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Rule Cloudscapes

Saksun - Cloudscapes - Faroe Islands

Saksun, Streymoy

Multi-layered dramatic clouds for striking sky photography

Currently

Real-time conditions
Cloud Cover100%
Wind Gusts8.5m/s
Precipitation Chance39%
Air Pressure998.7hPa

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Times shown in Atlantic/Faroe
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Next opportunity
Dramatic Cloud Drama
Saksun
Tomorrow · 09:00–12:00 · 3h window
Medium confidence
44%
☁️Cloud Drama Score86.8-100%
Cloud Cover: 50%
Wind Gusts: 7.9m/s
Precipitation Chance: 7%
Air Pressure: 999.0hPa
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Striking Cloud Drama at Sunrise
Saksun
Sun, Jul 12 · 03:00–06:00
☁️Cloud Drama Score:75.4-79.3%
Low

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72-hour requirements breakdown

What passed or failed, hour by hour
3matching hours in the next 79 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, Jul 8
06:0063%96%75%62%354m
07:0059%95%99%100%376m
08:0064%98%65%68%476m
09:00100%77%69%39%1034m
10:0062%39%5%5%21565m
11:0065%100%65%5%24134m
12:0036%90%5%5%24134m
13:0021%99%5%0%21281m
14:0029%94%5.7%0%21126m
15:0042%100%12%0%529m
16:0025%100%5%0%164m
17:0033%95%5%0%153m
18:0045%68%4.8%100%183m
19:0063%90%99%100%210m
20:0065%100%90%100%237m
21:0050%64%6.6%100%246m
22:0071%60%57%100%224m
23:0071%99%91%100%171m
Thu, Jul 9
24:0068%95%79%100%170m
01:0068%100%67%100%211m
02:0065%100%52%83%235m
03:0065%100%57%91%182m
04:0043%100%5.9%100%135m
05:0062%100%32%100%124m
06:0083%89%94%23%141m
07:0061%100%30%96%302m
08:0062%93%5%25%618m
09:0087%69%72%53%21368m
10:0090%75%57%60%24135m
11:00100%43%46%38%24134m
12:0052%0%22%100%24135m
13:0057%4.4%51%100%24135m
14:0055%0%5%66%24134m
15:0064%0%5%59%24135m
16:0034%0%1.8%93%24135m
17:0029%0%0%100%24134m
18:0029%0%5%100%24135m
19:0030%0%4.6%100%24135m
20:0032%0.1%3%97%24134m
21:0098%10%3.1%45%24135m
22:0048%13%0%5%24135m
23:0055%21%0%1%24135m
Fri, Jul 10
24:0076%27%0%5.8%24135m
01:0051%37%0%99%24135m
02:0066%49%0%4.5%23549m
03:0074%31%0%5.3%22424m
04:0049%26%0%3.1%23681m
05:0076%36%0%5.3%24135m
06:0053%25%0%0%24134m
07:0016%0.3%0%0%24135m
08:0017%0%0%0%24134m
09:006.3%0%0%0%24134m
10:0010%0%0%0%24135m
11:0013%0%0%0%24134m
12:0018%5%0%0%24134m
13:0025%5.9%0%0%23527m
14:0020%1.2%0%0%24135m
15:0026%6.7%0%0%24134m
16:0062%7%24%0%24134m
17:0027%5%5.5%0%24135m
18:0029%12%0%0%24135m
19:0041%20%0%0%24135m
20:0038%17%0%0.03%24135m
21:0033%15%0%0.07%24135m
22:0023%13%0%0.1%24135m
23:0023%10%0.03%0.07%24135m
Sat, Jul 11
24:0013%7.3%0.07%0.03%24135m
01:003.9%4.5%0.1%0%24135m
02:006.5%3%0.07%1.7%24135m
03:006.5%1.5%0.03%3.3%24135m
04:0012%0%0%5%24135m
05:0090%0%24%35%24135m
06:0070%0%48%66%24135m
07:0038%0%73%96%24135m
08:0038%1.3%82%97%24135m
09:0033%2.7%91%99%24135m
10:0033%4%100%100%24135m
11:0064%4.5%68%67%24135m
12:0082%4.9%37%33%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
Wed, Jul 8 Sunrise 03:54 Sunset 23:12
15:00
999hPa 0% 12% 39% 95% 48° 100% 8.5m/s 5.6m/s
16:00
999hPa 0% 5% 39% 96% 43° 100% 9.7m/s 6.3m/s
17:00
999hPa 0% 5% 45% 97% 37° 95% 12m/s 6.8m/s
18:00
998hPa 100% 5% 51% 96% 31° 100% 13m/s 7.2m/s
19:00
998hPa 100% 99% 56% 96% 24° 100% 12m/s 7.1m/s
20:00
998hPa 100% 90% 62% 96% 17° 100% 13m/s 7.3m/s
21:00
998hPa 100% 7% 68% 96% 10° 100% 13m/s 7.2m/s
22:00
998hPa 100% 57% 74% 96% 4.8° 100% 13m/s 7.7m/s
23:00
997hPa 100% 91% 76% 96% 0.48° 100% 14m/s 7.8m/s
Thu, Jul 9 Sunrise 03:54 Sunset 23:12
24:00
997hPa 100% 79% 79% 96% -3.2° 100% 15m/s 8.3m/s
01:00
997hPa 100% 67% 81% 96% -5° 100% 15m/s 8.5m/s
02:00
997hPa 83% 52% 61% 97% -5.2° 100% 13m/s 7.8m/s
03:00
997hPa 91% 57% 42% 97% -3.6° 100% 13m/s 7.7m/s
04:00
997hPa 100% 6% 22% 98% 0.03° 100% 13m/s 7.9m/s
05:00
997hPa 100% 32% 22% 98% 4.1° 100% 12m/s 7.2m/s
06:00
997hPa 23% 94% 22% 98% 9.6° 94% 11m/s 6.8m/s
07:00
998hPa 96% 30% 22% 98% 16° 100% 9.7m/s 6.5m/s
08:00
998hPa 25% 5% 15% 98% 23° 93% 8.6m/s 5.8m/s
09:00
998hPa 53% 72% 7% 96% 30° 76% 7.4m/s 5.3m/s
10:00
999hPa 60% 57% 0% 93% 36° 75% 7.8m/s 5.2m/s
11:00
999hPa 38% 46% 7% 87% 42° 50% 7.9m/s 5.1m/s
12:00
999hPa 100% 22% 15% 80% 47° 100% 8.1m/s 5.5m/s
13:00
999hPa 100% 51% 22% 77% 50° 100% 8.5m/s 5.7m/s
14:00
1000hPa 66% 5% 15% 80% 50° 66% 10m/s 6.2m/s
15:00
1000hPa 59% 5% 7% 80% 47° 59% 10m/s 6.1m/s
16:00
1000hPa 93% 2% 0% 78% 43° 93% 9.5m/s 6m/s
17:00
1000hPa 100% 0% 0% 79% 37° 100% 10m/s 6.5m/s
18:00
1000hPa 100% 5% 0% 80% 31° 100% 9.8m/s 6.3m/s
19:00
1001hPa 100% 5% 0% 83% 24° 100% 9.5m/s 6.2m/s
20:00
1001hPa 97% 3% 0% 86% 17° 97% 9.4m/s 6.2m/s
21:00
1001hPa 45% 3% 0% 88% 10° 45% 9.6m/s 6.1m/s
22:00
1001hPa 5% 0% 0% 91% 4.7° 13% 10m/s 6.3m/s
23:00
1002hPa 1% 0% 13% 92% 0.39° 21% 10m/s 6.5m/s
Fri, Jul 10 Sunrise 03:55 Sunset 23:10
24:00
1002hPa 6% 0% 26% 91% -3.3° 27% 11m/s 6.5m/s
01:00
1002hPa 99% 0% 39% 92% -5.2° 99% 11m/s 6.8m/s
02:00
1002hPa 4% 0% 26% 93% -5.3° 49% 12m/s 7.3m/s
03:00
1002hPa 5% 0% 13% 94% -3.7° 31% 12m/s 7.8m/s
04:00
1002hPa 3% 0% 0% 93% -0.16° 26% 11m/s 7.3m/s
05:00
1003hPa 5% 0% 13% 92% 36% 9.6m/s 6.6m/s
06:00
1003hPa 0% 0% 26% 90% 9.5° 25% 8.8m/s 6.4m/s
07:00
1004hPa 0% 0% 39% 90% 16° 0% 7.1m/s 5.2m/s
08:00
1004hPa 0% 0% 26% 87% 23° 0% 7.4m/s 5.2m/s
09:00
1004hPa 0% 0% 13% 84% 30° 0% 7.8m/s 5.3m/s
10:00
1005hPa 0% 0% 0% 81% 36° 0% 8.6m/s 5.6m/s
11:00
1005hPa 0% 0% 7% 79% 42° 0% 9.9m/s 7.1m/s
12:00
1005hPa 0% 0% 15% 78% 47° 5% 11m/s 8.2m/s
13:00
1005hPa 0% 0% 22% 84% 50° 6% 12m/s 9m/s
14:00
1006hPa 0% 0% 15% 85% 50° 1% 12m/s 8.8m/s
15:00
1006hPa 0% 0% 7% 84% 47° 7% 12m/s 8.9m/s
16:00
1006hPa 0% 24% 0% 84% 43° 25% 12m/s 8.9m/s
17:00
1007hPa 0% 6% 0% 86% 37° 6% 12m/s 8.3m/s
18:00
1007hPa 0% 0% 0% 88% 30° 12% 12m/s 8.4m/s
19:00
1007hPa 0% 0% 0% 91% 23° 20% 12m/s 8.1m/s
20:00
1008hPa 0% 0% 0% 92% 17° 17% 8.9m/s 6.4m/s
21:00
1008hPa 0% 0% 0% 94% 10° 15% 6.1m/s 4.7m/s
22:00
1009hPa 0% 0% 0% 95% 4.6° 13% 3.4m/s 3m/s
23:00
1009hPa 0% 0% 0% 93% 0.29° 10% 3.6m/s 3m/s
Sat, Jul 11 Sunrise 03:58 Sunset 23:08
24:00
1010hPa 0% 0% 0% 92% -3.5° 7% 3.7m/s 3m/s
01:00
1010hPa 0% 0% 0% 90% -5.3° 5% 3.8m/s 3m/s
02:00
1010hPa 2% 0% 0% 86% -5.4° 5% 4.2m/s 3.2m/s
03:00
1011hPa 3% 0% 0% 82% -3.8° 5% 4.6m/s 3.4m/s
04:00
1011hPa 5% 0% 0% 77% -0.38° 5% 5m/s 3.7m/s
05:00
1011hPa 35% 24% 0% 76% 3.9° 35% 5.4m/s 4.1m/s
06:00
1011hPa 66% 48% 0% 75% 9.3° 66% 5.8m/s 4.5m/s
07:00
1011hPa 96% 72% 0% 74% 16° 96% 6.1m/s 4.9m/s
08:00
1012hPa 97% 82% 0% 75% 22° 97% 6.4m/s 4.9m/s
09:00
1012hPa 99% 91% 0% 76% 29° 99% 6.6m/s 4.9m/s
10:00
1012hPa 100% 100% 0% 77% 36° 100% 6.8m/s 4.8m/s
11:00
1012hPa 67% 68% 0% 78% 42° 69% 6.6m/s 4.5m/s
12:00
1013hPa 33% 37% 0% 79% 47° 37% 6.4m/s 4.2m/s
13:00
1013hPa 0% 5% 0% 79% 49° 6% 6.1m/s 3.9m/s
14:00
1013hPa 0% 30% 0% 84% 50° 31% 5.7m/s 3.8m/s
How to read: these inputs help produce the derived score; they are not requirements by themselves.

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