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Saksun - Cloudscapes - Faroe Islands

Saksun, Streymoy

Multi-layered dramatic clouds for striking sky photography

Currently

Real-time conditions
Cloud Cover100%
Wind Gusts15.4m/s
Precipitation Chance88%
Air Pressure975.3hPa

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Times shown in Atlantic/Faroe
Next opportunity
Dramatic Cloud Drama
Saksun
Today · 14:00–15:00 · 1h window
Medium confidence
59%
☁️Cloud Drama Score100%
Cloud Cover: 44%
Wind Gusts: 19.2m/s
Precipitation Chance: 48%
Air Pressure: 987.9hPa
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Dramatic Cloud Drama at Sunset
Saksun
Tomorrow · 16:00–17:00
☁️Cloud Drama Score:86.8%
Medium
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Dramatic Cloud Drama at Sunrise
Saksun
Thu, Feb 19 · 08:00–09:00
☁️Cloud Drama Score:92.4%
Medium
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Dramatic Cloud Drama
Saksun
Thu, Feb 19 · 10:00–11:00
☁️Cloud Drama Score:88.4%
Medium
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Striking Cloud Drama
Saksun
Fri, Feb 20 · 12:00–13:00
☁️Cloud Drama Score:75.4%
Medium
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Dramatic Cloud Drama
Saksun
Fri, Feb 20 · 13:00–15:00
☁️Cloud Drama Score:85.8-100%
Low
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Striking Cloud Drama
Saksun
Fri, Feb 20 · 15:00–16:00
☁️Cloud Drama Score:83.2%
Medium
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72-hour requirements breakdown

What passed or failed, hour by hour
2matching 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
Sun, Feb 15
01:000%100%100%100%4131m
02:000%55%100%95%21707m
03:000%70%100%100%23980m
04:000%67%100%100%13732m
05:000%100%100%100%6620m
06:000%100%100%100%559m
07:0055%100%100%100%115m
08:0064%100%91%91%67m
09:0065%100%100%100%59m
10:0069%100%100%100%77m
11:0063%76%100%100%18875m
12:0064%74%100%100%23449m
13:0062%100%100%100%8283m
14:0060%100%100%86%453m
15:0060%100%100%87%275m
16:0085%99%100%25%281m
17:0090%100%48%25%870m
18:0061%100%60%4.9%2512m
19:005.5%95%27%4.8%20744m
20:000.3%99%66%0%11086m
21:004.7%100%5%0%1429m
22:006.9%99%0%3%2503m
23:006.8%100%0%0%1224m
Mon, Feb 16
24:005.5%98%0%0%1400m
01:004.1%100%0%0%662m
02:004.8%100%0%0%69m
03:001.2%100%96%0%84m
04:001.2%100%99%0%357m
05:000%100%100%0%2030m
06:001.8%100%75%0%1748m
07:0057%100%73%0%3545m
08:0041%100%5.6%0%3363m
09:0073%100%81%0%1326m
10:0069%100%100%0%489m
11:0066%99%100%0%3060m
12:0074%77%96%0%24135m
13:0063%17%9.3%0%24134m
14:00100%31%43%0%24134m
15:0073%52%0%0%24135m
16:0056%92%0%0%24135m
17:0048%97%0%0%24135m
18:0038%100%0%0%6708m
19:000.6%100%0%0%2154m
20:000%100%1.1%0%1567m
21:000%100%0%0%1752m
22:000%100%1.1%0%1575m
23:000.1%100%0.7%0%3040m
Tue, Feb 17
24:003.6%100%68%0%21697m
01:001.5%100%80%0%2702m
02:002.7%100%100%0%1478m
03:007.7%91%4.5%0%24135m
04:007.6%100%1.3%0%4261m
05:006.1%86%5%0%4950m
06:006.5%100%5.1%0%5086m
07:0058%100%46%0%9868m
08:0041%100%5%0.1%16272m
09:0040%97%5%3.2%7489m
10:0043%100%5%3.2%3632m
11:0035%100%5%5%5948m
12:0037%100%6.9%5%11748m
13:0060%100%81%4.1%8923m
14:0067%100%88%5%14230m
15:0067%100%100%5.4%15576m
16:0087%100%100%11%24135m
17:0065%99%100%5.5%24135m
18:0057%99%100%3.8%24135m
19:004.7%97%88%5%24134m
20:0011%81%39%5%24135m
21:0011%95%36%5%24135m
22:006.4%90%79%6%24135m
23:002.5%90%100%43%24134m
Wed, Feb 18
24:000.6%100%97%17%24134m
01:003.8%100%100%20%24135m
02:002.6%100%95%73%11452m
03:000.4%100%53%84%3687m
04:005.5%81%92%83%707m
05:001.4%78%56%35%153m
06:001.4%97%36%33%11769m
07:0070%82%57%55%12788m
08:0067%67%79%78%13806m
09:0064%52%100%100%14825m
10:0064%37%100%100%17928m
11:0060%22%100%100%21031m
12:0051%7.4%100%100%24135m
13:0060%12%100%99%24135m
14:0062%17%100%98%24135m
15:0062%23%100%98%24135m
16:0064%19%100%98%24135m
17:0064%15%100%99%24135m
18:0059%11%100%100%24135m
19:000%9.2%100%100%24135m
20:000%7.1%100%100%24135m
21:000%5%100%100%24135m
22:000%5%100%100%24135m
23:000%5%100%100%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
Mon, Feb 16 Sunrise 08:12 Sunset 17:13
01:00
975hPa 0% 0% 88% 87% -40° 100% 15m/s 15m/s
02:00
975hPa 0% 0% 86% 98% -38° 100% 17m/s 15m/s
03:00
976hPa 0% 96% 84% 98% -34° 100% 18m/s 15m/s
04:00
977hPa 0% 99% 89% 90% -29° 100% 17m/s 15m/s
05:00
977hPa 0% 100% 94% 76% -23° 100% 16m/s 14m/s
06:00
978hPa 0% 75% 98% 78% -16° 100% 15m/s 13m/s
07:00
979hPa 0% 73% 90% 73% -8.8° 100% 15m/s 13m/s
08:00
980hPa 0% 6% 81% 70% -2° 100% 15m/s 13m/s
09:00
981hPa 0% 81% 72% 83% 4.1° 100% 15m/s 14m/s
10:00
981hPa 0% 100% 76% 85% 9.1° 100% 17m/s 13m/s
11:00
983hPa 0% 100% 80% 68% 13° 100% 19m/s 17m/s
12:00
985hPa 0% 96% 84% 64% 15° 96% 19m/s 17m/s
13:00
986hPa 0% 9% 66% 62% 16° 19% 20m/s 17m/s
14:00
988hPa 0% 43% 48% 59% 14° 44% 19m/s 17m/s
15:00
990hPa 0% 0% 30% 60% 11° 52% 19m/s 17m/s
16:00
991hPa 0% 0% 40% 59% 6.5° 92% 18m/s 16m/s
17:00
993hPa 0% 0% 51% 56% 97% 18m/s 15m/s
18:00
994hPa 0% 0% 62% 55% -5.8° 100% 17m/s 15m/s
19:00
995hPa 0% 0% 64% 57% -13° 100% 17m/s 14m/s
20:00
996hPa 0% 1% 66% 57% -20° 100% 16m/s 14m/s
21:00
997hPa 0% 0% 68% 56% -26° 100% 16m/s 14m/s
22:00
997hPa 0% 1% 73% 55% -32° 100% 15m/s 12m/s
23:00
998hPa 0% 1% 78% 53% -37° 100% 12m/s 10m/s
Tue, Feb 17 Sunrise 08:09 Sunset 17:16
24:00
998hPa 0% 68% 84% 56% -39° 100% 10m/s 8.3m/s
01:00
999hPa 0% 80% 77% 65% -40° 100% 9.8m/s 8.4m/s
02:00
999hPa 0% 100% 70% 73% -38° 100% 10m/s 8.4m/s
03:00
999hPa 0% 4% 64% 63% -34° 91% 9.1m/s 6.3m/s
04:00
998hPa 0% 1% 70% 66% -29° 100% 8.7m/s 7m/s
05:00
999hPa 0% 5% 77% 68% -22° 86% 8.6m/s 6.3m/s
06:00
998hPa 0% 5% 83% 70% -16° 100% 9.6m/s 8.2m/s
07:00
999hPa 0% 46% 83% 60% -8.5° 100% 11m/s 8.1m/s
08:00
999hPa 0% 5% 82% 60% -1.7° 100% 10m/s 8.5m/s
09:00
999hPa 3% 5% 82% 65% 4.4° 97% 8.9m/s 8m/s
10:00
1000hPa 3% 5% 76% 72% 9.5° 100% 8.5m/s 8.3m/s
11:00
1001hPa 5% 5% 70% 68% 13° 100% 8.8m/s 8.8m/s
12:00
1001hPa 5% 7% 64% 65% 15° 100% 9.6m/s 7.9m/s
13:00
1001hPa 4% 81% 76% 64% 16° 100% 10m/s 8m/s
14:00
1002hPa 5% 88% 88% 65% 14° 100% 10m/s 8.1m/s
15:00
1002hPa 5% 100% 100% 64% 11° 100% 10m/s 8.2m/s
16:00
1002hPa 11% 100% 75% 63% 6.8° 100% 10m/s 8m/s
17:00
1002hPa 6% 100% 49% 65% 1.3° 100% 9.1m/s 7.4m/s
18:00
1002hPa 4% 100% 24% 64% -5.5° 100% 8.2m/s 6.6m/s
19:00
1002hPa 5% 88% 24% 65% -12° 97% 7.1m/s 5.5m/s
20:00
1002hPa 5% 39% 24% 64% -19° 81% 6m/s 4.7m/s
21:00
1002hPa 5% 36% 24% 63% -26° 95% 4.7m/s 3.8m/s
22:00
1002hPa 6% 79% 29% 63% -32° 90% 3m/s 2.3m/s
23:00
1002hPa 43% 100% 34% 62% -36° 100% 1.4m/s 0.69m/s
Wed, Feb 18 Sunrise 08:06 Sunset 17:19
24:00
1002hPa 17% 97% 39% 63% -39° 100% 1.2m/s 0.91m/s
01:00
1001hPa 20% 100% 42% 66% -39° 100% 2.3m/s 2.5m/s
02:00
1001hPa 73% 95% 46% 75% -38° 100% 4.1m/s 4m/s
03:00
1000hPa 84% 53% 50% 84% -34° 100% 5.3m/s 4.6m/s
04:00
999hPa 83% 92% 67% 86% -28° 93% 8.4m/s 5.5m/s
05:00
998hPa 35% 56% 83% 94% -22° 78% 14m/s 6.7m/s
06:00
997hPa 33% 36% 100% 82% -15° 97% 13m/s 8.7m/s
07:00
996hPa 55% 57% 80% 81% -8.2° 98% 12m/s 8.8m/s
08:00
995hPa 78% 78% 59% 79% -1.3° 99% 12m/s 8.9m/s
09:00
994hPa 100% 100% 39% 78% 4.8° 100% 11m/s 9.1m/s
10:00
994hPa 100% 100% 35% 77% 9.8° 100% 11m/s 8.5m/s
11:00
994hPa 100% 100% 30% 76% 14° 100% 10m/s 7.9m/s
12:00
994hPa 100% 100% 26% 75% 16° 100% 9.9m/s 7.4m/s
13:00
994hPa 99% 100% 34% 75% 16° 100% 9.7m/s 7.3m/s
14:00
994hPa 98% 100% 42% 75% 15° 100% 9.5m/s 7.2m/s
15:00
995hPa 98% 100% 50% 76% 12° 100% 9.3m/s 7.1m/s
16:00
995hPa 98% 100% 39% 76% 7.1° 100% 9m/s 6.6m/s
17:00
995hPa 99% 100% 28% 76% 1.6° 100% 8.8m/s 6.2m/s
18:00
995hPa 100% 100% 17% 76% -5.2° 100% 8.5m/s 5.8m/s
19:00
995hPa 100% 100% 16% 76% -12° 100% 8.2m/s 5.4m/s
20:00
995hPa 100% 100% 16% 76% -19° 100% 7.9m/s 5m/s
21:00
995hPa 100% 100% 15% 76% -26° 100% 7.5m/s 4.7m/s
22:00
995hPa 100% 100% 16% 76% -31° 100% 7.6m/s 4.8m/s
23:00
995hPa 100% 100% 16% 77% -36° 100% 7.7m/s 5m/s
Thu, Feb 19 Sunrise 08:03 Sunset 17:22
24:00
995hPa 100% 100% 17% 77% -39° 100% 7.9m/s 5.1m/s
How to read: these inputs help produce the derived score; they are not requirements by themselves.

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