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Rule Fire Sky

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 · ≥ 65.0% 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 83% failing

Currently

Real-time conditions
Low Cloud Cover95%
Mid Cloud Cover0%
High Cloud Cover3%
Aerosol Optical Depth0.1
Sun Elevation-39.2° (Astronomical night)

Upcoming Opportunities

When all conditions match, PhotoWeather marks an opportunity window.

Times shown in Asia/Makassar

No opportunities in the next 10 days

See the blocker timeline below to understand which conditions are preventing matches.

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 79 hours
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
Wed, Jul 8
13:006.8%81%23161m
14:000.2%90%23423m
15:004%88%24107m
16:009.7%94%19348m
17:0014%100%24134m
18:0034%100%24134m
19:0018%100%24134m
20:0016%100%24134m
21:0017%100%24101m
22:0018%100%23961m
23:0018%100%23931m
Thu, Jul 9
24:0016%100%22283m
01:0011%100%23771m
02:0026%100%23721m
03:0016%94%19123m
04:0015%88%15494m
05:0016%82%24135m
06:0017%77%20325m
07:0016%73%24134m
08:0015%69%15906m
09:0014%53%24135m
10:0010%38%19173m
11:0014%22%24134m
12:0017%38%24134m
13:000.1%53%24134m
14:000.2%69%24135m
15:0017%73%24135m
16:0016%78%24134m
17:0010%83%24135m
18:0038%86%24134m
19:009.4%90%24135m
20:0015%94%24135m
21:0017%93%24134m
22:0017%92%24135m
23:0019%92%18239m
Fri, Jul 10
24:0018%92%23681m
01:0022%93%17445m
02:0015%94%23201m
03:0013%76%23139m
04:0021%57%23501m
05:0019%39%16047m
06:0013%42%16708m
07:0016%46%8016m
08:0029%49%21793m
09:0029%46%24135m
10:0031%42%23845m
11:0017%39%24134m
12:0016%47%24135m
13:0015%56%24134m
14:004.4%64%24135m
15:001.7%55%24134m
16:0020%47%20337m
17:0020%39%19831m
18:0047%50%16869m
19:0030%62%23802m
20:0027%74%24134m
21:0030%72%24135m
22:0033%70%23697m
23:0034%69%22169m
Sat, Jul 11
24:0028%72%23810m
01:0030%75%24135m
02:0031%78%23275m
03:000%65%23425m
04:000%52%23575m
05:000%39%23725m
06:003.7%42%23862m
07:002%46%23998m
08:000%49%24135m
09:000%46%24135m
10:000%42%24135m
11:000%39%24135m
12:000%33%24135m
13:000%28%24135m
14:000%22%24135m
15:000%31%24135m
16:000%41%24135m
17:000%50%24135m
18:0028%43%24135m
19:000%36%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
Wed, Jul 8 Sunrise 06:34 Sunset 18:13
21:00
0.15 71% 8% 0.003 - 3% 95% 0% 1.5% 0.03 -39° 0seconds
22:00
0.15 49% 11% 0.003 - 0% 97% 0% 1.6% 0.03 -53° 0seconds
23:00
0.16 26% 13% 0.003 - 0% 91% 0% 1.6% 0.03 -65° 0seconds
Thu, Jul 9 Sunrise 06:34 Sunset 18:13
24:00
0.15 24% 13% 0.003 - 3% 25% 0% 1.8% 0.03 -75° 0seconds
01:00
0.14 23% 13% 0.003 - 5% 69% 0% 2% 0.03 -74° 0seconds
02:00
0.14 21% 13% 0.003 - 39% 23% 0% 2.2% 0.03 -63° 0seconds
03:00
0.14 25% 13% 0.003 - 5% 12% 0% 2.4% 0.02 -50° 0seconds
04:00
0.13 28% 13% 0.003 - 5% 38% 0% 2.5% 0.02 -36° 0seconds
05:00
0.13 32% 13% 0.003 - 2% 13% 0% 2.7% 0.02 -23° 0seconds
06:00
0.12 39% 12% 0.003 - 2% 10% 0% 3% 0.02 -8.7° 0seconds
07:00
0.13 46% 11% 0.003 - 2% 3% 0% 3.4% 0.03 5.1° 0seconds
08:00
0.12 53% 10% 0.003 - 5% 30% 0% 3.7% 0.03 18° 0seconds
09:00
0.13 68% 9% 0.003 - 0% 42% 0% 3.5% 0.04 31° 3600seconds
10:00
0.12 83% 9% 0.003 - 5% 22% 0% 3.4% 0.04 43° 3600seconds
11:00
0.12 98% 8% 0.003 - 0% 6% 0% 3.2% 0.04 53° 3600seconds
12:00
0.12 98% 7% 0.003 - 0% 4% 0% 3.3% 0.03 59° 3600seconds
13:00
0.12 99% 7% 0.003 - 0% 3% 0% 3.3% 0.03 58° 3600seconds
14:00
0.12 99% 6% 0.003 - 0% 6% 0% 3.4% 0.03 51° 3600seconds
15:00
0.12 98% 7% 0.003 - 0% 5% 0% 3.4% 0.03 41° 3600seconds
16:00
0.12 98% 8% 0.003 - 0% 30% 0% 3.3% 0.03 29° 3600seconds
17:00
0.12 97% 9% 0.002 - 0% 9% 0% 3.3% 0.03 16° 3600seconds
18:00
0.13 94% 10% 0.002 - 8% 17% 0% 3.5% 0.03 2.6° 3600seconds
19:00
0.13 91% 11% 0.002 - 2% 34% 0% 3.6% 0.03 -11° 3600seconds
20:00
0.15 88% 12% 0.002 - 4% 32% 0% 3.8% 0.04 -25° 3600seconds
21:00
0.16 71% 14% 0.002 - 5% 30% 0% 3.9% 0.04 -39° 0seconds
22:00
0.16 54% 16% 0.002 - 4% 30% 0% 4.1% 0.04 -53° 0seconds
23:00
0.17 37% 18% 0.003 - 3% 43% 0% 4.2% 0.04 -66° 0seconds
Fri, Jul 10 Sunrise 06:34 Sunset 18:13
24:00
0.18 33% 18% 0.003 - 14% 43% 0% 6.4% 0.04 -75° 0seconds
01:00
0.18 28% 17% 0.003 - 97% 47% 0% 8.7% 0.04 -74° 0seconds
02:00
0.18 24% 17% 0.003 - 6% 72% 0% 11% 0.04 -63° 0seconds
03:00
0.18 26% 19% 0.003 - 7% 80% 0% 15% 0.04 -50° 0seconds
04:00
0.18 29% 21% 0.002 - 84% 84% 0% 19% 0.04 -36° 0seconds
05:00
0.19 31% 23% 0.002 - 69% 68% 0% 23% 0.04 -23° 0seconds
06:00
0.18 27% 22% 0.002 - 6% 70% 0% 33% 0.04 -8.8° 0seconds
07:00
0.18 22% 20% 0.002 - 5% 36% 0% 43% 0.05 5.1° 0seconds
08:00
0.17 18% 19% 0.002 - 13% 38% 0% 53% 0.05 18° 0seconds
09:00
- 22% 23% - - 100% 11% 0% 40% - 31° 3600seconds
10:00
- 27% 27% - - 84% 20% 0% 26% - 43° 3600seconds
11:00
- 31% 31% - - 37% 23% 0% 12% - 53° 3600seconds
12:00
- 29% 28% - - 32% 28% 0% 10% - 59° 3600seconds
13:00
- 27% 26% - - 4% 65% 0% 8.1% - 58° 3600seconds
14:00
- 25% 23% - - 3% 57% 0% 6.1% - 51° 3600seconds
15:00
- 31% 24% - - 12% 57% 0% 7.5% - 41° 3600seconds
16:00
- 36% 26% - - 5% 41% 0% 8.9% - 29° 3600seconds
17:00
- 42% 27% - - 61% 38% 0% 10% - 16° 3600seconds
18:00
- 39% 26% - - 32% 59% 0% 8.4% - 2.6° 3600seconds
19:00
- 37% 25% - - 85% 81% 0% 6.4% - -11° 3600seconds
20:00
- 34% 24% - - 100% 81% 0% 4.5% - -25° 3600seconds
21:00
- 29% 26% - - 91% 42% 0% 4.3% - -39° 0seconds
22:00
- 23% 27% - - 47% 23% 0% 4% - -53° 0seconds
23:00
- 18% 29% - - 6% 35% 0% 3.8% - -66° 0seconds
Sat, Jul 11 Sunrise 06:34 Sunset 18:13
24:00
- 16% 28% - - 83% 47% 0% 4% - -75° 0seconds
01:00
- 15% 27% - - 100% 36% 0% 4.1% - -74° 0seconds
02:00
- 13% 26% - - 100% 15% 0% 4.3% - -63° 0seconds
03:00
- 14% 27% - - 100% 14% 0% 8.2% - -50° 1200seconds
04:00
- 14% 28% - - 100% 14% 0% 12% - -37° 2400seconds
05:00
- 15% 29% - - 100% 13% 0% 16% - -23° 3600seconds
06:00
- 12% 27% - - 68% 24% 0% 16% - -8.8° 3600seconds
07:00
- 9% 24% - - 36% 35% 0% 16% - 5.1° 3600seconds
08:00
- 6% 22% - - 5% 46% 0% 16% - 18° 3600seconds
09:00
- 8% 24% - - 36% 34% 0% 15% - 31° 3600seconds
10:00
- 11% 25% - - 68% 22% 0% 14% - 43° 3600seconds
11:00
- 13% 27% - - 100% 10% 0% 12% - 53° 3600seconds
12:00
- 13% 26% - - 96% 8% 0% 9.9% - 59° 3600seconds
13:00
- 13% 26% - - 93% 6% 0% 7.4% - 58° 3600seconds
14:00
- 13% 25% - - 89% 4% 0% 4.9% - 51° 3600seconds
15:00
- 16% 26% - - 76% 6% 0% 6.6% - 41° 2400seconds
16:00
- 18% 27% - - 62% 9% 0% 8.3% - 29° 1200seconds
17:00
- 21% 28% - - 49% 12% 0% 10% - 16° 0seconds
18:00
- 21% 27% - - 44% 29% 0% 8.2% - 2.7° 0seconds
19:00
- 22% 26% - - 40% 47% 0% 6.3% - -11° 0seconds
20:00
- 22% 25% - - 35% 65% 0% 4.5% - -25° 0seconds
How to read: these inputs help produce the derived score; they are not requirements by themselves.

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