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Amman - Storm Chaser - Jordan

Amman, Amman, Jordan

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
Cloud Drama Score 92% failing
CAPE 57% failing

Currently

Real-time conditions
Cloud Cover100%
Wind Gusts8.4m/s
Precipitation Chance39%
Air Pressure921.5hPa
CAPE348
Lifted Index-3.3°C
Wind Gusts8.4m/s
Precipitation0.2mm

Upcoming Opportunities

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Times shown in Asia/Amman

No opportunities in the next 10 days

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What this forecast looks for

Plain-language explanation from the rule

This forecast predicts when dramatic storm conditions create photographic opportunities across Jordan's desert valleys, sandstone formations, and ancient sites. We track atmospheric instability, moisture patterns, and front movements to identify when thunderstorms, lightning, and dramatic cloud formations enhance Jordan's dramatic landscapes.

While Jordan is predominantly arid, storm events—though infrequent—create spectacular photography opportunities when they occur. Desert storms bring dramatic contrasts: dark clouds against red sandstone, lightning illuminating ancient ruins, and brief rain transforming normally dry wadis into temporary waterfalls. The convergence of Mediterranean weather systems with desert conditions occasionally produces towering cumulonimbus clouds and violent but photogenic thunderstorms.

What makes Jordan storm photography special:

  • Desert lightning - Electrical storms over Wadi Rum's sandstone monoliths create dramatic nighttime compositions
  • Sandstone contrast - Dark storm clouds against rose-red rock formations at Petra and Dana intensify visual drama
  • Wadi flash events - Rare but dramatic moments when desert valleys briefly run with water after heavy rain
  • Ancient ruins - Roman columns at Jerash and Crusader castles under threatening skies add Gothic atmosphere

Wadi Rum during storm events transforms completely—lightning bolts striking near sandstone formations, dark clouds racing across normally clear desert skies, and brief but intense rain on red sand. Petra's narrow Siq canyon takes on moody character under storm clouds, with dramatic light when storms clear. From Karak Castle's elevated position, approaching storms across the Dead Sea rift valley create commanding views. The Roman ruins at Jerash gain atmospheric quality under dark clouds—white columns against black skies. Spring (March-April) brings the highest probability of storm events as Mediterranean systems move eastward. Safety is critical—lightning in open desert areas is dangerous, and flash floods in wadis can be deadly. Never photograph in wadi bottoms during rain upstream.

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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
Asia/Amman
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 15
04:000%0.1%0J/kg7.7°C24135m3m/s
05:000%0%0J/kg7.4°C24135m3.2m/s
06:0013%18%0J/kg7.4°C24135m3m/s
07:000%43%0J/kg6.1°C24135m4.3m/s
08:000%46%0J/kg5.7°C24135m8.4m/s
09:0015%39%0J/kg5.5°C24135m9.8m/s
10:000%32%0J/kg5°C24134m9m/s
11:000%56%0J/kg4.4°C24135m9m/s
12:0016%21%0J/kg3.5°C24135m9.5m/s
13:000%22%0J/kg3.1°C24135m8.6m/s
14:000%18%0J/kg2.6°C24135m7.5m/s
15:000%32%0J/kg2.8°C24134m7.3m/s
16:000%39%0J/kg2.4°C24135m6.8m/s
17:000%44%27J/kg-0.6°C24135m7.5m/s
18:0018%60%47J/kg-0.6°C24134m8.9m/s
19:000%25%62J/kg-0.5°C24135m4.9m/s
20:000%35%101J/kg-1.1°C24135m2.9m/s
21:0015%14%125J/kg-1.3°C24134m2.5m/s
22:000%4.9%158J/kg-1.5°C24134m2.8m/s
23:000%1.4%128J/kg-1.7°C24135m4m/s
Thu, Apr 16
24:0018%0.9%157J/kg-2.2°C24134m7.8m/s
01:000%3.3%189J/kg-2.9°C24135m9.5m/s
02:000%7%285J/kg-4.1°C24134m9.1m/s
03:0018%14%293J/kg-2.9°C21844m9.3m/s
04:0019%15%272J/kg-2.9°C17883m8.9m/s
05:000%15%348J/kg-3.3°C24134m8.4m/s
06:0020%100%334J/kg-3.3°C24135m11m/s
07:0018%90%237J/kg-3.2°C24135m15m/s
08:0033%31%224J/kg-3.2°C21519m14m/s
09:0035%27%198J/kg-3.1°C24135m13m/s
10:0016%51%157J/kg-2.1°C24135m12m/s
11:0016%36%141J/kg-1.6°C24134m9.3m/s
12:0018%34%246J/kg-1.6°C24134m7.9m/s
13:000%20%455J/kg-2.3°C24134m6.8m/s
14:000%17%414J/kg-2.1°C24134m6m/s
15:0016%10%347J/kg-1.8°C24135m5m/s
16:000%8%283J/kg-1.6°C24134m4.7m/s
17:000%6.1%238J/kg-1.4°C24135m4.5m/s
18:0016%9%211J/kg-1.1°C24134m5.2m/s
19:000%11%149J/kg-0.7°C24134m4.9m/s
20:000%11%124J/kg-0.7°C24135m8.4m/s
21:0018%0.5%114J/kg-0.9°C24135m9m/s
22:000%0.5%110J/kg-0.7°C24135m4.9m/s
23:000%0%116J/kg-0.8°C24135m3.8m/s
Fri, Apr 17
24:0016%0%130J/kg-0.9°C24135m5.8m/s
01:000%0%112J/kg-1°C24135m5.9m/s
02:000%0%110J/kg-0.9°C24134m8.3m/s
03:0019%0%169J/kg-1.3°C24134m9.5m/s
04:000%0%205J/kg-1.2°C24134m9.7m/s
05:000%0%233J/kg-1.3°C24135m9m/s
06:0018%9.8%332J/kg-1.6°C24135m9.8m/s
07:000%12%547J/kg-2.6°C24134m12m/s
08:0025%20%775J/kg-3.3°C24135m13m/s
09:0037%11%852J/kg-3.8°C24134m13m/s
10:0028%15%1249J/kg-5.2°C24134m12m/s
11:0028%20%1492J/kg-5.9°C24135m12m/s
12:0036%13%1403J/kg-6°C24134m11m/s
13:0028%12%1154J/kg-5.6°C24134m9.4m/s
14:0025%24%854J/kg-4.4°C24135m9.2m/s
15:0025%68%626J/kg-4°C24135m9.3m/s
16:000%71%682J/kg-4.3°C24134m8.2m/s
17:000%56%989J/kg-5°C24135m6m/s
18:0027%63%702J/kg-3.6°C24135m4.8m/s
19:000%30%976J/kg-4.5°C24135m4.6m/s
20:000%47%1038J/kg-4.5°C24134m3.1m/s
21:0032%13%1042J/kg-4.6°C24135m3m/s
22:000%14%731J/kg-3.6°C24134m2.4m/s
23:000%14%608J/kg-3.7°C24135m1.7m/s
Sat, Apr 18
24:0027%15%571J/kg-3.9°C24134m1.2m/s
01:000%15%494J/kg-3.4°C24134m0.61m/s
02:000%1.3%386J/kg-3.1°C24134m0.5m/s
03:0020%0.9%211J/kg-2.3°C24135m2.8m/s
04:000%9.1%96J/kg-1.6°C24134m4.6m/s
05:000%8.9%87J/kg-1.4°C24134m4.6m/s
06:0020%17%3J/kg0.9°C24134m4.6m/s
07:000%10%0J/kg2.2°C24135m8.3m/s
08:000%12%0J/kg3.5°C24135m10m/s
09:0022%11%0J/kg4.3°C24135m10m/s
10:0016%8.1%0J/kg4°C24135m11m/s
11:0016%8.1%0J/kg3.7°C24135m12m/s
12:0037%6%0J/kg3.5°C24135m13m/s
13:0018%4.5%0J/kg3.7°C24135m12m/s
14:000%4.5%0J/kg3.9°C24135m12m/s
15:0022%8.1%0J/kg4.1°C24135m11m/s
16:000%7.7%0J/kg4.1°C24135m8.4m/s
17:000%7.7%0J/kg4.2°C24135m6.2m/s
18:0018%6.5%0J/kg4.3°C24135m3.9m/s
19:000%7%0J/kg4.3°C24135m3.5m/s
20:000%6%0J/kg4.4°C24135m3m/s
21:0018%0%0J/kg4.4°C24135m2.5m/s
22:000%0%0J/kg4.3°C24135m2.4m/s
23:000%0%0J/kg4.2°C24135m2.3m/s
Sun, Apr 19
24:0019%0%0J/kg4.1°C24135m2.2m/s
01:000%0%0J/kg4°C24135m4m/s
02:000%0%0J/kg3.9°C24135m5.8m/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
Asia/Amman
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 16 Sunrise 06:06 Sunset 19:05
05:00
922hPa 348J/kg 28% -3.3°C 0% 100% 39% 0mm 67% 0.02mm -12dBZ -14° 100% 0.25mm - - 4.4m/s
06:00
922hPa 334J/kg 74% -3.3°C 0% 25% 22% 0mm 62% 0mm -8.5dBZ -2° 76% 0.25mm 7.9m/s 16m/s 5.1m/s
07:00
922hPa 237J/kg 10% -3.2°C 0% 40% 22% 0mm 55% 0mm -12dBZ 10° 42% 0.25mm - - 7.8m/s
08:00
922hPa 224J/kg 0% -3.2°C 0% 5% 22% 0mm 53% 0.53mm -16dBZ 23° 5% 0.38mm - - 7.3m/s
09:00
922hPa 198J/kg 0% -3.1°C 0% 5% 22% 0mm 46% 0.01mm -20dBZ 36° 5% 0.63mm 13m/s 17m/s 8.8m/s
10:00
922hPa 157J/kg 18% -2.1°C 0% 2% 15% 0mm 40% 0mm -20dBZ 48° 18% 0mm - - 9.5m/s
11:00
922hPa 141J/kg 81% -1.6°C 0% 3% 7% 0mm 36% 0mm -20dBZ 59° 81% 0mm - - 8.7m/s
12:00
921hPa 246J/kg 18% -1.6°C 0% 3% 0% 0mm 34% 0mm -20dBZ 67° 18% 0mm 8.1m/s 19m/s 7.7m/s
13:00
921hPa 455J/kg 0% -2.3°C 0% 4% 13% 0mm 32% 0mm -20dBZ 68° 4% 0mm - - 6.9m/s
14:00
920hPa 414J/kg 0% -2.1°C 0% 1% 26% 0mm 30% 0mm -20dBZ 61° 1% 0mm - - 6.1m/s
15:00
920hPa 347J/kg 0% -1.8°C 0% 0% 39% 0mm 28% 0mm -20dBZ 50° 0% 0mm 6.4m/s 19m/s 5.3m/s
16:00
919hPa 283J/kg 0% -1.6°C 0% 0% 26% 0mm 26% 0mm -20dBZ 38° 0% 0mm - - 4.9m/s
17:00
919hPa 238J/kg 0% -1.4°C 0% 0% 13% 0mm 26% 0mm -20dBZ 26° 0% 0mm - - 4.2m/s
18:00
919hPa 211J/kg 0% -1.1°C 0% 0% 0% 0mm 30% 0mm -20dBZ 13° 0% 0mm 7.4m/s 17m/s 4m/s
19:00
919hPa 149J/kg 0% -0.7°C 0% 0% 13% 0mm 33% 0mm -20dBZ 0.84° 0% 0mm - - 4.3m/s
20:00
919hPa 124J/kg 0% -0.7°C 0% 0% 26% 0mm 35% 0mm -20dBZ -12° 0% 0mm - - 4.7m/s
21:00
920hPa 114J/kg 0% -0.9°C 0% 0% 39% 0mm 38% 0mm -20dBZ -23° 0% 0mm 8.8m/s 20m/s 4.7m/s
22:00
920hPa 110J/kg 0% -0.7°C 0% 0% 26% 0mm 41% 0mm -20dBZ -34° 0% 0mm - - 3.5m/s
23:00
920hPa 116J/kg 0% -0.8°C 0% 0% 13% 0mm 42% 0mm -20dBZ -42° 0% 0mm - - 3.1m/s
Fri, Apr 17 Sunrise 06:06 Sunset 19:05
24:00
920hPa 130J/kg 0% -0.9°C 0% 0% 0% 0mm 42% 0mm -20dBZ -47° 0% 0mm 8.7m/s 16m/s 3.9m/s
01:00
920hPa 112J/kg 0% -1°C 0% 0% 0% 0mm 44% 0mm -20dBZ -47° 0% 0mm - - 3.9m/s
02:00
919hPa 110J/kg 0% -0.9°C 0% 0% 0% 0mm 46% 0mm -20dBZ -43° 0% 0mm - - 4.6m/s
03:00
919hPa 169J/kg 0% -1.3°C 0% 0% 0% 0mm 47% 0mm -20dBZ -35° 0% 0mm 10m/s 19m/s 5.1m/s
04:00
919hPa 205J/kg 0% -1.2°C 0% 0% 0% 0mm 50% 0mm -20dBZ -25° 0% 0mm - - 5.5m/s
05:00
919hPa 233J/kg 0% -1.3°C 0% 0% 0% 0mm 54% 0mm -20dBZ -14° 0% 0mm - - 5m/s
06:00
919hPa 332J/kg 0% -1.6°C 0% 0% 0% 0mm 58% 0mm -20dBZ -1.8° 0% 0mm 9.1m/s 19m/s 5.1m/s
07:00
920hPa 547J/kg 0% -2.6°C 0% 0% 0% 0mm 60% 0mm -20dBZ 11° 0% 0mm - - 5.3m/s
08:00
920hPa 775J/kg 0% -3.3°C 0% 0% 0% 0mm 59% 0mm -20dBZ 23° 0% 0mm - - 6.7m/s
09:00
920hPa 852J/kg 0% -3.8°C 0% 0% 0% 0mm 57% 0mm -20dBZ 36° 0% 0mm 10m/s 21m/s 8.4m/s
10:00
920hPa 1249J/kg 0% -5.2°C 0% 0% 0% 0mm 50% 0mm -20dBZ 48° 0% 0mm - - 10m/s
11:00
919hPa 1492J/kg 0% -5.9°C 0% 0% 0% 0mm 42% 0mm -20dBZ 59° 0% 0mm - - 10m/s
12:00
919hPa 1403J/kg 0% -6°C 0% 1% 0% 0mm 34% 0mm -20dBZ 67° 1% 0mm 11m/s 19m/s 9.8m/s
13:00
918hPa 1154J/kg 0% -5.6°C 0% 1% 17% 0mm 28% 0mm -20dBZ 68° 1% 0mm - - 8.9m/s
14:00
917hPa 854J/kg 5% -4.4°C 0% 0% 33% 0mm 23% 0mm -20dBZ 61° 5% 0mm - - 8.4m/s
15:00
916hPa 626J/kg 65% -4°C 0% 14% 50% 0mm 20% 0mm -20dBZ 50° 65% 0mm 2.2m/s 11m/s 7.8m/s
16:00
916hPa 682J/kg 28% -4.3°C 0% 100% 45% 0mm 21% 0mm -20dBZ 38° 100% 0mm - - 5.6m/s
17:00
916hPa 989J/kg 5% -5°C 3% 79% 39% 0mm 31% 0mm -20dBZ 26° 79% 0mm - - 5.7m/s
18:00
916hPa 702J/kg 0% -3.6°C 0% 29% 34% 0mm 34% 0mm -20dBZ 13° 29% 0mm 13m/s 16m/s 3.5m/s
19:00
916hPa 976J/kg 4% -4.5°C 0% 5% 33% 0mm 42% 0mm -14dBZ 0.96° 5% 0mm - - 4.1m/s
20:00
916hPa 1038J/kg 9% -4.5°C 0% 93% 32% 0mm 49% 0mm -7.2dBZ -12° 93% 0mm - - 3.1m/s
21:00
917hPa 1042J/kg 99% -4.6°C 0% 100% 31% 0mm 53% 0mm -0.76dBZ -23° 100% 0mm 20m/s 26m/s 2.7m/s
22:00
917hPa 731J/kg 2% -3.6°C 0% 99% 25% 0mm 56% 0mm -7.2dBZ -33° 99% 0mm - - 1.6m/s
23:00
917hPa 608J/kg 23% -3.7°C 0% 22% 20% 0mm 54% 0mm -14dBZ -42° 26% 0mm - - 1.5m/s
Sat, Apr 18 Sunrise 06:05 Sunset 19:06
24:00
918hPa 571J/kg 5% -3.9°C 0% 4% 14% 0mm 57% 0mm -20dBZ -46° 5% 0mm 19m/s 24m/s 0.84m/s
01:00
918hPa 494J/kg 48% -3.4°C 0% 98% 26% 0mm 62% 0mm -20dBZ -47° 98% 0.13mm - - 0.45m/s
02:00
917hPa 386J/kg 0% -3.1°C 0% 0% 38% 0mm 60% 0mm -20dBZ -43° 0% 0.13mm - - 0.36m/s
03:00
917hPa 211J/kg 0% -2.3°C 0% 0% 50% 0mm 55% 0mm -20dBZ -35° 0% 0.13mm 23m/s 28m/s 2.8m/s
04:00
917hPa 96J/kg 0% -1.6°C 0% 1% 33% 0mm 55% 0mm -20dBZ -25° 1% 0mm - - 3.8m/s
05:00
917hPa 87J/kg 0% -1.4°C 0% 0% 17% 0mm 58% 0mm -20dBZ -14° 0% 0mm - - 4m/s
06:00
918hPa 3J/kg 0% 0.9°C 0% 0% 0% 0mm 60% 0mm -20dBZ -1.5° 0% 0mm 20m/s 28m/s 3.7m/s
07:00
918hPa 0J/kg 0% 2.2°C 0% 0% 0% 0mm 60% 0mm -20dBZ 11° 0% 0mm - - 4.6m/s
08:00
918hPa 0J/kg 0% 3.5°C 0% 0% 0% 0mm 46% 0mm -20dBZ 24° 0% 0mm - - 6.6m/s
09:00
918hPa 0J/kg 0% 4.3°C 0% 0% 0% 0mm 36% 0mm -20dBZ 36° 0% 0mm 18m/s 25m/s 7.5m/s
10:00
918hPa 0J/kg 0% 4°C 0% 0% 0% 0mm 45% 0mm -20dBZ 48° 0% 0mm - - 8.4m/s
11:00
919hPa 0J/kg 0% 3.7°C 0% 0% 0% 0mm 53% 0mm -20dBZ 60° 0% 0mm - - 9.3m/s
12:00
919hPa 0J/kg 0% 3.5°C 0% 0% 0% 0mm 62% 0mm -20dBZ 67° 0% 0mm 17m/s 25m/s 10m/s
13:00
919hPa 0J/kg 0% 3.7°C 0% 0% 0% 0mm 64% 0mm -20dBZ 68° 0% 0mm - - 8.5m/s
14:00
919hPa 0J/kg 0% 3.9°C 0% 0% 0% 0mm 67% 0mm -20dBZ 61° 0% 0mm - - 6.8m/s
15:00
920hPa 0J/kg 0% 4.1°C 0% 0% 0% 0mm 69% 0mm -20dBZ 51° 0% 0mm 18m/s 25m/s 5.1m/s
16:00
920hPa 0J/kg 0% 4.1°C 0% 0% 0% 0mm 69% 0mm -20dBZ 39° 0% 0mm - - 4.3m/s
17:00
920hPa 0J/kg 0% 4.2°C 0% 0% 0% 0mm 69% 0mm -20dBZ 26° 0% 0mm - - 3.5m/s
18:00
920hPa 0J/kg 0% 4.3°C 0% 0% 0% 0mm 70% 0mm -20dBZ 13° 0% 0mm 18m/s 24m/s 2.7m/s
19:00
919hPa 0J/kg 0% 4.3°C 0% 0% 0% 0mm 71% 0mm -20dBZ 1.1° 0% 0mm - - 2.5m/s
20:00
919hPa 0J/kg 0% 4.4°C 0% 0% 0% 0mm 72% 0mm -20dBZ -11° 0% 0mm - - 2.4m/s
21:00
919hPa 0J/kg 0% 4.4°C 0% 0% 0% 0mm 73% 0mm -20dBZ -23° 0% 0mm 16m/s 25m/s 2.2m/s
22:00
920hPa 0J/kg 0% 4.3°C 0% 0% 3% 0mm 74% 0mm -20dBZ -33° 0% 0mm - - 2.2m/s
23:00
920hPa 0J/kg 0% 4.2°C 0% 0% 7% 0mm 75% 0mm -20dBZ -41° 0% 0mm - - 2.2m/s
Sun, Apr 19 Sunrise 06:04 Sunset 19:07
24:00
920hPa 0J/kg 0% 4.1°C 0% 0% 10% 0mm 76% 0mm -20dBZ -46° 0% 0mm 15m/s 26m/s 2.3m/s
01:00
920hPa 0J/kg 0% 4°C 0% 0% 20% 0mm 71% 0mm -20dBZ -47° 0% 0mm - - 3.1m/s
02:00
920hPa 0J/kg 0% 3.9°C 0% 0% 29% 0mm 65% 0mm -20dBZ -42° 0% 0mm - - 3.9m/s
03:00
920hPa 0J/kg 0% 3.8°C 0% 0% 39% 0mm 60% 0mm -20dBZ -35° 0% 0mm 14m/s 24m/s 4.8m/s
04:00
920hPa 0J/kg 0% 3.5°C 0% 0% 28% 0mm 55% 0mm -20dBZ -25° 0% 0mm - - 5.8m/s
How to read: these inputs help produce the derived score; they are not requirements by themselves.

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