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Kirishima - Fog Hunter - Kyushu

Kirishima, Kagoshima, 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
Fog Probability
0%
Dewpoint Spread1.1°C
Visibility24135 (Clear)
Relative Humidity94%
Wind Speed3.7m/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
Sun, May 24 Sunrise 05:15 Sunset 19:12
22:00 ☾
0% 19°C 0mm 94% 0cm -28° 20°C 0mm 0.16kPa 24135m 8m/s 3.7m/s
23:00 ☾
0% 19°C 0mm 92% 0cm -35° 21°C 0mm 0.19kPa 24135m 8.2m/s 3.8m/s
Mon, May 25 Sunrise 05:15 Sunset 19:12
24:00 ☾
0% 19°C 0mm 92% 0cm -37° 20°C 0mm 0.19kPa 24134m 7m/s 3.2m/s
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0% 19°C 0mm 93% 0cm -36° 20°C 0.06mm 0.16kPa 24134m 6.9m/s 3.2m/s
02:00 ☾
0% 19°C 0mm 93% 0cm -32° 20°C 0.06mm 0.18kPa 24134m 8.2m/s 3.7m/s
03:00 ☾
0% 19°C 0mm 92% 0cm -24° 20°C 0.06mm 0.18kPa 24134m 8.4m/s 3.8m/s
04:00 ☾
0% 19°C 0mm 94% 0cm -14° 20°C 0mm 0.15kPa 24135m 8.9m/s 3.9m/s
05:00 ☾
0% 19°C 0mm 92% 0cm -3.6° 20°C 0mm 0.18kPa 24134m 8.4m/s 3.9m/s
06:00 ☾
0% 19°C 0mm 91% 0cm 8.1° 20°C 0mm 0.21kPa 24135m 8.4m/s 3.8m/s
07:00 ☾
1% 19°C 0mm 87% 0cm 20° 21°C 0.06mm 0.33kPa 24134m 10m/s 4.8m/s
08:00 ☾
3% 19°C 0mm 80% 0cm 33° 23°C 0.06mm 0.56kPa 24135m 9.5m/s 5.2m/s
09:00
4% 19°C 0mm 73% 0cm 46° 24°C 0.06mm 0.8kPa 24135m 8.1m/s 4.8m/s
10:00
11% 19°C 0mm 68% 0cm 58° 25°C 0.06mm 0.99kPa 24135m 7.2m/s 4.6m/s
11:00
18% 18°C 0mm 67% 0cm 70° 25°C 0.13mm 1kPa 24135m 7.9m/s 5m/s
12:00
25% 18°C 0mm 60% 0cm 79° 27°C 0.13mm 1.4kPa 24135m 7m/s 4.8m/s
13:00
23% 18°C 0mm 60% 0cm 75° 26°C 0.13mm 1.4kPa 24134m 6.6m/s 4.6m/s
14:00
22% 18°C 0mm 60% 0cm 64° 26°C 0.13mm 1.4kPa 24134m 6.8m/s 4.7m/s
15:00
20% 18°C 0mm 66% 0cm 52° 25°C 0.19mm 1.1kPa 24134m 7.2m/s 4.5m/s
16:00
21% 18°C 0mm 62% 0cm 39° 26°C 0mm 1.3kPa 24135m 7.3m/s 5.2m/s
17:00
23% 18°C 0mm 65% 0cm 26° 25°C 0mm 1.1kPa 24134m 7.1m/s 4.7m/s
18:00
24% 18°C 0mm 72% 0cm 14° 24°C 0mm 0.82kPa 24135m 8.1m/s 4.8m/s
19:00
24% 18°C 0mm 81% 0cm 2° 22°C 0mm 0.49kPa 24135m 8.9m/s 4.5m/s
20:00 ☾
25% 18°C 0mm 87% 0cm -9.5° 20°C 0mm 0.3kPa 24134m 8.9m/s 4m/s
21:00 ☾
25% 18°C 0mm 91% 0cm -20° 20°C 0mm 0.21kPa 24135m 9.2m/s 4m/s
22:00 ☾
26% 18°C 0mm 92% 0cm -28° 19°C 0mm 0.18kPa 24134m 9.1m/s 3.8m/s
23:00 ☾
27% 18°C 0mm 92% 0cm -34° 19°C 0mm 0.17kPa 24134m 8.6m/s 3.5m/s
Tue, May 26 Sunrise 05:15 Sunset 19:12
24:00 ☾
28% 18°C 0mm 93% 0cm -37° 19°C 0mm 0.16kPa 24134m 8.6m/s 3.5m/s
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24% 18°C 0mm 93% 0cm -36° 19°C 0mm 0.15kPa 24134m 8.6m/s 3.7m/s
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19% 18°C 0mm 93% 0cm -31° 19°C 0mm 0.15kPa 24135m 8.7m/s 3.6m/s
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15% 18°C 0mm 93% 0cm -24° 19°C 0mm 0.15kPa 24134m 8.5m/s 3.7m/s
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14% 18°C 0mm 93% 0cm -14° 19°C 0mm 0.16kPa 24135m 8.8m/s 4m/s
05:00 ☾
13% 18°C 0mm 92% 0cm -3.5° 19°C 0mm 0.16kPa 24134m 9.6m/s 4.3m/s
06:00 ☾
12% 18°C 0mm 90% 0cm 8.2° 19°C 0mm 0.21kPa 24135m 9.8m/s 4.2m/s
07:00 ☾
12% 18°C 0mm 85% 0cm 20° 21°C 0mm 0.37kPa 24134m 9.9m/s 4.5m/s
08:00 ☾
12% 18°C 0mm 76% 0cm 33° 22°C 0mm 0.62kPa 24134m 9.9m/s 5.6m/s
09:00
12% 17°C 0mm 69% 0cm 46° 23°C 0mm 0.89kPa 24135m 9.5m/s 6m/s
10:00
14% 18°C 0mm 68% 0cm 58° 24°C 0mm 0.93kPa 24134m 9.3m/s 5.2m/s
11:00
16% 17°C 0mm 61% 0cm 70° 25°C 0mm 1.2kPa 24135m 8.5m/s 5.5m/s
12:00
18% 17°C 0mm 60% 0cm 79° 25°C 0mm 1.3kPa 24134m 8.5m/s 5.7m/s
13:00
16% 17°C 0mm 59% 0cm 75° 26°C 0mm 1.4kPa 24134m 8.5m/s 5.9m/s
14:00
15% 17°C 0mm 62% 0cm 64° 25°C 0mm 1.2kPa 24134m 8.3m/s 5.8m/s
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13% 18°C 0mm 66% 0cm 52° 25°C 0mm 1.1kPa 24135m 8.5m/s 5.5m/s
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11% 17°C 0mm 72% 0cm 39° 23°C 0mm 0.76kPa 24134m 9.1m/s 5.4m/s
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8% 18°C 0.02mm 77% 0cm 26° 22°C 0.06mm 0.62kPa 24135m 9.7m/s 5.8m/s
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6% 18°C 0.01mm 79% 0cm 14° 21°C 0.06mm 0.52kPa 24134m 10m/s 5.4m/s
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5% 17°C 0mm 78% 0cm 2.1° 21°C 0.06mm 0.55kPa 24135m 11m/s 5.2m/s
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5% 17°C 0mm 79% 0cm -9.4° 21°C 0.06mm 0.52kPa 24134m 11m/s 5.3m/s
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4% 17°C 0mm 80% 0cm -20° 21°C 0.06mm 0.49kPa 24134m 11m/s 5.3m/s
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4% 17°C 0.01mm 80% 0cm -28° 21°C 0mm 0.48kPa 24134m 11m/s 5.5m/s
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3% 18°C 0.9mm 85% 0cm -34° 20°C 0.38mm 0.36kPa 14618m 12m/s 5.3m/s
Wed, May 27 Sunrise 05:14 Sunset 19:13
24:00 ☾
3% 18°C 1.2mm 92% 0cm -37° 19°C 2mm 0.19kPa 11898m 12m/s 5.2m/s
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3% 18°C 1.5mm 93% 0cm -36° 19°C 3.2mm 0.15kPa 9204m 12m/s 5.8m/s
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2% 18°C 4.5mm 94% 0cm -31° 19°C 5.8mm 0.13kPa 4376m 12m/s 5.5m/s
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2% 18°C 3.2mm 94% 0cm -24° 19°C 9.4mm 0.13kPa 5684m 12m/s 5.6m/s
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1% 20°C 3.6mm 96% 0cm -14° 20°C 9.7mm 0.1kPa 3857m 10m/s 4.7m/s
05:00 ☾
1% 21°C 3.9mm 98% 0cm -3.4° 21°C 10mm 0.06kPa 2030m 8.3m/s 3.8m/s
06:00 ☾
0% 22°C 4.3mm 99% 0cm 8.3° 22°C 10mm 0.02kPa 203m 6.5m/s 2.8m/s
07:00 ☾
0% 22°C 3mm 99% 0cm 20° 22°C 12mm 0.02kPa 193m 6.3m/s 2.6m/s
08:00 ☾
0% 22°C 1.7mm 99% 0cm 33° 22°C 14mm 0.02kPa 183m 6m/s 2.4m/s
09:00
0% 22°C 0.4mm 99% 0cm 46° 22°C 15mm 0.02kPa 173m 5.8m/s 2.2m/s
10:00
0% 22°C 0.27mm 99% 0cm 58° 22°C 10mm 0.02kPa 269m 5m/s 2m/s
11:00
0% 22°C 0.15mm 99% 0cm 70° 22°C 5.3mm 0.03kPa 365m 4.3m/s 1.8m/s
12:00
0% 22°C 0.02mm 99% 0cm 79° 22°C 0.38mm 0.03kPa 461m 3.5m/s 1.5m/s
13:00
0% 21°C 0.01mm 99% 0cm 75° 21°C 0.4mm 0.03kPa 554m 3.2m/s 1.4m/s
14:00
0% 21°C 0.007mm 99% 0cm 64° 21°C 0.42mm 0.03kPa 648m 2.9m/s 1.3m/s
15:00
0% 21°C 0mm 99% 0cm 52° 21°C 0.44mm 0.02kPa 741m 2.5m/s 1.2m/s
16:00
0% 21°C 0.05mm 99% 0cm 39° 21°C 0.31mm 0.03kPa 8123m 2.1m/s 1.2m/s
17:00
0% 21°C 0.1mm 99% 0cm 26° 21°C 0.19mm 0.04kPa 15505m 1.7m/s 1.1m/s
18:00
0% 21°C 0.15mm 98% 0cm 14° 21°C 0.06mm 0.04kPa 22887m 1.3m/s 1.1m/s
19:00
0% 21°C 0.1mm 98% 0cm 2.2° 21°C 0.17mm 0.04kPa 23303m 1.1m/s 1m/s
20:00 ☾
0% 21°C 0.05mm 98% 0cm -9.3° 21°C 0.27mm 0.04kPa 23719m 0.96m/s 0.91m/s
21:00 ☾
0% 21°C 0mm 98% 0cm -19° 22°C 0.38mm 0.04kPa 24135m 0.77m/s 0.82m/s
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