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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
CAPE 99% failing
Cloud Drama Score 85% failing

Currently

Real-time conditions
Cloud Cover46%
Wind Gusts2.3m/s
Precipitation Chance68%
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%12%300J/kg-1.6°C16639m1.2m/s
23:000%13%251J/kg-1.5°C14099m1.1m/s
Sun, May 24
24:000%12%207J/kg-1.5°C24135m1.1m/s
01:000%9%162J/kg-1.2°C24135m1.3m/s
02:000%8.1%151J/kg-1.1°C24134m1.1m/s
03:000%11%166J/kg-1°C18531m1.4m/s
04:000%10%162J/kg-1.1°C24134m1.5m/s
05:000%11%206J/kg-1.5°C24135m1.4m/s
06:000%59%293J/kg-1.8°C24135m1.3m/s
07:000%60%275J/kg-1.9°C14474m1.4m/s
08:000%39%305J/kg-2°C15869m2.3m/s
09:000%87%384J/kg-2.1°C24134m3.9m/s
10:000%57%453J/kg-2.1°C23638m3.8m/s
11:0012%49%432J/kg-1.9°C23902m3.9m/s
12:0016%29%375J/kg-1.6°C15130m3.8m/s
13:0015%44%377J/kg-1.8°C24135m3.6m/s
14:0015%44%431J/kg-2°C24134m3.8m/s
15:000%49%296J/kg-1.7°C24134m3.5m/s
16:000%62%268J/kg-1.2°C24134m3.5m/s
17:000%57%316J/kg-1.2°C24134m3.5m/s
18:000%37%320J/kg-1.4°C21886m3.1m/s
19:000%10%206J/kg-1°C14978m2.3m/s
20:000%7.9%146J/kg-0.8°C7530m2.1m/s
21:000%7.3%135J/kg-0.8°C14597m2.3m/s
22:000%7%79J/kg-0.7°C23906m3.6m/s
23:000%6.6%76J/kg-0.7°C24050m1.8m/s
Mon, May 25
24:000%6.8%86J/kg-0.6°C23996m3.2m/s
01:000%6.8%81J/kg-0.6°C23727m2m/s
02:000%7%84J/kg-0.7°C24034m1.9m/s
03:000%9.9%140J/kg-1.1°C24135m1.8m/s
04:000%15%136J/kg-1.3°C24134m3.5m/s
05:000%11%115J/kg-1.2°C24135m3.9m/s
06:000%64%97J/kg-1.2°C24134m1.8m/s
07:000%72%95J/kg-1.4°C24135m1.8m/s
08:000%64%187J/kg-1.9°C24135m4.6m/s
09:0014%53%182J/kg-1.7°C11251m4.5m/s
10:0016%48%184J/kg-1.5°C15365m4.4m/s
11:0024%71%200J/kg-1.2°C7277m4.3m/s
12:0020%44%228J/kg-1.4°C16387m3.8m/s
13:0015%74%249J/kg-1.7°C24134m3.9m/s
14:0015%49%206J/kg-2°C24134m3.9m/s
15:000%53%159J/kg-1.8°C24135m3.8m/s
16:000%48%125J/kg-1.5°C24134m3.6m/s
17:000%50%142J/kg-1.3°C23569m3.6m/s
18:000%40%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%12%90J/kg-0.7°C15550m1.6m/s
23:000%15%67J/kg-0.8°C24055m1.6m/s
Tue, May 26
24:000%15%32J/kg-0.7°C24102m2m/s
01:000%15%47J/kg-0.8°C23657m1.6m/s
02:0013%15%68J/kg-0.7°C24075m2m/s
03:000%10%63J/kg-0.5°C24089m1.6m/s
04:000%7.1%67J/kg-0.4°C24124m1.5m/s
05:000%9.8%76J/kg-0.3°C24135m1.5m/s
06:000%41%75J/kg-0.5°C24134m1.5m/s
07:000%56%42J/kg-0.4°C19958m1.8m/s
08:000%46%134J/kg-0.9°C23211m4.7m/s
09:000%53%122J/kg-0.9°C23255m4.6m/s
10:0020%50%134J/kg-1.1°C7669m4.7m/s
11:0023%53%178J/kg-1.7°C8282m5m/s
12:0023%35%182J/kg-1.7°C6822m5.3m/s
13:0028%59%170J/kg-1.6°C7079m5.5m/s
14:0029%81%156J/kg-1.4°C6539m5.6m/s
15:0021%63%121J/kg-1.2°C6392m6.1m/s
16:0024%49%54J/kg-0.7°C8276m6.6m/s
17:0018%55%34J/kg0°C13894m6.9m/s
18:0017%61%29J/kg0.3°C22401m6.9m/s
19:0017%15%21J/kg0.8°C24134m6.7m/s
20:0016%14%15J/kg1.4°C24134m5.8m/s
21:000%9.7%5J/kg1.6°C24134m3.9m/s
22:000%6.1%6J/kg1.6°C24135m1.8m/s
23:000%6.1%5J/kg1.7°C24135m1.7m/s
Wed, May 27
24:000%6.9%4J/kg1.5°C24134m1.2m/s
01:000%8.1%7J/kg0.9°C24135m1.2m/s
02:000%7.9%11J/kg0.5°C24134m1m/s
03:000%0%21J/kg0.21°C23250m2m/s
04:000%0%32J/kg-0.08°C22366m2.9m/s
05:000%0%42J/kg-0.37°C21482m3.9m/s
06:000%35%37J/kg-0.18°C22366m3.6m/s
07:000%38%31J/kg-0.001°C23251m3.3m/s
08:000%35%26J/kg0.18°C24135m3m/s
09:000%30%21J/kg0.51°C24135m2.9m/s
10:000%24%15J/kg0.83°C24135m2.8m/s
11:000%24%10J/kg1.2°C24135m2.7m/s
12:000%24%13J/kg1.2°C24135m2.1m/s
13:000%24%16J/kg1.3°C24135m1.5m/s
14:000%24%19J/kg1.4°C24135m0.94m/s
15:000%28%20J/kg1.7°C24135m1.5m/s
16:000%28%22J/kg2°C24135m2m/s
17:000%33%23J/kg2.3°C24135m2.5m/s
18:000%35%19J/kg2.6°C24135m2.4m/s
19:000%0%15J/kg2.9°C24135m2.2m/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% 68% 0mm 96% 0.1mm 0.66dBZ -41° 46% 0.13mm - - 1.1m/s
22:00
984hPa 79J/kg 5% -0.7°C 40% 0% 53% 0.01mm 95% 0.09mm -3.4dBZ -55° 40% 0.25mm - - 1.2m/s
23:00
984hPa 76J/kg 5% -0.7°C 52% 0% 39% 0mm 94% 0.06mm -7.6dBZ -68° 52% 0.31mm 4.3m/s 7.5m/s 1.2m/s
Mon, May 25 Sunrise 06:25 Sunset 18:06
24:00
984hPa 86J/kg 4% -0.6°C 60% 0% 54% 0mm 94% 0.08mm -11dBZ -77° 60% 0.38mm - - 1.3m/s
01:00
984hPa 81J/kg 1% -0.6°C 56% 0% 68% 0mm 93% 0.12mm -15dBZ -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 4.4m/s 7.8m/s 1.3m/s
03:00
983hPa 140J/kg 5% -1.1°C 67% 0% 87% 0mm 93% 0.04mm -19dBZ -49° 67% 0.06mm - - 1.2m/s
04:00
983hPa 136J/kg 15% -1.3°C 66% 0% 91% 0mm 92% 0.09mm -19dBZ -35° 66% 0.13mm - - 1.2m/s
05:00
983hPa 115J/kg 7% -1.2°C 47% 0% 95% 0mm 92% 0.02mm -19dBZ -21° 47% 0.13mm 1.3m/s 5.5m/s 1.2m/s
06:00
983hPa 97J/kg 5% -1.2°C 40% 2% 96% 0mm 92% 0.02mm -6.8dBZ -6.6° 40% 0.19mm - - 1.2m/s
07:00
984hPa 95J/kg 5% -1.4°C 36% 1% 96% 0mm 92% 0.01mm 5.3dBZ 7.2° 36% 0.19mm - - 1.2m/s
08:00
984hPa 187J/kg 5% -1.9°C 48% 0% 96% 0mm 86% 0.05mm 17dBZ 21° 48% 0.31mm 2.3m/s 7.3m/s 1.2m/s
09:00
985hPa 182J/kg 1% -1.7°C 54% 0% 92% 0mm 82% 0.73mm 18dBZ 34° 54% 0.44mm - - 2.2m/s
10:00
985hPa 184J/kg 5% -1.5°C 42% 0% 87% 0mm 82% 0.79mm 19dBZ 46° 42% 1.1mm - - 2.4m/s
11:00
984hPa 200J/kg 55% -1.2°C 38% 0% 83% 0mm 86% 1.1mm 20dBZ 55° 55% 2.4mm 2.2m/s 7.3m/s 2.3m/s
12:00
983hPa 228J/kg 43% -1.4°C 41% 0% 85% 0mm 84% 0.56mm 17dBZ 60° 50% 3.3mm - - 2.2m/s
13:00
982hPa 249J/kg 16% -1.7°C 27% 0% 88% 0mm 78% 0.11mm 14dBZ 59° 28% 3.8mm - - 2.4m/s
14:00
982hPa 206J/kg 5% -2°C 28% 0% 90% 0mm 71% 0.03mm 10dBZ 51° 28% 3.9mm 1.8m/s 5.3m/s 2.8m/s
15:00
981hPa 159J/kg 5% -1.8°C 42% 0% 84% 0mm 68% 0.06mm 15dBZ 40° 42% 0.13mm - - 3.1m/s
16:00
981hPa 125J/kg 0% -1.5°C 26% 0% 78% 0mm 72% 0.03mm 19dBZ 28° 26% 0.31mm - - 2.8m/s
17:00
982hPa 142J/kg 0% -1.3°C 20% 0% 72% 0mm 79% 0.29mm 23dBZ 14° 20% 0.63mm 2.3m/s 5m/s 2.2m/s
18:00
982hPa 112J/kg 5% -1°C 8% 0% 74% 0mm 92% 0.15mm 20dBZ 8% 0.88mm - - 1.2m/s
19:00
982hPa 57J/kg 5% -0.6°C 28% 0% 77% 0mm 95% 0.11mm 17dBZ -13° 28% 1mm - - 1.2m/s
20:00
983hPa 44J/kg 15% -0.6°C 38% 0% 79% 0mm 95% 0.07mm 15dBZ -27° 40% 1.1mm 3.5m/s 4.4m/s 1.3m/s
21:00
984hPa 48J/kg 53% -0.5°C 41% 0% 77% 0mm 95% 0.08mm 18dBZ -41° 54% 0.13mm - - 1.3m/s
22:00
984hPa 90J/kg 78% -0.7°C 18% 0% 76% 0mm 96% 0.11mm 22dBZ -55° 78% 0.19mm - - 1.2m/s
23:00
984hPa 67J/kg 98% -0.8°C 10% 0% 75% 0mm 96% 0.11mm 25dBZ -68° 98% 0.38mm 3.9m/s 1.1m/s 1.2m/s
Tue, May 26 Sunrise 06:25 Sunset 18:06
24:00
984hPa 32J/kg 81% -0.7°C 8% 0% 80% 0mm 97% 0.07mm 23dBZ -77° 81% 0.56mm - - 1.2m/s
01:00
983hPa 47J/kg 53% -0.8°C 9% 0% 85% 0mm 97% 0.29mm 20dBZ -74° 53% 0.88mm - - 1.2m/s
02:00
983hPa 68J/kg 30% -0.7°C 9% 0% 91% 0mm 97% 0.06mm 18dBZ -62° 30% 1.1mm 3m/s 1.3m/s 1.3m/s
03:00
982hPa 63J/kg 5% -0.5°C 9% 0% 91% 0mm 96% 0.04mm 14dBZ -49° 9% 0.06mm - - 1.2m/s
04:00
982hPa 67J/kg 9% -0.4°C 12% 0% 91% 0mm 96% 0.03mm 11dBZ -35° 14% 0.13mm - - 1.2m/s
05:00
982hPa 76J/kg 7% -0.3°C 12% 0% 91% 0mm 96% 0.02mm 7.1dBZ -21° 13% 0.19mm 2.3m/s 4.6m/s 1.2m/s
06:00
983hPa 75J/kg 5% -0.5°C 13% 0% 93% 0mm 96% 0.01mm 13dBZ -6.7° 13% 0.19mm - - 1.2m/s
07:00
983hPa 42J/kg 5% -0.4°C 15% 0% 94% 0mm 95% 0.04mm 19dBZ 7.2° 15% 0.25mm - - 1.1m/s
08:00
984hPa 134J/kg 5% -0.9°C 10% 0% 96% 0mm 87% 0.42mm 24dBZ 21° 11% 0.44mm 2.2m/s 4.5m/s 1.1m/s
09:00
984hPa 122J/kg 5% -0.9°C 23% 0% 87% 0mm 80% 0.34mm 25dBZ 34° 23% 0.31mm - - 2m/s
10:00
984hPa 134J/kg 5% -1.1°C 31% 0% 78% 0mm 79% 1.2mm 25dBZ 45° 31% 1mm - - 2.5m/s
11:00
984hPa 178J/kg 3% -1.7°C 37% 0% 68% 0mm 85% 1.2mm 26dBZ 55° 37% 2.2mm 3.6m/s 5.9m/s 2.8m/s
12:00
983hPa 182J/kg 0% -1.7°C 43% 0% 71% 0mm 87% 1.7mm 24dBZ 60° 43% 3.8mm - - 2.9m/s
13:00
983hPa 170J/kg 5% -1.6°C 41% 0% 74% 0mm 88% 1.6mm 22dBZ 58° 41% 5.5mm - - 2.9m/s
14:00
982hPa 156J/kg 25% -1.4°C 43% 0% 76% 0mm 88% 1.6mm 21dBZ 51° 43% 7.2mm 5m/s 6.2m/s 2.8m/s
15:00
981hPa 121J/kg 66% -1.2°C 60% 0% 58% 0mm 90% 1.4mm 19dBZ 40° 71% 1.5mm - - 2.7m/s
16:00
981hPa 54J/kg 94% -0.7°C 84% 0% 40% 0mm 92% 0.96mm 18dBZ 28° 95% 2.6mm - - 2.5m/s
17:00
982hPa 34J/kg 68% 0°C 83% 0% 22% 0.02mm 93% 0.26mm 17dBZ 14° 93% 3.1mm 5m/s 6m/s 2.2m/s
18:00
982hPa 29J/kg 5% 0.3°C 80% 0% 28% 0mm 94% 0.17mm 5.1dBZ 80% 3.3mm - - 1.6m/s
19:00
983hPa 21J/kg 5% 0.8°C 67% 0% 33% 0mm 94% 0.07mm -6.9dBZ -13° 67% 3.4mm - - 1.5m/s
20:00
984hPa 15J/kg 4% 1.4°C 52% 0% 39% 0mm 95% 0.05mm -19dBZ -27° 52% 3.5mm 4.2m/s 3.6m/s 1.4m/s
21:00
984hPa 5J/kg 0% 1.6°C 53% 0% 26% 0mm 95% 0.02mm -9.6dBZ -41° 53% 0.06mm - - 1.4m/s
22:00
984hPa 6J/kg 4% 1.6°C 49% 0% 13% 0mm 95% 0.01mm -0.22dBZ -55° 49% 0.06mm - - 1.4m/s
23:00
984hPa 5J/kg 5% 1.7°C 37% 0% 0% 0mm 94% 0.01mm 9.2dBZ -68° 37% 0.06mm 5m/s 2.1m/s 1.3m/s
Wed, May 27 Sunrise 06:25 Sunset 18:06
24:00
984hPa 4J/kg 5% 1.5°C 34% 0% 7% 0mm 95% 0.01mm 10dBZ -77° 34% 0.06mm - - 1.2m/s
01:00
984hPa 7J/kg 5% 0.9°C 64% 0% 15% 0mm 95% 0.01mm 11dBZ -73° 64% 0.13mm - - 1.1m/s
02:00
983hPa 11J/kg 5% 0.5°C 83% 0% 22% 0mm 94% 0.02mm 12dBZ -62° 83% 0.13mm 5.3m/s 1.9m/s 0.94m/s
03:00
984hPa 21J/kg 26% 0.21°C 83% 0% 22% 0mm 89% 0.06mm 11dBZ -49° 84% 0.21mm - - 1.5m/s
04:00
985hPa 32J/kg 46% -0.08°C 84% 0% 22% 0mm 84% 0.1mm 11dBZ -35° 85% 0.29mm - - 2m/s
05:00
986hPa 42J/kg 67% -0.37°C 84% 0% 22% 0mm 79% 0.14mm 10dBZ -21° 86% 0.38mm 5.1m/s 2.5m/s 2.5m/s
06:00
985hPa 37J/kg 78% -0.18°C 79% 0% 27% 0.01mm 77% 0.1mm 8dBZ -6.7° 90% 0.46mm - - 2.5m/s
07:00
984hPa 31J/kg 89% -0.001°C 74% 0% 32% 0.03mm 74% 0.05mm 5.8dBZ 7.1° 95% 0.54mm - - 2.5m/s
08:00
984hPa 26J/kg 100% 0.18°C 68% 0% 38% 0.04mm 72% 0.01mm 3.6dBZ 21° 100% 0.63mm 5.2m/s 3.5m/s 2.4m/s
09:00
984hPa 21J/kg 100% 0.51°C 49% 0% 32% 0.03mm 74% 0.007mm 7.7dBZ 33° 100% 0.44mm - - 2.2m/s
10:00
983hPa 15J/kg 100% 0.83°C 30% 0% 27% 0.01mm 76% 0.003mm 12dBZ 45° 100% 0.25mm - - 1.9m/s
11:00
983hPa 10J/kg 100% 1.2°C 10% 0% 21% 0mm 77% 0mm 16dBZ 55° 100% 0.06mm 5m/s 3.8m/s 1.6m/s
12:00
984hPa 13J/kg 100% 1.2°C 35% 0% 22% 0mm 81% 0.01mm 14dBZ 60° 100% 0.08mm - - 1.3m/s
13:00
985hPa 16J/kg 100% 1.3°C 60% 0% 22% 0mm 85% 0.02mm 11dBZ 58° 100% 0.1mm - - 1m/s
14:00
985hPa 19J/kg 100% 1.4°C 84% 0% 22% 0mm 89% 0.03mm 8.7dBZ 51° 100% 0.13mm 3.6m/s 3.4m/s 0.72m/s
15:00
986hPa 20J/kg 100% 1.7°C 84% 0% 18% 0mm 88% 0.03mm 3.5dBZ 40° 100% 0.13mm - - 0.98m/s
16:00
986hPa 22J/kg 100% 2°C 84% 0% 14% 0mm 87% 0.03mm -1.7dBZ 28° 100% 0.13mm - - 1.2m/s
17:00
986hPa 23J/kg 100% 2.3°C 83% 0% 10% 0mm 86% 0.03mm -6.9dBZ 14° 100% 0.13mm 3.7m/s 2.5m/s 1.5m/s
18:00
986hPa 19J/kg 100% 2.6°C 69% 0% 14% 0.003mm 87% 0.02mm -7.8dBZ 100% 0.15mm - - 1.5m/s
19:00
985hPa 15J/kg 100% 2.9°C 54% 0% 18% 0.007mm 88% 0.01mm -8.8dBZ -13° 100% 0.17mm - - 1.5m/s
20:00
985hPa 11J/kg 100% 3.2°C 40% 0% 22% 0.01mm 89% 0mm -9.7dBZ -27° 100% 0.19mm 3.7m/s 1.9m/s 1.5m/s
How to read: these inputs help produce the derived score; they are not requirements by themselves.

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