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Rule Storm Chaser

Stokksnes - Storm Chaser - Iceland Coast

Hofn, East, Iceland

Dramatic storm conditions — from atmospheric builds to active thunderstorms

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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)
Storm Intensity 100% failing
CAPE 100% failing
Cloud Drama Score 57% failing

Currently

Real-time conditions
Cloud Cover99%
Wind Gusts13.0m/s
Precipitation Chance100%
Air Pressure981.5hPa
CAPE48
Lifted Index1.4°C
Wind Gusts13.0m/s
Precipitation0.7mm

Upcoming Opportunities

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Times shown in Atlantic/Reykjavik

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 tracks North Atlantic storm systems hitting Iceland's volcanic coastline, identifying when conditions create dramatic—but photographable—opportunities. We monitor storm intensity, wave height, wind speed, and post-storm clearing to predict optimal storm photography windows.

Iceland's position in the North Atlantic storm track means powerful weather systems regularly batter its shores. These storms create some of the most dramatic coastal photography opportunities on Earth, with massive waves crashing against black sand, icebergs, and basalt formations. The key is timing—shooting after peak storm intensity when conditions remain dramatic but become safer.

What makes Iceland's coast special for storm photography:

  • North Atlantic power - Powerful storm systems generate massive waves hitting volcanic shores
  • Sneaker wave drama - Reynisfjara's notorious sneaker waves create spectacular but dangerous conditions
  • Storm-driven waterfalls - Coastal waterfalls like Svartifoss and Seljalandsfoss become more dramatic in storms
  • Black sand contrast - Dark volcanic beaches make white storm waves and spray even more dramatic

Reynisfjara black sand beach becomes Iceland's most dramatic—and most dangerous—storm location. The beach's gently sloping profile allows waves to rush far up the sand with little warning. Multiple tourists have been killed here by "sneaker waves" that arrive without warning during storm conditions. Our forecast helps identify post-storm windows when seas remain photogenic but the worst danger has passed—never turn your back on the ocean here. Diamond Beach offers similar drama with the added element of icebergs being tossed by storm waves. Stokksnes combines storm seas with the dramatic Vestrahorn mountain backdrop. Icelandic storms also supercharge coastal waterfalls—wind-driven spray and increased flow create spectacular conditions. Safety is absolutely paramount—maintain safe distances, watch wave patterns for several minutes before positioning, and be prepared to retreat quickly.

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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
Atlantic/Reykjavik
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, Apr 8
01:0015%7.6%24J/kg12°C15441m16m/s
02:0015%11%29J/kg12°C15697m14m/s
03:0034%9.1%25J/kg12°C12777m14m/s
04:0015%50%53J/kg11°C17503m13m/s
05:0029%63%40J/kg9.6°C9653m13m/s
06:0041%74%21J/kg9.2°C1146m13m/s
07:0037%74%1J/kg9.1°C658m13m/s
08:0041%69%1J/kg8.1°C771m15m/s
09:0062%66%1J/kg6.4°C914m16m/s
10:0053%64%0J/kg4.6°C886m18m/s
11:0056%52%0J/kg5.8°C700m19m/s
12:0066%52%0J/kg3.4°C755m16m/s
13:0042%52%0J/kg3.9°C722m13m/s
14:0034%51%1J/kg3.1°C1619m5.3m/s
15:0059%67%2J/kg6.3°C1668m15m/s
16:0043%65%13J/kg4°C1627m12m/s
17:0038%100%33J/kg4.4°C14488m14m/s
18:0061%85%33J/kg5°C9775m13m/s
19:0020%75%42J/kg5.1°C9087m13m/s
20:0018%100%38J/kg5.6°C10647m14m/s
21:0037%94%40J/kg5.6°C8002m14m/s
22:0029%68%45J/kg5.6°C6349m14m/s
23:0034%11%34J/kg4.7°C1436m14m/s
Thu, Apr 9
24:0044%8%40J/kg2.6°C1409m14m/s
01:0031%7.2%48J/kg1.4°C1175m13m/s
02:0034%3.8%46J/kg0.9°C2761m13m/s
03:0040%4.3%36J/kg0.8°C3493m12m/s
04:0041%58%47J/kg1°C4364m12m/s
05:0046%67%35J/kg1.1°C4740m10m/s
06:0042%68%26J/kg0.6°C1476m11m/s
07:0036%65%36J/kg0.8°C1570m10m/s
08:0032%62%32J/kg0.6°C2537m12m/s
09:0048%55%27J/kg0.6°C1767m11m/s
10:0019%64%30J/kg1°C10529m9.8m/s
11:0036%56%21J/kg0.9°C1666m11m/s
12:0035%29%24J/kg0.5°C2329m8.7m/s
13:0016%54%12J/kg0.4°C3462m8.7m/s
14:0017%35%9J/kg0.2°C2901m10m/s
15:0033%53%6J/kg0.6°C2507m9.7m/s
16:0027%34%0J/kg1°C3696m11m/s
17:0015%69%3J/kg1.4°C21443m12m/s
18:0019%67%0J/kg1.7°C7912m12m/s
19:0015%70%0J/kg1.4°C14539m11m/s
20:0027%75%0J/kg2.1°C1406m12m/s
21:0029%72%0J/kg2.8°C1622m11m/s
22:0015%63%0J/kg3.2°C24135m11m/s
23:0015%15%0J/kg3.2°C24134m9.6m/s
Fri, Apr 10
24:0016%15%2J/kg3.2°C24135m9.4m/s
01:000%15%6J/kg3.3°C24134m9.1m/s
02:000%10%9J/kg3.2°C24134m8.2m/s
03:000%9.9%6J/kg3.3°C24135m6.8m/s
04:000%48%4J/kg3.4°C24134m6.7m/s
05:000%55%4J/kg3.3°C24134m6.1m/s
06:000%61%8J/kg3.2°C24135m6.1m/s
07:000%64%7J/kg3.4°C24134m6.1m/s
08:000%86%4J/kg3.5°C24134m5.3m/s
09:000%23%1J/kg3.6°C24135m4.8m/s
10:000%21%1J/kg3.5°C24135m4.7m/s
11:000%23%2J/kg3.4°C24134m5m/s
12:000%21%4J/kg3.5°C24134m4.1m/s
13:000%13%1J/kg3.5°C24134m4.3m/s
14:000%14%3J/kg4°C24134m4.5m/s
15:000%19%0J/kg4°C24134m4m/s
16:000%20%0J/kg4°C24134m3.8m/s
17:000%21%0J/kg4.6°C24135m3.9m/s
18:000%24%0J/kg4.7°C24135m4m/s
19:000%24%0J/kg4.7°C24135m2.7m/s
20:000%22%0J/kg5.2°C24134m3.9m/s
21:000%26%0J/kg5.5°C24135m5.8m/s
22:000%25%0J/kg5.4°C24134m5.7m/s
23:000%9.5%0J/kg5.5°C24135m5.9m/s
Sat, Apr 11
24:000%4.3%0J/kg5.8°C24134m5.8m/s
01:000%1.1%0J/kg6.7°C24134m5.8m/s
02:000%1.8%0J/kg7.6°C24134m5.4m/s
03:000%11%0J/kg8.1°C24135m5.6m/s
04:000%27%0J/kg7.9°C24135m4.9m/s
05:000%33%0J/kg7.7°C24135m6.1m/s
06:000%39%0J/kg7.8°C24135m5.9m/s
07:000%100%0J/kg7.9°C24135m6.2m/s
08:000%100%0J/kg8°C24134m6.5m/s
09:000%70%0J/kg8.1°C24134m6.8m/s
10:000%81%0J/kg8.1°C16915m8.2m/s
11:000%64%0J/kg8.1°C9697m9.5m/s
12:0034%63%0J/kg8.1°C2478m11m/s
13:0032%55%0J/kg7.6°C2233m13m/s
14:0034%55%0J/kg7.1°C1987m14m/s
15:0041%61%0J/kg6.5°C1742m16m/s
16:0035%57%0J/kg6.1°C1373m15m/s
17:0035%78%0J/kg5.6°C1005m15m/s
18:0048%85%0J/kg5.1°C636m14m/s
19:0039%91%0J/kg4.3°C526m12m/s
20:0039%73%0J/kg3.5°C415m10m/s
21:0050%59%0J/kg2.8°C304m8.3m/s
22:0044%50%0J/kg2.5°C345m7.7m/s
23:0044%0%0J/kg2.3°C386m7.2m/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
Atlantic/Reykjavik
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, Apr 9 Sunrise 05:50 Sunset 20:16
01:00
982hPa 48J/kg 0% 1.4°C 98% 92% 100% 0.02mm 91% 0.41mm 28dBZ -18° 99% 0.69mm - - 10m/s
02:00
982hPa 46J/kg 0% 0.9°C 98% 91% 99% 0mm 84% 0.4mm 29dBZ -17° 99% 1.1mm - - 10m/s
03:00
982hPa 36J/kg 0% 0.8°C 100% 100% 99% 0.03mm 85% 0.48mm 29dBZ -15° 100% 1.4mm 13m/s 10m/s 9.1m/s
04:00
982hPa 47J/kg 0% 1°C 91% 100% 99% 0.01mm 84% 0.62mm 28dBZ -11° 100% 2.1mm - - 9.3m/s
05:00
981hPa 35J/kg 0% 1.1°C 99% 100% 100% 0mm 82% 0.8mm 28dBZ -5.7° 100% 2.8mm - - 8.2m/s
06:00
980hPa 26J/kg 0% 0.6°C 100% 100% 100% 0.3mm 84% 0.41mm 27dBZ 0.64° 100% 3.6mm 8.9m/s 10m/s 8.5m/s
07:00
980hPa 36J/kg 0% 0.8°C 99% 95% 80% 0.04mm 81% 0.51mm 25dBZ 6.7° 99% 0.81mm - - 7.5m/s
08:00
980hPa 32J/kg 0% 0.6°C 100% 100% 59% 0.23mm 84% 0.42mm 23dBZ 13° 100% 1.4mm - - 9.1m/s
09:00
979hPa 27J/kg 0% 0.6°C 98% 98% 39% 0.18mm 84% 0.54mm 21dBZ 19° 99% 2.3mm 12m/s 9.9m/s 8.3m/s
10:00
979hPa 30J/kg 0% 1°C 100% 95% 45% 0.01mm 84% 0.5mm 7.9dBZ 25° 100% 2.9mm - - 7.4m/s
11:00
979hPa 21J/kg 0% 0.9°C 100% 96% 50% 0.22mm 87% 0.44mm -4.9dBZ 29° 100% 3.6mm - - 8.3m/s
12:00
979hPa 24J/kg 0% 0.5°C 98% 9% 56% 0.03mm 86% 0.37mm -18dBZ 32° 98% 4.1mm 11m/s 8.8m/s 6.3m/s
13:00
979hPa 12J/kg 0% 0.4°C 43% 8% 37% 0mm 84% 0.1mm -9.4dBZ 33° 46% 0.25mm - - 5.4m/s
14:00
979hPa 9J/kg 0% 0.2°C 86% 6% 19% 0mm 88% 0.15mm -1.1dBZ 33° 86% 0.38mm - - 7.7m/s
15:00
979hPa 6J/kg 0% 0.6°C 99% 22% 0% 0mm 92% 0.04mm 7.1dBZ 30° 99% 0.44mm 11m/s 11m/s 8.6m/s
16:00
980hPa 0J/kg 0% 1°C 96% 6% 13% 0mm 87% 0.01mm 5.4dBZ 25° 96% 0.44mm - - 10m/s
17:00
980hPa 3J/kg 0% 1.4°C 77% 8% 26% 0mm 87% 0.02mm 3.6dBZ 20° 77% 0.5mm - - 11m/s
18:00
981hPa 0J/kg 0% 1.7°C 43% 96% 39% 0.01mm 86% 0mm 1.9dBZ 14° 96% 0.5mm 7.8m/s 6.1m/s 12m/s
19:00
982hPa 0J/kg 0% 1.4°C 38% 88% 39% 0mm 83% 0mm -2.9dBZ 7.4° 88% 0mm - - 11m/s
20:00
983hPa 0J/kg 0% 2.1°C 30% 89% 39% 0.01mm 80% 0mm -7.7dBZ 1.2° 89% 0.06mm - - 11m/s
21:00
983hPa 0J/kg 0% 2.8°C 30% 100% 39% 0.03mm 76% 0mm -13dBZ -5° 100% 0.19mm 3.9m/s 5m/s 10m/s
22:00
984hPa 0J/kg 0% 3.2°C 26% 93% 39% 0mm 73% 0mm -13dBZ -10° 93% 0.25mm - - 9.2m/s
23:00
984hPa 0J/kg 0% 3.2°C 27% 85% 39% 0mm 73% 0mm -13dBZ -14° 85% 0.31mm - - 8.3m/s
Fri, Apr 10 Sunrise 05:47 Sunset 20:19
24:00
985hPa 2J/kg 0% 3.2°C 28% 20% 39% 0mm 73% 0mm -13dBZ -17° 28% 0.31mm 0.57m/s 8.1m/s 8.1m/s
01:00
985hPa 6J/kg 0% 3.3°C 26% 5% 26% 0mm 75% 0mm -12dBZ -18° 26% 0mm - - 7.9m/s
02:00
986hPa 9J/kg 0% 3.2°C 19% 2% 13% 0mm 74% 0mm -11dBZ -17° 19% 0mm - - 6.9m/s
03:00
987hPa 6J/kg 0% 3.3°C 28% 4% 0% 0mm 73% 0.06mm -11dBZ -14° 28% 0.06mm 7.4m/s 7.1m/s 5.7m/s
04:00
988hPa 4J/kg 0% 3.4°C 78% 98% 0% 0mm 72% 0.01mm -14dBZ -11° 98% 0.06mm - - 4.9m/s
05:00
988hPa 4J/kg 0% 3.3°C 80% 100% 0% 0mm 71% 0mm -17dBZ -5.3° 100% 0.06mm - - 4.3m/s
06:00
989hPa 8J/kg 0% 3.2°C 36% 99% 0% 0mm 70% 0mm -20dBZ 0.96° 99% 0.06mm 5m/s 3m/s 4.5m/s
07:00
990hPa 7J/kg 0% 3.4°C 29% 89% 7% 0mm 67% 0mm -20dBZ 7.1° 89% 0mm - - 4.7m/s
08:00
991hPa 4J/kg 0% 3.5°C 12% 30% 15% 0mm 65% 0mm -20dBZ 14° 30% 0mm - - 3.9m/s
09:00
992hPa 1J/kg 0% 3.6°C 1% 5% 22% 0mm 63% 0mm -20dBZ 20° 5% 0mm 5.8m/s 4.1m/s 3.6m/s
10:00
992hPa 1J/kg 0% 3.5°C 1% 2% 31% 0mm 62% 0mm -20dBZ 25° 2% 0mm - - 3.6m/s
11:00
993hPa 2J/kg 0% 3.4°C 1% 0% 41% 0mm 59% 0mm -20dBZ 30° 1% 0mm - - 4.1m/s
12:00
994hPa 4J/kg 0% 3.5°C 0% 0% 50% 0mm 55% 0mm -20dBZ 33° 0% 0mm 7.1m/s 2.6m/s 3.6m/s
13:00
995hPa 1J/kg 0% 3.5°C 0% 0% 33% 0mm 52% 0mm -20dBZ 34° 0% 0mm - - 4.1m/s
14:00
995hPa 3J/kg 0% 4°C 1% 0% 17% 0mm 50% 0mm -20dBZ 33° 1% 0mm - - 4.5m/s
15:00
996hPa 0J/kg 0% 4°C 1% 0% 0% 0mm 48% 0mm -20dBZ 30° 1% 0mm 7.1m/s 8.6m/s 3.9m/s
16:00
996hPa 0J/kg 0% 4°C 0% 0% 7% 0mm 46% 0mm -20dBZ 26° 0% 0mm - - 3.9m/s
17:00
997hPa 0J/kg 0% 4.6°C 0% 0% 15% 0mm 46% 0mm -20dBZ 20° 0% 0mm - - 4.1m/s
18:00
997hPa 0J/kg 0% 4.7°C 0% 0% 22% 0mm 46% 0mm -20dBZ 14° 0% 0mm 16m/s 8.7m/s 3.7m/s
19:00
998hPa 0J/kg 0% 4.7°C 0% 0% 22% 0mm 44% 0mm -20dBZ 7.7° 0% 0mm - - 2.9m/s
20:00
998hPa 0J/kg 0% 5.2°C 0% 4% 23% 0mm 50% 0mm -20dBZ 1.5° 4% 0mm - - 4.9m/s
21:00
999hPa 0J/kg 0% 5.5°C 0% 4% 23% 0mm 54% 0mm -20dBZ -4.7° 4% 0mm 14m/s 3.2m/s 6.4m/s
22:00
999hPa 0J/kg 0% 5.4°C 0% 0% 28% 0mm 48% 0mm -20dBZ -9.9° 0% 0mm - - 6.1m/s
23:00
999hPa 0J/kg 0% 5.5°C 0% 0% 34% 0mm 45% 0mm -20dBZ -14° 0% 0mm - - 6.1m/s
Sat, Apr 11 Sunrise 05:43 Sunset 20:22
24:00
999hPa 0J/kg 0% 5.8°C 0% 0% 39% 0mm 44% 0mm -20dBZ -17° 0% 0mm 6.1m/s 3.8m/s 6.1m/s
01:00
999hPa 0J/kg 0% 6.7°C 0% 0% 49% 0mm 44% 0mm -20dBZ -17° 0% 0mm - - 5.8m/s
02:00
999hPa 0J/kg 0% 7.6°C 0% 0% 60% 0mm 44% 0mm -20dBZ -17° 0% 0mm - - 5.7m/s
03:00
999hPa 0J/kg 0% 8.1°C 0% 0% 70% 0mm 45% 0mm -20dBZ -14° 0% 0mm 4.3m/s 3.2m/s 6.1m/s
04:00
999hPa 0J/kg 0% 7.9°C 0% 0% 75% 0mm 46% 0mm -20dBZ -10° 0% 0mm - - 6m/s
05:00
998hPa 0J/kg 0% 7.7°C 0% 0% 79% 0mm 49% 0mm -20dBZ -5° 0% 0mm - - 6.9m/s
06:00
999hPa 0J/kg 0% 7.8°C 0% 0% 84% 0mm 48% 0mm -20dBZ 1.3° 0% 0mm 6.4m/s 9.4m/s 6.6m/s
07:00
980hPa 0J/kg 0% 7.9°C 31% 33% 87% 0.003mm 57% 0mm -20dBZ 7.4° 33% 0mm - - 6.5m/s
08:00
962hPa 0J/kg 0% 8°C 63% 67% 90% 0.007mm 67% 0mm -20dBZ 14° 67% 0mm - - 6.4m/s
09:00
943hPa 0J/kg 0% 8.1°C 94% 100% 93% 0.01mm 77% 0mm -20dBZ 20° 100% 0mm 10m/s 8.9m/s 6.3m/s
10:00
942hPa 0J/kg 33% 8.1°C 85% 100% 94% 0.03mm 79% 0mm -20dBZ 26° 100% 0.04mm - - 7.1m/s
11:00
942hPa 0J/kg 67% 8.1°C 77% 100% 96% 0.04mm 82% 0mm -20dBZ 30° 100% 0.08mm - - 7.9m/s
12:00
941hPa 0J/kg 100% 8.1°C 68% 100% 97% 0.06mm 85% 0mm -20dBZ 33° 100% 0.13mm 9.1m/s 10m/s 8.8m/s
13:00
940hPa 0J/kg 100% 7.6°C 54% 100% 95% 0.07mm 85% 0mm -20dBZ 34° 100% 0.21mm - - 9.3m/s
14:00
939hPa 0J/kg 100% 7.1°C 40% 100% 92% 0.07mm 84% 0mm -20dBZ 33° 100% 0.29mm - - 9.8m/s
15:00
938hPa 0J/kg 100% 6.5°C 26% 100% 90% 0.08mm 84% 0mm -20dBZ 30° 100% 0.38mm 12m/s 14m/s 10m/s
16:00
937hPa 0J/kg 75% 6.1°C 51% 100% 92% 0.26mm 85% 0mm -15dBZ 26° 100% 0.63mm - - 9.9m/s
17:00
936hPa 0J/kg 51% 5.6°C 75% 100% 94% 0.44mm 86% 0mm -11dBZ 21° 100% 0.88mm - - 9.5m/s
18:00
935hPa 0J/kg 26% 5.1°C 100% 100% 96% 0.62mm 88% 0mm -6.1dBZ 14° 100% 1.1mm 17m/s 16m/s 9.2m/s
19:00
934hPa 0J/kg 17% 4.3°C 100% 100% 94% 0.96mm 90% 0mm -11dBZ 100% 2.1mm - - 8.4m/s
20:00
934hPa 0J/kg 9% 3.5°C 100% 100% 92% 1.3mm 92% 0mm -15dBZ 1.8° 100% 3.1mm - - 7.6m/s
21:00
933hPa 0J/kg 0% 2.8°C 100% 100% 90% 1.6mm 94% 0mm -20dBZ -4.4° 100% 4.1mm 19m/s 21m/s 6.8m/s
22:00
933hPa 0J/kg 0% 2.5°C 100% 100% 92% 1.2mm 94% 0mm -7.6dBZ -9.6° 100% 5.2mm - - 6.3m/s
23:00
933hPa 0J/kg 0% 2.3°C 100% 100% 93% 0.85mm 94% 0mm 4.6dBZ -14° 100% 6.3mm - - 5.8m/s
Sun, Apr 12 Sunrise 05:39 Sunset 20:25
24:00
933hPa 0J/kg 0% 2.1°C 100% 100% 95% 0.46mm 94% 0mm 17dBZ -16° 100% 7.4mm 21m/s 16m/s 5.4m/s
How to read: these inputs help produce the derived score; they are not requirements by themselves.

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