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Ubud - Storm Chaser - Bali, Indonesia

Ubud, 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
Cloud Drama Score 76% failing
CAPE 24% failing

Currently

Real-time conditions
Cloud Cover97%
Wind Gusts0.5m/s
Precipitation Chance100%
Air Pressure983.5hPa
CAPE349
Lifted Index-2.7°C
Wind Gusts0.5m/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
Wed, Apr 8
09:000%59%655J/kg-3.1°C24135m1.3m/s
10:000%42%844J/kg-3.8°C24134m1.7m/s
11:000%30%976J/kg-4.2°C24135m1.6m/s
12:000%34%1180J/kg-4.6°C24134m2.5m/s
13:0024%41%1380J/kg-4.4°C24134m2.3m/s
14:0040%37%1439J/kg-3.9°C5808m2.4m/s
15:0038%55%1006J/kg-3.5°C5165m1.3m/s
16:0038%64%894J/kg-3.5°C13936m1.9m/s
17:0038%71%709J/kg-3.1°C5616m0.92m/s
18:0042%73%531J/kg-2.9°C4719m0.9m/s
19:0029%58%385J/kg-2.9°C24135m0.9m/s
20:0021%3.8%310J/kg-2.6°C24134m1.2m/s
21:0016%7.7%263J/kg-2.3°C16167m1.1m/s
22:0012%4.6%237J/kg-2.2°C16147m1.2m/s
23:0015%0.9%232J/kg-2.2°C24135m1.2m/s
Thu, Apr 9
24:0015%2.5%216J/kg-2.1°C24135m1.3m/s
01:0015%2.7%175J/kg-2.1°C24134m1.3m/s
02:0015%3.3%177J/kg-2.2°C24135m1.2m/s
03:0016%2.6%258J/kg-2.3°C13829m1m/s
04:0016%4.3%210J/kg-2.3°C13816m1m/s
05:0015%2.7%189J/kg-2.4°C24134m1.2m/s
06:0015%45%171J/kg-2°C24135m1.4m/s
07:0015%28%154J/kg-1.7°C24135m1.2m/s
08:0014%26%148J/kg-1.7°C24135m0.9m/s
09:000%29%349J/kg-2.7°C24134m0.51m/s
10:000%28%495J/kg-2.8°C24135m0.5m/s
11:000%27%682J/kg-2.9°C24135m1.2m/s
12:000%29%922J/kg-3.1°C24135m1.6m/s
13:0028%44%1149J/kg-3.5°C13926m1.8m/s
14:0036%44%1118J/kg-3.7°C5932m3m/s
15:0028%77%850J/kg-3.1°C7054m2.4m/s
16:0032%83%753J/kg-3.2°C6583m1.9m/s
17:0028%84%681J/kg-3.1°C15857m1.7m/s
18:0028%88%627J/kg-3.1°C23079m0.6m/s
19:0023%87%508J/kg-3°C15745m0.9m/s
20:0040%2.8%187J/kg-1.4°C2845m1.5m/s
21:0020%1.8%207J/kg-2.2°C14280m1.3m/s
22:0015%0.6%145J/kg-1.4°C24134m1.3m/s
23:0015%0%93J/kg-1°C24135m1.3m/s
Fri, Apr 10
24:0015%0.3%85J/kg-1.2°C24134m1.2m/s
01:0015%0.3%57J/kg-1.2°C24134m1.2m/s
02:0015%0.3%33J/kg-0.8°C24135m1.3m/s
03:000%0.9%20J/kg-0.6°C24135m1.2m/s
04:000%5.3%28J/kg-0.6°C24134m1.1m/s
05:000%5.8%17J/kg-0.4°C24134m1.1m/s
06:000%53%15J/kg-0.4°C24135m1.3m/s
07:000%63%17J/kg-0.5°C24134m1.3m/s
08:000%39%67J/kg-1.4°C24135m1.2m/s
09:000%64%195J/kg-2°C24134m2.9m/s
10:000%60%395J/kg-2.7°C24134m2.8m/s
11:000%31%572J/kg-3.3°C24135m2.6m/s
12:000%36%708J/kg-3.6°C24134m2.5m/s
13:000%40%812J/kg-3.6°C24134m2.5m/s
14:000%47%942J/kg-4.1°C24135m2.2m/s
15:000%61%972J/kg-4.2°C24134m2.2m/s
16:000%72%1043J/kg-4.1°C24134m1.8m/s
17:000%100%1049J/kg-3.7°C24135m3.1m/s
18:0025%71%894J/kg-2.9°C14785m1.8m/s
19:0018%53%809J/kg-2.5°C19939m1m/s
20:0019%13%701J/kg-2.8°C15885m0.9m/s
21:000%14%609J/kg-2.4°C23519m1.1m/s
22:0024%15%514J/kg-2.3°C15416m1.1m/s
23:0012%13%488J/kg-2.4°C23598m1m/s
Sat, Apr 11
24:0012%9.4%393J/kg-2.4°C24134m1m/s
01:0015%12%321J/kg-2.2°C24135m0.92m/s
02:0015%15%287J/kg-2.1°C24135m1.2m/s
03:000%9.4%231J/kg-1.9°C24135m1.2m/s
04:000%8.9%192J/kg-1.9°C24134m1.2m/s
05:000%12%190J/kg-2.1°C24135m1.1m/s
06:000%50%165J/kg-1.6°C24134m1.3m/s
07:000%66%176J/kg-1.8°C24135m1.2m/s
08:000%62%237J/kg-2.2°C24134m1.3m/s
09:000%79%559J/kg-3.3°C23519m1.5m/s
10:000%42%806J/kg-3.6°C24134m1.2m/s
11:000%40%916J/kg-3.9°C24135m1.3m/s
12:0023%32%1083J/kg-3.8°C24135m1.7m/s
13:0036%27%1181J/kg-3.8°C6619m2m/s
14:0036%40%1251J/kg-4.1°C6911m2.6m/s
15:0034%48%1028J/kg-3.5°C12652m2m/s
16:0024%76%806J/kg-2.9°C18394m1.5m/s
17:000%46%583J/kg-2.3°C24135m0.93m/s
18:000%77%551J/kg-2.4°C24135m0.96m/s
19:000%42%518J/kg-2.4°C24135m0.98m/s
20:000%0%486J/kg-2.5°C24135m1m/s
21:000%0%539J/kg-2.4°C24135m1.1m/s
22:000%0%591J/kg-2.4°C24135m1.1m/s
23:000%0%644J/kg-2.4°C24135m1.1m/s
Sun, Apr 12
24:000%0%655J/kg-2.6°C24135m1.2m/s
01:000%0%665J/kg-2.8°C24135m1.2m/s
02:000%0%676J/kg-3°C24135m1.3m/s
03:000%0%588J/kg-3°C24135m1.6m/s
04:000%0%499J/kg-3°C24135m2m/s
05:000%0%411J/kg-2.9°C24135m2.3m/s
06:000%19%412J/kg-2.8°C24135m2.4m/s
07:000%22%413J/kg-2.6°C24135m2.6m/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
Thu, Apr 9 Sunrise 06:21 Sunset 18:19
09:00
984hPa 349J/kg 97% -2.7°C 0% 2% 100% 0mm 84% 0.04mm -20dBZ 38° 97% 0.13mm - - 0.34m/s
10:00
983hPa 495J/kg 92% -2.8°C 0% 0% 100% 0mm 68% 0mm -20dBZ 51° 92% 0.25mm - - 1.2m/s
11:00
983hPa 682J/kg 100% -2.9°C 20% 0% 100% 0mm 62% 0.04mm -20dBZ 64° 100% 0.25mm 2m/s 4.2m/s 2m/s
12:00
982hPa 922J/kg 90% -3.1°C 63% 2% 100% 0mm 61% 0.36mm -16dBZ 73° 90% 0.44mm - - 2.7m/s
13:00
981hPa 1149J/kg 55% -3.5°C 63% 0% 100% 0mm 68% 1.3mm -13dBZ 71° 72% 1.1mm - - 2.7m/s
14:00
980hPa 1118J/kg 55% -3.7°C 66% 0% 100% 0mm 83% 1.8mm -9.3dBZ 60° 74% 2.4mm 2.5m/s 4.7m/s 2.5m/s
15:00
980hPa 850J/kg 16% -3.1°C 67% 0% 93% 0mm 88% 0.98mm -6.9dBZ 47° 68% 1.3mm - - 1.5m/s
16:00
980hPa 753J/kg 52% -3.2°C 48% 0% 86% 0.01mm 89% 1.4mm -4.4dBZ 33° 61% 2.3mm - - 0.85m/s
17:00
980hPa 681J/kg 78% -3.1°C 27% 0% 79% 0.01mm 90% 0.62mm -1.9dBZ 19° 78% 3.2mm 1.7m/s 4.3m/s 0.65m/s
18:00
981hPa 627J/kg 61% -3.1°C 30% 0% 79% 0.01mm 95% 1.1mm -7.7dBZ 4.1° 61% 3.9mm - - 0.67m/s
19:00
982hPa 508J/kg 54% -3°C 25% 5% 79% 0mm 97% 0.38mm -13dBZ -11° 54% 4.6mm - - 1m/s
20:00
983hPa 187J/kg 93% -1.4°C 20% 3% 79% 0.01mm 98% 2.8mm -19dBZ -26° 93% 6.5mm 1.3m/s 3.9m/s 1.4m/s
21:00
984hPa 207J/kg 100% -2.2°C 7% 4% 68% 0.02mm 98% 0.93mm -19dBZ -40° 100% 2.4mm - - 1.7m/s
22:00
984hPa 145J/kg 100% -1.4°C 3% 3% 57% 0mm 96% 0mm -18dBZ -55° 100% 2.8mm - - 1.4m/s
23:00
984hPa 93J/kg 100% -1°C 2% 11% 46% 0mm 95% 0mm -18dBZ -70° 100% 2.8mm 1.4m/s 1.6m/s 1.5m/s
Fri, Apr 10 Sunrise 06:21 Sunset 18:19
24:00
983hPa 85J/kg 100% -1.2°C 0% 10% 48% 0mm 95% 0mm -19dBZ -85° 100% 2.9mm - - 1.4m/s
01:00
983hPa 57J/kg 100% -1.2°C 0% 11% 50% 0mm 95% 0mm -19dBZ -80° 100% 2.9mm - - 1.4m/s
02:00
982hPa 33J/kg 100% -0.8°C 0% 41% 52% 0mm 95% 0mm -20dBZ -65° 100% 2.9mm 2.1m/s 1.5m/s 1.6m/s
03:00
982hPa 20J/kg 100% -0.6°C 0% 50% 52% 0mm 95% 0mm -20dBZ -51° 100% 0mm - - 1.4m/s
04:00
982hPa 28J/kg 100% -0.6°C 0% 65% 51% 0mm 95% 0mm -20dBZ -36° 100% 0mm - - 1.3m/s
05:00
982hPa 17J/kg 100% -0.4°C 0% 21% 50% 0mm 94% 0mm -20dBZ -21° 100% 0mm 2.1m/s 1.3m/s 1.4m/s
06:00
982hPa 15J/kg 100% -0.4°C 0% 22% 66% 0mm 94% 0mm -20dBZ -6.1° 100% 0mm - - 1.6m/s
07:00
983hPa 17J/kg 98% -0.5°C 0% 13% 82% 0mm 93% 0mm -20dBZ 8.6° 98% 0mm - - 1.5m/s
08:00
983hPa 67J/kg 90% -1.4°C 0% 6% 98% 0mm 84% 0mm -20dBZ 23° 90% 0mm 1.5m/s 1.4m/s 0.63m/s
09:00
984hPa 195J/kg 51% -2°C 0% 5% 99% 0mm 71% 0mm -15dBZ 37° 51% 0mm - - 1.4m/s
10:00
983hPa 395J/kg 32% -2.7°C 1% 5% 99% 0mm 65% 0mm -9.1dBZ 51° 32% 0mm - - 2.1m/s
11:00
983hPa 572J/kg 5% -3.3°C 19% 5% 100% 0mm 61% 0mm -3.6dBZ 64° 19% 0mm 1m/s 4.7m/s 2.7m/s
12:00
982hPa 708J/kg 2% -3.6°C 35% 5% 100% 0mm 59% 0.01mm 0.96dBZ 73° 35% 0.06mm - - 3.2m/s
13:00
981hPa 812J/kg 6% -3.6°C 58% 5% 100% 0mm 60% 0.08mm 5.5dBZ 71° 58% 0.25mm - - 3.4m/s
14:00
980hPa 942J/kg 52% -4.1°C 61% 5% 100% 0mm 64% 0.12mm 10dBZ 60° 64% 0.5mm 0.99m/s 2.5m/s 3m/s
15:00
980hPa 972J/kg 76% -4.2°C 55% 10% 97% 0mm 69% 0.08mm 9dBZ 47° 78% 0.19mm - - 2.5m/s
16:00
979hPa 1043J/kg 67% -4.1°C 66% 5% 95% 0mm 72% 0.15mm 8dBZ 33° 74% 0.38mm - - 2m/s
17:00
980hPa 1049J/kg 45% -3.7°C 25% 5% 93% 0mm 82% 0.21mm 7dBZ 18° 50% 0.81mm 0.76m/s 3.2m/s 1.8m/s
18:00
980hPa 894J/kg 82% -2.9°C 18% 5% 94% 0mm 94% 0.51mm -1.4dBZ 82% 1.3mm - - 1.1m/s
19:00
981hPa 809J/kg 12% -2.5°C 8% 5% 95% 0mm 97% 0.07mm -9.8dBZ -11° 14% 1.4mm - - 0.98m/s
20:00
982hPa 701J/kg 16% -2.8°C 8% 5% 96% 0mm 98% 0.02mm -18dBZ -26° 16% 1.4mm 3m/s 6.4m/s 0.99m/s
21:00
983hPa 609J/kg 74% -2.4°C 11% 5% 90% 0mm 98% 0.49mm -19dBZ -40° 74% 0.25mm - - 1.2m/s
22:00
983hPa 514J/kg 6% -2.3°C 8% 4% 83% 0mm 98% 1.2mm -19dBZ -55° 8% 1mm - - 1.2m/s
23:00
983hPa 488J/kg 61% -2.4°C 5% 4% 77% 0mm 98% 0.44mm -20dBZ -70° 61% 1.6mm 2.5m/s 4.4m/s 1.3m/s
Sat, Apr 11 Sunrise 06:21 Sunset 18:18
24:00
983hPa 393J/kg 65% -2.4°C 2% 4% 77% 0mm 98% 0.07mm -20dBZ -85° 65% 2.1mm - - 1.2m/s
01:00
982hPa 321J/kg 61% -2.2°C 1% 4% 77% 0mm 98% 0mm -20dBZ -80° 61% 2.5mm - - 1.1m/s
02:00
982hPa 287J/kg 77% -2.1°C 4% 4% 77% 0mm 98% 0mm -20dBZ -65° 77% 2.6mm 1.2m/s 2.9m/s 1.4m/s
03:00
981hPa 231J/kg 100% -1.9°C 2% 5% 64% 0mm 97% 0mm -20dBZ -50° 100% 0mm - - 1.5m/s
04:00
981hPa 192J/kg 100% -1.9°C 1% 5% 50% 0mm 97% 0mm -20dBZ -36° 100% 0mm - - 1.3m/s
05:00
982hPa 190J/kg 100% -2.1°C 0% 10% 37% 0mm 96% 0mm -20dBZ -21° 100% 0mm 0.31m/s 1.1m/s 1.3m/s
06:00
982hPa 165J/kg 100% -1.6°C 0% 12% 58% 0mm 96% 0mm -20dBZ -6.1° 100% 0mm - - 1.4m/s
07:00
983hPa 176J/kg 100% -1.8°C 0% 59% 79% 0mm 95% 0mm -20dBZ 8.6° 100% 0mm - - 1.3m/s
08:00
983hPa 237J/kg 100% -2.2°C 0% 39% 99% 0mm 91% 0mm -20dBZ 23° 100% 0mm 2.1m/s 3.9m/s 0.64m/s
09:00
983hPa 559J/kg 74% -3.3°C 2% 21% 99% 0mm 82% 0.48mm -7.2dBZ 37° 74% 0.13mm - - 0.78m/s
10:00
983hPa 806J/kg 93% -3.6°C 12% 6% 99% 0mm 69% 0.08mm 5.6dBZ 51° 93% 0.38mm - - 1.6m/s
11:00
982hPa 916J/kg 68% -3.9°C 38% 5% 99% 0mm 64% 0.28mm 18dBZ 64° 68% 0.63mm 2.2m/s 4.2m/s 2.4m/s
12:00
981hPa 1083J/kg 83% -3.8°C 44% 5% 99% 0mm 68% 0.5mm 14dBZ 72° 83% 1.3mm - - 2.6m/s
13:00
980hPa 1181J/kg 100% -3.8°C 48% 5% 99% 0mm 74% 1.5mm 8.7dBZ 70° 100% 2.2mm - - 2.3m/s
14:00
980hPa 1251J/kg 100% -4.1°C 29% 10% 99% 0mm 88% 1.5mm 3.8dBZ 60° 100% 3.8mm 0.93m/s 2.8m/s 2m/s
15:00
981hPa 1028J/kg 70% -3.5°C 23% 7% 84% 0.003mm 91% 1mm 3.1dBZ 47° 72% 2.7mm - - 1.7m/s
16:00
983hPa 806J/kg 40% -2.9°C 17% 3% 69% 0.007mm 94% 0.5mm 2.5dBZ 33° 44% 1.6mm - - 1.3m/s
17:00
984hPa 583J/kg 10% -2.3°C 12% 0% 54% 0.01mm 96% 0mm 1.8dBZ 18° 16% 0.5mm 1.5m/s 3.6m/s 0.93m/s
18:00
983hPa 551J/kg 36% -2.4°C 8% 0% 57% 0.01mm 96% 0mm -4.9dBZ 3.8° 40% 0.6mm - - 0.98m/s
19:00
983hPa 518J/kg 63% -2.4°C 4% 1% 59% 0.01mm 96% 0mm -12dBZ -11° 65% 0.71mm - - 1m/s
20:00
982hPa 486J/kg 89% -2.5°C 0% 1% 61% 0.01mm 96% 0mm -18dBZ -26° 89% 0.81mm 1.9m/s 4.4m/s 1.1m/s
21:00
982hPa 539J/kg 91% -2.4°C 5% 1% 52% 0.007mm 96% 0.003mm -19dBZ -41° 91% 0.56mm - - 1.2m/s
22:00
982hPa 591J/kg 94% -2.4°C 9% 0% 44% 0.003mm 95% 0.007mm -19dBZ -55° 94% 0.31mm - - 1.2m/s
23:00
982hPa 644J/kg 96% -2.4°C 14% 0% 35% 0mm 95% 0.01mm -20dBZ -70° 96% 0.06mm 1m/s 2.6m/s 1.3m/s
Sun, Apr 12 Sunrise 06:21 Sunset 18:18
24:00
983hPa 655J/kg 90% -2.6°C 11% 0% 36% 0mm 93% 0.007mm -20dBZ -85° 90% 0.08mm - - 1m/s
01:00
983hPa 665J/kg 85% -2.8°C 8% 1% 36% 0mm 90% 0.003mm -20dBZ -80° 85% 0.1mm - - 0.76m/s
02:00
984hPa 676J/kg 79% -3°C 5% 1% 37% 0mm 88% 0mm -20dBZ -65° 79% 0.13mm 1.1m/s 1.6m/s 0.49m/s
03:00
983hPa 588J/kg 54% -3°C 4% 1% 37% 0mm 79% 0mm -20dBZ -50° 54% 0.08mm - - 1.2m/s
04:00
983hPa 499J/kg 29% -3°C 2% 0% 37% 0mm 71% 0mm -19dBZ -36° 29% 0.04mm - - 1.9m/s
05:00
983hPa 411J/kg 5% -2.9°C 0% 0% 37% 0mm 63% 0mm -19dBZ -21° 5% 0mm 0.74m/s 0.7m/s 2.7m/s
06:00
982hPa 412J/kg 4% -2.8°C 2% 0% 48% 0mm 62% 0.03mm -19dBZ -6.1° 6% 0.02mm - - 2.8m/s
07:00
981hPa 413J/kg 4% -2.6°C 5% 0% 58% 0mm 61% 0.07mm -20dBZ 8.6° 7% 0.04mm - - 2.9m/s
08:00
980hPa 414J/kg 3% -2.4°C 7% 0% 68% 0mm 61% 0.1mm -20dBZ 23° 9% 0.06mm 1.3m/s 1.5m/s 3m/s
How to read: these inputs help produce the derived score; they are not requirements by themselves.

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