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Rule Storm Chaser

Lands End - Storm Chaser - Cornwall

Penzance, England, United Kingdom

Dramatic storm conditions — from atmospheric builds to active thunderstorms

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Here’s what usually blocks matches

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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 100% failing
Cloud Drama Score 76% failing

Currently

Real-time conditions
Cloud Cover100%
Wind Gusts19.9m/s
Precipitation Chance92%
Air Pressure1003.6hPa
CAPE20
Lifted Index11.4°C
Wind Gusts19.9m/s
Precipitation0.1mm

Upcoming Opportunities

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Times shown in Europe/London

No opportunities in the next 10 days

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What this forecast looks for

Plain-language explanation from the rule

This forecast identifies when Atlantic storm conditions create dramatic—but photographable—conditions along Cornwall's exposed coastline. We track storm intensity, wave height, wind speed, and clearing patterns to predict when you can safely capture storm drama.

Cornwall's position jutting into the Atlantic makes it one of Britain's premier locations for storm photography. Winter Atlantic depressions bring powerful swells that create spectacular wave action against granite cliffs, while rapid weather changes mean clearing conditions often follow close behind storm systems, providing dramatic light.

What makes Cornwall special for storm photography:

  • Atlantic exposure - Unobstructed fetch means powerful wave action at exposed headlands
  • Storm focal points - Sennen Cove and Porthleven famous for dramatic wave photography
  • Historic elements - Lighthouses and mine ruins add narrative to storm scenes
  • Rapid clearing - Post-frontal clearing often produces rainbow opportunities and dramatic light

Sennen Cove near Land's End becomes a magnet for storm photographers when Atlantic swells arrive—waves can reach spectacular heights, crashing over the harbour wall. Porthleven is notorious for storm surge conditions, with massive waves flooding the historic harbour during peak storms—dramatic but requiring extreme caution. The Botallack tin mine engine houses perched on cliffs become even more dramatic when waves explode below them. Godrevy Lighthouse withstanding storm seas creates powerful compositions. Safety is paramount—our forecast helps identify conditions that are dramatic but not dangerous, tracking when the worst of storms have passed but seas remain photogenic. Always maintain safe distances, never turn your back on the sea, and be aware that "sneaker waves" can arrive unexpectedly during storm conditions.

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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
Europe/London
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
Thu, Mar 12
01:000%4.7%31J/kg7.8°C24134m14m/s
02:000%2.1%24J/kg8°C24135m15m/s
03:0014%8.3%24J/kg7.5°C24135m16m/s
04:000%5%21J/kg8.1°C24134m17m/s
05:000%4.4%13J/kg8.1°C24135m17m/s
06:0017%49%0J/kg7°C24135m18m/s
07:000%53%0J/kg4.2°C24134m20m/s
08:000%48%18J/kg3.3°C24134m21m/s
09:000%65%7J/kg3.8°C24134m21m/s
10:000%57%5J/kg3.4°C24134m22m/s
11:000%57%3J/kg3.7°C24134m23m/s
12:000%62%1J/kg2.8°C24135m22m/s
13:000%62%13J/kg2.3°C24135m23m/s
14:000%62%9J/kg2.1°C24134m22m/s
15:000%62%23J/kg1.7°C24135m22m/s
16:000%73%1J/kg3.2°C24134m22m/s
17:000%73%0J/kg2.5°C24135m22m/s
18:0022%78%24J/kg1°C19896m24m/s
19:0020%67%22J/kg1.1°C24134m24m/s
20:0034%0%13J/kg1.1°C7839m25m/s
21:0040%0%20J/kg3.3°C23946m22m/s
22:0036%0%77J/kg4.7°C9587m24m/s
23:0031%1%21J/kg7.7°C15752m18m/s
Fri, Mar 13
24:0044%0%33J/kg9.2°C24135m21m/s
01:0016%0%20J/kg11°C24135m20m/s
02:0015%0%24J/kg13°C21236m18m/s
03:0033%0%31J/kg13°C20682m17m/s
04:0017%0%19J/kg13°C24135m18m/s
05:0017%0%29J/kg14°C24135m18m/s
06:0031%61%25J/kg14°C14921m16m/s
07:0016%71%21J/kg14°C11513m16m/s
08:0014%86%25J/kg13°C20650m14m/s
09:0027%67%21J/kg12°C23696m14m/s
10:0015%54%26J/kg11°C21511m14m/s
11:0013%50%20J/kg9.9°C24135m14m/s
12:0034%49%20J/kg7.9°C14429m14m/s
13:0015%54%30J/kg5.4°C24134m15m/s
14:0015%62%40J/kg2.7°C24135m14m/s
15:0024%63%62J/kg0.6°C24134m14m/s
16:0015%38%109J/kg0.4°C20208m13m/s
17:0015%61%123J/kg0.4°C24135m13m/s
18:0015%68%74J/kg0.1°C21743m14m/s
19:0035%58%173J/kg-0.7°C3927m13m/s
20:0026%1.1%69J/kg-0.4°C10646m16m/s
21:0035%12%115J/kg-0.8°C6765m17m/s
22:0027%15%69J/kg-0.7°C24134m13m/s
23:0027%14%59J/kg-0.8°C24134m13m/s
Sat, Mar 14
24:0027%9.4%98J/kg-0.8°C24135m13m/s
01:0013%8.4%61J/kg-0.6°C24135m12m/s
02:000%6.7%55J/kg-0.6°C24135m11m/s
03:000%5.8%55J/kg-0.8°C24135m11m/s
04:000%6.9%17J/kg0.4°C24134m11m/s
05:000%14%6J/kg1.8°C24134m12m/s
06:0012%25%15J/kg2.5°C24135m12m/s
07:000%24%17J/kg2.9°C24134m11m/s
08:000%54%10J/kg3.8°C24135m11m/s
09:0012%77%11J/kg4.3°C24135m9.6m/s
10:000%63%11J/kg4.8°C24134m8.6m/s
11:000%59%6J/kg5.5°C24135m7.7m/s
12:000%33%0J/kg8°C24134m6.8m/s
13:000%45%0J/kg11°C24135m6.6m/s
14:000%55%1J/kg13°C24135m6m/s
15:000%58%18J/kg14°C20436m6.3m/s
16:000%56%25J/kg14°C24134m7.6m/s
17:000%55%0J/kg16°C24135m7.6m/s
18:000%54%21J/kg14°C24134m8.3m/s
19:000%49%24J/kg14°C24134m8.9m/s
20:000%6%18J/kg14°C24135m9.8m/s
21:0018%11%3J/kg14°C24135m9.1m/s
22:000%12%6J/kg14°C24134m9.1m/s
23:000%12%19J/kg13°C22785m9.3m/s
Sun, Mar 15
24:0020%5.4%22J/kg12°C23423m9.4m/s
01:000%6.6%26J/kg12°C23014m9.3m/s
02:000%0.2%18J/kg11°C22345m9.2m/s
03:0019%0%23J/kg10°C22026m10m/s
04:000%0%14J/kg9.4°C24134m10m/s
05:000%0.1%13J/kg8.3°C23975m9.6m/s
06:0021%18%1J/kg6.9°C24135m10m/s
07:000%55%5J/kg7.9°C24135m12m/s
08:000%57%9J/kg8.8°C24135m13m/s
09:0015%18%13J/kg9.8°C24135m14m/s
10:000%47%13J/kg10°C22875m15m/s
11:000%47%13J/kg10°C21615m15m/s
12:0014%41%13J/kg11°C20355m15m/s
13:000%51%12J/kg11°C21615m15m/s
14:000%32%12J/kg11°C22875m14m/s
15:0015%30%11J/kg12°C24135m13m/s
16:000%35%12J/kg12°C24135m13m/s
17:000%38%14J/kg12°C24135m13m/s
18:0017%48%15J/kg13°C24135m12m/s
19:000%72%13J/kg13°C24135m12m/s
20:000%0%11J/kg13°C24135m11m/s
21:0015%0%9J/kg13°C24135m10m/s
22:000%0%9.7J/kg13°C24135m10m/s
23:000%0%10J/kg13°C24135m10m/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
Europe/London
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
Fri, Mar 13 Sunrise 06:40 Sunset 18:23
01:00
1004hPa 20J/kg 100% 11°C 100% 90% 92% 0mm 76% 0.04mm 15dBZ -42° 100% 0.06mm - - 14m/s
02:00
1004hPa 24J/kg 100% 13°C 100% 100% 92% 0.05mm 85% 0.14mm 12dBZ -39° 100% 0.25mm - - 15m/s
03:00
1004hPa 31J/kg 100% 13°C 100% 100% 92% 0.03mm 84% 0.23mm 9.9dBZ -33° 100% 0.38mm 18m/s 28m/s 15m/s
04:00
1004hPa 19J/kg 100% 13°C 67% 100% 94% 0mm 70% 0.04mm 10dBZ -26° 100% 0.5mm - - 13m/s
05:00
1004hPa 29J/kg 100% 14°C 100% 100% 97% 0mm 69% 0.12mm 11dBZ -17° 100% 0.56mm - - 14m/s
06:00
1004hPa 25J/kg 100% 14°C 100% 100% 99% 0mm 68% 0.18mm 11dBZ -7.3° 100% 0.75mm 8.6m/s 21m/s 13m/s
07:00
1004hPa 21J/kg 100% 14°C 96% 100% 98% 0mm 65% 0.07mm 13dBZ 2.6° 100% 0.06mm - - 12m/s
08:00
1004hPa 25J/kg 16% 13°C 99% 100% 97% 0mm 64% 0.29mm 14dBZ 12° 100% 0.19mm - - 11m/s
09:00
1004hPa 21J/kg 76% 12°C 93% 100% 95% 0mm 65% 0.14mm 15dBZ 20° 100% 0.38mm 5.4m/s 17m/s 12m/s
10:00
1004hPa 26J/kg 77% 11°C 100% 100% 97% 0mm 65% 0.26mm 3.5dBZ 28° 100% 0.56mm - - 13m/s
11:00
1004hPa 20J/kg 0% 9.9°C 100% 100% 98% 0mm 63% 0.07mm -8.2dBZ 34° 100% 0.81mm - - 11m/s
12:00
1003hPa 20J/kg 0% 7.9°C 100% 100% 99% 0mm 63% 0.38mm -20dBZ 37° 100% 1.1mm 9.5m/s 26m/s 12m/s
13:00
1003hPa 30J/kg 0% 5.4°C 92% 100% 94% 0mm 59% 0mm -20dBZ 37° 100% 0.25mm - - 13m/s
14:00
1002hPa 40J/kg 0% 2.7°C 66% 100% 89% 0mm 59% 0.1mm -20dBZ 34° 100% 0.25mm - - 12m/s
15:00
1002hPa 62J/kg 0% 0.6°C 78% 85% 84% 0mm 61% 0.01mm -20dBZ 28° 85% 0.31mm 4.5m/s 13m/s 13m/s
16:00
1002hPa 109J/kg 0% 0.4°C 99% 5% 87% 0mm 61% 0.24mm -16dBZ 21° 99% 0.44mm - - 12m/s
17:00
1001hPa 123J/kg 0% 0.4°C 100% 26% 90% 0mm 58% 0.09mm -12dBZ 12° 100% 0.56mm - - 12m/s
18:00
1002hPa 74J/kg 0% 0.1°C 88% 100% 93% 0mm 63% 0.19mm -8.4dBZ 3.2° 100% 0.88mm 1.5m/s 3.2m/s 13m/s
19:00
1002hPa 173J/kg 0% -0.7°C 100% 100% 85% 1.7mm 93% 0.88mm 2.1dBZ -6.6° 100% 0.94mm - - 11m/s
20:00
1002hPa 69J/kg 0% -0.4°C 99% 69% 77% 0mm 71% 0.33mm 13dBZ -16° 99% 2.1mm - - 15m/s
21:00
1002hPa 115J/kg 0% -0.8°C 100% 24% 69% 0.08mm 92% 0.47mm 23dBZ -25° 100% 2.3mm 8.3m/s 16m/s 14m/s
22:00
1002hPa 69J/kg 0% -0.7°C 100% 5% 70% 0mm 68% 0.04mm 20dBZ -33° 100% 2.6mm - - 11m/s
23:00
1002hPa 59J/kg 0% -0.8°C 5% 0% 72% 0mm 72% 0.01mm 16dBZ -39° 5% 2.6mm - - 11m/s
Sat, Mar 14 Sunrise 06:38 Sunset 18:25
24:00
1003hPa 98J/kg 0% -0.8°C 6% 0% 74% 0mm 72% 0.02mm 13dBZ -42° 6% 2.7mm 3.4m/s 2.8m/s 11m/s
01:00
1004hPa 61J/kg 0% -0.6°C 5% 0% 65% 0mm 69% 0mm 13dBZ -42° 5% 0mm - - 11m/s
02:00
1005hPa 55J/kg 0% -0.6°C 5% 0% 55% 0mm 66% 0.03mm 13dBZ -39° 5% 0mm - - 10m/s
03:00
1006hPa 55J/kg 0% -0.8°C 5% 5% 45% 0mm 65% 0.02mm 12dBZ -33° 5% 0.06mm 1.4m/s 6.3m/s 9.6m/s
04:00
1006hPa 17J/kg 0% 0.4°C 5% 5% 51% 0mm 64% 0mm 4.3dBZ -25° 5% 0.06mm - - 10m/s
05:00
1007hPa 6J/kg 0% 1.8°C 5% 5% 56% 0mm 63% 0mm -3.9dBZ -16° 5% 0.06mm - - 10m/s
06:00
1008hPa 15J/kg 0% 2.5°C 5% 7% 61% 0mm 63% 0mm -12dBZ -6.9° 7% 0.06mm 3.5m/s 10m/s 9.9m/s
07:00
1009hPa 17J/kg 0% 2.9°C 5% 5% 64% 0mm 63% 0.01mm -15dBZ 2.9° 5% 0mm - - 9.8m/s
08:00
1009hPa 10J/kg 78% 3.8°C 5% 3% 66% 0mm 63% 0mm -17dBZ 12° 78% 0mm - - 9.2m/s
09:00
1010hPa 11J/kg 59% 4.3°C 5% 7% 69% 0mm 62% 0mm -20dBZ 21° 59% 0mm 3.2m/s 12m/s 8.5m/s
10:00
1010hPa 11J/kg 2% 4.8°C 5% 43% 74% 0mm 62% 0mm -19dBZ 28° 43% 0mm - - 7.8m/s
11:00
1011hPa 6J/kg 0% 5.5°C 0% 62% 79% 0mm 61% 0mm -18dBZ 34° 62% 0mm - - 7.2m/s
12:00
1011hPa 0J/kg 5% 8°C 0% 5% 84% 0mm 60% 0mm -16dBZ 37° 5% 0mm 1.6m/s 27m/s 6.5m/s
13:00
1012hPa 0J/kg 5% 11°C 3% 89% 75% 0mm 59% 0mm -18dBZ 37° 89% 0mm - - 6.3m/s
14:00
1012hPa 1J/kg 1% 13°C 26% 95% 66% 0mm 59% 0mm -19dBZ 34° 95% 0mm - - 5.4m/s
15:00
1012hPa 18J/kg 5% 14°C 48% 100% 56% 0mm 60% 0.22mm -20dBZ 29° 100% 0mm 0.29m/s 40m/s 5.8m/s
16:00
1012hPa 25J/kg 100% 14°C 100% 100% 62% 0mm 62% 0.1mm -19dBZ 21° 100% 0.19mm - - 6.8m/s
17:00
1012hPa 0J/kg 100% 16°C 96% 100% 68% 0mm 59% 0mm -18dBZ 13° 100% 0.25mm - - 6.7m/s
18:00
1012hPa 21J/kg 0% 14°C 94% 100% 74% 0mm 65% 0mm -17dBZ 3.4° 100% 0.25mm 0.55m/s 35m/s 7.6m/s
19:00
1013hPa 24J/kg 0% 14°C 38% 98% 58% 0mm 68% 0mm -18dBZ -6.3° 98% 0mm - - 7.9m/s
20:00
1013hPa 18J/kg 0% 14°C 73% 60% 42% 0mm 66% 0.04mm -19dBZ -16° 73% 0.06mm - - 7.9m/s
21:00
1014hPa 3J/kg 0% 14°C 97% 5% 26% 0mm 64% 0mm -20dBZ -25° 97% 0.13mm 6.3m/s 33m/s 8.9m/s
22:00
1014hPa 6J/kg 0% 14°C 98% 5% 36% 0mm 65% 0.01mm -20dBZ -32° 98% 0.13mm - - 8.2m/s
23:00
1013hPa 19J/kg 6% 13°C 99% 15% 46% 0mm 72% 0.15mm -20dBZ -38° 99% 0.19mm - - 8.8m/s
Sun, Mar 15 Sunrise 06:36 Sunset 18:26
24:00
1013hPa 22J/kg 81% 12°C 91% 27% 56% 0.01mm 78% 0.13mm -20dBZ -42° 91% 0.38mm 19m/s 31m/s 8.7m/s
01:00
1013hPa 26J/kg 51% 12°C 100% 99% 52% 0.01mm 77% 0.2mm -11dBZ -42° 100% 0.13mm - - 8.1m/s
02:00
1013hPa 18J/kg 5% 11°C 100% 64% 48% 0.11mm 78% 0.12mm -2.1dBZ -38° 100% 0.31mm - - 8.5m/s
03:00
1013hPa 23J/kg 52% 10°C 100% 72% 44% 0.14mm 80% 0.11mm 6.8dBZ -33° 100% 0.63mm 19m/s 23m/s 9m/s
04:00
1013hPa 14J/kg 5% 9.4°C 100% 100% 51% 0.05mm 81% 0.04mm 7.8dBZ -25° 100% 0.75mm - - 9.3m/s
05:00
1013hPa 13J/kg 7% 8.3°C 100% 7% 57% 0.11mm 83% 0.09mm 8.7dBZ -16° 100% 0.88mm - - 8.9m/s
06:00
1012hPa 1J/kg 0% 6.9°C 100% 5% 64% 0.04mm 85% 0.02mm 9.6dBZ -6.6° 100% 1mm 16m/s 23m/s 9m/s
07:00
1013hPa 5J/kg 2% 7.9°C 68% 3% 56% 0.03mm 82% 0.01mm 13dBZ 3.2° 68% 0.69mm - - 9.8m/s
08:00
1014hPa 9J/kg 3% 8.8°C 37% 2% 47% 0.01mm 80% 0.007mm 17dBZ 12° 37% 0.38mm - - 11m/s
09:00
1014hPa 13J/kg 5% 9.8°C 5% 0% 39% 0mm 77% 0mm 20dBZ 21° 5% 0.06mm 9.4m/s 13m/s 11m/s
10:00
1015hPa 13J/kg 5% 10°C 31% 0% 45% 0.003mm 73% 0mm 7dBZ 29° 31% 0.08mm - - 12m/s
11:00
1016hPa 13J/kg 5% 10°C 58% 0% 50% 0.007mm 70% 0mm -6.5dBZ 34° 58% 0.1mm - - 12m/s
12:00
1017hPa 13J/kg 5% 11°C 84% 0% 56% 0.01mm 66% 0mm -20dBZ 37° 84% 0.13mm 8.3m/s 11m/s 13m/s
13:00
1017hPa 12J/kg 37% 11°C 90% 2% 37% 0.007mm 65% 0mm -20dBZ 38° 90% 0.1mm - - 12m/s
14:00
1018hPa 12J/kg 68% 11°C 95% 4% 19% 0.003mm 65% 0mm -20dBZ 35° 95% 0.08mm - - 12m/s
15:00
1019hPa 11J/kg 100% 12°C 100% 6% 0% 0mm 64% 0mm -20dBZ 29° 100% 0.06mm 12m/s 23m/s 11m/s
16:00
1019hPa 12J/kg 84% 12°C 100% 6% 13% 0.003mm 65% 0.007mm -13dBZ 22° 100% 0.08mm - - 11m/s
17:00
1019hPa 14J/kg 68% 12°C 100% 6% 26% 0.007mm 66% 0.01mm -6.2dBZ 13° 100% 0.1mm - - 10m/s
18:00
1019hPa 15J/kg 52% 13°C 100% 6% 39% 0.01mm 67% 0.02mm 0.78dBZ 3.7° 100% 0.13mm 13m/s 22m/s 9.9m/s
19:00
1018hPa 13J/kg 47% 13°C 69% 5% 32% 0.007mm 68% 0.01mm 2.1dBZ -6.1° 78% 0.13mm - - 9.3m/s
20:00
1018hPa 11J/kg 41% 13°C 38% 5% 24% 0.003mm 69% 0.007mm 3.5dBZ -16° 57% 0.13mm - - 8.8m/s
21:00
1018hPa 9J/kg 35% 13°C 7% 5% 17% 0mm 70% 0mm 4.8dBZ -24° 35% 0.13mm 13m/s 18m/s 8.2m/s
22:00
1018hPa 9.7J/kg 48% 13°C 21% 5% 24% 0.003mm 70% 0mm 3.3dBZ -32° 49% 0.13mm - - 8.5m/s
23:00
1018hPa 10J/kg 62% 13°C 36% 5% 32% 0.007mm 71% 0mm 1.7dBZ -38° 62% 0.13mm - - 8.9m/s
Mon, Mar 16 Sunrise 06:34 Sunset 18:28
24:00
1019hPa 11J/kg 75% 13°C 50% 5% 39% 0.01mm 72% 0mm 0.11dBZ -41° 75% 0.13mm 12m/s 22m/s 9.2m/s
How to read: these inputs help produce the derived score; they are not requirements by themselves.

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