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Corfe Castle - Fog Hunter - Dorset & Jurassic Coast

Corfe Castle, England, United Kingdom

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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Most common blockers (next 72 hours)
Fog Probability 100% failing

Currently

Real-time conditions
Fog Probability
0%
Dewpoint Spread8.0°C
Visibility24134 (Clear)
Relative Humidity58%
Wind Speed5.2m/s (moderate winds)

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Times shown in Europe/London

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What this forecast looks for

Plain-language explanation from the rule

This forecast identifies when mist and fog conditions create atmospheric photography opportunities across Dorset's varied landscape. We track temperature, humidity, and wind patterns to predict when valley mist at Corfe Castle and sea fog along the coast will create moody, atmospheric scenes.

Dorset's geography creates distinctive fog opportunities—inland valleys that funnel mist around hilltop Corfe Castle, and coastal locations where sea fog rolls over limestone arches and cliff formations. These conditions transform familiar landmarks into mysterious, layered compositions.

What makes Dorset special for fog photography:

  • Corfe Castle - Ruined hilltop fortress emerges from valley mist, creating dramatic atmospheric layers
  • Coastal sea fog - Marine layer rolls over Durdle Door and along the Jurassic Coast
  • Kimmeridge Bay - Fog drifts across ledge formations extending into the sea
  • Portland - Sea fog wraps around the limestone peninsula and lighthouse

Corfe Castle offers Dorset's most dramatic fog photography—the ruined medieval fortress perched on a hilltop becomes even more evocative when valley mist swirls around its ramparts. Autumn and winter mornings (October-March) provide the best conditions when temperature inversions trap mist in the Purbeck valleys. Sea fog along the coast creates ethereal conditions at Durdle Door—the limestone arch appears and disappears through drifting layers. Portland Bill lighthouse cutting through sea fog creates moody maritime compositions. Lulworth Cove's horseshoe bay can fill completely with fog while surrounding cliffs remain visible. The key is monitoring overnight temperature drops that create mist, then being positioned at dawn when fog is densest and first light adds dimension. Fog typically burns off by mid-morning, so early starts are essential.

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72-hour requirements breakdown

What passed or failed, hour by hour
0matching hours in the next 95 hours
AND logic: all conditions required
Meets requirement
Misses requirement
Time
Europe/London
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/London
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
Sat, Apr 18 Sunrise 06:08 Sunset 20:07
14:00
100% 5.8°C 0mm 58% 0cm 49° 14°C 0mm 0.66kPa 24134m 6.2m/s 5.2m/s
15:00
100% 5.7°C 0mm 58% 0cm 44° 14°C 0mm 0.68kPa 24135m 6.1m/s 5.2m/s
16:00
100% 5.8°C 0mm 60% 0cm 37° 14°C 0mm 0.63kPa 24135m 6.7m/s 6m/s
17:00
100% 6.2°C 0mm 65% 0cm 28° 13°C 0mm 0.52kPa 24135m 6.6m/s 5.8m/s
18:00
100% 7°C 0mm 73% 0cm 19° 12°C 0mm 0.37kPa 24135m 7.2m/s 5.7m/s
19:00
100% 7.1°C 0mm 79% 0cm 9.8° 11°C 0mm 0.27kPa 24134m 7.8m/s 4.5m/s
20:00
100% 6.4°C 0mm 87% 0cm 0.81° 8.5°C 0mm 0.14kPa 24135m 5.4m/s 3.4m/s
21:00 ☾
100% 5.7°C 0mm 91% 0cm -8.3° 7.2°C 0mm 0.1kPa 24135m 5.8m/s 3.4m/s
22:00 ☾
100% 5.2°C 0mm 91% 0cm -16° 6.6°C 0mm 0.09kPa 24134m 4.5m/s 3.4m/s
23:00 ☾
100% 4.6°C 0mm 90% 0cm -22° 6.2°C 0mm 0.09kPa 24134m 5.3m/s 3.4m/s
Sun, Apr 19 Sunrise 06:08 Sunset 20:07
24:00 ☾
99% 4.2°C 0mm 90% 0cm -27° 5.7°C 0mm 0.09kPa 24135m 4.6m/s 3.3m/s
01:00 ☾
99% 3.8°C 0mm 90% 0cm -28° 5.3°C 0mm 0.09kPa 24135m 4.1m/s 3.1m/s
02:00 ☾
83% 3.3°C 0mm 90% 0cm -27° 4.8°C 0mm 0.09kPa 24135m 3.9m/s 3m/s
03:00 ☾
67% 2.8°C 0mm 89% 0cm -24° 4.5°C 0mm 0.09kPa 24135m 4.2m/s 3.1m/s
04:00 ☾
51% 2.4°C 0mm 88% 0cm -18° 4.2°C 0mm 0.1kPa 24135m 4.2m/s 3.1m/s
05:00 ☾
46% 2.1°C 0mm 89% 0cm -10° 3.8°C 0mm 0.09kPa 24135m 4m/s 3m/s
06:00 ☾
40% 2.1°C 0mm 90% 0cm -1.6° 3.6°C 0mm 0.08kPa 24134m 3.2m/s 2.7m/s
07:00
35% 2.5°C 0mm 87% 0cm 7.6° 4.5°C 0mm 0.11kPa 24134m 4m/s 2.6m/s
08:00
28% 3.5°C 0mm 80% 0cm 17° 6.8°C 0mm 0.2kPa 24135m 5.3m/s 3m/s
09:00
22% 4°C 0mm 71% 0cm 26° 8.9°C 0mm 0.32kPa 24134m 5.1m/s 3.6m/s
10:00
15% 3.6°C 0mm 64% 0cm 35° 10°C 0mm 0.45kPa 24134m 4.7m/s 3.7m/s
11:00
13% 3.4°C 0mm 58% 0cm 43° 11°C 0mm 0.56kPa 24134m 4m/s 3.5m/s
12:00
11% 3.6°C 0mm 56% 0cm 48° 12°C 0mm 0.62kPa 24135m 3.7m/s 3.3m/s
13:00
9% 3.6°C 0mm 54% 0cm 51° 13°C 0mm 0.67kPa 24134m 3.5m/s 3m/s
14:00
19% 3.7°C 0mm 53% 0cm 49° 13°C 0mm 0.71kPa 24135m 3.6m/s 3m/s
15:00
28% 3.7°C 0mm 52% 0cm 44° 13°C 0mm 0.72kPa 24135m 3.5m/s 3.1m/s
16:00
38% 4°C 0mm 53% 0cm 37° 13°C 0mm 0.71kPa 24134m 3.5m/s 3m/s
17:00
42% 4.2°C 0mm 55% 0cm 29° 13°C 0mm 0.68kPa 24134m 3.7m/s 3.1m/s
18:00
46% 5.8°C 0mm 62% 0cm 19° 13°C 0mm 0.55kPa 24134m 3.7m/s 2.9m/s
19:00
50% 6.3°C 0mm 71% 0cm 10° 11°C 0mm 0.39kPa 24134m 4.4m/s 2.5m/s
20:00
58% 4.8°C 0mm 70% 0cm 1° 10°C 0mm 0.37kPa 24134m 3.2m/s 2.7m/s
21:00 ☾
65% 3.6°C 0mm 71% 0cm -8.1° 8.7°C 0mm 0.33kPa 24134m 3.3m/s 2.8m/s
22:00 ☾
73% 3.1°C 0mm 76% 0cm -16° 7°C 0mm 0.24kPa 24135m 3m/s 2.8m/s
23:00 ☾
70% 2.7°C 0mm 78% 0cm -22° 6.4°C 0mm 0.21kPa 24134m 3.2m/s 2.9m/s
Mon, Apr 20 Sunrise 06:06 Sunset 20:09
24:00 ☾
67% 2.3°C 0mm 78% 0cm -26° 5.8°C 0mm 0.2kPa 24135m 4.1m/s 3.1m/s
01:00 ☾
64% 2.1°C 0mm 80% 0cm -28° 5.2°C 0mm 0.18kPa 24134m 5.4m/s 3.3m/s
02:00 ☾
62% 1.8°C 0mm 81% 0cm -27° 4.8°C 0mm 0.16kPa 24135m 5.3m/s 3.4m/s
03:00 ☾
60% 1.7°C 0mm 82% 0cm -23° 4.5°C 0mm 0.15kPa 24135m 4.4m/s 3.2m/s
04:00 ☾
58% 2.1°C 0mm 86% 0cm -17° 4.3°C 0mm 0.12kPa 24134m 2.8m/s 2.7m/s
05:00 ☾
54% 2.5°C 0mm 88% 0cm -9.9° 4.2°C 0mm 0.1kPa 24135m 2.3m/s 2.3m/s
06:00 ☾
51% 2.9°C 0mm 91% 0cm -1.2° 4.2°C 0mm 0.07kPa 24134m 2.3m/s 2.1m/s
07:00
47% 4°C 0mm 92% 0cm 7.9° 5.2°C 0mm 0.07kPa 24134m 4.3m/s 2.8m/s
08:00
42% 4.8°C 0mm 86% 0cm 17° 7°C 0mm 0.14kPa 24134m 5.3m/s 3.7m/s
09:00
38% 4.9°C 0mm 77% 0cm 27° 8.7°C 0mm 0.26kPa 24135m 4.5m/s 3.4m/s
10:00
33% 4.6°C 0mm 69% 0cm 36° 10°C 0mm 0.38kPa 24135m 4.8m/s 3.8m/s
11:00
31% 4°C 0mm 63% 0cm 43° 11°C 0mm 0.49kPa 24134m 4.7m/s 4.1m/s
12:00
29% 3.8°C 0mm 59% 0cm 49° 11°C 0mm 0.55kPa 24134m 4.5m/s 4.2m/s
13:00
27% 3.6°C 0mm 59% 0cm 51° 11°C 0.06mm 0.56kPa 24135m 4.7m/s 4.1m/s
14:00
24% 3.8°C 0mm 62% 0cm 50° 11°C 0mm 0.49kPa 24135m 4.2m/s 3.6m/s
15:00
21% 4°C 0mm 64% 0cm 45° 10°C 0mm 0.45kPa 24134m 3.3m/s 3.4m/s
16:00
18% 4.2°C 0mm 65% 0cm 38° 11°C 0.06mm 0.45kPa 24134m 2.5m/s 3m/s
17:00
18% 4.2°C 0mm 67% 0cm 29° 10°C 0.06mm 0.41kPa 24135m 1.8m/s 2.5m/s
18:00
18% 4.2°C 0mm 68% 0cm 20° 9.7°C 0.06mm 0.38kPa 24135m 1.7m/s 2m/s
19:00
18% 4.7°C 0mm 74% 0cm 10° 9.1°C 0.06mm 0.3kPa 24135m 3.1m/s 2.5m/s
20:00
19% 5.2°C 0.003mm 76% 0cm 1.2° 9.2°C 0.04mm 0.28kPa 24135m 5.6m/s 5m/s
21:00 ☾
19% 5.7°C 0.007mm 78% 0cm -7.8° 9.3°C 0.02mm 0.25kPa 24135m 8.1m/s 7.5m/s
22:00 ☾
20% 6.2°C 0.01mm 80% 0cm -16° 9.4°C 0mm 0.23kPa 24135m 11m/s 10m/s
23:00 ☾
21% 6.4°C 0.01mm 82% 0cm -22° 9.3°C 0mm 0.21kPa 24135m 11m/s 10m/s
Tue, Apr 21 Sunrise 06:04 Sunset 20:10
24:00 ☾
22% 6.5°C 0.01mm 83% 0cm -26° 9.2°C 0mm 0.2kPa 24135m 12m/s 10m/s
01:00 ☾
23% 6.7°C 0.01mm 84% 0cm -28° 9.2°C 0mm 0.18kPa 24135m 13m/s 11m/s
02:00 ☾
25% 6.7°C 0.007mm 83% 0cm -26° 9.5°C 0mm 0.21kPa 24135m 13m/s 11m/s
03:00 ☾
26% 6.6°C 0.003mm 81% 0cm -23° 9.8°C 0mm 0.23kPa 24135m 13m/s 11m/s
04:00 ☾
28% 6.5°C 0mm 79% 0cm -17° 10°C 0mm 0.26kPa 24135m 13m/s 11m/s
05:00 ☾
24% 6.5°C 0mm 78% 0cm -9.6° 10°C 0mm 0.27kPa 24135m 13m/s 11m/s
06:00 ☾
19% 6.4°C 0mm 78% 0cm -0.85° 10°C 0mm 0.27kPa 24135m 14m/s 12m/s
07:00
15% 6.4°C 0mm 78% 0cm 8.2° 10°C 0mm 0.27kPa 24135m 14m/s 12m/s
08:00
15% 6.4°C 0mm 78% 0cm 18° 10°C 0mm 0.28kPa 24135m 14m/s 12m/s
09:00
14% 6.4°C 0mm 78% 0cm 27° 10°C 0mm 0.28kPa 24135m 15m/s 12m/s
10:00
14% 6.4°C 0mm 77% 0cm 36° 10°C 0mm 0.28kPa 24135m 15m/s 12m/s
11:00
12% 6.5°C 0mm 76% 0cm 43° 11°C 0mm 0.3kPa 24135m 16m/s 12m/s
12:00
9% 6.6°C 0mm 75% 0cm 49° 11°C 0mm 0.32kPa 24135m 16m/s 12m/s
13:00
7% 6.6°C 0mm 74% 0cm 51° 11°C 0mm 0.35kPa 24135m 17m/s 13m/s
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