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Rule Fog Hunter

Aoshima - Fog Hunter - Kyushu

Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan

Thick, moody fog for atmospheric forest and landscape shots

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Rule requirements (key thresholds)
Fog Probability · ≥ 75.0%

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Most common blockers (next 72 hours)
Fog Probability 100% failing

Currently

Real-time conditions
Dewpoint Spread2.7°C
Visibility24135 (Clear)
Relative Humidity85%
Wind Speed2.7m/s (calm conditions)

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Times shown in Asia/Tokyo

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What this forecast looks for

Plain-language explanation from the rule

This forecast predicts when Kyushu's volcanic steam, subtropical humidity, and mountainous terrain create atmospheric photography conditions. We track temperature inversions, humidity patterns, and geothermal activity to identify when mist transforms calderas, forests, and onsen villages.

Kyushu's subtropical climate and active volcanism create fog conditions unlike anywhere else in Japan. Mount Aso's massive caldera traps morning mist around its active crater, while Yakushima's ancient cedars remain wrapped in perpetual cloud. Yufuin's onsen village sees lake mist rising from thermal springs beneath Mount Yufu's twin peaks.

What makes Kyushu fog photography special:

  • Volcanic steam mixing with natural fog - Mount Aso's active crater sends white plumes into morning mist creating otherworldly layers
  • Subtropical forest clouds - Yakushima's 3,000-year-old cedars emerge from moss-draped mist receiving 250+ inches annual rainfall
  • Onsen village atmospherics - Thermal springs in Yufuin and Beppu create steam rising from streets and ponds blending with natural fog
  • Crater lake mysteries - Kirishima's volcanic lakes develop morning fog banks isolated between peaks

Lake Kinrinko in Yufuin produces spectacular morning mist November through March when cold air meets thermal waters—arrive before dawn for steam rising across mirror-calm surface with Mount Yufu reflected. Mount Aso's caldera rim offers views into fog-filled volcanic bowls with Nakadake crater's steam plume above. Yakushima's forest trails become mystical when fog drifts through moss-covered ancient trees. Best conditions occur on clear cold winter mornings, though Yakushima's fog is reliably year-round.

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72-hour requirements breakdown

What passed or failed, hour by hour
0matching hours in the next 95 hours
AND logic: all conditions required
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Time
Asia/Tokyo
Fog Probability
≥ 75.0%
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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/Tokyo
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, Jul 8 Sunrise 05:15 Sunset 19:23
23:00
17% 22°C 0mm 85% 0cm -32° 25°C 0.06mm 0.45kPa 24135m 4.1m/s 2.7m/s
Thu, Jul 9 Sunrise 05:15 Sunset 19:23
24:00
25% 22°C 0.01mm 84% 0cm -35° 25°C 0.06mm 0.49kPa 24135m 4.2m/s 2.9m/s
01:00
24% 22°C 0.02mm 85% 0cm -35° 25°C 0.13mm 0.46kPa 24135m 4.7m/s 2.7m/s
02:00
24% 22°C 0.02mm 86% 0cm -31° 24°C 0.13mm 0.41kPa 24135m 4.6m/s 2.6m/s
03:00
23% 22°C 0.01mm 87% 0cm -23° 24°C 0.19mm 0.4kPa 24134m 4.8m/s 2.7m/s
04:00
17% 22°C 0.01mm 88% 0cm -14° 24°C 0.06mm 0.38kPa 24134m 5.1m/s 2.8m/s
05:00
10% 22°C 0.01mm 88% 0cm -3.7° 24°C 0.19mm 0.36kPa 24134m 4.8m/s 2.9m/s
06:00
4% 22°C 0mm 89% 0cm 7.9° 24°C 0.31mm 0.34kPa 24135m 4.8m/s 2.9m/s
07:00
3% 22°C 0mm 88% 0cm 20° 25°C 0.44mm 0.37kPa 24134m 4.9m/s 3m/s
08:00
2% 22°C 0mm 86% 0cm 32° 25°C 0.56mm 0.46kPa 24134m 4.9m/s 3.2m/s
09:00
1% 22°C 0mm 81% 0cm 45° 25°C 0.56mm 0.61kPa 24135m 4.6m/s 3.4m/s
10:00
5% 22°C 0mm 78% 0cm 58° 26°C 0.06mm 0.72kPa 24135m 4.4m/s 3.5m/s
11:00
10% 22°C 0mm 75% 0cm 70° 26°C 0.06mm 0.86kPa 24135m 4.5m/s 4.1m/s
12:00
14% 22°C 0mm 75% 0cm 80° 27°C 0.13mm 0.87kPa 24134m 4.7m/s 4.6m/s
13:00
14% 22°C 0mm 74% 0cm 77° 27°C 0.13mm 0.91kPa 24134m 4.8m/s 4.9m/s
14:00
13% 22°C 0mm 74% 0cm 66° 27°C 0.13mm 0.94kPa 24134m 4.5m/s 4.7m/s
15:00
13% 22°C 0mm 78% 0cm 53° 26°C 0.13mm 0.77kPa 24135m 4.8m/s 4.4m/s
16:00
9% 22°C 0mm 79% 0cm 41° 26°C 0mm 0.73kPa 24135m 4.2m/s 3.6m/s
17:00
6% 23°C 0mm 80% 0cm 28° 26°C 0mm 0.68kPa 24134m 4.2m/s 3.6m/s
18:00
2% 23°C 0mm 82% 0cm 16° 26°C 0mm 0.61kPa 24135m 4.3m/s 3.5m/s
19:00
3% 23°C 0mm 86% 0cm 3.8° 26°C 0.06mm 0.46kPa 24134m 4.5m/s 3m/s
20:00
4% 23°C 0mm 89% 0cm -7.6° 25°C 0.06mm 0.35kPa 24135m 4.4m/s 2.9m/s
21:00
5% 23°C 0mm 91% 0cm -18° 25°C 0.19mm 0.27kPa 21283m 4.3m/s 2.9m/s
22:00
8% 23°C 0mm 91% 0cm -26° 25°C 0.19mm 0.28kPa 20738m 4.6m/s 2.8m/s
23:00
12% 23°C 0mm 91% 0cm -33° 25°C 0.38mm 0.29kPa 24020m 3.9m/s 2.5m/s
Fri, Jul 10 Sunrise 05:15 Sunset 19:23
24:00
15% 23°C 0mm 91% 0cm -36° 25°C 0.5mm 0.29kPa 23527m 3.8m/s 2.3m/s
01:00
12% 23°C 0mm 92% 0cm -35° 25°C 0.63mm 0.25kPa 24134m 3.6m/s 2.2m/s
02:00
10% 23°C 0mm 94% 0cm -31° 24°C 0.75mm 0.19kPa 23535m 3.7m/s 2.2m/s
03:00
7% 23°C 0mm 94% 0cm -24° 24°C 0.94mm 0.17kPa 24135m 3.2m/s 2m/s
04:00
7% 23°C 0mm 94% 0cm -14° 24°C 0.25mm 0.16kPa 18372m 3.1m/s 2m/s
05:00
6% 23°C 0mm 95% 0cm -3.8° 24°C 0.5mm 0.16kPa 18122m 2.9m/s 2.1m/s
06:00
6% 23°C 0mm 94% 0cm 7.8° 24°C 0.81mm 0.18kPa 21870m 3m/s 1.8m/s
07:00
5% 24°C 0mm 92% 0cm 20° 25°C 1.1mm 0.27kPa 14786m 4.5m/s 2.6m/s
08:00
5% 24°C 0mm 90% 0cm 32° 26°C 1.5mm 0.33kPa 15202m 4.9m/s 3.4m/s
09:00
4% 24°C 0mm 86% 0cm 45° 26°C 1.7mm 0.47kPa 24135m 5.2m/s 4m/s
10:00
7% 24°C 0mm 83% 0cm 58° 27°C 0.19mm 0.6kPa 23951m 5.2m/s 4m/s
11:00
9% 24°C 0mm 82% 0cm 70° 27°C 0.44mm 0.65kPa 21791m 5.5m/s 4.2m/s
12:00
12% 24°C 0mm 81% 0cm 79° 28°C 0.75mm 0.7kPa 18501m 5.6m/s 4.4m/s
13:00
11% 24°C 0mm 79% 0cm 77° 28°C 0.88mm 0.78kPa 24135m 5.6m/s 4.5m/s
14:00
11% 24°C 0mm 79% 0cm 66° 28°C 1mm 0.79kPa 24134m 5.7m/s 4.7m/s
15:00
10% 24°C 0mm 80% 0cm 53° 28°C 1.2mm 0.72kPa 20647m 5.4m/s 4.3m/s
16:00
12% 24°C 0mm 82% 0cm 41° 27°C 0.31mm 0.65kPa 14278m 5.2m/s 4m/s
17:00
14% 24°C 0mm 86% 0cm 28° 27°C 0.56mm 0.5kPa 22444m 5.3m/s 3.8m/s
18:00
16% 24°C 0mm 90% 0cm 16° 26°C 0.75mm 0.35kPa 14349m 5.6m/s 3.4m/s
19:00
13% 24°C 0mm 92% 0cm 3.8° 26°C 1.1mm 0.26kPa 21028m 5.4m/s 3.1m/s
20:00
10% 24°C 0.01mm 93% 0cm -7.6° 25°C 1.5mm 0.23kPa 16354m 5.2m/s 3m/s
21:00
7% 24°C 0.01mm 93% 0cm -18° 25°C 1.9mm 0.23kPa 15893m 5.8m/s 3.1m/s
22:00
6% 24°C 0mm 94% 0cm -26° 25°C 0.5mm 0.2kPa 18817m 6.1m/s 3.2m/s
23:00
5% 24°C 0mm 93% 0cm -33° 25°C 1.2mm 0.21kPa 11920m 6.1m/s 3.2m/s
Sat, Jul 11 Sunrise 05:16 Sunset 19:22
24:00
4% 24°C 0mm 93% 0cm -36° 25°C 1.9mm 0.23kPa 18975m 5.7m/s 3.3m/s
01:00
3% 24°C 0mm 92% 0cm -35° 25°C 2.5mm 0.25kPa 20884m 6m/s 3.3m/s
02:00
1% 24°C 0mm 93% 0cm -31° 25°C 3.1mm 0.23kPa 12154m 6.2m/s 3.4m/s
03:00
0% 24°C 0mm 95% 0cm -24° 25°C 4.1mm 0.16kPa 15633m 7m/s 3.3m/s
04:00
0% 24°C 0mm 94% 0cm -15° 25°C 3mm 0.21kPa 16014m 6.9m/s 3.5m/s
05:00
0% 24°C 0mm 92% 0cm -3.9° 26°C 1.9mm 0.26kPa 16396m 6.8m/s 3.7m/s
06:00
0% 25°C 0mm 91% 0cm 7.7° 26°C 0.81mm 0.31kPa 16777m 6.7m/s 4m/s
07:00
0% 25°C 0.04mm 90% 0cm 20° 27°C 1.1mm 0.35kPa 19081m 6.6m/s 4.1m/s
08:00
0% 25°C 0.08mm 89% 0cm 32° 27°C 1.4mm 0.4kPa 21386m 6.5m/s 4.1m/s
09:00
0% 25°C 0.12mm 88% 0cm 45° 27°C 1.7mm 0.45kPa 23690m 6.3m/s 4.2m/s
10:00
1% 25°C 0.08mm 89% 0cm 58° 27°C 1.3mm 0.39kPa 23023m 5.8m/s 3.9m/s
11:00
3% 25°C 0.05mm 90% 0cm 70° 27°C 0.98mm 0.34kPa 22356m 5.3m/s 3.5m/s
12:00
4% 25°C 0.01mm 92% 0cm 79° 26°C 0.63mm 0.28kPa 21690m 4.7m/s 3.2m/s
13:00
4% 25°C 0.04mm 93% 0cm 77° 26°C 0.88mm 0.24kPa 20616m 4m/s 2.8m/s
14:00
3% 25°C 0.08mm 94% 0cm 66° 26°C 1.1mm 0.21kPa 19543m 3.3m/s 2.5m/s
15:00
3% 25°C 0.11mm 95% 0cm 53° 26°C 1.4mm 0.17kPa 18469m 2.6m/s 2.1m/s
16:00
4% 24°C 0.07mm 95% 0cm 41° 25°C 1.2mm 0.15kPa 16947m 2.5m/s 1.9m/s
17:00
6% 24°C 0.04mm 96% 0cm 28° 25°C 1.1mm 0.13kPa 15424m 2.3m/s 1.6m/s
18:00
7% 24°C 0mm 96% 0cm 16° 25°C 0.94mm 0.12kPa 13901m 2.1m/s 1.3m/s
19:00
6% 24°C 0.05mm 96% 0cm 3.7° 25°C 1.3mm 0.13kPa 14375m 1.9m/s 1.3m/s
20:00
6% 24°C 0.1mm 96% 0cm -7.7° 25°C 1.6mm 0.14kPa 14849m 1.6m/s 1.2m/s
21:00
5% 24°C 0.15mm 95% 0cm -18° 25°C 1.9mm 0.15kPa 15323m 1.3m/s 1.1m/s
22:00
5% 24°C 0.1mm 95% 0cm -26° 25°C 1.5mm 0.15kPa 17225m 1.9m/s 1.3m/s
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