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Thekkady - Fog Hunter - Kerala

Thekkady, Kerala, India

Thick, moody fog for atmospheric forest and landscape shots

Currently

Real-time conditions
Dewpoint Spread0.5°C
Visibility13401 (Clear)
Relative Humidity97%
Wind Speed1.3m/s (calm conditions)

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Times shown in Asia/Kolkata
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Next opportunity
Moderate Fog
Thekkady
Today · 24:30–01:30 · 1h window
Medium confidence
55%
🌫️Fog Probability65.4%
Dewpoint Spread: 0.5°C
Visibility: 13401 (Clear)
Relative Humidity: 97%
Wind Speed: 1.3m/s (calm conditions)
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Moderate Fog
Thekkady
Sat, Apr 25 · 20:30–24:30
🌫️Fog Probability:75.8-81%
Medium

What this forecast looks for

Plain-language explanation from the rule

This forecast predicts when morning fog and mist conditions create atmospheric scenes across Kerala's Western Ghats highlands. We track overnight cooling, humidity patterns, and elevation to identify when fog shrouds tea plantations, coffee estates, and mountain ridges while valleys fill with layered mist.

Kerala's Western Ghats hill stations—particularly Munnar, Wayanad, and Vagamon—experience regular morning fog throughout the year, with peak conditions during the monsoon (June-September) and post-monsoon (October-November) periods. The combination of elevation, tropical moisture, and rapid overnight cooling creates ideal inversion conditions where highland plantations emerge from fog-filled valleys.

What makes Kerala fog photography special:

  • Tea plantation mystery - Munnar's geometrically planted tea bushes emerge from rolling fog banks, creating layered green compositions
  • Spice estate atmosphere - Wayanad and Thekkady's cardamom and coffee plantations gain ethereal quality when mist drifts through tropical forest
  • Highland ridges - Vagamon's pine-forested meadows and Western Ghats peaks rise above fog-filled valleys like islands in white seas
  • Wildlife atmosphere - Thekkady's Periyar Lake and surrounding forests become hauntingly beautiful under morning mist

Munnar delivers Kerala's most spectacular fog photography—multiple viewpoints overlook vast tea estates where morning mist creates layers through rolling hills, with tea pickers or estate buildings emerging as focal points. Wayanad's Chembra Peak and surrounding coffee estates experience fog throughout monsoon and post-monsoon periods, with mist moving through tropical forest canopy. Vagamon's pine forests and meadows gain European-alpine character under fog, unusual for tropical Kerala. Thekkady's Periyar Lake becomes atmospheric when morning mist hangs over water and cardamom-forested hills. Top Station near Munnar provides classic viewpoints above fog inversions. Fog conditions are most reliable early morning (5:00-8:00 AM) during monsoon and post-monsoon months—arrive before dawn for best conditions.

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72-hour requirements breakdown

What passed or failed, hour by hour
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Time
Asia/Kolkata
Fog Probability
≥ 60.0%
Tue, Apr 21
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How to read: colored cells show whether each predicate requirement is met; highlighted rows mean the full rule matched (an opportunity).

What does Fog Probability 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
Clear Sky Probability (Ensemble)
%
Dew Point
°C
Rainfall
mm
Relative Humidity
%
Snowfall
cm
Solar Elevation
°
Temperature
°C
Total Precipitation
mm
Vapor Pressure Deficit
kPa
Visibility
m
Wind Gusts
m/s
Wind Speed
m/s
Wed, Apr 22 Sunrise 06:08 Sunset 18:31
24:30
5% 20°C 0mm 97% 0cm -68° 20°C 0.13mm 0.07kPa 13401m 1.8m/s 1.3m/s
01:30
11% 20°C 0mm 98% 0cm -62° 20°C 0.25mm 0.05kPa 5194m 1.3m/s 1.1m/s
02:30
16% 20°C 0mm 98% 0cm -51° 20°C 0.25mm 0.05kPa 5043m 1.4m/s 1.1m/s
03:30
14% 19°C 0mm 98% 0cm -38° 20°C 0.25mm 0.05kPa 6250m 1.7m/s 1.3m/s
04:30
11% 19°C 0mm 97% 0cm -24° 20°C 0.25mm 0.06kPa 12992m 1.6m/s 1.2m/s
05:30
9% 19°C 0mm 97% 0cm -10° 20°C 0.25mm 0.08kPa 13640m 1.9m/s 1.4m/s
06:30
20% 19°C 0mm 96% 0cm 4.6° 20°C 0mm 0.1kPa 13986m 1.9m/s 1.3m/s
07:30
30% 19°C 0mm 88% 0cm 19° 21°C 0mm 0.3kPa 24134m 1.7m/s 1.2m/s
08:30
41% 19°C 0mm 74% 0cm 34° 24°C 0mm 0.76kPa 24135m 1.2m/s 1.1m/s
09:30
43% 18°C 0mm 60% 0cm 48° 27°C 0mm 1.4kPa 24134m 1m/s 0.88m/s
10:30
45% 16°C 0mm 45% 0cm 63° 30°C 0mm 2.3kPa 24135m 3m/s 0.59m/s
11:30
47% 14°C 0mm 33% 0cm 77° 32°C 0mm 3.2kPa 24134m 4.2m/s 1m/s
12:30
40% 11°C 0mm 26% 0cm 86° 33°C 0mm 3.8kPa 24134m 4.1m/s 1.7m/s
13:30
32% 9.3°C 0mm 22% 0cm 73° 34°C 0mm 4.1kPa 24134m 3.7m/s 2m/s
14:30
25% 8.7°C 0mm 22% 0cm 58° 33°C 0mm 4kPa 24135m 3.3m/s 1.9m/s
15:30
24% 9.5°C 0.01mm 24% 0cm 43° 33°C 0mm 3.8kPa 24134m 3.3m/s 0.87m/s
16:30
22% 13°C 0mm 33% 0cm 29° 31°C 0.25mm 3kPa 24134m 3.1m/s 1.1m/s
17:30
21% 17°C 0mm 57% 0cm 14° 27°C 0.75mm 1.5kPa 8447m 3m/s 2.5m/s
18:30
23% 19°C 0mm 78% 0cm 0.14° 23°C 0.5mm 0.62kPa 24135m 3.8m/s 2.4m/s
19:30
25% 20°C 0mm 88% 0cm -15° 22°C 0.63mm 0.3kPa 21948m 2.3m/s 1.3m/s
20:30
27% 20°C 0mm 88% 0cm -29° 22°C 0.81mm 0.31kPa 21832m 1.8m/s 1.1m/s
21:30
23% 20°C 0mm 92% 0cm -42° 21°C 0.94mm 0.21kPa 24135m 2.4m/s 1.5m/s
22:30
20% 20°C 0mm 95% 0cm -55° 21°C 0.94mm 0.11kPa 5508m 2.3m/s 1.5m/s
23:30
16% 20°C 0mm 96% 0cm -65° 21°C 0.94mm 0.1kPa 5016m 2.9m/s 1.7m/s
Thu, Apr 23 Sunrise 06:08 Sunset 18:31
24:30
14% 20°C 0mm 96% 0cm -68° 20°C 0mm 0.1kPa 5882m 2.4m/s 1.6m/s
01:30
12% 20°C 0mm 94% 0cm -62° 20°C 0mm 0.13kPa 24134m 2.7m/s 1.8m/s
02:30
10% 19°C 0mm 94% 0cm -51° 20°C 0mm 0.14kPa 24135m 2.7m/s 1.8m/s
03:30
8% 19°C 0mm 93% 0cm -38° 20°C 0mm 0.16kPa 24135m 2.5m/s 1.8m/s
04:30
6% 19°C 0mm 92% 0cm -24° 20°C 0mm 0.19kPa 24135m 2.5m/s 1.7m/s
05:30
4% 19°C 0mm 92% 0cm -9.8° 20°C 0.06mm 0.19kPa 24134m 2.2m/s 1.4m/s
06:30
8% 19°C 0mm 91% 0cm 4.7° 20°C 0mm 0.22kPa 24135m 2.2m/s 1.3m/s
07:30
13% 19°C 0mm 82% 0cm 19° 22°C 0mm 0.46kPa 24135m 1.6m/s 1.2m/s
08:30
17% 18°C 0mm 68% 0cm 34° 25°C 0mm 0.98kPa 24135m 1.1m/s 1.1m/s
09:30
18% 17°C 0mm 54% 0cm 48° 28°C 0mm 1.7kPa 24135m 1.6m/s 1.2m/s
10:30
20% 16°C 0mm 42% 0cm 63° 30°C 0mm 2.5kPa 24135m 5m/s 1.1m/s
11:30
21% 13°C 0mm 31% 0cm 77° 32°C 0mm 3.3kPa 24135m 6.3m/s 0.94m/s
12:30
25% 12°C 0mm 25% 0cm 86° 34°C 0mm 4kPa 24135m 5.3m/s 1.6m/s
13:30
29% 10°C 0mm 24% 0cm 73° 34°C 0mm 4kPa 24134m 4.9m/s 2.4m/s
14:30
33% 10°C 0mm 24% 0cm 58° 33°C 0mm 3.9kPa 24135m 4.6m/s 2.3m/s
15:30
30% 11°C 0mm 26% 0cm 43° 33°C 0.13mm 3.7kPa 24135m 4.3m/s 1.1m/s
16:30
28% 13°C 0mm 35% 0cm 29° 31°C 0.5mm 2.9kPa 24135m 3.4m/s 0.93m/s
17:30
25% 16°C 0mm 48% 0cm 14° 28°C 0.75mm 1.9kPa 24134m 2.1m/s 1.4m/s
18:30
19% 18°C 0mm 72% 0cm 0.15° 24°C 0.13mm 0.81kPa 17528m 3m/s 2.1m/s
19:30
14% 19°C 0mm 86% 0cm -15° 22°C 0.38mm 0.38kPa 24135m 2.4m/s 1.5m/s
20:30
8% 20°C 0mm 89% 0cm -29° 22°C 0.56mm 0.29kPa 24134m 2.5m/s 1.5m/s
21:30
7% 20°C 0mm 92% 0cm -42° 22°C 0.56mm 0.21kPa 5101m 2.9m/s 1.7m/s
22:30
6% 20°C 0mm 94% 0cm -55° 21°C 0.63mm 0.16kPa 5241m 2.9m/s 1.7m/s
23:30
5% 20°C 0mm 95% 0cm -65° 21°C 0.69mm 0.13kPa 3373m 2.7m/s 1.7m/s
Fri, Apr 24 Sunrise 06:07 Sunset 18:31
24:30
7% 20°C 0mm 95% 0cm -68° 21°C 0.13mm 0.12kPa 24134m 2.9m/s 1.9m/s
01:30
10% 20°C 0mm 94% 0cm -62° 21°C 0.13mm 0.14kPa 5369m 2.7m/s 1.8m/s
02:30
12% 20°C 0mm 93% 0cm -51° 21°C 0.19mm 0.18kPa 13414m 2.7m/s 1.8m/s
03:30
12% 20°C 0mm 92% 0cm -38° 21°C 0.19mm 0.19kPa 24135m 2.5m/s 1.7m/s
04:30
12% 19°C 0mm 93% 0cm -24° 21°C 0.19mm 0.17kPa 24135m 2.4m/s 1.6m/s
05:30
12% 19°C 0mm 93% 0cm -9.7° 20°C 0.19mm 0.17kPa 24135m 2.4m/s 1.6m/s
06:30
15% 20°C 0mm 83% 0cm 4.8° 23°C 0.48mm 0.5kPa 17509m 2.4m/s 1.8m/s
07:30
17% 21°C 0mm 73% 0cm 19° 26°C 0.77mm 0.94kPa 10884m 2.3m/s 2.1m/s
08:30
20% 22°C 0mm 63% 0cm 34° 29°C 1.1mm 1.5kPa 4258m 2.3m/s 2.4m/s
09:30
19% 22°C 0.06mm 66% 0cm 48° 29°C 1.6mm 1.4kPa 10884m 2.6m/s 2.2m/s
10:30
19% 22°C 0.13mm 69% 0cm 63° 28°C 2.1mm 1.2kPa 17510m 2.9m/s 2.1m/s
11:30
18% 22°C 0.19mm 72% 0cm 77° 27°C 2.7mm 1kPa 24135m 3.2m/s 2m/s
12:30
19% 22°C 0.13mm 80% 0cm 86° 26°C 2mm 0.68kPa 24135m 2.6m/s 1.5m/s
13:30
21% 22°C 0.07mm 88% 0cm 72° 25°C 1.3mm 0.38kPa 24135m 2.1m/s 1.1m/s
14:30
22% 22°C 0.01mm 95% 0cm 58° 23°C 0.63mm 0.13kPa 24135m 1.5m/s 0.69m/s
15:30
24% 22°C 0.007mm 96% 0cm 43° 23°C 0.67mm 0.13kPa 24135m 1.3m/s 0.68m/s
16:30
25% 22°C 0.003mm 96% 0cm 29° 23°C 0.71mm 0.12kPa 24135m 1m/s 0.67m/s
17:30
27% 22°C 0mm 96% 0cm 14° 23°C 0.75mm 0.12kPa 24135m 0.84m/s 0.67m/s
18:30
30% 22°C 0.003mm 96% 0cm 0.16° 22°C 0.5mm 0.11kPa 21343m 0.8m/s 0.69m/s
19:30
33% 22°C 0.007mm 96% 0cm -15° 22°C 0.25mm 0.1kPa 18551m 0.76m/s 0.71m/s
20:30
36% 22°C 0.01mm 96% 0cm -29° 22°C 0mm 0.1kPa 15759m 0.72m/s 0.73m/s
21:30
35% 21°C 0.007mm 95% 0cm -42° 22°C 0mm 0.13kPa 18551m 0.82m/s 0.85m/s
22:30
33% 21°C 0.003mm 94% 0cm -55° 22°C 0mm 0.16kPa 21343m 0.91m/s 0.97m/s
23:30
32% 21°C 0mm 93% 0cm -64° 22°C 0mm 0.19kPa 24135m 1m/s 1.1m/s
How to read: these inputs help produce the derived score; they are not requirements by themselves.

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