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Varkala - Storm Chaser - Kerala

Varkala, 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

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Most common blockers (next 72 hours)
Storm Intensity 100% failing
Cloud Drama Score 81% failing

Currently

Real-time conditions
Cloud Cover100%
Wind Gusts8.9m/s
Precipitation Chance100%
Air Pressure1010.3hPa
CAPE816
Lifted Index-3.7°C
Wind Gusts8.9m/s
Precipitation6.8mm

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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 79 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
Mon, Jun 8
11:3049%26%796J/kg-3.3°C7943m7.8m/s
12:300%22%797J/kg-3°C6988m8.4m/s
13:300%19%774J/kg-3.1°C7385m8.3m/s
14:3042%37%814J/kg-3.5°C7435m8.5m/s
15:300%36%832J/kg-3.6°C7982m8.6m/s
16:300%20%851J/kg-3.5°C7719m8.4m/s
17:3045%22%774J/kg-3.2°C7830m8.6m/s
18:300%27%824J/kg-3.6°C5427m8.6m/s
19:3040%24%694J/kg-3.4°C4695m8.8m/s
20:3040%4.6%816J/kg-3.7°C5507m8.9m/s
21:300%0.8%735J/kg-3.6°C7618m9m/s
22:3045%0.4%747J/kg-3.8°C3959m8.5m/s
23:3045%2.8%763J/kg-4°C8204m8.5m/s
Tue, Jun 9
24:300%2.7%746J/kg-4.3°C7906m9m/s
01:300%0.4%702J/kg-4.3°C6273m9.1m/s
02:300%0.3%705J/kg-4.5°C20295m9m/s
03:300%0.1%706J/kg-4.2°C19368m8.5m/s
04:3045%0.1%747J/kg-4.3°C3157m8.3m/s
05:3051%50%774J/kg-4.3°C3460m8.6m/s
06:3033%55%809J/kg-4.3°C3469m8.7m/s
07:3043%54%1011J/kg-4.8°C3368m9.1m/s
08:300%41%1158J/kg-5°C5249m8.8m/s
09:300%38%1117J/kg-4.8°C5822m8.6m/s
10:300%36%1150J/kg-4.9°C6566m8.7m/s
11:300%24%1032J/kg-4.9°C20658m8.6m/s
12:300%32%1164J/kg-5.1°C5725m8.9m/s
13:300%29%1174J/kg-5.3°C7686m8.9m/s
14:3037%46%1248J/kg-5.3°C7649m8.9m/s
15:300%32%1108J/kg-4.7°C7837m9m/s
16:300%23%972J/kg-4.4°C8382m8.9m/s
17:3052%27%805J/kg-4.1°C4680m9.5m/s
18:3033%25%700J/kg-3.8°C4090m9.2m/s
19:3040%47%662J/kg-3.7°C4315m9.5m/s
20:3044%2.5%678J/kg-3.8°C3984m9.9m/s
21:300%2.8%702J/kg-3.8°C19411m9.5m/s
22:300%4.9%722J/kg-3.9°C24135m9m/s
23:3035%7.7%678J/kg-3.8°C23199m8.3m/s
Wed, Jun 10
24:300%3.6%621J/kg-4°C23183m8.1m/s
01:300%0.1%587J/kg-4.2°C22871m7.5m/s
02:300%0%629J/kg-4.2°C22957m6.8m/s
03:300%2.1%649J/kg-4.2°C24134m6.7m/s
04:300%6.1%592J/kg-4°C24134m6.5m/s
05:300%69%630J/kg-4.1°C23062m6.2m/s
06:300%68%647J/kg-4.2°C22514m6.4m/s
07:300%87%771J/kg-4.5°C22674m6.9m/s
08:300%60%898J/kg-4.9°C14866m6.8m/s
09:300%51%975J/kg-4.9°C24108m7.1m/s
10:300%62%1058J/kg-5°C23906m7.6m/s
11:300%34%1022J/kg-4.6°C14510m7.6m/s
12:300%29%916J/kg-4.5°C24134m7.7m/s
13:300%19%785J/kg-4.2°C24135m7.6m/s
14:300%49%764J/kg-4°C24134m7.9m/s
15:300%55%719J/kg-3.9°C24134m8.2m/s
16:300%62%791J/kg-4.1°C24135m8m/s
17:300%54%835J/kg-4.1°C24135m8.2m/s
18:300%74%801J/kg-4°C24134m8.2m/s
19:300%60%787J/kg-4.1°C24134m7.3m/s
20:300%15%809J/kg-4°C24135m6.6m/s
21:300%13%733J/kg-4°C23962m6.8m/s
22:300%15%576J/kg-3.7°C23109m6.8m/s
23:300%14%525J/kg-3.8°C24134m6.4m/s
Thu, Jun 11
24:300%14%435J/kg-3.5°C24135m6.1m/s
01:300%15%399J/kg-3.7°C24134m4.7m/s
02:300%12%351J/kg-3.7°C24135m4.4m/s
03:300%9.9%326J/kg-3.5°C24135m3.5m/s
04:300%15%307J/kg-3.3°C24134m2.8m/s
05:300%59%311J/kg-3.4°C24134m2.3m/s
06:300%92%394J/kg-3.3°C20227m4.6m/s
07:300%100%477J/kg-3.2°C16321m7m/s
08:3028%57%560J/kg-3.2°C12414m9.3m/s
09:3032%44%792J/kg-3.4°C16321m10m/s
10:3028%22%1025J/kg-3.7°C20228m11m/s
11:3033%8.5%1257J/kg-4°C24135m12m/s
12:3028%25%1195J/kg-4°C20320m11m/s
13:3024%23%1132J/kg-4°C16504m11m/s
14:300%29%1070J/kg-4°C12688m10m/s
15:300%15%963J/kg-3.8°C16504m9.4m/s
16:300%19%856J/kg-3.6°C20319m8.3m/s
17:300%17%749J/kg-3.4°C24135m7.2m/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
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
Mon, Jun 8 Sunrise 06:03 Sunset 18:40
20:30
1010hPa 816J/kg 100% -3.7°C 0% 5% 100% 0mm 90% 1.9mm -11dBZ -25° 100% 6.8mm 2.1m/s 12m/s 4.4m/s
21:30
1011hPa 735J/kg 100% -3.6°C 0% 5% 100% 0mm 90% 2.1mm -14dBZ -37° 100% 9.3mm - - 4.5m/s
22:30
1011hPa 747J/kg 100% -3.8°C 1% 11% 100% 0mm 91% 3.8mm -17dBZ -48° 100% 12mm - - 4.1m/s
23:30
1010hPa 763J/kg 100% -4°C 4% 68% 100% 0mm 91% 2mm -20dBZ -56° 100% 14mm 1.9m/s 12m/s 4.2m/s
Tue, Jun 9 Sunrise 06:03 Sunset 18:40
24:30
1010hPa 746J/kg 100% -4.3°C 4% 100% 100% 0mm 91% 2.3mm -7.4dBZ -58° 100% 2.3mm - - 4.4m/s
01:30
1009hPa 702J/kg 100% -4.3°C 1% 100% 100% 0mm 90% 2.6mm 5.1dBZ -54° 100% 4.6mm - - 4.7m/s
02:30
1008hPa 705J/kg 100% -4.5°C 0% 100% 100% 0mm 89% 1mm 17dBZ -46° 100% 6.8mm 1.5m/s 9.3m/s 4.9m/s
03:30
1008hPa 706J/kg 100% -4.2°C 2% 99% 100% 0mm 89% 1.8mm 5.8dBZ -34° 100% 9.4mm - - 4.7m/s
04:30
1008hPa 747J/kg 100% -4.3°C 3% 100% 100% 0mm 90% 4mm -5.9dBZ -22° 100% 13mm - - 4.4m/s
05:30
1009hPa 774J/kg 100% -4.3°C 4% 100% 100% 0mm 89% 3.7mm -18dBZ -8.4° 100% 16mm 1.8m/s 7m/s 4.7m/s
06:30
1009hPa 809J/kg 100% -4.3°C 2% 100% 96% 0mm 90% 3.7mm -5.7dBZ 5.3° 100% 3.3mm - - 4.6m/s
07:30
1010hPa 1011J/kg 100% -4.8°C 3% 100% 91% 0mm 88% 4mm 6.1dBZ 19° 100% 6.3mm - - 5.1m/s
08:30
1010hPa 1158J/kg 100% -5°C 0% 80% 87% 0mm 88% 3mm 18dBZ 33° 100% 8.5mm 1.7m/s 6.5m/s 5m/s
09:30
1010hPa 1117J/kg 100% -4.8°C 3% 73% 90% 0mm 87% 2.6mm 5.3dBZ 46° 100% 11mm - - 5m/s
10:30
1010hPa 1150J/kg 100% -4.9°C 7% 79% 93% 0mm 86% 2mm -7.3dBZ 60° 100% 12mm - - 5.1m/s
11:30
1009hPa 1032J/kg 100% -4.9°C 9% 78% 96% 0mm 85% 1mm -20dBZ 71° 100% 14mm 1.5m/s 8.8m/s 5.5m/s
12:30
1009hPa 1164J/kg 77% -5.1°C 11% 75% 97% 0mm 84% 2.3mm -20dBZ 76° 83% 1.6mm - - 5.6m/s
13:30
1008hPa 1174J/kg 72% -5.3°C 14% 84% 98% 0mm 84% 1.1mm -19dBZ 68° 88% 3.1mm - - 5.7m/s
14:30
1007hPa 1248J/kg 100% -5.3°C 13% 62% 100% 0mm 85% 1.1mm -19dBZ 56° 100% 4.3mm 1.5m/s 10m/s 5.4m/s
15:30
1007hPa 1108J/kg 100% -4.7°C 15% 5% 100% 0mm 86% 1.6mm -16dBZ 43° 100% 5.6mm - - 5.3m/s
16:30
1007hPa 972J/kg 100% -4.4°C 7% 6% 100% 0.01mm 87% 1.4mm -14dBZ 29° 100% 7.3mm - - 5.1m/s
17:30
1007hPa 805J/kg 100% -4.1°C 0% 5% 100% 0mm 88% 2.7mm -12dBZ 15° 100% 9.5mm 1.3m/s 13m/s 5.5m/s
18:30
1008hPa 700J/kg 100% -3.8°C 0% 5% 96% 0mm 88% 3.3mm -2.2dBZ 100% 2.5mm - - 5.2m/s
19:30
1009hPa 662J/kg 65% -3.7°C 0% 5% 93% 0.01mm 89% 2.8mm 7.8dBZ -12° 65% 5.5mm - - 5.1m/s
20:30
1009hPa 678J/kg 100% -3.8°C 0% 5% 89% 0mm 89% 2.7mm 18dBZ -25° 100% 8.2mm 1.8m/s 15m/s 5.3m/s
21:30
1010hPa 702J/kg 63% -3.8°C 0% 5% 90% 0mm 89% 1.3mm 20dBZ -37° 63% 10mm - - 5m/s
22:30
1009hPa 722J/kg 100% -3.9°C 1% 5% 90% 0mm 90% 0.26mm 23dBZ -48° 100% 12mm - - 4.8m/s
23:30
1009hPa 678J/kg 30% -3.8°C 1% 5% 91% 0mm 89% 0.5mm 26dBZ -56° 30% 13mm 2.8m/s 13m/s 4.5m/s
Wed, Jun 10 Sunrise 06:03 Sunset 18:40
24:30
1009hPa 621J/kg 53% -4°C 1% 14% 87% 0mm 90% 0.61mm 14dBZ -58° 54% 0.75mm - - 4.4m/s
01:30
1008hPa 587J/kg 99% -4.2°C 2% 77% 83% 0mm 91% 0.89mm 1.9dBZ -54° 99% 1.9mm - - 3.9m/s
02:30
1008hPa 629J/kg 100% -4.2°C 4% 100% 79% 0mm 91% 1.1mm -10dBZ -46° 100% 2.5mm 5.5m/s 8.3m/s 3.4m/s
03:30
1008hPa 649J/kg 82% -4.2°C 9% 97% 83% 0mm 90% 0.16mm -1.3dBZ -34° 99% 2.8mm - - 3.4m/s
04:30
1008hPa 592J/kg 55% -4°C 6% 88% 88% 0mm 90% 0.07mm 7.5dBZ -22° 88% 3.4mm - - 3.2m/s
05:30
1009hPa 630J/kg 17% -4.1°C 7% 96% 93% 0mm 91% 0.48mm 16dBZ -8.4° 96% 4.2mm 4.5m/s 5.2m/s 3m/s
06:30
1009hPa 647J/kg 71% -4.2°C 14% 99% 91% 0mm 91% 0.26mm 4.3dBZ 5.3° 100% 0.5mm - - 3m/s
07:30
1010hPa 771J/kg 39% -4.5°C 22% 95% 90% 0mm 89% 0.29mm -7.9dBZ 19° 96% 0.88mm - - 3.4m/s
08:30
1010hPa 898J/kg 66% -4.9°C 28% 86% 89% 0mm 85% 0.33mm -20dBZ 33° 86% 1.2mm 4.5m/s 5.8m/s 4m/s
09:30
1010hPa 975J/kg 9% -4.9°C 18% 90% 90% 0mm 82% 0.09mm -8.8dBZ 46° 90% 1.5mm - - 4.5m/s
10:30
1010hPa 1058J/kg 42% -5°C 9% 81% 91% 0mm 81% 0.08mm 2.4dBZ 60° 81% 2.1mm - - 5m/s
11:30
1009hPa 1022J/kg 69% -4.6°C 7% 9% 93% 0mm 78% 0.43mm 14dBZ 71° 69% 2.4mm 5.8m/s 7.4m/s 5.2m/s
12:30
1009hPa 916J/kg 74% -4.5°C 7% 5% 90% 0mm 75% 0.04mm 3.2dBZ 76° 74% 0.19mm - - 5.6m/s
13:30
1008hPa 785J/kg 92% -4.2°C 9% 5% 87% 0mm 74% 0.02mm -7.3dBZ 68° 92% 0.25mm - - 5.6m/s
14:30
1007hPa 764J/kg 75% -4°C 10% 5% 85% 0mm 73% 0.11mm -18dBZ 56° 75% 0.31mm 5.1m/s 7.9m/s 5.7m/s
15:30
1007hPa 719J/kg 59% -3.9°C 3% 5% 88% 0mm 76% 0mm -7.8dBZ 43° 59% 0.56mm - - 5.7m/s
16:30
1007hPa 791J/kg 54% -4.1°C 0% 5% 91% 0mm 78% 0.26mm 2.2dBZ 29° 54% 0.81mm - - 5.2m/s
17:30
1007hPa 835J/kg 76% -4.1°C 0% 5% 94% 0mm 81% 0mm 12dBZ 16° 76% 0.88mm 6.8m/s 12m/s 5.1m/s
18:30
1008hPa 801J/kg 80% -4°C 0% 13% 93% 0mm 84% 0mm 1.5dBZ 81% 0mm - - 4.5m/s
19:30
1009hPa 787J/kg 75% -4.1°C 0% 78% 91% 0mm 87% 0mm -9.3dBZ -12° 90% 0.06mm - - 3.7m/s
20:30
1009hPa 809J/kg 92% -4°C 0% 83% 90% 0mm 89% 0.01mm -20dBZ -25° 92% 0.06mm 7.3m/s 13m/s 3.2m/s
21:30
1009hPa 733J/kg 68% -4°C 0% 71% 93% 0mm 89% 0.17mm -20dBZ -37° 77% 0.19mm - - 3.1m/s
22:30
1009hPa 576J/kg 19% -3.7°C 0% 5% 95% 0mm 88% 0.23mm -20dBZ -48° 19% 0.38mm - - 3.2m/s
23:30
1009hPa 525J/kg 19% -3.8°C 0% 5% 98% 0mm 89% 0.1mm -20dBZ -56° 19% 0.5mm 8.8m/s 15m/s 2.9m/s
Thu, Jun 11 Sunrise 06:04 Sunset 18:41
24:30
1008hPa 435J/kg 5% -3.5°C 4% 5% 96% 0mm 90% 0.03mm -3.6dBZ -58° 5% 0.13mm - - 2.7m/s
01:30
1008hPa 399J/kg 63% -3.7°C 2% 5% 95% 0mm 90% 0mm 13dBZ -54° 63% 0.25mm - - 2.4m/s
02:30
1007hPa 351J/kg 100% -3.7°C 5% 5% 93% 0mm 90% 0.04mm 29dBZ -45° 100% 0.5mm 5.9m/s 11m/s 2.4m/s
03:30
1007hPa 326J/kg 100% -3.5°C 7% 5% 95% 0mm 91% 0.03mm 13dBZ -34° 100% 0.69mm - - 2.2m/s
04:30
1007hPa 307J/kg 84% -3.3°C 6% 66% 96% 0.01mm 92% 0mm -3.6dBZ -22° 84% 0.75mm - - 2m/s
05:30
1008hPa 311J/kg 92% -3.4°C 0% 38% 98% 0mm 92% 0mm -20dBZ -8.5° 92% 0.81mm 6.9m/s 9.2m/s 1.8m/s
06:30
1008hPa 394J/kg 63% -3.3°C 10% 25% 94% 0mm 88% 0.28mm -13dBZ 5.2° 71% 1.1mm - - 3.9m/s
07:30
1009hPa 477J/kg 35% -3.2°C 20% 13% 90% 0mm 83% 0.56mm -5.2dBZ 19° 51% 1.4mm - - 5.9m/s
08:30
1010hPa 560J/kg 7% -3.2°C 30% 0% 86% 0mm 78% 0.84mm 2.2dBZ 33° 30% 1.6mm 6.2m/s 13m/s 7.9m/s
09:30
1009hPa 792J/kg 6% -3.4°C 20% 0% 87% 0.12mm 80% 0.63mm -3.5dBZ 46° 21% 2.6mm - - 8.1m/s
10:30
1009hPa 1025J/kg 5% -3.7°C 10% 0% 89% 0.23mm 80% 0.41mm -9.2dBZ 59° 13% 3.6mm - - 8.3m/s
11:30
1009hPa 1257J/kg 4% -4°C 0% 0% 91% 0.35mm 82% 0.2mm -15dBZ 71° 4% 4.6mm 4.4m/s 12m/s 8.5m/s
12:30
1010hPa 1195J/kg 29% -4°C 0% 2% 92% 0.23mm 82% 0.26mm -17dBZ 76° 29% 3.4mm - - 8.4m/s
13:30
1011hPa 1132J/kg 53% -4°C 0% 3% 94% 0.12mm 82% 0.33mm -18dBZ 68° 53% 2.2mm - - 8.3m/s
14:30
1011hPa 1070J/kg 78% -4°C 0% 5% 96% 0mm 82% 0.39mm -20dBZ 56° 78% 1mm 3m/s 8.8m/s 8.2m/s
15:30
1012hPa 963J/kg 85% -3.8°C 0% 5% 97% 0mm 82% 0.26mm -4.5dBZ 43° 85% 1.2mm - - 7.4m/s
16:30
1012hPa 856J/kg 92% -3.6°C 0% 5% 98% 0mm 81% 0.13mm 11dBZ 29° 92% 1.5mm - - 6.6m/s
17:30
1012hPa 749J/kg 100% -3.4°C 0% 5% 99% 0mm 81% 0mm 26dBZ 16° 100% 1.7mm 1.8m/s 7.5m/s 5.9m/s
18:30
1011hPa 828J/kg 97% -3.5°C 0% 5% 99% 0mm 81% 0.09mm 14dBZ 2.1° 97% 1.3mm - - 5.8m/s
19:30
1011hPa 908J/kg 93% -3.5°C 0% 5% 99% 0mm 81% 0.17mm 1.5dBZ -12° 93% 0.98mm - - 5.7m/s
How to read: these inputs help produce the derived score; they are not requirements by themselves.

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