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Rule Fire Sky

Tabanan - Fire Sky - Bali, Indonesia

Tabanan, Bali, Indonesia

Those rare, intensely red and orange sunset skies

Currently

Real-time conditions
Low Cloud Cover46%
Mid Cloud Cover0%
High Cloud Cover5%
Aerosol Optical Depth0.1
Sun Elevation-41.1° (Astronomical night)

Upcoming Opportunities

When all conditions match, PhotoWeather marks an opportunity window.

Times shown in Asia/Makassar
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Next opportunity
Excellent Fiery Red Sky at Sunset
Tabanan
Wed, May 27 · 18:00–18:20 · 1h window
Medium confidence
48%
🔥Fiery Red Sky Potential72.5%
Low Cloud Cover: 12%
Mid Cloud Cover: 0%
High Cloud Cover: 100%
Sun Elevation: 1.1° (Golden hour)
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Excellent Fiery Red Sky at Sunset
Tabanan
Thu, May 28 · 18:00–18:20
🔥Fiery Red Sky Potential:79.2%
Medium

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
1matching hours in the next 95 hoursJump to next match
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
21:0020%65%14618m
22:0017%33%16639m
23:0020%0%14099m
Sun, May 24
24:0013%27%24135m
01:0015%55%24135m
02:0017%82%24134m
03:0017%86%18531m
04:0017%90%24134m
05:0017%95%24135m
06:0022%96%24135m
07:001.1%98%14474m
08:000.5%100%15869m
09:006.6%99%24134m
10:0016%98%23638m
11:0017%97%23902m
12:0016%98%15130m
13:0017%98%24135m
14:0016%99%24134m
15:0020%94%24134m
16:0017%88%24134m
17:008.6%82%24134m
18:0031%86%21886m
19:008.9%90%14978m
20:0017%95%7530m
21:0017%82%14597m
22:0012%69%23906m
23:0013%56%24050m
Mon, May 25
24:0017%65%23996m
01:0014%74%23727m
02:005%83%24034m
03:002.7%80%24135m
04:005.7%77%24134m
05:0011%74%24135m
06:0030%80%24134m
07:0018%86%24135m
08:0011%92%24135m
09:007.4%92%11251m
10:0014%92%15365m
11:0021%91%7277m
12:0019%91%16387m
13:0019%91%24134m
14:0015%90%24134m
15:0010%77%24135m
16:0017%63%24134m
17:0016%49%23569m
18:0032%52%24135m
19:0014%55%20487m
20:0022%57%16452m
21:0029%55%15013m
22:0033%52%15550m
23:0030%50%24055m
Tue, May 26
24:0027%54%24102m
01:0020%57%23657m
02:0026%61%24075m
03:0013%65%24089m
04:0017%69%24124m
05:0015%73%24135m
06:0026%79%24134m
07:0016%85%19958m
08:0013%91%23211m
09:0017%92%23255m
10:0015%93%7669m
11:008.8%94%8282m
12:005.2%92%6822m
13:0017%91%7079m
14:0016%90%6539m
15:0024%73%6392m
16:0016%56%8276m
17:0012%39%13894m
18:0024%33%22401m
19:009.1%28%24134m
20:0017%22%24134m
21:0017%15%24134m
22:0013%7.4%24135m
23:0016%0%24135m
Wed, May 27
24:0016%0%24134m
01:007.5%0%24135m
02:001.3%0%24134m
03:000%7.4%24134m
04:000%15%24135m
05:000%22%24135m
06:0019%20%24135m
07:000%19%24135m
08:000%17%24135m
09:000%22%24135m
10:000%28%24135m
11:000%33%24135m
12:000%31%24135m
13:000%28%24135m
14:000%26%24135m
15:000%19%24135m
16:000%12%24135m
17:000%4.9%24135m
18:0073%3.3%24135m
19:000%1.6%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 06:25 Sunset 18:06
21:00
0.12 80% 16% 0.002 - 5% 46% 0% 36% 0.02 -41° 0seconds
22:00
0.12 84% 14% 0.002 - 5% 40% 0% 37% 0.02 -55° 0seconds
23:00
0.13 88% 13% 0.002 - 5% 52% 0% 38% 0.02 -68° 0seconds
Mon, May 25 Sunrise 06:25 Sunset 18:06
24:00
0.13 90% 12% 0.002 - 4% 60% 0% 43% 0.02 -77° 0seconds
01:00
0.13 91% 10% 0.002 - 1% 56% 0% 48% 0.02 -74° 0seconds
02:00
0.12 93% 9% 0.002 - 1% 61% 0% 53% 0.02 -62° 0seconds
03:00
0.12 94% 9% 0.002 - 5% 67% 0% 61% 0.02 -49° 0seconds
04:00
0.11 94% 10% 0.002 - 15% 66% 0% 69% 0.02 -35° 0seconds
05:00
0.11 95% 10% 0.002 - 7% 47% 0% 77% 0.02 -21° 0seconds
06:00
0.11 95% 10% 0.002 - 5% 40% 2% 74% 0.02 -6.8° 0seconds
07:00
0.12 94% 10% 0.002 - 5% 36% 1% 71% 0.02 7.1° 0seconds
08:00
0.12 94% 10% 0.002 - 5% 48% 0% 68% 0.02 21° 0seconds
09:00
0.12 88% 13% 0.002 - 1% 54% 0% 68% 0.02 34° 3600seconds
10:00
0.13 83% 15% 0.002 - 5% 42% 0% 68% 0.02 45° 3600seconds
11:00
0.13 77% 18% 0.002 - 55% 38% 0% 68% 0.02 55° 3600seconds
12:00
0.13 70% 18% 0.002 - 43% 41% 0% 69% 0.02 60° 3600seconds
13:00
0.13 62% 19% 0.002 - 16% 27% 0% 71% 0.02 59° 3600seconds
14:00
0.13 55% 19% 0.002 - 5% 28% 0% 73% 0.03 51° 3600seconds
15:00
0.14 60% 20% 0.002 - 5% 42% 0% 74% 0.03 40° 3600seconds
16:00
0.14 64% 20% 0.002 - 0% 26% 0% 76% 0.03 28° 3600seconds
17:00
0.15 69% 21% 0.002 - 0% 20% 0% 77% 0.03 14° 3600seconds
18:00
0.14 70% 19% 0.002 - 5% 8% 0% 77% 0.03 1.1° 3600seconds
19:00
0.15 70% 17% 0.002 - 5% 28% 0% 78% 0.03 -13° 3600seconds
20:00
0.16 71% 15% 0.002 - 15% 38% 0% 79% 0.03 -27° 3600seconds
21:00
- 56% 19% - - 53% 41% 0% 78% - -41° 0seconds
22:00
- 40% 22% - - 78% 18% 0% 78% - -55° 0seconds
23:00
- 25% 26% - - 98% 10% 0% 78% - -68° 0seconds
Tue, May 26 Sunrise 06:26 Sunset 18:06
24:00
- 21% 24% - - 81% 8% 0% 80% - -77° 0seconds
01:00
- 16% 23% - - 53% 9% 0% 82% - -74° 0seconds
02:00
- 12% 21% - - 30% 9% 0% 84% - -62° 0seconds
03:00
- 17% 23% - - 5% 9% 0% 85% - -49° 0seconds
04:00
- 22% 24% - - 9% 12% 0% 86% - -35° 0seconds
05:00
- 27% 26% - - 7% 12% 0% 87% - -21° 0seconds
06:00
- 29% 25% - - 5% 13% 0% 85% - -6.8° 0seconds
07:00
- 32% 23% - - 5% 15% 0% 84% - 7.1° 0seconds
08:00
- 34% 22% - - 5% 10% 0% 82% - 20° 0seconds
09:00
- 39% 24% - - 5% 23% 0% 82% - 33° 3600seconds
10:00
- 45% 27% - - 5% 31% 0% 81% - 45° 3600seconds
11:00
- 50% 29% - - 3% 37% 0% 81% - 55° 3600seconds
12:00
- 48% 28% - - 0% 43% 0% 82% - 60° 3600seconds
13:00
- 47% 26% - - 5% 41% 0% 82% - 58° 3600seconds
14:00
- 45% 25% - - 25% 43% 0% 83% - 51° 3600seconds
15:00
- 47% 28% - - 66% 60% 0% 85% - 40° 3600seconds
16:00
- 49% 30% - - 94% 84% 0% 87% - 28° 3600seconds
17:00
- 51% 33% - - 68% 83% 0% 89% - 14° 3600seconds
18:00
- 51% 32% - - 5% 80% 0% 88% - 1.1° 3600seconds
19:00
- 50% 32% - - 5% 67% 0% 86% - -13° 3600seconds
20:00
- 50% 31% - - 4% 52% 0% 84% - -27° 3600seconds
21:00
- 51% 33% - - 0% 53% 0% 83% - -41° 0seconds
22:00
- 52% 35% - - 4% 49% 0% 81% - -55° 0seconds
23:00
- 53% 37% - - 5% 37% 0% 80% - -68° 0seconds
Wed, May 27 Sunrise 06:26 Sunset 18:06
24:00
- 50% 35% - - 5% 34% 0% 76% - -77° 0seconds
01:00
- 48% 34% - - 5% 64% 0% 72% - -74° 0seconds
02:00
- 45% 32% - - 5% 83% 0% 69% - -62° 0seconds
03:00
- 46% 34% - - 34% 69% 0% 68% - -49° 1200seconds
04:00
- 47% 36% - - 63% 54% 0% 67% - -35° 2400seconds
05:00
- 48% 38% - - 92% 40% 0% 66% - -21° 3600seconds
06:00
- 48% 37% - - 94% 57% 0% 64% - -6.9° 3600seconds
07:00
- 48% 35% - - 97% 75% 0% 61% - 3600seconds
08:00
- 48% 34% - - 100% 92% 0% 59% - 20° 3600seconds
09:00
- 50% 36% - - 100% 63% 0% 57% - 33° 3600seconds
10:00
- 51% 38% - - 100% 33% 0% 54% - 45° 3600seconds
11:00
- 53% 40% - - 100% 3% 0% 52% - 55° 3600seconds
12:00
- 51% 39% - - 100% 2% 0% 48% - 60° 3600seconds
13:00
- 50% 38% - - 100% 1% 0% 44% - 58° 3600seconds
14:00
- 48% 37% - - 100% 0% 0% 40% - 51° 3600seconds
15:00
- 49% 35% - - 100% 4% 0% 40% - 40° 2400seconds
16:00
- 51% 32% - - 100% 8% 0% 39% - 28° 1200seconds
17:00
- 52% 30% - - 100% 11% 0% 39% - 14° 0seconds
18:00
- 54% 29% - - 100% 12% 0% 32% - 1.1° 0seconds
19:00
- 55% 28% - - 100% 12% 0% 24% - -13° 0seconds
20:00
- 57% 27% - - 100% 12% 0% 17% - -27° 0seconds
How to read: these inputs help produce the derived score; they are not requirements by themselves.

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