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Ürgüp - Fog Hunter - Cappadocia

Ürgüp, Nevşehir Province, Türkiye

Thick, moody fog for atmospheric forest and landscape shots

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Rule requirements (key thresholds)
Fog Probability · ≥ 60.0%

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Fog Probability 100% failing

Currently

Real-time conditions
Fog Probability
0%
Dewpoint Spread9.3°C
Visibility13047 (Clear)
Relative Humidity53%
Wind Speed6.0m/s (moderate winds)

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Times shown in Europe/Istanbul

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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 79 hours
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Time
Europe/Istanbul
Fog Probability
≥ 60.0%
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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
Sun, Apr 5 Sunrise 06:19 Sunset 19:07
16:00
15% 3.3°C 0mm 53% 0cm 35° 13°C 0.19mm 0.68kPa 13047m 5.9m/s 6m/s
17:00
9% 2°C 0mm 47% 0cm 24° 13°C 0.5mm 0.8kPa 21111m 6m/s 6.1m/s
18:00
3% 1.4°C 0mm 45% 0cm 12° 13°C 0.5mm 0.81kPa 24134m 5.9m/s 5.1m/s
19:00
3% 2°C 0mm 53% 0cm 1° 11°C 0.56mm 0.62kPa 24135m 9.6m/s 6.2m/s
20:00 ☾
3% 2.5°C 0mm 60% 0cm -11° 9.9°C 0.56mm 0.49kPa 24134m 10m/s 4.6m/s
21:00 ☾
3% 2.1°C 0mm 60% 0cm -22° 9.4°C 0.56mm 0.47kPa 24135m 9.1m/s 3.9m/s
22:00 ☾
3% 2.9°C 0mm 67% 0cm -31° 8.6°C 0mm 0.37kPa 24135m 4.7m/s 2.9m/s
23:00 ☾
4% 3.3°C 0mm 74% 0cm -39° 7.7°C 0mm 0.27kPa 24134m 2.7m/s 2.5m/s
Mon, Apr 6 Sunrise 06:19 Sunset 19:07
24:00 ☾
4% 3.5°C 0mm 78% 0cm -44° 7°C 0mm 0.22kPa 24134m 2.8m/s 2.5m/s
01:00 ☾
6% 3.6°C 0mm 81% 0cm -45° 6.6°C 0mm 0.19kPa 24135m 2.2m/s 2.1m/s
02:00 ☾
9% 3.3°C 0mm 82% 0cm -42° 6.1°C 0mm 0.17kPa 24135m 2m/s 2m/s
03:00 ☾
11% 2.8°C 0mm 82% 0cm -35° 5.6°C 0mm 0.16kPa 24134m 2m/s 2m/s
04:00 ☾
30% 2.4°C 0mm 83% 0cm -26° 5.1°C 0mm 0.15kPa 24135m 1.5m/s 1.5m/s
05:00 ☾
50% 1.9°C 0mm 82% 0cm -15° 4.8°C 0mm 0.16kPa 24134m 1.7m/s 1.8m/s
06:00 ☾
69% 1.6°C 0mm 82% 0cm -4.2° 4.3°C 0mm 0.15kPa 24134m 1.7m/s 1.7m/s
07:00
70% 1.8°C 0mm 81% 0cm 7.5° 4.8°C 0mm 0.16kPa 24134m 1.7m/s 1.7m/s
08:00
70% 1.6°C 0mm 74% 0cm 19° 5.9°C 0mm 0.24kPa 24134m 1.9m/s 1.6m/s
09:00
71% 1.7°C 0mm 68% 0cm 31° 7.3°C 0mm 0.33kPa 24135m 2.8m/s 1.8m/s
10:00
71% 1.6°C 0mm 60% 0cm 41° 9°C 0mm 0.46kPa 24135m 3.3m/s 2.4m/s
11:00
71% 1.4°C 0mm 54% 0cm 50° 10°C 0mm 0.58kPa 24134m 3.2m/s 2.9m/s
12:00
71% 1.2°C 0mm 49% 0cm 56° 12°C 0mm 0.69kPa 24134m 3.1m/s 3.1m/s
13:00
70% 0.6°C 0mm 44% 0cm 58° 12°C 0mm 0.8kPa 24135m 2.7m/s 2.7m/s
14:00
68% 0.1°C 0mm 40% 0cm 53° 13°C 0mm 0.9kPa 24134m 2.9m/s 3m/s
15:00
67% -0.7°C 0mm 37% 0cm 45° 14°C 0mm 0.99kPa 24135m 2.8m/s 2.9m/s
16:00
62% -0.7°C 0mm 36% 0cm 35° 14°C 0mm 1kPa 24135m 3.6m/s 4.4m/s
17:00
56% 0.8°C 0mm 43% 0cm 24° 13°C 0mm 0.85kPa 24135m 5.7m/s 7.4m/s
18:00
51% 1.2°C 0mm 47% 0cm 13° 12°C 0mm 0.74kPa 24135m 5.8m/s 6.3m/s
19:00
54% 1.9°C 0mm 56% 0cm 1.2° 10°C 0mm 0.56kPa 24134m 8.2m/s 5.7m/s
20:00 ☾
57% 1.8°C 0mm 60% 0cm -11° 9.2°C 0mm 0.47kPa 24134m 7.2m/s 3.3m/s
21:00 ☾
60% 1.9°C 0mm 63% 0cm -21° 8.5°C 0mm 0.41kPa 24135m 2.9m/s 1.9m/s
22:00 ☾
66% 1.9°C 0mm 66% 0cm -31° 8°C 0mm 0.37kPa 24134m 1.5m/s 1.4m/s
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73% 1.8°C 0mm 67% 0cm -39° 7.5°C 0mm 0.34kPa 24134m 1.3m/s 1.3m/s
Tue, Apr 7 Sunrise 06:18 Sunset 19:08
24:00 ☾
79% 1.7°C 0mm 69% 0cm -44° 7°C 0mm 0.31kPa 24134m 1.1m/s 1.2m/s
01:00 ☾
78% 1.5°C 0mm 70% 0cm -44° 6.7°C 0mm 0.3kPa 24134m 0.8m/s 0.76m/s
02:00 ☾
78% 1.3°C 0mm 70% 0cm -41° 6.4°C 0mm 0.29kPa 24134m 0.82m/s 0.77m/s
03:00 ☾
77% 1.1°C 0mm 70% 0cm -35° 6.1°C 0mm 0.28kPa 24134m 1.1m/s 1.1m/s
04:00 ☾
77% 0.9°C 0mm 71% 0cm -26° 5.7°C 0mm 0.27kPa 24134m 1m/s 1m/s
05:00 ☾
78% 0.7°C 0mm 72% 0cm -15° 5.3°C 0mm 0.25kPa 24135m 0.71m/s 0.75m/s
06:00 ☾
78% 0.5°C 0mm 73% 0cm -3.9° 4.9°C 0mm 0.23kPa 24134m 0.7m/s 0.65m/s
07:00
80% 1°C 0mm 72% 0cm 7.8° 5.7°C 0mm 0.26kPa 24134m 0.6m/s 0.6m/s
08:00
83% 0.5°C 0mm 62% 0cm 19° 7.3°C 0mm 0.39kPa 24135m 0.72m/s 0.44m/s
09:00
85% 0.4°C 0mm 57% 0cm 31° 8.5°C 0mm 0.48kPa 24134m 0.82m/s 0.35m/s
10:00
89% 0.2°C 0mm 51% 0cm 42° 9.9°C 0mm 0.6kPa 24135m 1.2m/s 0.53m/s
11:00
93% -0.2°C 0mm 46% 0cm 51° 11°C 0mm 0.72kPa 24134m 1.8m/s 0.91m/s
12:00
97% -0.8°C 0mm 41% 0cm 57° 12°C 0mm 0.84kPa 24135m 2.1m/s 1.4m/s
13:00
95% -1.3°C 0mm 37% 0cm 58° 13°C 0mm 0.95kPa 24134m 3.1m/s 2.3m/s
14:00
94% -1.5°C 0mm 34% 0cm 54° 14°C 0mm 1.1kPa 24134m 4m/s 3.3m/s
15:00
92% -1.7°C 0mm 32% 0cm 46° 15°C 0mm 1.1kPa 24135m 5m/s 4.8m/s
16:00
77% -2.1°C 0mm 31% 0cm 35° 15°C 0mm 1.1kPa 24135m 5.6m/s 5.5m/s
17:00
61% -2.2°C 0mm 31% 0cm 24° 15°C 0mm 1.1kPa 24135m 6.1m/s 5m/s
18:00
46% -1.7°C 0mm 34% 0cm 13° 14°C 0mm 1.1kPa 24134m 6.4m/s 5.4m/s
19:00
49% -0.2°C 0mm 41% 0cm 1.3° 13°C 0mm 0.85kPa 24134m 8.3m/s 5.2m/s
20:00 ☾
51% 0.4°C 0mm 46% 0cm -10° 12°C 0mm 0.74kPa 24135m 8.4m/s 4.1m/s
21:00 ☾
54% 0.2°C 0mm 46% 0cm -21° 11°C 0mm 0.72kPa 24135m 7.7m/s 3.5m/s
22:00 ☾
61% 0.2°C 0mm 53% 0cm -31° 9.3°C 0mm 0.55kPa 24135m 5.7m/s 3m/s
23:00 ☾
68% 0°C 0mm 60% 0cm -38° 7.4°C 0mm 0.41kPa 24135m 3.8m/s 2.4m/s
Wed, Apr 8 Sunrise 06:16 Sunset 19:09
24:00 ☾
75% -0.3°C 0mm 66% 0cm -43° 5.4°C 0mm 0.3kPa 24135m 1.8m/s 1.9m/s
01:00 ☾
76% 0°C 0mm 62% 0cm -44° 6.7°C 0mm 0.37kPa 24135m 4.2m/s 3m/s
02:00 ☾
77% 0.3°C 0mm 58% 0cm -41° 8°C 0mm 0.45kPa 24135m 6.5m/s 4.2m/s
03:00 ☾
78% 0.4°C 0mm 54% 0cm -34° 9.3°C 0mm 0.54kPa 24135m 8.8m/s 5.3m/s
04:00 ☾
70% 0.5°C 0mm 51% 0cm -25° 10°C 0mm 0.61kPa 24135m 9.6m/s 6.3m/s
05:00 ☾
63% 0.5°C 0mm 48% 0cm -15° 11°C 0mm 0.69kPa 24135m 10m/s 7.2m/s
06:00 ☾
55% 0.4°C 0mm 45% 0cm -3.6° 12°C 0mm 0.78kPa 24135m 11m/s 8.2m/s
07:00
48% 0°C 0mm 43% 0cm 8° 12°C 0mm 0.83kPa 24135m 11m/s 8.7m/s
08:00
42% -0.4°C 0mm 40% 0cm 20° 13°C 0mm 0.88kPa 24135m 11m/s 9.2m/s
09:00
35% -0.9°C 0mm 38% 0cm 31° 13°C 0mm 0.94kPa 24135m 12m/s 9.8m/s
10:00
33% 0.8°C 0mm 45% 0cm 42° 12°C 0.08mm 0.79kPa 20874m 11m/s 9.7m/s
11:00
30% 2.2°C 0mm 52% 0cm 51° 12°C 0.17mm 0.65kPa 17613m 11m/s 9.6m/s
12:00
28% 3.3°C 0mm 60% 0cm 57° 11°C 0.25mm 0.52kPa 14352m 11m/s 9.5m/s
13:00
23% 3.6°C 0.21mm 71% 0cm 58° 8.5°C 1.7mm 0.32kPa 9597m 10m/s 8m/s
14:00
18% 3.5°C 0.41mm 83% 0cm 54° 6.2°C 3.1mm 0.16kPa 4843m 9.4m/s 6.5m/s
15:00
13% 3.1°C 0.62mm 94% 0cm 46° 3.9°C 4.5mm 0.05kPa 89m 8.5m/s 5m/s
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