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Saksun - Cloudscapes - Faroe Islands

Saksun, Streymoy

Multi-layered dramatic clouds for striking sky photography

Currently

Real-time conditions
Cloud Cover38%
Wind Gusts13.6m/s
Precipitation Chance60%
Air Pressure992.6hPa

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Times shown in Atlantic/Faroe
Next opportunity
Dramatic Cloud Drama
Saksun
Today · 12:00–13:00 · 1h window
Medium confidence
62%
☁️Cloud Drama Score87.6%
Cloud Cover: 78%
Wind Gusts: 10.6m/s
Precipitation Chance: 79%
Air Pressure: 988.1hPa
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Striking Cloud Drama
Saksun
Sat, Apr 11 · 09:00–10:00
☁️Cloud Drama Score:84.5%
Medium
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Striking Cloud Drama at Sunrise
Saksun
Sun, Apr 12 · 05:00–07:00
☁️Cloud Drama Score:75.6-78.4%
Low
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Striking Cloud Drama
Saksun
Sun, Apr 12 · 08:00–10:00
☁️Cloud Drama Score:78-81.9%
Low
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Dramatic Cloud Drama
Saksun
Sun, Apr 12 · 17:00–19:00
☁️Cloud Drama Score:87.1-100%
Low
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Dramatic Cloud Drama at Sunset
Saksun
Sun, Apr 12 · 19:00–22:00
☁️Cloud Drama Score:79.3-91%
Medium
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Dramatic Cloud Drama at Sunrise
Saksun
Mon, Apr 13 · 05:00–06:00
☁️Cloud Drama Score:98.4%
Medium
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72-hour requirements breakdown

What passed or failed, hour by hour
4matching hours in the next 95 hoursJump to next match
OR logic: one branch per group is enough
Meets requirement
Misses requirement
Time
Atlantic/Faroe
Cloud Drama Score
≥ 75.0%
Low Clouds
≥ 20.0%
Mid-Level Clouds
OR1·B1
≥ 30.0%
High Clouds
OR1·B2
≥ 40.0%
Visibility
≥ 5000.0m
Wed, Apr 8
02:0014%99%0%0%10714m
03:0015%29%0%0%24134m
04:0013%9.5%0%0%24135m
05:0031%12%0%0%24134m
06:0024%9.8%0%0%24134m
07:0067%3.1%83%5.1%24135m
08:0064%8%91%100%24135m
09:0057%3.1%100%100%24134m
10:0061%1.4%83%100%24135m
11:0049%5%97%100%24134m
12:0056%13%100%100%24135m
13:0059%60%100%62%24134m
14:0054%60%100%0%24134m
15:0056%87%41%0%24134m
16:0060%100%11%6.6%23449m
17:0087%100%22%47%6897m
18:0052%100%0%100%605m
19:0059%100%0%100%482m
20:0060%100%0%5%485m
21:00100%67%94%25%24134m
22:0066%5%100%100%24134m
23:0013%5%100%100%24135m
Thu, Apr 9
24:0015%5.1%59%5.5%24135m
01:0015%12%3.5%3.7%24135m
02:0014%38%1.4%3.5%24134m
03:0014%42%0%0%24135m
04:0014%14%0%0%24135m
05:0057%27%1.9%0%24135m
06:0030%4.1%2.9%0%24134m
07:0030%5%3.1%0%24134m
08:0029%5%2.5%0%24134m
09:0031%5%0%0%24135m
10:0031%5%0.8%0%24134m
11:0065%4.1%54%0%24135m
12:0088%54%78%0%21921m
13:0062%100%100%0%22505m
14:0063%44%96%0%23816m
15:0035%5%3.1%0%24134m
16:0032%7.5%0.1%0%22833m
17:0079%37%5.1%0%23453m
18:0072%100%94%0%416m
19:0069%66%97%0%24135m
20:0057%5%100%0%22686m
21:0036%5%3.4%0%24134m
22:0034%5%8.6%0%24134m
23:0015%42%37%0%22610m
Fri, Apr 10
24:0015%85%30%0%18264m
01:0015%67%89%0%22391m
02:009.7%18%100%0%23010m
03:008.9%5%100%0%19553m
04:008.3%5%44%0%22313m
05:0042%5%91%0%23763m
06:0076%6.3%75%0%23233m
07:0075%5%59%0%23033m
08:0042%5%95%0%22555m
09:0042%7.1%99%0%23252m
10:0040%7.6%100%0%23516m
11:0032%7.3%100%0%23575m
12:0066%20%82%0%23279m
13:0081%18%25%0%23621m
14:0027%5%5.2%0%24134m
15:0028%5%5.3%0%23571m
16:0049%4.9%16%0%24134m
17:0065%5%23%1.4%17072m
18:0023%5%1.4%0%24135m
19:0026%5%5.3%0%24135m
20:0029%5%6.1%0%24135m
21:0028%3.3%5%0%24134m
22:0028%7.8%5%0%24135m
23:0014%8.4%5%0%24134m
Sat, Apr 11
24:0015%13%3.2%0%24135m
01:0015%8%46%3.6%24134m
02:0015%5%13%5.4%24134m
03:004.5%5.6%100%100%24134m
04:006.9%5%100%100%24135m
05:0065%61%100%100%24135m
06:0075%15%100%100%24135m
07:0074%63%100%100%24135m
08:0069%75%100%67%18225m
09:0085%88%100%33%12314m
10:0057%100%100%0%6404m
11:0048%89%99%0%8530m
12:0048%79%99%0%10656m
13:0048%68%98%0%12782m
14:0051%75%80%0%15716m
15:0044%81%62%0%18650m
16:0044%88%44%0%21585m
17:0082%60%30%0%22435m
18:0082%33%16%0%23285m
19:0012%5%2.9%0%24135m
20:0057%4.8%35%0%24135m
21:0057%4.5%68%0%24135m
22:0025%4.3%100%0%24135m
23:000%11%68%0.13%24135m
Sun, Apr 12
24:000%17%37%0.27%24135m
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
Atlantic/Faroe
Air Pressure
hPa
High Clouds
%
Mid-Level Clouds
%
Precipitation Chance
%
Relative Humidity
%
Solar Elevation
°
Total Cloud Coverage
%
Wind Gusts
m/s
Wind Speed
m/s
Thu, Apr 9 Sunrise 06:24 Sunset 20:37
02:00
993hPa 4% 1% 60% 82% -20° 38% 14m/s 9.6m/s
03:00
992hPa 0% 0% 39% 81% -18° 42% 13m/s 9.4m/s
04:00
992hPa 0% 0% 17% 81% -14° 14% 14m/s 9.5m/s
05:00
991hPa 0% 2% 19% 82% -9.5° 27% 14m/s 10m/s
06:00
991hPa 0% 3% 20% 84% -3.4° 4% 14m/s 9.9m/s
07:00
990hPa 0% 3% 22% 81% 3.4° 5% 14m/s 9.3m/s
08:00
990hPa 0% 2% 33% 79% 10° 5% 13m/s 9.1m/s
09:00
989hPa 0% 0% 45% 78% 17° 5% 12m/s 8.5m/s
10:00
989hPa 0% 1% 56% 78% 24° 5% 11m/s 7.6m/s
11:00
989hPa 0% 54% 67% 76% 29° 54% 11m/s 8.1m/s
12:00
988hPa 0% 78% 79% 74% 33° 78% 11m/s 8.5m/s
13:00
988hPa 0% 100% 90% 75% 35° 100% 11m/s 8.7m/s
14:00
987hPa 0% 96% 83% 74% 35° 96% 10m/s 8m/s
15:00
987hPa 0% 3% 76% 72% 33° 5% 11m/s 8.9m/s
16:00
987hPa 0% 0% 69% 78% 29° 8% 12m/s 9.7m/s
17:00
987hPa 0% 5% 73% 82% 24° 37% 12m/s 10m/s
18:00
987hPa 0% 94% 78% 95% 17° 100% 12m/s 9.9m/s
19:00
988hPa 0% 97% 83% 80% 10° 97% 13m/s 9.7m/s
20:00
989hPa 0% 100% 77% 76% 3.7° 100% 13m/s 10m/s
21:00
989hPa 0% 3% 70% 74% -3.1° 5% 12m/s 9.8m/s
22:00
990hPa 0% 9% 64% 71% -9.2° 9% 12m/s 9.5m/s
23:00
991hPa 0% 37% 73% 70% -14° 42% 11m/s 9.4m/s
Fri, Apr 10 Sunrise 06:24 Sunset 20:37
24:00
992hPa 0% 30% 82% 72% -18° 85% 11m/s 9.7m/s
01:00
992hPa 0% 89% 91% 69% -20° 89% 11m/s 9m/s
02:00
992hPa 0% 100% 88% 66% -20° 100% 11m/s 9.2m/s
03:00
993hPa 0% 100% 85% 66% -18° 100% 11m/s 9.8m/s
04:00
993hPa 0% 44% 82% 64% -14° 44% 11m/s 9.5m/s
05:00
994hPa 0% 91% 85% 63% -9.1° 91% 11m/s 8.8m/s
06:00
994hPa 0% 75% 88% 64% -3° 75% 9.9m/s 8.3m/s
07:00
995hPa 0% 59% 92% 64% 3.8° 59% 9.5m/s 8m/s
08:00
995hPa 0% 95% 74% 64% 11° 95% 9.2m/s 7.9m/s
09:00
995hPa 0% 99% 57% 63% 17° 99% 9.2m/s 7.9m/s
10:00
996hPa 0% 100% 39% 63% 24° 100% 8.9m/s 7.5m/s
11:00
996hPa 0% 100% 33% 62% 29° 100% 8.8m/s 7.3m/s
12:00
997hPa 0% 82% 28% 61% 33° 82% 8.6m/s 7.4m/s
13:00
997hPa 0% 25% 22% 60% 36° 26% 8.4m/s 7.4m/s
14:00
997hPa 0% 5% 22% 59% 36° 5% 7.7m/s 6.7m/s
15:00
997hPa 0% 5% 22% 59% 33° 5% 7.8m/s 6.9m/s
16:00
997hPa 0% 16% 22% 58% 29° 16% 7.7m/s 6.6m/s
17:00
997hPa 1% 23% 24% 58% 24° 23% 7m/s 6.2m/s
18:00
997hPa 0% 1% 26% 59% 18° 5% 5.7m/s 5m/s
19:00
997hPa 0% 5% 28% 60% 11° 5% 5.2m/s 4.3m/s
20:00
997hPa 0% 6% 39% 63% 3.9° 6% 4.8m/s 3.6m/s
21:00
997hPa 0% 5% 51% 66% -2.8° 5% 4.8m/s 3m/s
22:00
997hPa 0% 5% 62% 69% -8.9° 8% 3.4m/s 2.6m/s
23:00
997hPa 0% 5% 69% 72% -14° 8% 3.3m/s 2.9m/s
Sat, Apr 11 Sunrise 06:21 Sunset 20:40
24:00
996hPa 0% 3% 77% 74% -17° 13% 4m/s 3.2m/s
01:00
995hPa 4% 46% 85% 75% -19° 46% 7.6m/s 4m/s
02:00
994hPa 5% 13% 89% 74% -19° 13% 9.2m/s 5m/s
03:00
993hPa 100% 100% 94% 71% -17° 100% 10m/s 7m/s
04:00
992hPa 100% 100% 98% 71% -14° 100% 12m/s 9.6m/s
05:00
991hPa 100% 100% 99% 72% -8.7° 100% 14m/s 11m/s
06:00
990hPa 100% 100% 99% 73% -2.6° 100% 15m/s 11m/s
07:00
989hPa 100% 100% 100% 73% 4.1° 100% 16m/s 12m/s
08:00
985hPa 67% 100% 99% 79% 11° 100% 14m/s 11m/s
09:00
981hPa 33% 100% 98% 84% 18° 100% 13m/s 9m/s
10:00
977hPa 0% 100% 97% 90% 24° 100% 11m/s 7.4m/s
11:00
977hPa 0% 99% 97% 88% 30° 99% 11m/s 7.6m/s
12:00
977hPa 0% 99% 97% 86% 34° 99% 11m/s 7.8m/s
13:00
977hPa 0% 98% 97% 84% 36° 98% 11m/s 8m/s
14:00
977hPa 0% 80% 80% 85% 36° 95% 9m/s 6.9m/s
15:00
977hPa 0% 62% 62% 87% 34° 91% 7.3m/s 5.7m/s
16:00
978hPa 0% 44% 45% 89% 30° 88% 5.6m/s 4.6m/s
17:00
978hPa 0% 30% 48% 86% 24° 60% 5.4m/s 4.2m/s
18:00
978hPa 0% 16% 51% 84% 18° 33% 5.2m/s 3.8m/s
19:00
978hPa 0% 3% 54% 81% 11° 5% 5m/s 3.4m/s
20:00
978hPa 0% 35% 49% 81% 4.2° 37% 5.7m/s 3.9m/s
21:00
978hPa 0% 68% 44% 80% -2.5° 68% 6.4m/s 4.4m/s
22:00
978hPa 0% 100% 40% 80% -8.5° 100% 7.1m/s 4.9m/s
23:00
978hPa 0% 68% 45% 81% -13° 75% 8.7m/s 5.7m/s
Sun, Apr 12 Sunrise 06:18 Sunset 20:43
24:00
978hPa 0% 37% 50% 82% -17° 49% 10m/s 6.4m/s
01:00
979hPa 0% 5% 54% 83% -19° 24% 12m/s 7.1m/s
How to read: these inputs help produce the derived score; they are not requirements by themselves.

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