ -74° 42% 1.2mm - - 3.1m/s
02:00
986hPa 89J/kg 0.69fraction 74% 4.3°C 34% 0% 100% 0mm 94% 0.6mm 21dBZ -63° 76% 1.7mm 4.4m/s 3.9m/s 2.4m/s
03:00
986hPa 79J/kg 0.76fraction 5% 3.9°C 52% 0% 94% 0mm 94% 0.62mm 21dBZ -50° 52% 0.63mm - - 2.4m/s
04:00
986hPa 79J/kg 0.83fraction 5% 4°C 48% 0% 88% 0mm 92% 0.66mm 20dBZ -36° 48% 1.2mm - - 2.8m/s
05:00
986hPa 69J/kg 0.9fraction 1% 3.7°C 8% 0% 82% 0mm 93% 0.4mm 19dBZ -22° 8% 1.5mm 4.3m/s 3.8m/s 2.4m/s
06:00
986hPa 73J/kg 0.82fraction 5% 3.9°C 7% 0% 77% 0mm 94% 0.41mm 21dBZ -8.6° 7% 1.8mm - - 2.1m/s
07:00
987hPa 82J/kg 0.74fraction 5% 3.7°C 8% 0% 73% 0mm 95% 0.39mm 23dBZ 5.3° 8% 2.1mm - - 2m/s
08:00
987hPa 87J/kg 0.65fraction 2% 3.3°C 15% 0% 69% 0mm 89% 0.42mm 24dBZ 19° 15% 2.6mm 6m/s 4.5m/s 3.2m/s
09:00
988hPa 71J/kg 0.44fraction 0% 3.4°C 18% 0% 53% 0mm 85% 0.37mm 9.6dBZ 31° 18% 0.38mm - - 3.2m/s
10:00
987hPa 64J/kg 0.23fraction 4% 3.3°C 9% 0% 38% 0mm 77% 0.32mm -5.2dBZ 43° 9% 0.56mm - - 2.9m/s
11:00
987hPa 48J/kg 0.02fraction 0% 4°C 12% 0% 22% 0mm 66% 0.03mm -20dBZ 53° 12% 0.69mm 4.3m/s 5.2m/s 2.7m/s
12:00
986hPa 36J/kg 0.02fraction 2% 3.9°C 1% 0% 38% 0mm 55% 0.01mm -18dBZ 59° 2% 0.75mm - - 3.4m/s
13:00
985hPa 34J/kg 0.02fraction 0% 4°C 1% 0% 53% 0mm 55% 0.01mm -15dBZ 58° 1% 0.75mm - - 4.2m/s
14:00
985hPa 34J/kg 0.03fraction 0% 3.8°C 3% 0% 69% 0mm 57% 0.01mm -13dBZ 51° 3% 0.75mm 5.4m/s 4.8m/s 4.5m/s
15:00
984hPa 31J/kg 0.35fraction 2% 3.7°C 16% 0% 73% 0mm 60% 0.04mm -3.1dBZ 41° 16% 0mm - - 4.3m/s
16:00
984hPa 21J/kg 0.68fraction 0% 3.9°C 35% 0% 78% 0mm 63% 0.03mm 6.5dBZ 29° 35% 0.06mm - - 3.9m/s
17:00
984hPa 28J/kg 1fraction 1% 3.6°C 38% 0% 83% 0mm 69% 0.07mm 16dBZ 16° 38% 0.06mm 5.9m/s 5m/s 3.1m/s
18:00
985hPa 26J/kg 0.78fraction 3% 4.1°C 71% 0% 86% 0mm 78% 0.08mm 14dBZ 2.4° 71% 0.13mm - - 2.4m/s
19:00
986hPa 30J/kg 0.55fraction 4% 4.2°C 76% 0% 90% 0mm 80% 0.12mm 13dBZ -12° 76% 0.25mm - - 2.2m/s
20:00
986hPa 44J/kg 0.33fraction 35% 4.3°C 64% 0% 94% 0mm 81% 0.13mm 11dBZ -25° 64% 0.31mm 5.2m/s 4.2m/s 2.3m/s
21:00
987hPa 40J/kg 0.55fraction 7% 4.3°C 47% 0% 93% 0mm 85% 0.1mm 15dBZ -39° 47% 0.06mm - - 2m/s
22:00
987hPa 53J/kg 0.78fraction 1% 4°C 62% 0% 92% 0mm 90% 0.3mm 19dBZ -53° 62% 0.25mm - - 1.6m/s
23:00
987hPa 61J/kg 1fraction 5% 3.6°C 85% 0% 92% 0mm 92% 0.88mm 23dBZ -66° 85% 0.69mm 3.1m/s 4.8m/s 1.7m/s
Fri, Jul 10 Sunrise 06:34 Sunset 18:12
24:00
986hPa 62J/kg 0.98fraction 53% 3.2°C 94% 0% 92% 0.02mm 90% 1.1mm 21dBZ -75° 94% 1.4mm - - 2.5m/s
01:00
986hPa 71J/kg 0.95fraction 25% 3.1°C 93% 0% 93% 0.01mm 91% 1.2mm 18dBZ -74° 93% 2.3mm - - 2.8m/s
02:00
986hPa 80J/kg 0.93fraction 6% 3.1°C 76% 0% 94% 0mm 91% 0.96mm 16dBZ -63° 76% 3.2mm 4.7m/s 2.4m/s 2.8m/s
03:00
985hPa 65J/kg 0.95fraction 5% 3.3°C 71% 0% 76% 0.02mm 91% 1.2mm 18dBZ -50° 71% 0.94mm - - 3.2m/s
04:00
985hPa 74J/kg 0.98fraction 11% 3.3°C 27% 0% 57% 0.01mm 92% 0.95mm 20dBZ -36° 29% 1.9mm - - 2.8m/s
05:00
985hPa 72J/kg 1fraction 86% 3.4°C 71% 0% 39% 0mm 95% 1mm 22dBZ -22° 86% 2.6mm 5.7m/s 3.1m/s 2.2m/s
06:00
986hPa 81J/kg 0.78fraction 7% 3°C 91% 0% 42% 0.01mm 96% 0.95mm 22dBZ -8.6° 91% 3.4mm - - 1.7m/s
07:00
986hPa 78J/kg 0.57fraction 5% 2.8°C 86% 0% 46% 0mm 95% 0.67mm 22dBZ 5.3° 86% 3.9mm - - 1.5m/s
08:00
987hPa 91J/kg 0.35fraction 85% 3.1°C 32% 0% 49% 0mm 91% 0.1mm 22dBZ 19° 85% 4.3mm 5.8m/s 2.2m/s 2m/s
09:00
987hPa 63J/kg 0.33fraction 35% 3.4°C 4% 0% 46% 0mm 86% 0.19mm 13dBZ 31° 35% 0.13mm - - 2.7m/s
10:00
987hPa 53J/kg 0.3fraction 78% 4.1°C 30% 0% 42% 0mm 73% 0.04mm 5dBZ 43° 78% 0.19mm - - 3.3m/s
11:00
987hPa 28J/kg 0.27fraction 74% 4.5°C 29% 0% 39% 0mm 60% 0.02mm -3.4dBZ 53° 74% 0.25mm 6.7m/s 2m/s 3.6m/s
12:00
986hPa 16J/kg 0.25fraction 4% 4.3°C 21% 0% 47% 0mm 56% 0.01mm -1.3dBZ 59° 22% 0.25mm - - 3.9m/s
13:00
985hPa 27J/kg 0.23fraction 4% 3.8°C 52% 0% 56% 0mm 57% 0.02mm 0.93dBZ 58° 52% 0.25mm - - 4.1m/s
14:00
984hPa 32J/kg 0.21fraction 5% 3.4°C 33% 0% 64% 0mm 63% 0.04mm 3.1dBZ 51° 34% 0.31mm 7.5m/s 2.9m/s 4m/s
15:00
984hPa 39J/kg 0.48fraction 10% 3.3°C 41% 0% 55% 0mm 64% 0.1mm 5.5dBZ 41° 41% 0.06mm - - 4.2m/s
16:00
984hPa 40J/kg 0.74fraction 16% 3.4°C 30% 0% 47% 0mm 70% 0.21mm 8dBZ 29° 30% 0.19mm - - 4m/s
17:00
984hPa 41J/kg 1fraction 70% 3.2°C 28% 0% 39% 0.01mm 75% 0.09mm 10dBZ 16° 70% 0.31mm 9.3m/s 2.8m/s 3.4m/s
18:00
985hPa 41J/kg 0.94fraction 22% 3.6°C 85% 0% 50% 0mm 82% 0.22mm 4.9dBZ 2.5° 85% 0.44mm - - 3m/s
19:00
985hPa 42J/kg 0.89fraction 100% 3.7°C 89% 0% 62% 0mm 85% 0.17mm -0.6dBZ -12° 100% 0.56mm - - 2.4m/s
20:00
986hPa 51J/kg 0.83fraction 88% 3.9°C 68% 0% 74% 0mm 88% 0.77mm -6.1dBZ -25° 89% 0.88mm 7m/s 2.8m/s 2.3m/s
21:00
987hPa 54J/kg 0.89fraction 84% 4°C 36% 0% 72% 0.01mm 92% 0.4mm 1.3dBZ -39° 84% 0.31mm - - 1.7m/s
22:00
987hPa 45J/kg 0.94fraction 8% 4°C 35% 0% 70% 0mm 94% 0.43mm 8.7dBZ -53° 35% 0.75mm - - 1.3m/s
23:00
987hPa 43J/kg 1fraction 65% 4.2°C 52% 0% 69% 0.01mm 95% 0.34mm 16dBZ -66° 75% 1.1mm 7.9m/s 3.6m/s 1.4m/s
Sat, Jul 11 Sunrise 06:34 Sunset 18:13
24:00
986hPa 42J/kg 0.97fraction 100% 3.9°C 64% 0% 72% 0mm 95% 0.36mm 6.3dBZ -75° 100% 1.4mm - - 1.2m/s
01:00
986hPa 42J/kg 0.94fraction 100% 3.7°C 49% 0% 75% 0mm 95% 0.34mm -3.4dBZ -74° 100% 1.8mm - - 0.97m/s
02:00
986hPa 36J/kg 0.9fraction 100% 3.5°C 18% 0% 78% 0mm 95% 0.18mm -13dBZ -63° 100% 2.1mm 6.1m/s 3.6m/s 0.98m/s
03:00
986hPa 46J/kg 0.94fraction 100% 3.4°C 16% 0% 65% 0.02mm 86% 0.13mm -7.1dBZ -50° 100% 1.6mm - - 1.4m/s
04:00
986hPa 55J/kg 0.97fraction 100% 3.2°C 14% 0% 52% 0.04mm 77% 0.09mm -1.1dBZ -36° 100% 1.2mm - - 1.8m/s
05:00
986hPa 65J/kg 1fraction 100% 3.1°C 13% 0% 39% 0.06mm 68% 0.04mm 4.9dBZ -22° 100% 0.81mm 5.5m/s 2.8m/s 2.2m/s
06:00
985hPa 47J/kg 0.8fraction 68% 3.4°C 24% 0% 42% 0.05mm 64% 0.03mm 4.1dBZ -8.6° 82% 0.83mm - - 2.5m/s
07:00
984hPa 29J/kg 0.59fraction 36% 3.8°C 35% 0% 46% 0.03mm 61% 0.01mm 3.3dBZ 5.3° 64% 0.85mm - - 2.8m/s
08:00
983hPa 11J/kg 0.39fraction 5% 4.2°C 46% 0% 49% 0.02mm 57% 0mm 2.5dBZ 19° 46% 0.88mm 6.1m/s 2.2m/s 3.1m/s
09:00
983hPa 8.3J/kg 0.39fraction 36% 4°C 34% 0% 46% 0.01mm 60% 0.003mm -3.7dBZ 31° 64% 0.6mm - - 2.7m/s
10:00
983hPa 5.7J/kg 0.4fraction 68% 3.9°C 22% 0% 42% 0.007mm 62% 0.007mm -10dBZ 43° 82% 0.33mm - - 2.2m/s
11:00
982hPa 3J/kg 0.41fraction 100% 3.7°C 10% 0% 39% 0mm 65% 0.01mm -16dBZ 53° 100% 0.06mm 6.9m/s 2.5m/s 1.8m/s
12:00
983hPa 2.3J/kg 0.3fraction 96% 4.1°C 8% 0% 33% 0mm 72% 0.01mm -17dBZ 59° 96% 0.06mm - - 1.6m/s
13:00
984hPa 1.7J/kg 0.19fraction 93% 4.4°C 6% 0% 28% 0mm 79% 0.01mm -19dBZ 58° 93% 0.06mm - - 1.5m/s
14:00
984hPa 1J/kg 0.08fraction 89% 4.8°C 4% 0% 22% 0mm 85% 0.01mm -20dBZ 51° 89% 0.06mm 9.3m/s 3.1m/s 1.4m/s
15:00
985hPa 1J/kg 0.28fraction 76% 4.5°C 6% 0% 31% 0mm 87% 0.007mm -20dBZ 41° 76% 0.04mm - - 1.2m/s
16:00
985hPa 1J/kg 0.49fraction 62% 4.2°C 9% 0% 41% 0mm 89% 0.003mm -20dBZ 29° 62% 0.02mm - - 1.1m/s
17:00
985hPa 1J/kg 0.69fraction 49% 3.8°C 12% 0% 50% 0mm 91% 0mm -20dBZ 16° 49% 0mm 8.1m/s 3.3m/s 0.93m/s
18:00
985hPa 12J/kg 0.66fraction 44% 3.5°C 29% 0% 43% 0.007mm 91% 0mm -20dBZ 2.5° 55% 0mm - - 0.84m/s
19:00
985hPa 24J/kg 0.64fraction 40% 3.2°C 47% 0% 36% 0.01mm 91% 0mm -20dBZ -11° 61% 0mm - - 0.76m/s
20:00
984hPa 35J/kg 0.61fraction 35% 2.8°C 65% 0% 28% 0.02mm 91% 0mm -20dBZ -25° 67% 0mm 8.6m/s 2.8m/s 0.67m/s
How to read: these inputs help produce the derived score; they are not requirements by themselves.

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