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Alleppey - Storm Chaser - Kerala

Alappuzha, Kerala, India

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 35% failing

Currently

Real-time conditions
Cloud Cover17%
Wind Gusts6.9m/s
Precipitation Chance29%
Air Pressure1008.4hPa
CAPE1643
Lifted Index-3.7°C
Wind Gusts6.9m/s
Precipitation0.0mm

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Times shown in Asia/Kolkata

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What this forecast looks for

Plain-language explanation from the rule

This forecast tracks dramatic monsoon and storm conditions across Kerala—when the Southwest monsoon transforms "God's Own Country" into a rain-lashed landscape of powerful waves, lightning-streaked skies, and mist-shrouded Western Ghats. We analyze atmospheric instability, monsoon patterns, and storm systems to predict when spectacular weather creates photographic drama along coast and highlands.

Kerala experiences one of India's most dramatic monsoon seasons, with the Southwest monsoon typically arriving in early June and continuing through September. This is when Kerala becomes a storm photographer's paradise—the Western Ghats trap monsoon clouds, creating intense rainfall, lightning storms, and dramatic cloudscapes. The Arabian Sea coastline experiences powerful storm waves and wind-driven conditions.

What makes Kerala storm photography special:

  • Southwest monsoon drama - The June monsoon arrival brings spectacular first-storm photography with lightning, massive clouds, and transformed landscapes
  • Arabian Sea waves - Varkala and Kovalam's cliffside and beach locations capture storm surf crashing against red laterite formations and lighthouses
  • Western Ghats lightning - Highland areas like Munnar and Wayanad experience frequent electrical storms with lightning over tea plantations and forests
  • Periyar Lake storms - Thekkady's wildlife sanctuary becomes atmospheric under storm clouds, with lightning reflecting in lake waters

The Southwest monsoon's June arrival is Kerala's most dramatic weather event—the first rains transform the landscape overnight. Varkala's red laterite cliffs overlooking the Arabian Sea provide spectacular vantage points for storm waves crashing below during strong monsoon systems. Munnar's tea plantations under electrical storms create surreal scenes—lightning illuminating green hills and mist. Thekkady's Periyar Lake gains moody atmosphere under storm clouds, with lightning reflecting in water. Bekal Fort on the northern coast provides elevated coastal storm photography with ancient architecture. Peak monsoon (June-August) delivers consistent dramatic conditions but requires weatherproofing equipment. Always prioritize safety—avoid exposed highland areas during active lightning.

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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/Kolkata
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
Sat, Apr 4
18:300%35%1330J/kg-3°C24135m4.9m/s
19:300%6.2%1454J/kg-3.1°C24135m4.6m/s
20:300%5.1%1552J/kg-3°C24135m4.2m/s
21:300%7%1599J/kg-3.2°C24134m3.6m/s
22:300%8.5%1577J/kg-3.4°C24134m2.9m/s
23:300%13%1616J/kg-2.6°C24135m4.1m/s
Sun, Apr 5
24:300%2.3%1873J/kg-2.7°C24135m4.7m/s
01:300%4.3%1860J/kg-2.6°C24134m4.8m/s
02:300%5.2%1780J/kg-3.1°C24134m4.3m/s
03:300%8.9%1669J/kg-2.4°C24135m3.2m/s
04:300%12%1645J/kg-2.2°C24134m3.1m/s
05:300%15%1658J/kg-2.5°C24135m3.8m/s
06:300%37%1632J/kg-3.4°C24134m3.4m/s
07:300%24%1644J/kg-3.3°C24134m3.5m/s
08:300%29%1677J/kg-3.5°C24135m3.9m/s
09:300%23%1656J/kg-3.9°C24135m5.3m/s
10:300%19%1580J/kg-4°C24134m5.9m/s
11:300%17%1484J/kg-3.6°C24134m5.2m/s
12:300%15%1635J/kg-4.2°C24135m5.4m/s
13:300%19%1664J/kg-4.5°C24135m6m/s
14:300%25%1629J/kg-4.4°C24135m6.7m/s
15:300%23%1715J/kg-4.6°C24134m6.9m/s
16:300%29%1798J/kg-4.7°C24134m6.7m/s
17:300%49%1705J/kg-4.2°C24135m6.7m/s
18:300%61%1643J/kg-3.7°C24135m6.9m/s
19:300%15%1682J/kg-3.6°C24135m6.1m/s
20:300%15%1508J/kg-3.5°C24134m6.2m/s
21:300%14%1555J/kg-3.5°C24135m6m/s
22:300%11%1576J/kg-3.7°C24134m5.8m/s
23:300%12%1634J/kg-4.4°C24135m5.7m/s
Mon, Apr 6
24:300%13%1692J/kg-4.3°C24135m5.8m/s
01:300%11%1487J/kg-4.2°C24134m6.3m/s
02:300%9.6%1282J/kg-3.4°C24134m6.8m/s
03:300%7.1%1288J/kg-3.3°C24135m6.5m/s
04:300%7.1%1097J/kg-2.6°C24135m6m/s
05:300%9.6%1093J/kg-2.5°C24134m6m/s
06:300%68%1055J/kg-2.2°C24135m5.1m/s
07:300%62%958J/kg-2.2°C24134m4.9m/s
08:300%55%871J/kg-2°C24134m5m/s
09:300%48%848J/kg-2°C24134m5.3m/s
10:300%28%978J/kg-2.5°C24134m5.8m/s
11:300%42%1150J/kg-2.8°C24135m6.3m/s
12:300%37%1218J/kg-3.1°C24135m6.4m/s
13:300%28%1236J/kg-3.5°C24134m6.7m/s
14:300%47%1238J/kg-4.3°C24134m7m/s
15:300%37%1310J/kg-4.5°C24135m6.8m/s
16:300%42%1331J/kg-4.4°C24134m6.9m/s
17:300%21%1268J/kg-4.1°C24135m7.5m/s
18:300%68%1502J/kg-4.2°C24135m7.8m/s
19:300%4.9%1388J/kg-3.9°C24135m7.5m/s
20:300%9%1300J/kg-3.9°C24135m7m/s
21:300%11%1164J/kg-3.9°C24134m6.5m/s
22:300%15%1021J/kg-3.5°C24134m6.5m/s
23:300%15%962J/kg-3.3°C24135m6.4m/s
Tue, Apr 7
24:300%15%892J/kg-2.9°C24134m6.5m/s
01:300%15%867J/kg-2.9°C24134m6.2m/s
02:300%13%838J/kg-2.9°C24134m6.5m/s
03:300%14%666J/kg-2.5°C24134m6.7m/s
04:300%15%593J/kg-2.4°C24134m6.7m/s
05:300%13%523J/kg-2.1°C24134m6.9m/s
06:300%44%441J/kg-1.7°C24134m7.1m/s
07:300%57%486J/kg-1.7°C24135m7.1m/s
08:300%30%481J/kg-1.8°C24134m7m/s
09:300%29%436J/kg-1.5°C24134m7m/s
10:300%15%466J/kg-1.9°C24135m7.1m/s
11:300%32%429J/kg-2°C24134m7.4m/s
12:300%30%364J/kg-1.7°C24135m7.8m/s
13:300%35%339J/kg-1.6°C24134m8.1m/s
14:300%24%376J/kg-1.7°C24135m7.9m/s
15:300%22%436J/kg-1.6°C24134m8.1m/s
16:300%23%487J/kg-1.6°C24134m8.2m/s
17:300%70%427J/kg-1.5°C24135m8.8m/s
18:300%50%344J/kg-1.1°C24135m9.3m/s
19:300%12%303J/kg-0.9°C24135m8.6m/s
20:300%15%195J/kg-0.4°C24134m8.2m/s
21:300%14%172J/kg-0.4°C24134m7.8m/s
22:300%15%174J/kg-0.7°C24135m6.8m/s
23:300%15%137J/kg-0.9°C24135m6.9m/s
Wed, Apr 8
24:300%0%116J/kg-1.1°C24135m6.1m/s
01:300%0%94J/kg-1.2°C24135m5.3m/s
02:300%0%73J/kg-1.4°C24135m4.5m/s
03:300%0%73J/kg-1.3°C24135m4.2m/s
04:300%0%72J/kg-1.3°C24135m3.9m/s
05:300%0%72J/kg-1.2°C24135m3.5m/s
06:300%20%139J/kg-1.6°C24135m3.6m/s
07:300%18%205J/kg-2°C24135m3.7m/s
08:300%15%272J/kg-2.4°C24135m3.7m/s
09:300%35%277J/kg-2.3°C24135m4.1m/s
10:300%21%282J/kg-2.2°C24135m4.5m/s
11:300%15%287J/kg-2.1°C24135m4.9m/s
12:300%15%334J/kg-2.4°C24135m4.2m/s
13:300%15%382J/kg-2.6°C24135m3.5m/s
14:300%22%429J/kg-2.8°C24135m2.7m/s
15:300%41%447J/kg-3.1°C24135m2.3m/s
16:300%36%466J/kg-3.4°C24135m1.8m/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/Kolkata
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
Sun, Apr 5 Sunrise 06:20 Sunset 18:34
18:30
1008hPa 1643J/kg 5% -3.7°C 17% 0% 29% 0mm 74% 0mm -20dBZ 0.8° 17% 0mm - - 6.9m/s
19:30
1010hPa 1682J/kg 2% -3.6°C 18% 3% 33% 0mm 73% 0.02mm -20dBZ -14° 18% 0mm - - 6.3m/s
20:30
1010hPa 1508J/kg 3% -3.5°C 0% 19% 37% 0mm 73% 0mm -20dBZ -29° 20% 0mm 1.4m/s 9.9m/s 6.3m/s
21:30
1011hPa 1555J/kg 19% -3.5°C 14% 84% 37% 0mm 73% 0mm -19dBZ -43° 84% 0mm - - 5.9m/s
22:30
1011hPa 1576J/kg 8% -3.7°C 7% 70% 38% 0mm 73% 0mm -17dBZ -57° 70% 0mm - - 5.8m/s
23:30
1011hPa 1634J/kg 44% -4.4°C 28% 3% 38% 0mm 73% 0.04mm -16dBZ -69° 47% 0mm 1.3m/s 11m/s 5.7m/s
Mon, Apr 6 Sunrise 06:20 Sunset 18:34
24:30
1011hPa 1692J/kg 5% -4.3°C 7% 2% 32% 0mm 74% 0.11mm -8.6dBZ -74° 8% 0.06mm - - 5.8m/s
01:30
1010hPa 1487J/kg 2% -4.2°C 14% 9% 26% 0mm 72% 0.05mm -1.5dBZ -68° 20% 0.13mm - - 6.2m/s
02:30
1009hPa 1282J/kg 3% -3.4°C 52% 19% 21% 0mm 71% 0.05mm 5.6dBZ -56° 58% 0.19mm 2.1m/s 10m/s 6.7m/s
03:30
1009hPa 1288J/kg 2% -3.3°C 61% 42% 31% 0mm 72% 0.05mm -0.86dBZ -42° 65% 0.25mm - - 6.4m/s
04:30
1009hPa 1097J/kg 2% -2.6°C 98% 81% 40% 0.01mm 70% 0.02mm -7.3dBZ -27° 98% 0.31mm - - 5.9m/s
05:30
1010hPa 1093J/kg 4% -2.5°C 100% 80% 50% 0mm 70% 0.03mm -14dBZ -13° 100% 0.31mm 1.9m/s 11m/s 5.9m/s
06:30
1011hPa 1055J/kg 5% -2.2°C 100% 46% 50% 0mm 69% 0.05mm -4dBZ 100% 0.06mm - - 4.8m/s
07:30
1012hPa 958J/kg 5% -2.2°C 100% 50% 51% 0mm 68% 0.06mm 5.8dBZ 17° 100% 0.13mm - - 4.6m/s
08:30
1012hPa 871J/kg 5% -2°C 75% 84% 51% 0mm 67% 0.03mm 16dBZ 31° 98% 0.13mm 0.5m/s 7m/s 4.9m/s
09:30
1013hPa 848J/kg 5% -2°C 4% 72% 54% 0mm 68% 0.01mm 14dBZ 46° 72% 0.13mm - - 5.4m/s
10:30
1013hPa 978J/kg 5% -2.5°C 1% 100% 57% 0mm 69% 0.04mm 12dBZ 61° 100% 0.19mm - - 5.9m/s
11:30
1012hPa 1150J/kg 15% -2.8°C 10% 97% 60% 0mm 70% 0.08mm 9.9dBZ 76° 97% 0.25mm 3.9m/s 11m/s 6.3m/s
12:30
1012hPa 1218J/kg 9% -3.1°C 2% 76% 40% 0mm 71% 0.09mm 9.9dBZ 87° 76% 0.06mm - - 6.4m/s
13:30
1011hPa 1236J/kg 7% -3.5°C 0% 15% 20% 0mm 71% 0mm 9.8dBZ 74° 17% 0.13mm - - 6.6m/s
14:30
1010hPa 1238J/kg 21% -4.3°C 0% 4% 0% 0mm 72% 0mm 9.7dBZ 59° 21% 0.13mm 4m/s 5.9m/s 7m/s
15:30
1010hPa 1310J/kg 11% -4.5°C 0% 2% 0% 0mm 72% 0mm -0.17dBZ 45° 11% 0.13mm - - 6.5m/s
16:30
1010hPa 1331J/kg 11% -4.4°C 0% 1% 0% 0mm 71% 0mm -10dBZ 30° 11% 0.13mm - - 6.5m/s
17:30
1010hPa 1268J/kg 4% -4.1°C 0% 0% 0% 0mm 71% 0mm -20dBZ 15° 4% 0.13mm 4.2m/s 3.4m/s 7.2m/s
18:30
1011hPa 1502J/kg 45% -4.2°C 0% 0% 7% 0mm 72% 0.01mm -20dBZ 0.8° 45% 0mm - - 7.8m/s
19:30
1011hPa 1388J/kg 3% -3.9°C 1% 0% 13% 0mm 73% 0mm -20dBZ -14° 4% 0mm - - 7.5m/s
20:30
1012hPa 1300J/kg 5% -3.9°C 3% 0% 20% 0mm 72% 0mm -20dBZ -29° 5% 0mm 5.5m/s 5.1m/s 6.9m/s
21:30
1013hPa 1164J/kg 5% -3.9°C 6% 0% 26% 0mm 71% 0mm -19dBZ -43° 6% 0mm - - 6.5m/s
22:30
1013hPa 1021J/kg 5% -3.5°C 7% 0% 33% 0mm 70% 0mm -18dBZ -57° 8% 0mm - - 6.4m/s
23:30
1012hPa 962J/kg 98% -3.3°C 2% 0% 39% 0mm 70% 0mm -18dBZ -68° 98% 0mm 4.2m/s 3.9m/s 6.6m/s
Tue, Apr 7 Sunrise 06:19 Sunset 18:34
24:30
1012hPa 892J/kg 95% -2.9°C 9% 0% 26% 0mm 70% 0mm -17dBZ -74° 95% 0mm - - 6.7m/s
01:30
1011hPa 867J/kg 5% -2.9°C 4% 0% 13% 0mm 70% 0mm -16dBZ -67° 6% 0mm - - 6.3m/s
02:30
1010hPa 838J/kg 5% -2.9°C 59% 0% 0% 0mm 71% 0.02mm -15dBZ -55° 59% 0mm 5.7m/s 5.9m/s 6.5m/s
03:30
1010hPa 666J/kg 5% -2.5°C 53% 0% 0% 0mm 69% 0.01mm -16dBZ -42° 55% 0.06mm - - 6.6m/s
04:30
1010hPa 593J/kg 43% -2.4°C 69% 0% 0% 0mm 69% 0.02mm -17dBZ -27° 70% 0.06mm - - 6.4m/s
05:30
1011hPa 523J/kg 33% -2.1°C 74% 0% 0% 0mm 69% 0.02mm -19dBZ -13° 74% 0.06mm 5.9m/s 4.7m/s 6.3m/s
06:30
1012hPa 441J/kg 73% -1.7°C 87% 0% 0% 0mm 69% 0.01mm -18dBZ 2.2° 91% 0mm - - 6.1m/s
07:30
1012hPa 486J/kg 36% -1.7°C 100% 0% 0% 0mm 70% 0.01mm -17dBZ 17° 100% 0mm - - 6m/s
08:30
1013hPa 481J/kg 100% -1.8°C 100% 0% 0% 0mm 70% 0mm -16dBZ 31° 100% 0mm 6.1m/s 4.9m/s 5.6m/s
09:30
1013hPa 436J/kg 100% -1.5°C 75% 0% 0% 0mm 69% 0mm -17dBZ 46° 100% 0mm - - 6m/s
10:30
1013hPa 466J/kg 99% -1.9°C 8% 0% 0% 0mm 71% 0.01mm -19dBZ 61° 99% 0mm - - 6.3m/s
11:30
1012hPa 429J/kg 50% -2°C 0% 0% 0% 0mm 71% 0mm -20dBZ 76° 50% 0mm 5.9m/s 4m/s 6.6m/s
12:30
1011hPa 364J/kg 67% -1.7°C 0% 0% 0% 0mm 70% 0mm -20dBZ 87° 67% 0mm - - 7.4m/s
13:30
1010hPa 339J/kg 28% -1.6°C 0% 0% 0% 0mm 70% 0mm -20dBZ 74° 28% 0mm - - 7.9m/s
14:30
1009hPa 376J/kg 100% -1.7°C 0% 0% 0% 0mm 69% 0mm -20dBZ 59° 100% 0mm 4.9m/s 4.7m/s 7.5m/s
15:30
1009hPa 436J/kg 100% -1.6°C 0% 0% 0% 0mm 69% 0mm -20dBZ 45° 100% 0mm - - 7.8m/s
16:30
1009hPa 487J/kg 100% -1.6°C 0% 0% 0% 0mm 69% 0mm -20dBZ 30° 100% 0mm - - 8m/s
17:30
1009hPa 427J/kg 39% -1.5°C 0% 0% 0% 0mm 69% 0mm -20dBZ 15° 39% 0mm 8.4m/s 7.5m/s 8.4m/s
18:30
1009hPa 344J/kg 75% -1.1°C 0% 0% 0% 0mm 69% 0mm -20dBZ 0.79° 75% 0mm - - 8.9m/s
19:30
1010hPa 303J/kg 98% -0.9°C 0% 0% 0% 0mm 68% 0mm -20dBZ -14° 98% 0mm - - 8.3m/s
20:30
1011hPa 195J/kg 100% -0.4°C 0% 0% 0% 0mm 67% 0mm -20dBZ -29° 100% 0mm 8.4m/s 7.6m/s 7.9m/s
21:30
1011hPa 172J/kg 45% -0.4°C 0% 0% 0% 0mm 66% 0mm -20dBZ -43° 45% 0mm - - 7.5m/s
22:30
1012hPa 174J/kg 6% -0.7°C 0% 0% 0% 0mm 66% 0mm -20dBZ -57° 6% 0mm - - 6.7m/s
23:30
1011hPa 137J/kg 57% -0.9°C 0% 0% 0% 0mm 66% 0mm -20dBZ -68° 57% 0mm 6.8m/s 5.9m/s 6.9m/s
Wed, Apr 8 Sunrise 06:19 Sunset 18:34
24:30
1011hPa 116J/kg 59% -1.1°C 2% 0% 0% 0mm 65% 0mm -20dBZ -73° 59% 0mm - - 5.3m/s
01:30
1011hPa 94J/kg 62% -1.2°C 3% 0% 0% 0mm 65% 0mm -20dBZ -67° 62% 0mm - - 3.7m/s
02:30
1011hPa 73J/kg 65% -1.4°C 5% 0% 0% 0mm 64% 0mm -20dBZ -55° 65% 0mm 6.8m/s 6m/s 2.1m/s
03:30
1010hPa 73J/kg 45% -1.3°C 3% 0% 0% 0mm 58% 0mm -20dBZ -41° 45% 0mm - - 2.5m/s
04:30
1010hPa 72J/kg 25% -1.3°C 2% 0% 0% 0mm 51% 0mm -20dBZ -27° 25% 0mm - - 2.9m/s
05:30
1010hPa 72J/kg 5% -1.2°C 0% 0% 0% 0mm 44% 0mm -20dBZ -13° 5% 0mm 7.4m/s 8m/s 3.4m/s
06:30
1009hPa 139J/kg 7% -1.6°C 0% 0% 0% 0mm 45% 0mm -20dBZ 2.3° 7% 0mm - - 3.8m/s
07:30
1008hPa 205J/kg 8% -2°C 0% 0% 0% 0mm 45% 0mm -20dBZ 17° 8% 0mm - - 4.3m/s
08:30
1007hPa 272J/kg 10% -2.4°C 0% 0% 0% 0mm 46% 0mm -19dBZ 32° 10% 0mm 7.5m/s 9m/s 4.8m/s
09:30
1007hPa 277J/kg 27% -2.3°C 0% 0% 0% 0mm 50% 0mm -20dBZ 46° 27% 0mm - - 4.4m/s
10:30
1007hPa 282J/kg 44% -2.2°C 0% 0% 0% 0mm 54% 0mm -20dBZ 61° 44% 0mm - - 4.1m/s
11:30
1007hPa 287J/kg 60% -2.1°C 0% 0% 0% 0mm 59% 0mm -20dBZ 76° 60% 0mm 5.4m/s 9.4m/s 3.7m/s
12:30
1008hPa 334J/kg 64% -2.4°C 0% 0% 0% 0mm 64% 0mm -20dBZ 88° 64% 0mm - - 2.9m/s
13:30
1009hPa 382J/kg 68% -2.6°C 0% 0% 0% 0mm 70% 0mm -20dBZ 74° 68% 0mm - - 2.2m/s
14:30
1010hPa 429J/kg 71% -2.8°C 0% 0% 0% 0mm 75% 0mm -20dBZ 59° 71% 0mm 5m/s 11m/s 1.4m/s
15:30
1010hPa 447J/kg 78% -3.1°C 10% 0% 7% 0mm 77% 0mm -20dBZ 45° 78% 0mm - - 1.2m/s
16:30
1010hPa 466J/kg 85% -3.4°C 20% 0% 15% 0mm 78% 0mm -20dBZ 30° 85% 0mm - - 1.1m/s
17:30
1010hPa 484J/kg 91% -3.7°C 30% 0% 22% 0mm 80% 0mm -20dBZ 15° 91% 0mm 9.3m/s 14m/s 0.88m/s
How to read: these inputs help produce the derived score; they are not requirements by themselves.

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