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Cabo Girão - Fog Hunter - Madeira

Câmara de Lobos, Madeira, Portugal

Thick, moody fog for atmospheric forest and landscape shots

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Rule requirements (key thresholds)
Fog Probability · ≥ 60.0%

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

Currently

Real-time conditions
Fog Probability
0%
Dewpoint Spread13.0°C
Visibility24134 (Clear)
Relative Humidity43%
Wind Speed2.1m/s (calm conditions)

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Times shown in Atlantic/Madeira

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What this forecast looks for

Plain-language explanation from the rule

This forecast predicts when temperature inversions and cloud formations create Madeira's signature above-cloud and below-cloud fog photography opportunities. We track overnight cooling, humidity, Atlantic weather patterns, and elevation to identify when fog fills valleys while peaks emerge above the cloud line.

Madeira's elevation changes—rising from sea level to 1,818 meters at Pico do Arieiro—create extraordinary temperature inversions. Prevailing northeast trade winds mean cloud formations are frequent and predictable. Volcanic peaks pierce clouds while laurel forest levadas disappear into mist.

What makes Madeira fog photography special:

  • Above-cloud peaks - Pico do Arieiro and Pico Ruivo rise above the cloud line at sunrise, creating sea-of-clouds vistas
  • Levada mist - Ancient irrigation channels through laurel forest become atmospheric trails when fog drifts through valleys
  • Coastal fog layers - Funchal's amphitheater setting means fog fills the harbour while hills remain clear, or vice versa
  • Temperature inversions - Trade wind clouds create a stable cloud base around 1,200-1,500 meters for above-cloud photography

Pico do Arieiro at sunrise offers the iconic composition—arrive before dawn to photograph the volcanic peak above an endless white cloud sea, with Pico Ruivo visible as an island in the mist. Funchal's harbour and botanical gardens create stunning compositions when morning fog pools in the valley while upper terraces remain clear. Ribeira Brava's deep valley traps fog that burns off dramatically. The levada trails become magical when fog drifts through ancient laurel forest. São Vicente's north valley frequently fills with fog when the south remains clear due to rain shadow effect. Winter and spring provide the most reliable inversions.

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72-hour requirements breakdown

What passed or failed, hour by hour
0matching hours in the next 80 hours
AND logic: all conditions required
Meets requirement
Misses requirement
Time
Atlantic/Madeira
Fog Probability
≥ 60.0%
Sat, Apr 18
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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
Atlantic/Madeira
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
Sat, Apr 18 Sunrise 07:35 Sunset 20:39
14:00
0% 7.4°C 0mm 43% 0cm 68° 20°C 0mm 1.4kPa 24134m 3.9m/s 2.1m/s
15:00
0% 7.7°C 0mm 43% 0cm 65° 21°C 0mm 1.4kPa 24135m 3.8m/s 2m/s
16:00
0% 6.8°C 0mm 39% 0cm 56° 21°C 0mm 1.6kPa 24135m 4.3m/s 2.4m/s
17:00
0% 6°C 0mm 38% 0cm 45° 21°C 0mm 1.6kPa 24135m 4.2m/s 2.1m/s
18:00
0% 5.9°C 0mm 40% 0cm 33° 20°C 0mm 1.4kPa 24135m 4.8m/s 2.2m/s
19:00
0% 6°C 0mm 44% 0cm 20° 19°C 0mm 1.2kPa 24134m 4.4m/s 1.8m/s
20:00
0% 5.8°C 0mm 47% 0cm 7.5° 17°C 0mm 1.1kPa 24135m 6m/s 3.3m/s
21:00 ☾
0% 6.1°C 0mm 55% 0cm -4.8° 15°C 0mm 0.77kPa 24135m 4.4m/s 1.9m/s
22:00 ☾
0% 7.8°C 0mm 64% 0cm -17° 14°C 0mm 0.59kPa 24134m 2m/s 1.1m/s
23:00 ☾
0% 5.4°C 0mm 52% 0cm -28° 15°C 0mm 0.82kPa 24134m 3.3m/s 2.4m/s
Sun, Apr 19 Sunrise 07:35 Sunset 20:39
24:00 ☾
0% 4.8°C 0mm 52% 0cm -37° 15°C 0.06mm 0.8kPa 24135m 4m/s 2.3m/s
01:00 ☾
0% 5.4°C 0mm 53% 0cm -43° 15°C 0.19mm 0.79kPa 24135m 3.4m/s 2.5m/s
02:00 ☾
0% 6°C 0mm 54% 0cm -46° 15°C 0.06mm 0.8kPa 24135m 4.4m/s 2.6m/s
03:00 ☾
0% 7.3°C 0mm 60% 0cm -44° 15°C 0.13mm 0.68kPa 24135m 4.5m/s 3.1m/s
04:00 ☾
0% 7.8°C 0mm 61% 0cm -39° 15°C 0.19mm 0.67kPa 24135m 5m/s 3.1m/s
05:00 ☾
0% 7.1°C 0mm 60% 0cm -30° 15°C 0.19mm 0.66kPa 24135m 7.5m/s 3.6m/s
06:00 ☾
0% 7.4°C 0mm 61% 0cm -19° 15°C 0.19mm 0.65kPa 24134m 1.3m/s 0.4m/s
07:00 ☾
0% 7°C 0mm 52% 0cm -7.6° 17°C 0.25mm 0.91kPa 22053m 6.2m/s 2.7m/s
08:00
0% 7.6°C 0mm 56% 0cm 4.7° 16°C 0.06mm 0.82kPa 24135m 6.9m/s 3.4m/s
09:00
0% 7°C 0mm 47% 0cm 17° 19°C 0.06mm 1.1kPa 24134m 8.6m/s 3.3m/s
10:00
0% 5.9°C 0mm 38% 0cm 30° 21°C 0.19mm 1.5kPa 24134m 8.7m/s 5.1m/s
11:00
0% 7.1°C 0mm 39% 0cm 42° 22°C 0.19mm 1.6kPa 24134m 11m/s 5.3m/s
12:00
0% 7.8°C 0mm 39% 0cm 54° 22°C 0.19mm 1.6kPa 24135m 9.5m/s 4.1m/s
13:00
0% 4.8°C 0mm 31% 0cm 64° 23°C 0.19mm 1.9kPa 24134m 11m/s 5.2m/s
14:00
0% 4.5°C 0.01mm 30% 0cm 69° 23°C 0mm 2kPa 10769m 11m/s 4.4m/s
15:00
0% 3.7°C 0mm 29% 0cm 65° 22°C 0.13mm 1.9kPa 24135m 12m/s 5.3m/s
16:00
0% 4.6°C 0mm 30% 0cm 56° 23°C 0.31mm 1.9kPa 24134m 12m/s 4.6m/s
17:00
0% 2.9°C 0mm 30% 0cm 45° 21°C 0.5mm 1.8kPa 24134m 10m/s 4.4m/s
18:00
0% 5.5°C 0mm 44% 0cm 33° 18°C 0.63mm 1.2kPa 22837m 3.6m/s 2.6m/s
19:00
0% 5.8°C 0mm 44% 0cm 20° 18°C 0.75mm 1.1kPa 14881m 6.4m/s 3.4m/s
20:00
11% 7.5°C 0mm 55% 0cm 7.7° 17°C 0.31mm 0.85kPa 11703m 6.3m/s 3.2m/s
21:00 ☾
22% 8.1°C 0mm 67% 0cm -4.7° 14°C 0.69mm 0.54kPa 20529m 6.1m/s 3m/s
22:00 ☾
33% 8°C 0mm 68% 0cm -16° 14°C 0.88mm 0.5kPa 24135m 6.2m/s 3m/s
23:00 ☾
35% 8.8°C 0mm 72% 0cm -27° 14°C 0.88mm 0.44kPa 24134m 6.2m/s 2.9m/s
Mon, Apr 20 Sunrise 07:34 Sunset 20:40
24:00 ☾
38% 9.2°C 0mm 75% 0cm -37° 14°C 0.88mm 0.39kPa 24135m 6.2m/s 3m/s
01:00 ☾
40% 9.4°C 0mm 79% 0cm -43° 13°C 0.88mm 0.32kPa 24134m 5.3m/s 2.9m/s
02:00 ☾
49% 8.4°C 0mm 77% 0cm -46° 12°C 0mm 0.33kPa 24135m 3.8m/s 2.5m/s
03:00 ☾
58% 6.6°C 0mm 72% 0cm -44° 12°C 0mm 0.39kPa 24135m 2.3m/s 1.7m/s
04:00 ☾
67% 6.4°C 0mm 71% 0cm -38° 12°C 0mm 0.4kPa 24134m 1.7m/s 1.7m/s
05:00 ☾
65% 6.5°C 0mm 70% 0cm -30° 12°C 0mm 0.41kPa 24135m 1.7m/s 1.6m/s
06:00 ☾
62% 6.5°C 0mm 71% 0cm -19° 12°C 0mm 0.39kPa 24134m 1.4m/s 1.3m/s
07:00 ☾
60% 6.9°C 0mm 76% 0cm -7.4° 11°C 0mm 0.31kPa 24134m 1.5m/s 1.5m/s
08:00
59% 7.3°C 0mm 79% 0cm 4.9° 11°C 0mm 0.28kPa 24134m 1.2m/s 1.2m/s
09:00
58% 8.3°C 0mm 72% 0cm 17° 13°C 0mm 0.42kPa 24135m 2.6m/s 1.7m/s
10:00
57% 7.8°C 0mm 59% 0cm 30° 16°C 0mm 0.73kPa 24135m 2.6m/s 1.7m/s
11:00
57% 7.6°C 0mm 51% 0cm 42° 18°C 0mm 1kPa 24134m 2.2m/s 1.4m/s
12:00
56% 8.6°C 0mm 52% 0cm 54° 19°C 0mm 1.1kPa 24134m 1.8m/s 0.81m/s
13:00
56% 9.3°C 0mm 52% 0cm 64° 19°C 0mm 1.1kPa 24135m 1.9m/s 0.7m/s
14:00
60% 9.1°C 0mm 51% 0cm 69° 20°C 0mm 1.1kPa 24135m 2.4m/s 0.93m/s
15:00
63% 8.6°C 0mm 50% 0cm 66° 19°C 0mm 1.1kPa 24134m 2.6m/s 1.1m/s
16:00
67% 8.3°C 0mm 50% 0cm 57° 19°C 0mm 1.1kPa 24134m 2.8m/s 1.4m/s
17:00
67% 8.6°C 0mm 55% 0cm 45° 18°C 0mm 0.92kPa 24135m 2.8m/s 1.5m/s
18:00
66% 8.8°C 0mm 59% 0cm 33° 17°C 0mm 0.78kPa 24135m 2.6m/s 1.6m/s
19:00
66% 9°C 0mm 64% 0cm 20° 16°C 0mm 0.63kPa 24135m 2.4m/s 1.6m/s
20:00
68% 11°C 0mm 69% 0cm 7.8° 17°C 0.02mm 0.58kPa 24135m 2.7m/s 2.1m/s
21:00 ☾
69% 13°C 0mm 74% 0cm -4.5° 17°C 0.04mm 0.52kPa 24135m 3m/s 2.6m/s
22:00 ☾
71% 14°C 0mm 78% 0cm -16° 18°C 0.06mm 0.45kPa 24135m 3.2m/s 3.1m/s
23:00 ☾
70% 14°C 0mm 77% 0cm -27° 18°C 0.06mm 0.48kPa 24135m 3m/s 2.9m/s
Tue, Apr 21 Sunrise 07:32 Sunset 20:41
24:00 ☾
68% 14°C 0mm 76% 0cm -36° 18°C 0.06mm 0.51kPa 24135m 2.8m/s 2.7m/s
01:00 ☾
67% 13°C 0mm 74% 0cm -43° 18°C 0.06mm 0.53kPa 24135m 2.6m/s 2.6m/s
02:00 ☾
60% 13°C 0mm 74% 0cm -46° 18°C 0.04mm 0.53kPa 24135m 2.1m/s 2m/s
03:00 ☾
54% 13°C 0mm 74% 0cm -44° 18°C 0.02mm 0.53kPa 24135m 1.5m/s 1.4m/s
04:00 ☾
47% 13°C 0mm 74% 0cm -38° 18°C 0mm 0.53kPa 24135m 1m/s 0.87m/s
05:00 ☾
42% 13°C 0.007mm 73% 0cm -29° 18°C 0mm 0.55kPa 24135m 1.8m/s 1.6m/s
06:00 ☾
36% 13°C 0.01mm 72% 0cm -19° 18°C 0mm 0.58kPa 24135m 2.5m/s 2.3m/s
07:00 ☾
31% 13°C 0.02mm 72% 0cm -7.1° 18°C 0mm 0.6kPa 24135m 3.3m/s 3m/s
08:00
27% 13°C 0.01mm 73% 0cm 5.2° 18°C 0.02mm 0.57kPa 24135m 3.7m/s 3.2m/s
09:00
24% 14°C 0.007mm 74% 0cm 18° 18°C 0.04mm 0.54kPa 24135m 4.1m/s 3.4m/s
10:00
20% 14°C 0mm 75% 0cm 30° 18°C 0.06mm 0.52kPa 24135m 4.4m/s 3.6m/s
11:00
18% 14°C 0.01mm 75% 0cm 43° 18°C 0.13mm 0.52kPa 24135m 3.9m/s 3.3m/s
12:00
17% 13°C 0.02mm 75% 0cm 54° 18°C 0.19mm 0.52kPa 24135m 3.4m/s 3m/s
13:00
15% 13°C 0.03mm 74% 0cm 64° 18°C 0.25mm 0.52kPa 24135m 2.9m/s 2.7m/s
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