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Avanos - Fog Hunter - Cappadocia

Avanos, Nevşehir Province, Türkiye

Thick, moody fog for atmospheric forest and landscape shots

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Rule requirements (key thresholds)
Fog Probability · ≥ 75.0%

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Fog Probability 100% failing

Currently

Real-time conditions
Dewpoint Spread7.8°C
Visibility24135 (Clear)
Relative Humidity59%
Wind Speed1.4m/s (calm conditions)

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Times shown in Europe/Istanbul

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What this forecast looks for

Plain-language explanation from the rule

This forecast predicts when temperature inversions and fog conditions create ethereal scenes in Cappadocia's volcanic valleys. We track overnight cooling, humidity, wind speed, and topography to identify when fog fills valleys between fairy chimneys while hot air balloons and rock formations emerge above.

Cappadocia's distinctive topography—deep volcanic valleys carved between fairy chimney formations and elevated rock citadels—creates perfect conditions for fog inversions. The combination of hot air balloons floating through mist layers, ancient cave dwellings emerging from fog, and fairy chimneys rising like islands from a sea of white creates photography opportunities found nowhere else on earth.

What makes Cappadocia fog photography special:

  • Balloons through mist - Hot air balloons emerging from or floating through fog layers at dawn create magical compositions
  • Fairy chimney islands - Tall rock formations piercing fog-filled valleys while their bases remain hidden
  • Castle rock views - Uçhisar and Ortahisar castles rise above fog inversions for elevated perspective shots
  • Underground city atmosphere - Fog pooling around ancient Derinkuyu and other underground city entrances adds mystery

Göreme valley becomes otherworldly when fog fills the spaces between fairy chimneys while balloons ascend through mist layers—the combination of geological wonder, atmospheric conditions, and colorful balloons is unique globally. Uçhisar Castle's 60-meter rock fortress provides elevated views above fog inversions, with fairy chimney valleys disappearing into white below. Rose Valley and Love Valley develop atmospheric mystery when fog drifts through their distinctive formations at dawn. Çavuşin's abandoned cliff village appears even more ghostly when fog shrouds its lower levels. Pigeon Valley's hundreds of carved dovecotes emerge from mist like secrets being revealed. Best conditions occur on clear, calm autumn and winter nights when valley temperatures drop while elevated areas remain clear. Early morning is crucial—fog typically burns off within hours of sunrise as temperatures rise.

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72-hour requirements breakdown

What passed or failed, hour by hour
0matching hours in the next 95 hours
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Time
Europe/Istanbul
Fog Probability
≥ 75.0%
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How to read: colored cells show whether each predicate requirement is met; highlighted rows mean the full rule matched (an opportunity).

What does Fog Probability 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
Europe/Istanbul
Clear Sky Probability (Ensemble)
%
Dew Point
°C
Rainfall
mm
Relative Humidity
%
Snowfall
cm
Solar Elevation
°
Temperature
°C
Total Precipitation
mm
Vapor Pressure Deficit
kPa
Visibility
m
Wind Gusts
m/s
Wind Speed
m/s
Mon, Jun 8 Sunrise 05:16 Sunset 20:03
05:00
100% 6.7°C 0mm 59% 0cm -3.4° 15°C 0mm 0.67kPa 24135m 1.4m/s 1.4m/s
06:00
100% 7.4°C 0mm 59% 0cm 15°C 0mm 0.7kPa 24134m 1.6m/s 1.5m/s
07:00
100% 7.3°C 0mm 53% 0cm 18° 17°C 0mm 0.92kPa 24134m 1.8m/s 1.5m/s
08:00
100% 7.1°C 0mm 48% 0cm 29° 18°C 0mm 1.1kPa 24135m 1.8m/s 1.5m/s
09:00
100% 7.3°C 0mm 44% 0cm 41° 20°C 0mm 1.3kPa 24134m 2.4m/s 1.7m/s
10:00
100% 7.6°C 0mm 41% 0cm 53° 21°C 0mm 1.5kPa 24134m 2.7m/s 2.2m/s
11:00
100% 7.9°C 0mm 39% 0cm 64° 23°C 0mm 1.7kPa 24135m 3.1m/s 2.8m/s
12:00
100% 7.9°C 0mm 37% 0cm 72° 24°C 0mm 1.9kPa 24134m 3.3m/s 3.1m/s
13:00
100% 7.5°C 0mm 34% 0cm 74° 25°C 0mm 2kPa 24134m 3.4m/s 3.3m/s
14:00
99% 7.1°C 0mm 32% 0cm 67° 25°C 0mm 2.2kPa 24135m 3.6m/s 4m/s
15:00
99% 7.1°C 0mm 31% 0cm 56° 25°C 0mm 2.2kPa 24134m 3.8m/s 4.8m/s
16:00
80% 7.2°C 0mm 32% 0cm 45° 25°C 0mm 2.2kPa 24135m 3.8m/s 4.8m/s
17:00
61% 7.1°C 0mm 32% 0cm 33° 25°C 0mm 2.1kPa 24135m 3.8m/s 4.1m/s
18:00
42% 7.4°C 0mm 33% 0cm 22° 25°C 0mm 2kPa 24135m 4.3m/s 4.3m/s
19:00
47% 9.6°C 0mm 44% 0cm 10° 23°C 0mm 1.5kPa 24134m 8.5m/s 6.2m/s
20:00
51% 9.6°C 0mm 48% 0cm 0.32° 21°C 0mm 1.3kPa 24135m 7.9m/s 4m/s
21:00
56% 8.6°C 0mm 49% 0cm -9.7° 20°C 0mm 1.2kPa 24134m 7.3m/s 3.5m/s
22:00
69% 8.3°C 0mm 53% 0cm -18° 18°C 0mm 0.97kPa 24135m 3.2m/s 2.7m/s
23:00
83% 8.2°C 0mm 55% 0cm -24° 17°C 0mm 0.89kPa 24134m 2.3m/s 2.3m/s
Tue, Jun 9 Sunrise 05:16 Sunset 20:03
24:00
96% 8.1°C 0mm 57% 0cm -28° 17°C 0mm 0.81kPa 24134m 1.9m/s 2m/s
01:00
97% 8°C 0mm 59% 0cm -28° 16°C 0mm 0.75kPa 24134m 1.9m/s 2m/s
02:00
97% 8.1°C 0mm 61% 0cm -26° 15°C 0mm 0.68kPa 24135m 1.6m/s 1.6m/s
03:00
98% 7.9°C 0mm 63% 0cm -20° 15°C 0mm 0.63kPa 24134m 1.5m/s 1.5m/s
04:00
97% 7.9°C 0mm 65% 0cm -13° 15°C 0mm 0.58kPa 24135m 1.5m/s 1.4m/s
05:00
96% 7.9°C 0mm 66% 0cm -3.3° 14°C 0mm 0.54kPa 24135m 1.5m/s 1.5m/s
06:00
95% 8.6°C 0mm 67% 0cm 15°C 0mm 0.54kPa 24135m 1.3m/s 1.4m/s
07:00
96% 8.3°C 0mm 60% 0cm 18° 16°C 0mm 0.74kPa 24135m 1.4m/s 1.1m/s
08:00
97% 8.1°C 0mm 54% 0cm 29° 17°C 0mm 0.91kPa 24135m 1.8m/s 1.2m/s
09:00
98% 7.7°C 0mm 47% 0cm 41° 19°C 0mm 1.2kPa 24134m 2.4m/s 1.5m/s
10:00
98% 7.1°C 0mm 41% 0cm 53° 21°C 0mm 1.5kPa 24134m 2.9m/s 2.2m/s
11:00
99% 6.9°C 0mm 37% 0cm 64° 22°C 0mm 1.7kPa 24134m 3.1m/s 2.9m/s
12:00
99% 6.9°C 0mm 34% 0cm 72° 24°C 0mm 1.9kPa 24134m 3.3m/s 3.5m/s
13:00
99% 6.3°C 0mm 32% 0cm 74° 24°C 0mm 2.1kPa 24135m 2.9m/s 3.4m/s
14:00
98% 5.9°C 0mm 30% 0cm 67° 25°C 0mm 2.2kPa 24134m 3.1m/s 3.9m/s
15:00
98% 5.8°C 0mm 29% 0cm 56° 25°C 0mm 2.3kPa 24135m 3.3m/s 4.5m/s
16:00
91% 5.5°C 0mm 28% 0cm 45° 25°C 0mm 2.3kPa 24135m 3.6m/s 4.8m/s
17:00
84% 5.5°C 0mm 29% 0cm 33° 25°C 0mm 2.2kPa 24134m 3.6m/s 4.7m/s
18:00
77% 5.8°C 0mm 31% 0cm 22° 24°C 0mm 2.1kPa 24135m 3.8m/s 4.8m/s
19:00
77% 7.6°C 0mm 38% 0cm 11° 23°C 0mm 1.7kPa 24135m 6m/s 4.3m/s
20:00
77% 7.8°C 0mm 45% 0cm 0.4° 20°C 0mm 1.3kPa 24135m 3.9m/s 3.3m/s
21:00
77% 7.6°C 0mm 47% 0cm -9.6° 19°C 0mm 1.2kPa 24134m 3.5m/s 3.2m/s
22:00
66% 7.9°C 0mm 52% 0cm -18° 18°C 0mm 0.97kPa 24134m 2.9m/s 2.6m/s
23:00
56% 8.3°C 0mm 56% 0cm -24° 17°C 0mm 0.84kPa 24134m 2.7m/s 2.5m/s
Wed, Jun 10 Sunrise 05:15 Sunset 20:04
24:00
45% 8.3°C 0mm 59% 0cm -28° 16°C 0mm 0.76kPa 24134m 2.1m/s 2.1m/s
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40% 8.2°C 0mm 59% 0cm -28° 16°C 0mm 0.75kPa 24134m 2.2m/s 2.2m/s
02:00
34% 8.2°C 0mm 61% 0cm -25° 16°C 0mm 0.7kPa 24134m 1.9m/s 1.8m/s
03:00
29% 8°C 0mm 62% 0cm -20° 15°C 0mm 0.65kPa 24134m 1.6m/s 1.5m/s
04:00
27% 7.9°C 0mm 64% 0cm -13° 15°C 0mm 0.6kPa 24135m 1.3m/s 1.2m/s
05:00
25% 7.8°C 0mm 66% 0cm -3.3° 14°C 0mm 0.54kPa 24134m 1.1m/s 1.2m/s
06:00
23% 8.4°C 0mm 66% 0cm 15°C 0mm 0.57kPa 24135m 1.1m/s 1.2m/s
07:00
22% 8.1°C 0mm 57% 0cm 18° 17°C 0mm 0.82kPa 24134m 1.4m/s 1.2m/s
08:00
22% 8°C 0mm 52% 0cm 29° 18°C 0mm 1kPa 24135m 1.7m/s 1.2m/s
09:00
21% 8°C 0mm 47% 0cm 41° 20°C 0mm 1.2kPa 24135m 1.8m/s 1.4m/s
10:00
25% 7.6°C 0mm 42% 0cm 53° 21°C 0mm 1.5kPa 24134m 1.8m/s 1.6m/s
11:00
28% 6.4°C 0mm 35% 0cm 64° 23°C 0mm 1.8kPa 24135m 1.9m/s 1.8m/s
12:00
32% 5.1°C 0mm 29% 0cm 72° 24°C 0mm 2.1kPa 24134m 1.7m/s 1.9m/s
13:00
29% 4.5°C 0mm 26% 0cm 74° 25°C 0mm 2.3kPa 24134m 1.3m/s 2m/s
14:00
27% 4.3°C 0mm 25% 0cm 67° 26°C 0mm 2.5kPa 24134m 2m/s 2.1m/s
15:00
24% 4.5°C 0mm 25% 0cm 56° 26°C 0mm 2.5kPa 24135m 2.6m/s 2.7m/s
16:00
20% 9.5°C 0mm 45% 0cm 45° 22°C 0.02mm 1.4kPa 24135m 2m/s 2.1m/s
17:00
17% 11°C 0mm 66% 0cm 33° 18°C 0.04mm 0.69kPa 24135m 1.4m/s 1.5m/s
18:00
13% 11°C 0mm 86% 0cm 22° 13°C 0.06mm 0.21kPa 24135m 0.85m/s 0.83m/s
19:00
13% 11°C 0mm 84% 0cm 11° 13°C 0.06mm 0.25kPa 24135m 0.74m/s 0.66m/s
20:00
13% 10°C 0mm 81% 0cm 0.47° 13°C 0.06mm 0.28kPa 24135m 0.63m/s 0.48m/s
21:00
13% 9.5°C 0mm 79% 0cm -9.6° 13°C 0.06mm 0.32kPa 24135m 0.52m/s 0.31m/s
22:00
19% 9.5°C 0mm 78% 0cm -18° 13°C 0.04mm 0.33kPa 24135m 0.8m/s 0.65m/s
23:00
26% 9.5°C 0mm 78% 0cm -24° 13°C 0.02mm 0.34kPa 24135m 1.1m/s 0.99m/s
Thu, Jun 11 Sunrise 05:15 Sunset 20:04
24:00
32% 9.5°C 0mm 77% 0cm -27° 13°C 0mm 0.35kPa 24135m 1.4m/s 1.3m/s
01:00
35% 9.4°C 0mm 70% 0cm -28° 15°C 0mm 0.5kPa 24135m 1.8m/s 1.6m/s
02:00
39% 9.3°C 0mm 63% 0cm -25° 16°C 0mm 0.68kPa 24135m 2.2m/s 1.8m/s
03:00
42% 8.9°C 0mm 56% 0cm -20° 18°C 0mm 0.89kPa 24135m 2.6m/s 2.1m/s
04:00
55% 8.2°C 0mm 50% 0cm -12° 19°C 0mm 1.1kPa 24135m 2.6m/s 2.4m/s
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