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Ubud - Fire Sky - Bali, Indonesia

Ubud, Bali, Indonesia

Those rare, intensely red and orange sunset skies

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Rule requirements (key thresholds)
Golden Hour · Any Fiery Red Sky Potential · ≥ 90.0% Precipitation Chance · ≤ 15.0% Visibility · ≥ 8000.0m

Tip: Scroll down to the 72-hour table to see exactly which condition fails hour by hour.

Most common blockers (next 72 hours)
Fiery Red Sky Potential 100% failing
Precipitation Chance 100% failing
Golden Hour 92% failing

Currently

Real-time conditions
Low Cloud Cover24%
Mid Cloud Cover100%
Aerosol Optical Depth0.1dimensionless
Sun Elevation-48.9° (Astronomical night)

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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 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
0matching hours in the next 95 hours
AND logic: all conditions required
Meets requirement
Misses requirement
Time
Asia/Makassar
Golden Hour
Any
Fiery Red Sky Potential
≥ 90.0%
Precipitation Chance
≤ 15.0%
Visibility
≥ 8000.0m
Sun, Feb 22
03:000%87%24135m
04:000%90%24134m
05:000%93%24135m
06:0062%95%14535m
07:000%98%15736m
08:000%100%18934m
09:000%100%16475m
10:000%100%17971m
11:000%100%19082m
12:000%100%9478m
13:000%100%6560m
14:000%100%24134m
15:000%90%23716m
16:000%81%8771m
17:000%73%6440m
18:0066%75%16489m
19:0072%78%24135m
20:000%80%24072m
21:000%72%15390m
22:000%71%12974m
23:000%69%16160m
Mon, Feb 23
24:000%63%20153m
01:000%58%22205m
02:000%52%23862m
03:000%43%24134m
04:000%34%24134m
05:000%24%24135m
06:0077%38%24135m
07:000%52%24135m
08:000%65%24135m
09:000%76%24135m
10:000%88%24135m
11:000%99%24135m
12:000%99%24134m
13:000%100%24135m
14:000%100%24134m
15:000%96%23654m
16:000%92%23562m
17:000%88%7583m
18:0067%87%22491m
19:0067%86%24134m
20:000%86%3077m
21:000%77%10086m
22:000%67%15153m
23:000%58%17397m
Tue, Feb 24
24:000%60%16621m
01:000%62%23278m
02:000%64%23688m
03:000%68%23277m
04:000%72%6803m
05:000%76%669m
06:0034%81%548m
07:000%87%561m
08:000%92%315m
09:000%90%445m
10:000%88%624m
11:000%85%413m
12:000%88%269m
13:000%90%487m
14:000%92%497m
15:000%70%326m
16:000%49%201m
17:000%27%207m
18:0032%30%1776m
19:0035%34%4031m
20:000%37%920m
21:000%46%1778m
22:000%54%24135m
23:000%63%10065m
Wed, Feb 25
24:000%68%7210m
01:000%73%1461m
02:000%78%1380m
03:000%78%20040m
04:000%78%18152m
05:000%78%24134m
06:0058%84%24134m
07:000%91%24134m
08:000%97%24135m
09:000%96%24109m
10:000%95%24083m
11:000%94%24056m
12:000%91%18350m
13:000%88%12644m
14:000%85%6938m
15:000%68%6782m
16:000%51%6627m
17:000%34%6472m
18:0047%38%8452m
19:0048%42%10433m
20:000%46%12414m
21:000%44%14563m
22:000%42%16711m
23:000%40%18859m
Thu, Feb 26
24:000%39%18366m
01:000%38%17873m
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)
Air Pressure
hPa
Dust AOD (550nm)
Golden Hour
High Clouds
%
Low Clouds
%
Mid-Level Clouds
%
RH @ 700 hPa
%
Relative Humidity
%
Smoke AOD (550nm)
Temperature
°C
Wind Speed
m/s
Ångström Exponent
Mon, Feb 23 Sunrise 06:23 Sunset 18:41
03:00
0.14 977hPa 0 - 91% 24% 100% 91% 96% 0.02 22°C 1.2m/s 1.1
04:00
0.12 976hPa 0 - 85% 12% 100% 93% 96% 0.02 22°C 1.2m/s 1.1
05:00
0.12 977hPa 0 - 100% 13% 98% 94% 96% 0.02 22°C 1.2m/s 1.1
06:00
0.12 977hPa 0 - 100% 20% 78% 94% 96% 0.02 22°C 1.4m/s 1.1
07:00
0.12 977hPa 0 - 100% 36% 82% 95% 95% 0.02 22°C 1.5m/s 1.1
08:00
0.13 978hPa 0 - 100% 9% 46% 95% 91% 0.02 23°C 0.86m/s 1.1
09:00
0.11 978hPa 0 - 100% 37% 19% 95% 84% 0.02 25°C 1.5m/s 1.2
10:00
0.11 978hPa 0 - 98% 37% 29% 94% 74% 0.02 27°C 2m/s 1.2
11:00
0.11 978hPa 0 - 86% 46% 16% 94% 68% 0.02 28°C 2.5m/s 1.2
12:00
0.1 977hPa 0 - 96% 62% 28% 96% 64% 0.02 29°C 3.1m/s 1.3
13:00
0.14 976hPa 0 - 99% 76% 14% 97% 65% 0.03 29°C 2.9m/s 1.2
14:00
0.16 976hPa 0 - 84% 66% 14% 98% 70% 0.03 28°C 3.2m/s 1.2
15:00
0.18 976hPa 0 - 100% 94% 33% 99% 74% 0.03 27°C 3m/s 1.2
16:00
0.15 976hPa 0 - 100% 100% 61% 99% 88% 0.03 25°C 2.4m/s 1.3
17:00
0.14 976hPa 0 - 100% 100% 100% 100% 97% 0.02 23°C 1.6m/s 1.2
18:00
0.17 977hPa 0 - 100% 29% 100% 100% 98% 0.02 23°C 0.89m/s 1.1
19:00
0.13 978hPa 0 - 100% 35% 84% 100% 98% 0.02 23°C 0.55m/s 1.2
20:00
0.14 978hPa 0 - 100% 43% 66% 100% 98% 0.02 23°C 1.1m/s 1.1
21:00
0.14 979hPa 0 - 100% 86% 94% 98% 96% 0.02 23°C 1.3m/s 1.1
22:00
0.12 979hPa 0 - 100% 33% 84% 97% 95% 0.01 23°C 1.9m/s 1.1
23:00
0.11 979hPa 0 - 100% 16% 93% 95% 96% 0.01 22°C 2.2m/s 1.1
Tue, Feb 24 Sunrise 06:23 Sunset 18:41
24:00
0.11 979hPa 0 - 100% 22% 59% 91% 97% 0.01 22°C 2m/s 1.2
01:00
0.11 978hPa 0 - 100% 39% 91% 87% 96% 0.01 22°C 2.2m/s 1.1
02:00
0.11 977hPa 0 - 100% 27% 94% 83% 96% 0.01 23°C 2.4m/s 1.2
03:00
0.1 977hPa 0 - 100% 86% 93% 86% 96% 0.01 22°C 2.4m/s 1.2
04:00
0.1 977hPa 0 - 100% 100% 95% 90% 97% 0.01 22°C 2.3m/s 1.2
05:00
0.1 977hPa 0 - 100% 100% 99% 93% 98% 0.01 23°C 2.7m/s 1.2
06:00
0.1 978hPa 0 - 100% 100% 87% 94% 98% 0.01 23°C 2.7m/s 1.1
07:00
0.1 979hPa 0 - 100% 100% 85% 95% 98% 0.01 23°C 2.1m/s 1.2
08:00
0.1 979hPa 0 - 100% 100% 76% 97% 99% 0.01 23°C 1.6m/s 1.2
09:00
- 979hPa - - 100% 100% 100% 95% 99% - 23°C 1.6m/s -
10:00
- 980hPa - - 100% 100% 100% 93% 99% - 22°C 2.5m/s -
11:00
- 980hPa - - 100% 100% 100% 92% 99% - 22°C 1.5m/s -
12:00
- 979hPa - - 100% 100% 100% 94% 100% - 22°C 1.2m/s -
13:00
- 978hPa - - 100% 99% 99% 97% 99% - 22°C 1.6m/s -
14:00
- 977hPa - - 100% 100% 95% 100% 99% - 22°C 1.4m/s -
15:00
- 977hPa - - 100% 100% 97% 100% 99% - 22°C 1.1m/s -
16:00
- 977hPa - - 100% 100% 98% 100% 99% - 22°C 0.92m/s -
17:00
- 977hPa - - 100% 100% 98% 100% 99% - 22°C 1.8m/s -
18:00
- 978hPa - - 100% 60% 77% 100% 98% - 22°C 2m/s -
19:00
- 979hPa - - 100% 100% 96% 100% 98% - 22°C 1.8m/s -
20:00
- 980hPa - - 100% 100% 100% 100% 98% - 22°C 2.4m/s -
21:00
- 980hPa - - 100% 100% 100% 99% 98% - 22°C 2.1m/s -
22:00
- 980hPa - - 100% 100% 100% 98% 98% - 22°C 1.9m/s -
23:00
- 981hPa - - 100% 100% 99% 98% 98% - 22°C 2m/s -
Wed, Feb 25 Sunrise 06:23 Sunset 18:41
24:00
- 980hPa - - 100% 100% 99% 98% 98% - 21°C 1.7m/s -
01:00
- 980hPa - - 100% 100% 100% 99% 98% - 22°C 2.2m/s -
02:00
- 979hPa - - 76% 85% 100% 99% 98% - 22°C 2.3m/s -
03:00
- 978hPa - - 76% 98% 89% 100% 96% - 22°C 2.7m/s -
04:00
- 978hPa - - 67% 64% 100% 100% 95% - 21°C 2.4m/s -
05:00
- 978hPa - - 94% 100% 100% 100% 94% - 21°C 1.7m/s -
06:00
- 978hPa - - 87% 100% 100% 99% 94% - 22°C 1.6m/s -
07:00
- 979hPa - - 100% 100% 97% 98% 94% - 22°C 1.2m/s -
08:00
- 979hPa - - 55% 70% 99% 97% 93% - 22°C 1m/s -
09:00
- 979hPa - - 70% 78% 99% 98% 94% - 22°C 1.8m/s -
10:00
- 978hPa - - 85% 85% 100% 99% 95% - 23°C 2.5m/s -
11:00
- 978hPa - - 100% 93% 100% 99% 95% - 23°C 3.3m/s -
12:00
- 978hPa - - 100% 84% 100% 97% 96% - 23°C 3m/s -
13:00
- 979hPa - - 100% 74% 100% 95% 97% - 22°C 2.6m/s -
14:00
- 980hPa - - 100% 64% 100% 94% 98% - 22°C 2.3m/s -
15:00
- 980hPa - - 100% 64% 100% 96% 98% - 22°C 2.2m/s -
16:00
- 980hPa - - 100% 63% 100% 98% 98% - 22°C 2.2m/s -
17:00
- 980hPa - - 100% 63% 100% 100% 98% - 22°C 2.1m/s -
18:00
- 980hPa - - 100% 75% 97% 99% 98% - 22°C 2.3m/s -
19:00
- 979hPa - - 100% 87% 95% 98% 98% - 22°C 2.4m/s -
20:00
- 979hPa - - 100% 100% 92% 97% 98% - 22°C 2.6m/s -
21:00
- 978hPa - - 95% 94% 89% 96% 97% - 22°C 2.7m/s -
22:00
- 978hPa - - 89% 87% 86% 94% 96% - 22°C 2.8m/s -
23:00
- 978hPa - - 84% 81% 82% 92% 96% - 22°C 2.9m/s -
Thu, Feb 26 Sunrise 06:23 Sunset 18:40
24:00
- 978hPa - - 89% 87% 83% 95% 95% - 22°C 2.9m/s -
01:00
- 979hPa - - 95% 93% 83% 97% 95% - 22°C 2.8m/s -
02:00
- 979hPa - - 100% 99% 84% 100% 95% - 23°C 2.8m/s -
How to read: these inputs help produce the derived score; they are not requirements by themselves.

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