Skip to content
Rule Storm Chaser

Wayanad - Storm Chaser - Kerala

Kalpatta, Kerala, India

Dramatic storm conditions — from atmospheric builds to active thunderstorms

No opportunities right now
Here’s what usually blocks matches

No Storm Chaser opportunities in the next 14 days

Get notified
Free alerts · takes 30 seconds
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 85% failing
CAPE 26% failing

Currently

Real-time conditions
Cloud Cover96%
Wind Gusts0.4m/s
Precipitation Chance42%
Air Pressure952.0hPa
CAPE408
Lifted Index-2.6°C
Wind Gusts0.4m/s
Precipitation0.0mm

Upcoming Opportunities

When all conditions match, PhotoWeather marks an opportunity window.

Times shown in Asia/Kolkata

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 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.

Create your own Storm Chaser alerts

Get notified when these conditions match at your own locations.

Get this template

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
Sun, May 17
18:3033%72%1568J/kg-4.1°C18051m2m/s
19:3025%58%1269J/kg-3.5°C12363m1.6m/s
20:3034%1.1%1192J/kg-3.2°C5826m1.2m/s
21:3036%1.3%1082J/kg-3.5°C12080m1.1m/s
22:3029%2.9%1022J/kg-3.9°C12077m1m/s
23:3028%4.6%880J/kg-3.4°C11882m1.2m/s
Mon, May 18
24:300%0.1%830J/kg-3°C11679m1.7m/s
01:300%0%737J/kg-3.1°C9351m1.2m/s
02:3030%0%625J/kg-3.1°C11746m0.9m/s
03:3023%0%615J/kg-3°C11905m1.2m/s
04:3022%0%631J/kg-3.3°C20464m0.6m/s
05:3025%53%397J/kg-2.5°C5126m0.22m/s
06:300%62%374J/kg-2.4°C24134m0.6m/s
07:300%72%232J/kg-2.7°C24135m0.61m/s
08:300%80%435J/kg-3.4°C24134m1m/s
09:300%49%581J/kg-3.8°C24135m1.4m/s
10:300%27%623J/kg-3.4°C24134m1.5m/s
11:300%27%555J/kg-2.9°C24135m1.3m/s
12:300%23%692J/kg-3.4°C24135m1.4m/s
13:300%23%604J/kg-3.1°C24135m1.3m/s
14:300%42%549J/kg-3.4°C24135m1.2m/s
15:300%42%455J/kg-3.2°C24134m1.2m/s
16:300%51%434J/kg-3°C24135m1.2m/s
17:300%52%494J/kg-3°C24134m1.4m/s
18:300%87%466J/kg-2.7°C24134m0.92m/s
19:300%57%408J/kg-2.6°C24134m0.4m/s
20:300%7.7%358J/kg-2.1°C13860m0.6m/s
21:300%6.1%250J/kg-1.9°C6502m0.71m/s
22:300%3.4%238J/kg-2.3°C6184m0.5m/s
23:300%3.6%213J/kg-2.4°C6356m1m/s
Tue, May 19
24:300%3.1%230J/kg-2.6°C10877m1.2m/s
01:300%5.2%325J/kg-2.9°C11782m2.1m/s
02:3015%4.7%409J/kg-3.4°C1267m2.6m/s
03:3015%0.6%445J/kg-3.2°C1034m2.8m/s
04:3016%1.5%385J/kg-2.9°C1058m2.9m/s
05:3019%58%333J/kg-2.5°C833m3.8m/s
06:3016%68%280J/kg-2°C885m4m/s
07:3013%64%292J/kg-2.1°C3976m3.7m/s
08:300%52%337J/kg-2.6°C15645m3.3m/s
09:300%44%406J/kg-3.3°C24134m3.4m/s
10:300%25%333J/kg-3°C24134m3.4m/s
11:300%22%161J/kg-2°C24134m2.8m/s
12:300%22%138J/kg-1.4°C24134m2.2m/s
13:3019%27%309J/kg-2.1°C14945m2.5m/s
14:3029%44%570J/kg-3°C12392m2.9m/s
15:3027%42%578J/kg-3.1°C17953m2.6m/s
16:3018%51%473J/kg-2.8°C22342m2m/s
17:3017%62%283J/kg-2.2°C19974m1.4m/s
18:300%67%190J/kg-2.1°C17336m1.3m/s
19:300%56%161J/kg-2.1°C13529m0.91m/s
20:300%1.9%146J/kg-2.1°C12973m1m/s
21:300%0.5%135J/kg-2.3°C12535m1m/s
22:300%7.4%138J/kg-2.2°C7868m1m/s
23:300%2.9%145J/kg-2.1°C7111m1m/s
Wed, May 20
24:300%5.5%181J/kg-2.3°C5116m1m/s
01:3013%2.6%157J/kg-2.3°C4608m1.4m/s
02:3013%3.4%171J/kg-2.5°C4379m1.2m/s
03:3015%3.2%179J/kg-2.5°C1485m1.3m/s
04:3016%1.7%161J/kg-2.2°C728m1.3m/s
05:3017%56%155J/kg-1.9°C520m1.5m/s
06:3018%64%141J/kg-1.5°C273m2m/s
07:3035%58%181J/kg-1.6°C517m2.5m/s
08:3034%48%296J/kg-1.8°C3534m3.4m/s
09:3038%40%328J/kg-1.8°C3913m3.4m/s
10:3025%29%468J/kg-2.5°C9715m3.9m/s
11:3030%30%493J/kg-3.1°C9604m3.8m/s
12:3021%29%424J/kg-3.4°C8555m3.9m/s
13:3014%25%337J/kg-2.8°C18882m3.9m/s
14:3020%31%271J/kg-2.2°C8844m3.5m/s
15:3021%43%287J/kg-2.5°C18079m3.4m/s
16:3021%37%357J/kg-2.7°C17739m3.7m/s
17:3024%41%351J/kg-2.4°C8758m4.2m/s
18:3020%51%163J/kg-1.2°C8227m4m/s
19:3042%34%137J/kg-1.2°C827m2.7m/s
20:3030%1.7%81J/kg-0.7°C1020m1.8m/s
21:3029%3%29J/kg-0.4°C1095m1.5m/s
22:3027%4.1%35J/kg-0.6°C2145m0.91m/s
23:3027%2.8%62J/kg-1°C3858m1m/s
Thu, May 21
24:3013%0%88J/kg-1.3°C10617m0.98m/s
01:3013%0%113J/kg-1.5°C17376m0.96m/s
02:300%0%139J/kg-1.8°C24135m0.94m/s
03:300%0%178J/kg-2.3°C24135m1.7m/s
04:300%0%218J/kg-2.9°C24135m2.5m/s
05:300%13%257J/kg-3.4°C24135m3.2m/s
06:300%21%259J/kg-3.4°C24135m3.3m/s
07:300%30%262J/kg-3.4°C24135m3.4m/s
08:300%41%264J/kg-3.4°C24135m3.5m/s
09:300%23%293J/kg-3.3°C24135m3.4m/s
10:300%8.5%323J/kg-3.1°C24135m3.2m/s
11:300%8.5%352J/kg-2.9°C24135m3m/s
12:300%7.5%285J/kg-2.5°C24135m2.3m/s
13:300%7.5%217J/kg-2.1°C24135m1.5m/s
14:3011%12%150J/kg-1.7°C24135m0.8m/s
15:300%25%150J/kg-1.8°C24135m0.78m/s
16:300%52%149J/kg-1.8°C24135m0.76m/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, May 18 Sunrise 06:01 Sunset 18:42
19:30
952hPa 408J/kg 96% -2.6°C 11% 42% 42% 0mm 97% 0mm 4.5dBZ -12° 96% 0mm - - 0.44m/s
20:30
953hPa 358J/kg 94% -2.1°C 23% 27% 22% 0mm 98% 0.02mm -2.3dBZ -25° 94% 0mm 3.2m/s 6.4m/s 0.61m/s
21:30
953hPa 250J/kg 94% -1.9°C 30% 31% 29% 0mm 98% 0.01mm -8.2dBZ -37° 94% 0mm - - 0.59m/s
22:30
954hPa 238J/kg 92% -2.3°C 26% 90% 36% 0mm 97% 0mm -14dBZ -48° 98% 0.06mm - - 0.35m/s
23:30
954hPa 213J/kg 100% -2.4°C 20% 97% 42% 0mm 97% 0mm -20dBZ -56° 100% 0.06mm 0.84m/s 7m/s 0.81m/s
Tue, May 19 Sunrise 06:01 Sunset 18:42
24:30
953hPa 230J/kg 90% -2.6°C 22% 90% 40% 0mm 97% 0mm -16dBZ -59° 93% 0mm - - 0.87m/s
01:30
952hPa 325J/kg 48% -2.9°C 30% 100% 39% 0mm 97% 0mm -11dBZ -55° 100% 0mm - - 0.94m/s
02:30
952hPa 409J/kg 83% -3.4°C 40% 100% 37% 0mm 97% 0.01mm -6.7dBZ -46° 100% 0mm 1.6m/s 7.7m/s 1m/s
03:30
951hPa 445J/kg 97% -3.2°C 44% 99% 48% 0mm 97% 0.04mm 0.1dBZ -34° 100% 0.06mm - - 1.1m/s
04:30
952hPa 385J/kg 100% -2.9°C 41% 90% 59% 0mm 98% 0.03mm 6.9dBZ -21° 100% 0.13mm - - 1.1m/s
05:30
952hPa 333J/kg 100% -2.5°C 44% 96% 70% 0mm 97% 0.01mm 14dBZ -8° 100% 0.13mm 1.7m/s 6.1m/s 1.4m/s
06:30
953hPa 280J/kg 100% -2°C 45% 97% 80% 0mm 97% 0.02mm 4.1dBZ 5.9° 100% 0mm - - 1.5m/s
07:30
953hPa 292J/kg 100% -2.1°C 47% 78% 89% 0mm 95% 0.03mm -5.5dBZ 20° 100% 0.06mm - - 1.4m/s
08:30
954hPa 337J/kg 100% -2.6°C 36% 86% 98% 0mm 88% 0.03mm -15dBZ 34° 100% 0.06mm 1.9m/s 3.7m/s 1.7m/s
09:30
955hPa 406J/kg 91% -3.3°C 26% 96% 99% 0mm 83% 0.03mm -8.6dBZ 48° 98% 0.13mm - - 1.9m/s
10:30
955hPa 333J/kg 93% -3°C 22% 97% 99% 0mm 80% 0.03mm -2.2dBZ 62° 100% 0.19mm - - 1.8m/s
11:30
954hPa 161J/kg 100% -2°C 6% 99% 100% 0mm 84% 0.01mm 4.2dBZ 75° 100% 0.19mm 0.75m/s 2.2m/s 1.3m/s
12:30
953hPa 138J/kg 100% -1.4°C 3% 94% 94% 0mm 84% 0.2mm 9.4dBZ 82° 100% 0.06mm - - 1m/s
13:30
953hPa 309J/kg 100% -2.1°C 33% 76% 89% 0mm 84% 1.3mm 15dBZ 72° 100% 0.56mm - - 1.4m/s
14:30
952hPa 570J/kg 100% -3°C 64% 94% 84% 0mm 87% 1.6mm 20dBZ 58° 100% 1.7mm 1.2m/s 1.5m/s 1.7m/s
15:30
952hPa 578J/kg 100% -3.1°C 26% 99% 80% 0mm 94% 0.46mm 23dBZ 44° 100% 2.7mm - - 1.4m/s
16:30
952hPa 473J/kg 99% -2.8°C 21% 100% 77% 0mm 96% 0.19mm 26dBZ 30° 100% 3.1mm - - 1.1m/s
17:30
952hPa 283J/kg 92% -2.2°C 20% 100% 73% 0mm 97% 0.24mm 29dBZ 16° 100% 3.3mm 2.2m/s 0.53m/s 0.85m/s
18:30
953hPa 190J/kg 99% -2.1°C 21% 100% 71% 0.02mm 97% 0.03mm 15dBZ 2.4° 100% 0.06mm - - 0.82m/s
19:30
953hPa 161J/kg 100% -2.1°C 21% 100% 70% 0.03mm 98% 0.03mm 1.8dBZ -12° 100% 0.13mm - - 0.55m/s
20:30
954hPa 146J/kg 100% -2.1°C 18% 97% 68% 0.01mm 97% 0.04mm -12dBZ -25° 100% 0.19mm 2m/s 2.9m/s 0.61m/s
21:30
954hPa 135J/kg 100% -2.3°C 18% 79% 74% 0mm 97% 0.02mm -9.6dBZ -37° 100% 0.25mm - - 0.64m/s
22:30
954hPa 138J/kg 92% -2.2°C 18% 95% 80% 0mm 97% 0mm -7.6dBZ -48° 97% 0.25mm - - 0.62m/s
23:30
954hPa 145J/kg 27% -2.1°C 20% 90% 86% 0mm 97% 0mm -5.7dBZ -56° 90% 0.25mm 3.2m/s 1.6m/s 0.68m/s
Wed, May 20 Sunrise 06:01 Sunset 18:42
24:30
953hPa 181J/kg 75% -2.3°C 22% 70% 84% 0mm 98% 0mm 0.59dBZ -58° 80% 0mm - - 0.49m/s
01:30
952hPa 157J/kg 100% -2.3°C 26% 53% 83% 0mm 98% 0mm 6.8dBZ -54° 100% 0mm - - 0.78m/s
02:30
952hPa 171J/kg 100% -2.5°C 35% 61% 81% 0mm 98% 0.01mm 13dBZ -45° 100% 0mm 5.6m/s 1.8m/s 0.62m/s
03:30
952hPa 179J/kg 100% -2.5°C 38% 31% 81% 0mm 98% 0.01mm 15dBZ -34° 100% 0.06mm - - 0.69m/s
04:30
952hPa 161J/kg 100% -2.2°C 43% 18% 81% 0mm 98% 0.01mm 17dBZ -21° 100% 0.06mm - - 0.74m/s
05:30
953hPa 155J/kg 100% -1.9°C 48% 36% 81% 0mm 99% 0.01mm 19dBZ -8° 100% 0.06mm 8.6m/s 1.3m/s 0.81m/s
06:30
954hPa 141J/kg 100% -1.5°C 59% 23% 75% 0mm 98% 0.01mm 22dBZ 5.9° 100% 0mm - - 0.95m/s
07:30
954hPa 181J/kg 100% -1.6°C 44% 66% 69% 0mm 96% 0.66mm 24dBZ 20° 100% 0.38mm - - 1.2m/s
08:30
955hPa 296J/kg 100% -1.8°C 52% 84% 63% 0mm 92% 1.1mm 27dBZ 34° 100% 0.94mm 8.3m/s 5.7m/s 1.9m/s
09:30
955hPa 328J/kg 100% -1.8°C 62% 49% 60% 0mm 93% 1.6mm 24dBZ 48° 100% 2.1mm - - 2m/s
10:30
956hPa 468J/kg 100% -2.5°C 80% 46% 58% 0mm 92% 1.1mm 21dBZ 62° 100% 3.4mm - - 2.4m/s
11:30
955hPa 493J/kg 81% -3.1°C 69% 11% 55% 0mm 93% 1.3mm 18dBZ 75° 83% 4.6mm 7.3m/s 7.4m/s 2.4m/s
12:30
954hPa 424J/kg 81% -3.4°C 51% 51% 52% 0mm 89% 0.99mm 17dBZ 81° 81% 1.3mm - - 2.6m/s
13:30
954hPa 337J/kg 100% -2.8°C 57% 16% 48% 0mm 86% 0.43mm 15dBZ 72° 100% 2.3mm - - 2.7m/s
14:30
953hPa 271J/kg 88% -2.2°C 55% 5% 44% 0mm 82% 0.38mm 14dBZ 58° 88% 2.7mm 5.4m/s 7.2m/s 2.4m/s
15:30
952hPa 287J/kg 98% -2.5°C 35% 11% 46% 0mm 79% 0.62mm 8.4dBZ 44° 98% 3.2mm - - 2.4m/s
16:30
952hPa 357J/kg 90% -2.7°C 44% 8% 47% 0mm 81% 0.64mm 3.1dBZ 30° 90% 3.7mm - - 2.6m/s
17:30
953hPa 351J/kg 100% -2.4°C 51% 6% 48% 0mm 91% 1mm -2.1dBZ 16° 100% 4.3mm 5.8m/s 5.6m/s 2.5m/s
18:30
954hPa 163J/kg 83% -1.2°C 67% 8% 42% 0mm 97% 1.8mm -8.1dBZ 2.4° 86% 1.4mm - - 2m/s
19:30
955hPa 137J/kg 100% -1.2°C 72% 8% 36% 0mm 98% 1.4mm -14dBZ -11° 100% 2.5mm - - 1.2m/s
20:30
955hPa 81J/kg 100% -0.7°C 43% 6% 30% 0mm 98% 0.16mm -20dBZ -25° 100% 3.3mm 5.8m/s 6.9m/s 0.9m/s
21:30
955hPa 29J/kg 100% -0.4°C 44% 4% 32% 0mm 99% 0.02mm -20dBZ -37° 100% 3.4mm - - 0.81m/s
22:30
955hPa 35J/kg 100% -0.6°C 48% 5% 33% 0mm 99% 0.01mm -20dBZ -48° 100% 3.4mm - - 0.32m/s
23:30
955hPa 62J/kg 100% -1°C 44% 5% 35% 0mm 98% 0mm -20dBZ -56° 100% 3.4mm 3.9m/s 5.7m/s 0.83m/s
Thu, May 21 Sunrise 06:01 Sunset 18:42
24:30
955hPa 88J/kg 100% -1.3°C 30% 6% 32% 0mm 94% 0mm -20dBZ -58° 100% 2.3mm - - 0.7m/s
01:30
955hPa 113J/kg 100% -1.5°C 16% 6% 29% 0mm 90% 0mm -20dBZ -54° 100% 1.1mm - - 0.57m/s
02:30
955hPa 139J/kg 100% -1.8°C 2% 6% 26% 0mm 86% 0mm -20dBZ -45° 100% 0mm 3.1m/s 6.1m/s 0.44m/s
03:30
955hPa 178J/kg 100% -2.3°C 2% 6% 22% 0mm 77% 0mm -20dBZ -34° 100% 0mm - - 1.1m/s
04:30
955hPa 218J/kg 100% -2.9°C 1% 6% 17% 0mm 69% 0mm -20dBZ -21° 100% 0mm - - 1.7m/s
05:30
954hPa 257J/kg 100% -3.4°C 0% 5% 13% 0mm 60% 0mm -20dBZ -7.9° 100% 0mm 4.2m/s 7.1m/s 2.3m/s
06:30
954hPa 259J/kg 92% -3.4°C 3% 3% 25% 0mm 59% 0mm -20dBZ 5.9° 92% 0mm - - 2.4m/s
07:30
953hPa 262J/kg 84% -3.4°C 5% 2% 36% 0mm 58% 0mm -20dBZ 20° 84% 0mm - - 2.5m/s
08:30
953hPa 264J/kg 76% -3.4°C 8% 0% 48% 0mm 57% 0mm -20dBZ 34° 76% 0mm 4.6m/s 6.8m/s 2.6m/s
09:30
953hPa 293J/kg 84% -3.3°C 5% 0% 56% 0mm 62% 0mm -20dBZ 48° 84% 0mm - - 2.4m/s
10:30
953hPa 323J/kg 92% -3.1°C 3% 1% 63% 0mm 68% 0mm -20dBZ 62° 92% 0mm - - 2.2m/s
11:30
953hPa 352J/kg 100% -2.9°C 0% 1% 71% 0mm 74% 0mm -20dBZ 75° 100% 0mm 6.5m/s 9.2m/s 2m/s
12:30
953hPa 285J/kg 100% -2.5°C 0% 1% 60% 0mm 79% 0mm -20dBZ 81° 100% 0mm - - 1.6m/s
13:30
954hPa 217J/kg 100% -2.1°C 0% 0% 49% 0mm 85% 0mm -20dBZ 72° 100% 0mm - - 1.2m/s
14:30
955hPa 150J/kg 100% -1.7°C 0% 0% 38% 0mm 91% 0mm -20dBZ 58° 100% 0mm 5.8m/s 10m/s 0.77m/s
15:30
955hPa 150J/kg 73% -1.8°C 1% 0% 40% 0mm 91% 0mm -9.6dBZ 44° 73% 0mm - - 0.71m/s
16:30
955hPa 149J/kg 45% -1.8°C 1% 0% 42% 0mm 92% 0mm 0.79dBZ 30° 45% 0mm - - 0.64m/s
17:30
955hPa 149J/kg 18% -1.9°C 2% 0% 44% 0mm 93% 0mm 11dBZ 16° 18% 0mm 4.9m/s 8.7m/s 0.58m/s
18:30
954hPa 180J/kg 45% -2.4°C 5% 2% 42% 0mm 94% 0mm 0.79dBZ 2.5° 45% 0mm - - 0.58m/s
How to read: these inputs help produce the derived score; they are not requirements by themselves.

Get Notified of Opportunities

Create your own custom alerts for this location and more.

Create Free Account