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Rule Storm Chaser

Tintagel - Storm Chaser - Cornwall

Tintagel, 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)
CAPE 100% failing
Storm Intensity 99% failing
Cloud Drama Score 63% failing

Currently

Real-time conditions
Cloud Cover100%
Wind Gusts19.8m/s
Precipitation Chance93%
Air Pressure1007.7hPa
CAPE1
Lifted Index4.9°C
Wind Gusts19.8m/s
Precipitation0.0mm

Upcoming Opportunities

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Times shown in Europe/London

No opportunities in the next 10 days

See the blocker timeline below to understand which conditions are preventing matches.

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
Wed, Mar 11
07:000%67%72J/kg4.8°C24135m13m/s
08:000%44%50J/kg4.8°C22338m13m/s
09:000%47%28J/kg3.8°C23633m13m/s
10:000%5.6%26J/kg3.9°C24135m12m/s
11:000%7.7%21J/kg5.3°C24135m12m/s
12:0016%8.1%17J/kg7°C24135m11m/s
13:000%3.8%22J/kg7.7°C24135m11m/s
14:000%3.9%17J/kg7.7°C24135m11m/s
15:0012%7.5%28J/kg8.6°C24134m12m/s
16:000%22%26J/kg8.9°C24135m12m/s
17:000%25%22J/kg8.9°C24134m12m/s
18:000%29%28J/kg8.8°C24135m11m/s
19:000%42%30J/kg8°C24135m12m/s
20:000%11%35J/kg7.9°C24135m12m/s
21:000%11%30J/kg8°C24134m12m/s
22:000%15%21J/kg8°C24135m12m/s
23:000%13%21J/kg8.2°C24134m13m/s
Thu, Mar 12
24:000%6.1%15J/kg8.4°C24134m13m/s
01:000%5.8%9J/kg8.8°C24134m15m/s
02:000%9.5%22J/kg8.2°C24135m16m/s
03:0014%14%12J/kg8.1°C24134m17m/s
04:000%4.2%11J/kg8.2°C24135m18m/s
05:000%2.3%10J/kg8°C24134m18m/s
06:0015%47%5J/kg8.2°C24135m19m/s
07:000%75%1J/kg4.9°C24134m20m/s
08:000%75%4J/kg4.1°C15346m20m/s
09:000%69%5J/kg4°C24134m21m/s
10:0018%58%19J/kg4°C24134m22m/s
11:0028%45%7J/kg3.1°C21512m23m/s
12:0030%45%5J/kg3.2°C24135m23m/s
13:0018%62%4J/kg2.9°C24135m24m/s
14:0017%62%8J/kg2.9°C24135m23m/s
15:0018%62%8J/kg3.3°C24134m23m/s
16:0018%73%4J/kg2.9°C24135m23m/s
17:0017%73%5J/kg2.7°C24135m23m/s
18:0030%78%19J/kg2.8°C24135m23m/s
19:0031%70%20J/kg2.8°C9742m23m/s
20:0038%0%53J/kg3°C4343m20m/s
21:0063%0%79J/kg3°C6312m22m/s
22:0040%0%19J/kg8.6°C10279m23m/s
23:0041%0%48J/kg9.6°C15075m20m/s
Fri, Mar 13
24:0053%0%49J/kg11°C24135m20m/s
01:0018%0%50J/kg12°C22781m19m/s
02:0017%0%32J/kg12°C21009m18m/s
03:0036%0%25J/kg14°C24135m18m/s
04:0017%0.2%26J/kg14°C24134m19m/s
05:0016%1.7%20J/kg14°C24134m18m/s
06:0034%69%28J/kg14°C24135m17m/s
07:0017%82%25J/kg14°C20218m16m/s
08:0015%77%19J/kg13°C22273m14m/s
09:0028%79%24J/kg12°C17346m13m/s
10:0016%60%27J/kg11°C20570m13m/s
11:0022%86%29J/kg11°C20803m12m/s
12:0033%74%42J/kg8°C22747m13m/s
13:0013%62%25J/kg5.6°C23396m13m/s
14:0013%64%26J/kg3.9°C24135m12m/s
15:0022%84%26J/kg2.5°C24134m12m/s
16:0014%72%60J/kg2.2°C21212m11m/s
17:0014%100%37J/kg2.4°C15601m11m/s
18:0031%48%24J/kg1.9°C20136m11m/s
19:0014%60%17J/kg1.5°C20214m9m/s
20:0014%11%23J/kg0.9°C13507m8.7m/s
21:0015%15%13J/kg1.1°C24135m7.1m/s
22:000%13%4J/kg0.2°C24135m5.9m/s
23:000%11%16J/kg0°C24135m8.3m/s
Sat, Mar 14
24:000%14%41J/kg-0.1°C24135m9.3m/s
01:000%14%38J/kg0.3°C23924m9.6m/s
02:0013%10%43J/kg0.4°C20962m10m/s
03:0015%3.6%47J/kg0.9°C23284m9.9m/s
04:0014%0.8%46J/kg0.6°C22371m9.9m/s
05:0013%0.4%51J/kg0.5°C20640m10m/s
06:0022%11%58J/kg0.8°C22524m9.7m/s
07:0013%13%65J/kg1.1°C21368m9.4m/s
08:0013%16%55J/kg2°C21537m9m/s
09:000%15%23J/kg2.5°C24135m8.5m/s
10:000%22%3J/kg3.5°C24134m7.3m/s
11:000%11%0J/kg4°C24135m6.2m/s
12:000%11%0J/kg4.4°C24135m5.7m/s
13:000%28%1J/kg5.1°C24135m6m/s
14:000%72%16J/kg6.5°C24135m5.9m/s
15:000%46%24J/kg8.6°C24135m6.2m/s
16:000%55%19J/kg10°C24134m6.5m/s
17:000%46%6J/kg12°C24134m6.6m/s
18:000%59%11J/kg12°C24135m6.7m/s
19:000%77%14J/kg13°C22997m6.5m/s
20:000%0%18J/kg14°C21859m6.3m/s
21:000%0%21J/kg14°C20722m6.1m/s
22:000%0%22J/kg14°C20031m5.9m/s
23:000%0%22J/kg14°C19341m5.7m/s
Sun, Mar 15
24:000%0%23J/kg13°C18650m5.5m/s
01:000%0%19J/kg13°C20478m4.9m/s
02:000%0%14J/kg13°C22307m4.3m/s
03:000%0%10J/kg12°C24135m3.7m/s
04:000%0%6.7J/kg12°C24135m3.8m/s
05:000%0%3.3J/kg11°C24135m3.8m/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
Thu, Mar 12 Sunrise 06:39 Sunset 18:18
07:00
1008hPa 1J/kg 100% 4.9°C 100% 27% 93% 0.07mm 85% 0mm -9.9dBZ 2.6° 100% 0mm - - 14m/s
08:00
1007hPa 4J/kg 100% 4.1°C 100% 97% 87% 0.63mm 88% 0mm 0.17dBZ 12° 100% 0.38mm - - 13m/s
09:00
1006hPa 5J/kg 100% 4°C 100% 88% 82% 0.02mm 90% 0.01mm 10dBZ 20° 100% 0.94mm 9.2m/s 9.3m/s 15m/s
10:00
1005hPa 19J/kg 100% 4°C 100% 24% 85% 0.02mm 91% 0.01mm 9.8dBZ 27° 100% 1.1mm - - 15m/s
11:00
1005hPa 7J/kg 100% 3.1°C 100% 5% 87% 0.37mm 93% 0mm 9.3dBZ 33° 100% 1.5mm - - 15m/s
12:00
1004hPa 5J/kg 100% 3.2°C 100% 5% 90% 0.09mm 93% 0mm 8.8dBZ 36° 100% 1.6mm 8.6m/s 9.8m/s 16m/s
13:00
1003hPa 4J/kg 100% 2.9°C 100% 38% 93% 0.12mm 93% 0mm 8dBZ 36° 100% 0.13mm - - 16m/s
14:00
1002hPa 8J/kg 100% 2.9°C 100% 20% 97% 0.09mm 94% 0mm 7.2dBZ 33° 100% 0.19mm - - 17m/s
15:00
1002hPa 8J/kg 100% 3.3°C 100% 100% 100% 0.03mm 94% 0mm 6.3dBZ 27° 100% 0.25mm 6.9m/s 7.8m/s 16m/s
16:00
1001hPa 4J/kg 100% 2.9°C 100% 100% 100% 0mm 93% 0.01mm 5.8dBZ 20° 100% 0.25mm - - 16m/s
17:00
1000hPa 5J/kg 100% 2.7°C 100% 100% 100% 0.03mm 91% 0.02mm 5.3dBZ 11° 100% 0.31mm - - 16m/s
18:00
1000hPa 19J/kg 100% 2.8°C 100% 100% 100% 0.02mm 90% 0.02mm 4.8dBZ 2.4° 100% 0.38mm 6.3m/s 15m/s 16m/s
19:00
999hPa 20J/kg 100% 2.8°C 100% 100% 97% 1.6mm 91% 0.05mm 15dBZ -7.3° 100% 0.56mm - - 17m/s
20:00
998hPa 53J/kg 100% 3°C 100% 100% 94% 4mm 95% 0.18mm 25dBZ -17° 100% 3.6mm - - 13m/s
21:00
997hPa 79J/kg 100% 3°C 100% 100% 91% 1.7mm 94% 0.58mm 35dBZ -25° 100% 7mm 5.1m/s 20m/s 18m/s
22:00
999hPa 19J/kg 100% 8.6°C 100% 100% 93% 1mm 90% 0.05mm 27dBZ -33° 100% 9.1mm - - 13m/s
23:00
999hPa 48J/kg 100% 9.6°C 100% 100% 95% 0.33mm 86% 0.18mm 19dBZ -39° 100% 10mm - - 14m/s
Fri, Mar 13 Sunrise 06:37 Sunset 18:20
24:00
999hPa 49J/kg 100% 11°C 100% 100% 97% 0mm 78% 0.14mm 11dBZ -42° 100% 10mm 23m/s 31m/s 13m/s
01:00
999hPa 50J/kg 100% 12°C 100% 92% 90% 0mm 79% 0.2mm 11dBZ -42° 100% 0.19mm - - 14m/s
02:00
999hPa 32J/kg 100% 12°C 100% 1% 83% 0.01mm 76% 0.1mm 11dBZ -39° 100% 0.44mm - - 15m/s
03:00
1000hPa 25J/kg 100% 14°C 100% 0% 76% 0mm 71% 0.1mm 11dBZ -33° 100% 0.5mm 20m/s 31m/s 13m/s
04:00
999hPa 26J/kg 100% 14°C 95% 100% 81% 0mm 63% 0.07mm 9.8dBZ -25° 100% 0.69mm - - 13m/s
05:00
999hPa 20J/kg 100% 14°C 90% 100% 85% 0mm 63% 0.03mm 9dBZ -16° 100% 0.75mm - - 13m/s
06:00
999hPa 28J/kg 100% 14°C 94% 100% 90% 0mm 64% 0.09mm 8.1dBZ -6.7° 100% 0.88mm 11m/s 25m/s 14m/s
07:00
999hPa 25J/kg 100% 14°C 100% 100% 92% 0mm 62% 0.25mm 12dBZ 100% 0.06mm - - 12m/s
08:00
1000hPa 19J/kg 100% 13°C 99% 100% 95% 0mm 65% 0.2mm 16dBZ 12° 100% 0.31mm - - 12m/s
09:00
1000hPa 24J/kg 100% 12°C 81% 100% 98% 0mm 69% 0.38mm 20dBZ 21° 100% 0.69mm 9.5m/s 24m/s 11m/s
10:00
1000hPa 27J/kg 100% 11°C 100% 100% 98% 0mm 67% 0.27mm 14dBZ 28° 100% 1mm - - 11m/s
11:00
1000hPa 29J/kg 34% 11°C 86% 73% 99% 0mm 67% 0.33mm 7.4dBZ 33° 88% 1.3mm - - 10m/s
12:00
999hPa 42J/kg 5% 8°C 100% 100% 99% 0mm 64% 0.1mm 1.4dBZ 36° 100% 1.5mm 11m/s 30m/s 10m/s
13:00
999hPa 25J/kg 0% 5.6°C 86% 100% 94% 0mm 62% 0.15mm 4dBZ 36° 100% 0.13mm - - 11m/s
14:00
998hPa 26J/kg 0% 3.9°C 18% 100% 89% 0mm 60% 0.06mm 6.5dBZ 33° 100% 0.25mm - - 11m/s
15:00
998hPa 26J/kg 0% 2.5°C 21% 11% 84% 0mm 55% 0.07mm 9.1dBZ 28° 25% 0.31mm 4.8m/s 14m/s 9.5m/s
16:00
997hPa 60J/kg 0% 2.2°C 53% 1% 86% 0mm 60% 0.19mm 12dBZ 20° 53% 0.44mm - - 10m/s
17:00
997hPa 37J/kg 0% 2.4°C 14% 29% 88% 0mm 59% 0.35mm 15dBZ 12° 37% 0.88mm - - 11m/s
18:00
998hPa 24J/kg 0% 1.9°C 5% 94% 90% 0mm 65% 0.3mm 18dBZ 2.6° 94% 1.2mm 6m/s 23m/s 9.7m/s
19:00
998hPa 17J/kg 0% 1.5°C 84% 100% 83% 0mm 70% 0.24mm 13dBZ -7° 100% 0.13mm - - 8.1m/s
20:00
998hPa 23J/kg 0% 0.9°C 100% 8% 76% 0.01mm 78% 0.3mm 8.4dBZ -16° 100% 0.44mm - - 8.8m/s
21:00
999hPa 13J/kg 0% 1.1°C 70% 4% 69% 0mm 81% 0.05mm 3.6dBZ -25° 70% 0.63mm 11m/s 12m/s 6.8m/s
22:00
999hPa 4J/kg 0% 0.2°C 100% 64% 70% 0mm 75% 0.01mm 1.7dBZ -33° 100% 0.63mm - - 4.4m/s
23:00
999hPa 16J/kg 0% 0°C 100% 2% 72% 0mm 70% 0.01mm -0.24dBZ -38° 100% 0.63mm - - 7.4m/s
Sat, Mar 14 Sunrise 06:35 Sunset 18:21
24:00
1000hPa 41J/kg 0% -0.1°C 10% 5% 74% 0mm 71% 0.03mm -2.2dBZ -42° 10% 0.69mm 4.6m/s 6.5m/s 7.9m/s
01:00
1000hPa 38J/kg 0% 0.3°C 8% 0% 63% 0mm 68% 0.14mm 2.3dBZ -41° 8% 0.19mm - - 8m/s
02:00
1001hPa 43J/kg 0% 0.4°C 5% 0% 52% 0mm 68% 0.26mm 6.8dBZ -38° 5% 0.31mm - - 9.4m/s
03:00
1001hPa 47J/kg 0% 0.9°C 5% 53% 41% 0mm 68% 0.13mm 11dBZ -32° 53% 0.56mm 2.9m/s 7m/s 8.7m/s
04:00
1002hPa 46J/kg 0% 0.6°C 5% 62% 47% 0mm 68% 0.17mm 10dBZ -25° 62% 0.81mm - - 8.6m/s
05:00
1002hPa 51J/kg 0% 0.5°C 5% 5% 54% 0mm 68% 0.26mm 9.1dBZ -16° 6% 0.94mm - - 8.9m/s
06:00
1003hPa 58J/kg 0% 0.8°C 5% 5% 61% 0mm 70% 0.19mm 8.1dBZ -6.4° 5% 1.2mm 2.6m/s 4.2m/s 8.8m/s
07:00
1004hPa 65J/kg 0% 1.1°C 5% 5% 65% 0mm 71% 0.19mm 0.12dBZ 3.3° 5% 0.19mm - - 8.6m/s
08:00
1005hPa 55J/kg 0% 2°C 4% 5% 68% 0mm 70% 0.2mm -7.8dBZ 12° 5% 0.38mm - - 8.3m/s
09:00
1006hPa 23J/kg 0% 2.5°C 0% 5% 71% 0mm 67% 0.03mm -16dBZ 21° 5% 0.44mm 1.3m/s 7.6m/s 7.8m/s
10:00
1006hPa 3J/kg 5% 3.5°C 0% 2% 73% 0mm 64% 0mm -17dBZ 28° 5% 0.5mm - - 6.7m/s
11:00
1007hPa 0J/kg 0% 4°C 0% 4% 75% 0mm 62% 0mm -19dBZ 34° 4% 0.5mm - - 5.4m/s
12:00
1007hPa 0J/kg 0% 4.4°C 2% 5% 78% 0mm 61% 0mm -20dBZ 37° 5% 0.5mm 3m/s 11m/s 4.7m/s
13:00
1007hPa 1J/kg 4% 5.1°C 2% 93% 67% 0mm 60% 0mm -20dBZ 37° 93% 0mm - - 5.2m/s
14:00
1007hPa 16J/kg 60% 6.5°C 5% 54% 57% 0mm 63% 0mm -20dBZ 33° 72% 0mm - - 5.3m/s
15:00
1007hPa 24J/kg 76% 8.6°C 30% 98% 47% 0mm 64% 0mm -20dBZ 28° 99% 0mm 2.3m/s 26m/s 5.3m/s
16:00
1007hPa 19J/kg 94% 10°C 54% 100% 52% 0mm 65% 0.04mm -9.7dBZ 21° 100% 0.06mm - - 5.5m/s
17:00
1007hPa 6J/kg 85% 12°C 5% 96% 57% 0mm 65% 0.02mm 0.57dBZ 12° 96% 0.13mm - - 5.5m/s
18:00
1007hPa 11J/kg 100% 12°C 52% 100% 62% 0mm 67% 0.02mm 11dBZ 2.9° 100% 0.13mm 3.2m/s 39m/s 5.9m/s
19:00
1008hPa 14J/kg 67% 13°C 42% 68% 58% 0.007mm 68% 0.04mm 8.6dBZ -6.8° 74% 0.21mm - - 5.5m/s
20:00
1009hPa 18J/kg 33% 14°C 32% 37% 54% 0.01mm 70% 0.05mm 6.3dBZ -16° 48% 0.29mm - - 5.1m/s
21:00
1009hPa 21J/kg 0% 14°C 22% 5% 50% 0.02mm 71% 0.07mm 4dBZ -25° 22% 0.38mm 8.2m/s 39m/s 4.7m/s
22:00
1009hPa 22J/kg 19% 14°C 33% 5% 54% 0.03mm 74% 0.06mm 4.8dBZ -32° 36% 0.42mm - - 4.7m/s
23:00
1009hPa 22J/kg 38% 14°C 43% 5% 58% 0.03mm 76% 0.05mm 5.6dBZ -38° 50% 0.46mm - - 4.8m/s
Sun, Mar 15 Sunrise 06:33 Sunset 18:23
24:00
1009hPa 23J/kg 57% 13°C 54% 4% 62% 0.04mm 79% 0.04mm 6.4dBZ -41° 64% 0.5mm 7.1m/s 34m/s 4.9m/s
01:00
1009hPa 19J/kg 68% 13°C 57% 36% 63% 0.03mm 80% 0.03mm -2.4dBZ -41° 76% 0.38mm - - 4.2m/s
02:00
1009hPa 14J/kg 78% 13°C 60% 68% 64% 0.02mm 81% 0.01mm -11dBZ -38° 88% 0.25mm - - 3.5m/s
03:00
1009hPa 10J/kg 89% 12°C 63% 100% 65% 0.01mm 81% 0mm -20dBZ -32° 100% 0.13mm 20m/s 22m/s 2.8m/s
04:00
1009hPa 6.7J/kg 59% 12°C 76% 68% 71% 0.007mm 83% 0mm -17dBZ -24° 100% 0.13mm - - 2.8m/s
05:00
1009hPa 3.3J/kg 30% 11°C 88% 35% 77% 0.003mm 85% 0mm -15dBZ -15° 100% 0.13mm - - 2.8m/s
06:00
1009hPa 0J/kg 0% 10°C 100% 3% 83% 0mm 87% 0mm -12dBZ -6° 100% 0.13mm 17m/s 24m/s 2.8m/s
How to read: these inputs help produce the derived score; they are not requirements by themselves.

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