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Tabanan - Storm Chaser - Bali, Indonesia

Tabanan, 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 99% failing
Cloud Drama Score 83% failing

Currently

Real-time conditions
Cloud Cover46%
Wind Gusts2.3m/s
Precipitation Chance82%
Air Pressure983.9hPa
CAPE135
Lifted Index-0.8°C
Wind Gusts2.3m/s
Precipitation0.1mm

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
Sat, May 23
21:000%14%337J/kg-1.3°C14618m1m/s
22:000%13%300J/kg-1.6°C16639m1.2m/s
23:000%11%251J/kg-1.5°C14099m1.1m/s
Sun, May 24
24:000%9.5%207J/kg-1.5°C24135m1.1m/s
01:000%5.6%162J/kg-1.2°C24135m1.3m/s
02:000%7.5%151J/kg-1.1°C24134m1.1m/s
03:000%9.3%166J/kg-1°C18531m1.4m/s
04:000%8.6%162J/kg-1.1°C24134m1.5m/s
05:000%7.4%206J/kg-1.5°C24135m1.4m/s
06:000%60%293J/kg-1.8°C24135m1.3m/s
07:000%64%275J/kg-1.9°C14474m1.4m/s
08:000%43%305J/kg-2°C15869m2.3m/s
09:000%87%384J/kg-2.1°C24134m3.9m/s
10:000%54%453J/kg-2.1°C23638m3.8m/s
11:0013%50%432J/kg-1.9°C23902m3.9m/s
12:0016%26%375J/kg-1.6°C15130m3.8m/s
13:0015%41%377J/kg-1.8°C24135m3.6m/s
14:0015%41%431J/kg-2°C24134m3.8m/s
15:000%50%296J/kg-1.7°C24134m3.5m/s
16:000%60%268J/kg-1.2°C24134m3.5m/s
17:000%55%316J/kg-1.2°C24134m3.5m/s
18:000%35%320J/kg-1.4°C21886m3.1m/s
19:000%7.1%206J/kg-1°C14978m2.3m/s
20:0015%9.3%146J/kg-0.8°C7530m2.1m/s
21:000%8.8%135J/kg-0.8°C14597m2.3m/s
22:000%8.1%79J/kg-0.7°C23906m3.6m/s
23:0013%8.8%76J/kg-0.7°C24050m1.8m/s
Mon, May 25
24:000%9.6%86J/kg-0.6°C23996m3.2m/s
01:000%9.6%81J/kg-0.6°C23727m2m/s
02:0013%12%84J/kg-0.7°C24034m1.9m/s
03:000%15%140J/kg-1.1°C24135m1.8m/s
04:000%15%136J/kg-1.3°C24134m3.5m/s
05:0012%12%115J/kg-1.2°C24135m3.9m/s
06:000%65%97J/kg-1.2°C24134m1.8m/s
07:000%73%95J/kg-1.4°C24135m1.8m/s
08:000%66%187J/kg-1.9°C24135m4.6m/s
09:0014%56%182J/kg-1.7°C11251m4.5m/s
10:0016%49%184J/kg-1.5°C15365m4.4m/s
11:0023%71%200J/kg-1.2°C7277m4.3m/s
12:0020%43%228J/kg-1.4°C16387m3.8m/s
13:0015%74%249J/kg-1.7°C24134m3.9m/s
14:0015%48%206J/kg-2°C24134m3.9m/s
15:000%51%159J/kg-1.8°C24135m3.8m/s
16:000%45%125J/kg-1.5°C24134m3.6m/s
17:000%46%142J/kg-1.3°C23569m3.6m/s
18:000%34%112J/kg-1°C24135m2.3m/s
19:000%11%57J/kg-0.6°C20487m1.4m/s
20:0013%15%44J/kg-0.6°C16452m1.8m/s
21:000%15%48J/kg-0.5°C15013m1.7m/s
22:000%11%90J/kg-0.7°C15550m1.6m/s
23:000%15%67J/kg-0.8°C24055m1.6m/s
Tue, May 26
24:000%14%32J/kg-0.7°C24102m2m/s
01:000%15%47J/kg-0.8°C23657m1.6m/s
02:0013%14%68J/kg-0.7°C24075m2m/s
03:000%13%63J/kg-0.5°C24089m1.6m/s
04:000%7%67J/kg-0.4°C24124m1.5m/s
05:000%5.9%76J/kg-0.3°C24135m1.5m/s
06:000%41%75J/kg-0.5°C24134m1.5m/s
07:000%57%42J/kg-0.4°C19958m1.8m/s
08:000%46%134J/kg-0.9°C23211m4.7m/s
09:000%54%122J/kg-0.9°C23255m4.6m/s
10:0018%51%134J/kg-1.1°C7669m4.7m/s
11:0023%48%178J/kg-1.7°C8282m5m/s
12:0023%32%182J/kg-1.7°C6822m5.3m/s
13:0027%59%170J/kg-1.6°C7079m5.5m/s
14:0029%81%156J/kg-1.4°C6539m5.6m/s
15:0021%65%121J/kg-1.2°C6392m6.1m/s
16:0024%49%54J/kg-0.7°C8276m6.6m/s
17:0019%55%34J/kg0°C13894m6.9m/s
18:0017%61%29J/kg0.3°C22401m6.9m/s
19:0017%15%21J/kg0.8°C24134m6.7m/s
20:0017%13%15J/kg1.4°C24134m5.8m/s
21:000%11%5J/kg1.6°C24134m3.9m/s
22:000%8%6J/kg1.6°C24135m1.8m/s
23:000%7%5J/kg1.7°C24135m1.7m/s
Wed, May 27
24:000%7.5%4J/kg1.5°C24134m1.2m/s
01:000%10%7J/kg0.9°C24135m1.2m/s
02:000%12%11J/kg0.5°C24134m1m/s
03:000%0%23J/kg0.18°C24134m2.3m/s
04:000%0%34J/kg-0.15°C24135m3.6m/s
05:000%0%46J/kg-0.47°C24135m4.9m/s
06:000%35%34J/kg-0.22°C24135m4.8m/s
07:000%35%22J/kg0.03°C24135m4.8m/s
08:000%33%10J/kg0.28°C24135m4.7m/s
09:000%30%8J/kg0.41°C24135m4.6m/s
10:000%24%6J/kg0.53°C24135m4.6m/s
11:000%12%4J/kg0.66°C24135m4.5m/s
12:000%12%3.3J/kg0.94°C24135m4.4m/s
13:000%12%2.7J/kg1.2°C24135m4.3m/s
14:000%12%2J/kg1.5°C24135m4.1m/s
15:000%12%1.7J/kg1.7°C24135m4.8m/s
16:000%14%1.3J/kg1.8°C24135m5.5m/s
17:000%35%1J/kg2°C24135m6.1m/s
18:000%38%1J/kg2.3°C24135m6.2m/s
19:000%0%1J/kg2.6°C24135m6.3m/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
Sun, May 24 Sunrise 06:25 Sunset 18:06
21:00
984hPa 135J/kg 5% -0.8°C 46% 0% 82% 0mm 96% 0.1mm -5.6dBZ -41° 46% 0.13mm - - 1.1m/s
22:00
984hPa 79J/kg 5% -0.7°C 40% 0% 69% 0.01mm 95% 0.09mm -7.5dBZ -55° 40% 0.25mm - - 1.2m/s
23:00
984hPa 76J/kg 5% -0.7°C 52% 0% 56% 0mm 94% 0.06mm -9.4dBZ -68° 52% 0.31mm 8.6m/s 12m/s 1.2m/s
Mon, May 25 Sunrise 06:25 Sunset 18:06
24:00
984hPa 86J/kg 4% -0.6°C 60% 0% 65% 0mm 94% 0.08mm -13dBZ -77° 60% 0.38mm - - 1.3m/s
01:00
984hPa 81J/kg 1% -0.6°C 56% 0% 74% 0mm 93% 0.12mm -16dBZ -74° 56% 0.44mm - - 1.3m/s
02:00
983hPa 84J/kg 1% -0.7°C 61% 0% 83% 0mm 93% 0.09mm -19dBZ -62° 61% 0.5mm 7.8m/s 11m/s 1.3m/s
03:00
983hPa 140J/kg 5% -1.1°C 67% 0% 80% 0mm 93% 0.04mm -15dBZ -49° 67% 0.06mm - - 1.2m/s
04:00
983hPa 136J/kg 15% -1.3°C 66% 0% 77% 0mm 92% 0.09mm -11dBZ -35° 66% 0.13mm - - 1.2m/s
05:00
983hPa 115J/kg 7% -1.2°C 47% 0% 74% 0mm 92% 0.02mm -7.2dBZ -21° 47% 0.13mm 5.6m/s 10m/s 1.2m/s
06:00
983hPa 97J/kg 5% -1.2°C 40% 2% 80% 0mm 92% 0.02mm -11dBZ -6.8° 40% 0.19mm - - 1.2m/s
07:00
984hPa 95J/kg 5% -1.4°C 36% 1% 86% 0mm 92% 0.01mm -14dBZ 7.1° 36% 0.19mm - - 1.2m/s
08:00
984hPa 187J/kg 5% -1.9°C 48% 0% 92% 0mm 86% 0.05mm -18dBZ 21° 48% 0.31mm 6m/s 9.5m/s 1.2m/s
09:00
985hPa 182J/kg 1% -1.7°C 54% 0% 92% 0mm 82% 0.73mm -6.6dBZ 34° 54% 0.44mm - - 2.2m/s
10:00
985hPa 184J/kg 5% -1.5°C 42% 0% 92% 0mm 82% 0.79mm 5dBZ 45° 42% 1.1mm - - 2.4m/s
11:00
984hPa 200J/kg 55% -1.2°C 38% 0% 91% 0mm 86% 1.1mm 16dBZ 55° 55% 2.4mm 4.4m/s 7.7m/s 2.3m/s
12:00
983hPa 228J/kg 43% -1.4°C 41% 0% 91% 0mm 84% 0.56mm 12dBZ 60° 50% 3.3mm - - 2.2m/s
13:00
982hPa 249J/kg 16% -1.7°C 27% 0% 91% 0mm 78% 0.11mm 6.6dBZ 59° 28% 3.8mm - - 2.4m/s
14:00
982hPa 206J/kg 5% -2°C 28% 0% 90% 0mm 71% 0.03mm 1.7dBZ 51° 28% 3.9mm 4.2m/s 9.5m/s 2.8m/s
15:00
981hPa 159J/kg 5% -1.8°C 42% 0% 77% 0mm 68% 0.06mm -5dBZ 40° 42% 0.13mm - - 3.1m/s
16:00
981hPa 125J/kg 0% -1.5°C 26% 0% 63% 0mm 72% 0.03mm -12dBZ 28° 26% 0.31mm - - 2.8m/s
17:00
982hPa 142J/kg 0% -1.3°C 20% 0% 49% 0mm 79% 0.29mm -18dBZ 14° 20% 0.63mm 5.6m/s 7.4m/s 2.2m/s
18:00
982hPa 112J/kg 5% -1°C 8% 0% 52% 0mm 92% 0.15mm -19dBZ 1.1° 8% 0.88mm - - 1.2m/s
19:00
982hPa 57J/kg 5% -0.6°C 28% 0% 55% 0mm 95% 0.11mm -19dBZ -13° 28% 1mm - - 1.2m/s
20:00
983hPa 44J/kg 15% -0.6°C 38% 0% 57% 0mm 95% 0.07mm -20dBZ -27° 40% 1.1mm 7.1m/s 7.7m/s 1.3m/s
21:00
984hPa 48J/kg 53% -0.5°C 41% 0% 55% 0mm 95% 0.08mm -19dBZ -41° 54% 0.13mm - - 1.3m/s
22:00
984hPa 90J/kg 78% -0.7°C 18% 0% 52% 0mm 96% 0.11mm -18dBZ -55° 78% 0.19mm - - 1.2m/s
23:00
984hPa 67J/kg 98% -0.8°C 10% 0% 50% 0mm 96% 0.11mm -18dBZ -68° 98% 0.38mm 7.3m/s 5.5m/s 1.2m/s
Tue, May 26 Sunrise 06:26 Sunset 18:06
24:00
984hPa 32J/kg 81% -0.7°C 8% 0% 54% 0mm 97% 0.07mm -17dBZ -77° 81% 0.56mm - - 1.2m/s
01:00
983hPa 47J/kg 53% -0.8°C 9% 0% 57% 0mm 97% 0.29mm -17dBZ -74° 53% 0.88mm - - 1.2m/s
02:00
983hPa 68J/kg 30% -0.7°C 9% 0% 61% 0mm 97% 0.06mm -17dBZ -62° 30% 1.1mm 7.3m/s 3.6m/s 1.3m/s
03:00
982hPa 63J/kg 5% -0.5°C 9% 0% 65% 0mm 96% 0.04mm -18dBZ -49° 9% 0.06mm - - 1.2m/s
04:00
982hPa 67J/kg 9% -0.4°C 12% 0% 69% 0mm 96% 0.03mm -19dBZ -35° 14% 0.13mm - - 1.2m/s
05:00
982hPa 76J/kg 7% -0.3°C 12% 0% 73% 0mm 96% 0.02mm -19dBZ -21° 13% 0.19mm 5.6m/s 1.6m/s 1.2m/s
06:00
983hPa 75J/kg 5% -0.5°C 13% 0% 79% 0mm 96% 0.01mm -19dBZ -6.8° 13% 0.19mm - - 1.2m/s
07:00
983hPa 42J/kg 5% -0.4°C 15% 0% 85% 0mm 95% 0.04mm -18dBZ 7.1° 15% 0.25mm - - 1.1m/s
08:00
984hPa 134J/kg 5% -0.9°C 10% 0% 91% 0mm 87% 0.42mm -18dBZ 20° 11% 0.44mm 5.6m/s 2.4m/s 1.1m/s
09:00
984hPa 122J/kg 5% -0.9°C 23% 0% 92% 0mm 80% 0.34mm -7.7dBZ 33° 23% 0.31mm - - 2m/s
10:00
984hPa 134J/kg 5% -1.1°C 31% 0% 93% 0mm 79% 1.2mm 2.3dBZ 45° 31% 1mm - - 2.5m/s
11:00
984hPa 178J/kg 3% -1.7°C 37% 0% 94% 0mm 85% 1.2mm 12dBZ 55° 37% 2.2mm 4.5m/s 5.1m/s 2.8m/s
12:00
983hPa 182J/kg 0% -1.7°C 43% 0% 92% 0mm 87% 1.7mm 16dBZ 60° 43% 3.8mm - - 2.9m/s
13:00
983hPa 170J/kg 5% -1.6°C 41% 0% 91% 0mm 88% 1.6mm 19dBZ 58° 41% 5.5mm - - 2.9m/s
14:00
982hPa 156J/kg 25% -1.4°C 43% 0% 90% 0mm 88% 1.6mm 23dBZ 51° 43% 7.2mm 6.3m/s 6m/s 2.8m/s
15:00
981hPa 121J/kg 66% -1.2°C 60% 0% 73% 0mm 90% 1.4mm 21dBZ 40° 71% 1.5mm - - 2.7m/s
16:00
981hPa 54J/kg 94% -0.7°C 84% 0% 56% 0mm 92% 0.96mm 20dBZ 28° 95% 2.6mm - - 2.5m/s
17:00
982hPa 34J/kg 68% 0°C 83% 0% 39% 0.02mm 93% 0.26mm 18dBZ 14° 93% 3.1mm 7.2m/s 6m/s 2.2m/s
18:00
982hPa 29J/kg 5% 0.3°C 80% 0% 33% 0mm 94% 0.17mm 5.8dBZ 1.1° 80% 3.3mm - - 1.6m/s
19:00
983hPa 21J/kg 5% 0.8°C 67% 0% 28% 0mm 94% 0.07mm -6.4dBZ -13° 67% 3.4mm - - 1.5m/s
20:00
984hPa 15J/kg 4% 1.4°C 52% 0% 22% 0mm 95% 0.05mm -19dBZ -27° 52% 3.5mm 7.3m/s 5.8m/s 1.4m/s
21:00
984hPa 5J/kg 0% 1.6°C 53% 0% 15% 0mm 95% 0.02mm -19dBZ -41° 53% 0.06mm - - 1.4m/s
22:00
984hPa 6J/kg 4% 1.6°C 49% 0% 7% 0mm 95% 0.01mm -19dBZ -55° 49% 0.06mm - - 1.4m/s
23:00
984hPa 5J/kg 5% 1.7°C 37% 0% 0% 0mm 94% 0.01mm -19dBZ -68° 37% 0.06mm 7.5m/s 4.9m/s 1.3m/s
Wed, May 27 Sunrise 06:26 Sunset 18:06
24:00
984hPa 4J/kg 5% 1.5°C 34% 0% 0% 0mm 95% 0.01mm -19dBZ -77° 34% 0.06mm - - 1.2m/s
01:00
984hPa 7J/kg 5% 0.9°C 64% 0% 0% 0mm 95% 0.01mm -19dBZ -74° 64% 0.13mm - - 1.1m/s
02:00
983hPa 11J/kg 5% 0.5°C 83% 0% 0% 0mm 94% 0.02mm -19dBZ -62° 83% 0.13mm 8.2m/s 4.7m/s 0.94m/s
03:00
987hPa 23J/kg 34% 0.18°C 69% 0% 7% 0.003mm 85% 0.03mm -19dBZ -49° 86% 0.17mm - - 2m/s
04:00
990hPa 34J/kg 63% -0.15°C 54% 0% 15% 0.007mm 76% 0.05mm -19dBZ -35° 89% 0.21mm - - 3.1m/s
05:00
994hPa 46J/kg 92% -0.47°C 40% 0% 22% 0.01mm 68% 0.06mm -18dBZ -21° 92% 0.25mm 7.5m/s 4.9m/s 4.2m/s
06:00
993hPa 34J/kg 94% -0.22°C 57% 0% 20% 0.02mm 67% 0.05mm -11dBZ -6.9° 94% 0.31mm - - 4.1m/s
07:00
992hPa 22J/kg 97% 0.03°C 75% 0% 19% 0.03mm 67% 0.03mm -3.4dBZ 97% 0.38mm - - 4.1m/s
08:00
992hPa 10J/kg 100% 0.28°C 92% 0% 17% 0.04mm 67% 0.02mm 4.1dBZ 20° 100% 0.44mm 8.1m/s 3.9m/s 4m/s
09:00
992hPa 8J/kg 100% 0.41°C 63% 0% 22% 0.03mm 68% 0.01mm 6.1dBZ 33° 100% 0.31mm - - 3.8m/s
10:00
992hPa 6J/kg 100% 0.53°C 33% 0% 28% 0.01mm 70% 0.007mm 8.2dBZ 45° 100% 0.19mm - - 3.7m/s
11:00
992hPa 4J/kg 100% 0.66°C 3% 0% 33% 0mm 71% 0mm 10dBZ 55° 100% 0.06mm 7.2m/s 2.4m/s 3.5m/s
12:00
992hPa 3.3J/kg 100% 0.94°C 2% 0% 31% 0mm 76% 0.02mm 4.6dBZ 60° 100% 0.08mm - - 3.2m/s
13:00
993hPa 2.7J/kg 100% 1.2°C 1% 0% 28% 0mm 81% 0.03mm -1dBZ 58° 100% 0.1mm - - 2.8m/s
14:00
994hPa 2J/kg 100% 1.5°C 0% 0% 26% 0mm 86% 0.05mm -6.7dBZ 51° 100% 0.13mm 7m/s 2.2m/s 2.5m/s
15:00
994hPa 1.7J/kg 100% 1.7°C 4% 0% 19% 0.003mm 86% 0.04mm -11dBZ 40° 100% 0.15mm - - 2.6m/s
16:00
994hPa 1.3J/kg 100% 1.8°C 8% 0% 12% 0.007mm 87% 0.02mm -16dBZ 28° 100% 0.17mm - - 2.7m/s
17:00
994hPa 1J/kg 100% 2°C 11% 0% 5% 0.01mm 87% 0.01mm -20dBZ 14° 100% 0.19mm 7.7m/s 1.1m/s 2.7m/s
18:00
994hPa 1J/kg 100% 2.3°C 12% 0% 3% 0.01mm 86% 0.007mm -19dBZ 1.1° 100% 0.21mm - - 2.8m/s
19:00
994hPa 1J/kg 100% 2.6°C 12% 0% 2% 0.01mm 86% 0.003mm -19dBZ -13° 100% 0.23mm - - 2.9m/s
20:00
993hPa 1J/kg 100% 2.9°C 12% 0% 0% 0.01mm 85% 0mm -18dBZ -27° 100% 0.25mm 6.7m/s 1.4m/s 3m/s
How to read: these inputs help produce the derived score; they are not requirements by themselves.

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