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Porto Moniz - Fog Hunter - Madeira

Porto Moniz, 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 Spread4.3°C
Visibility21894 (Clear)
Relative Humidity76%
Wind Speed10.0m/s (moderate winds)

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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 92 hours
AND logic: all conditions required
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Time
Atlantic/Madeira
Fog Probability
≥ 60.0%
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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
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
Thu, Apr 9 Sunrise 07:46 Sunset 20:34
02:00 ☾
63% 8.6°C 0mm 76% 0cm -50° 13°C 0.31mm 0.36kPa 21894m 15m/s 10m/s
03:00 ☾
61% 8.2°C 0mm 73% 0cm -48° 13°C 0.63mm 0.4kPa 10635m 16m/s 10m/s
04:00 ☾
59% 8.2°C 0mm 74% 0cm -42° 13°C 1.1mm 0.38kPa 11313m 16m/s 11m/s
05:00 ☾
49% 8.2°C 0mm 74% 0cm -33° 13°C 1.3mm 0.38kPa 13116m 17m/s 11m/s
06:00 ☾
39% 8.9°C 0.01mm 78% 0cm -22° 13°C 1.6mm 0.32kPa 21208m 17m/s 11m/s
07:00 ☾
29% 9.3°C 0mm 79% 0cm -10° 13°C 1.9mm 0.31kPa 21762m 17m/s 11m/s
08:00
24% 9.7°C 0mm 80% 0cm 2.3° 13°C 0.38mm 0.31kPa 13469m 16m/s 11m/s
09:00
18% 9.9°C 0mm 80% 0cm 15° 13°C 0.69mm 0.3kPa 18428m 16m/s 11m/s
10:00
13% 10°C 0mm 80% 0cm 27° 13°C 1mm 0.31kPa 18125m 16m/s 11m/s
11:00
24% 11°C 0.01mm 82% 0cm 39° 14°C 1.4mm 0.28kPa 5088m 16m/s 11m/s
12:00
34% 11°C 0.03mm 81% 0cm 51° 14°C 1.7mm 0.29kPa 5220m 17m/s 11m/s
13:00
45% 10°C 0mm 81% 0cm 60° 14°C 1.9mm 0.29kPa 5138m 15m/s 11m/s
14:00
58% 10°C 0mm 78% 0cm 65° 14°C 0.06mm 0.34kPa 24135m 14m/s 9.8m/s
15:00
72% 9.5°C 0mm 76% 0cm 62° 14°C 0.06mm 0.38kPa 24134m 12m/s 8.2m/s
16:00
85% 8.9°C 0mm 69% 0cm 54° 14°C 0.13mm 0.5kPa 24135m 11m/s 7.7m/s
17:00
88% 9.6°C 0mm 70% 0cm 43° 15°C 0.13mm 0.51kPa 24134m 9.7m/s 7.6m/s
18:00
91% 9.5°C 0mm 74% 0cm 31° 14°C 0.19mm 0.43kPa 24134m 10m/s 8m/s
19:00
94% 9.4°C 0mm 76% 0cm 19° 14°C 0.25mm 0.38kPa 24135m 9.7m/s 7.7m/s
20:00
92% 8.9°C 0mm 74% 0cm 6.5° 13°C 0mm 0.39kPa 24135m 9.6m/s 7.5m/s
21:00 ☾
89% 8.5°C 0mm 76% 0cm -6° 13°C 0mm 0.36kPa 24134m 9.1m/s 6.7m/s
22:00 ☾
87% 8.8°C 0mm 77% 0cm -18° 13°C 0mm 0.34kPa 24134m 9.1m/s 6.3m/s
23:00 ☾
74% 11°C 0mm 83% 0cm -29° 13°C 0.19mm 0.26kPa 2754m 8.7m/s 6.2m/s
Fri, Apr 10 Sunrise 07:46 Sunset 20:34
24:00 ☾
60% 12°C 0.01mm 87% 0cm -39° 14°C 0.81mm 0.21kPa 2626m 12m/s 8.2m/s
01:00 ☾
47% 12°C 0mm 86% 0cm -46° 14°C 1.3mm 0.22kPa 5007m 12m/s 8.5m/s
02:00 ☾
33% 12°C 0mm 86% 0cm -49° 14°C 0.31mm 0.23kPa 4930m 12m/s 8.3m/s
03:00 ☾
20% 12°C 0.01mm 85% 0cm -48° 14°C 0.5mm 0.24kPa 5037m 12m/s 8.1m/s
04:00 ☾
6% 12°C 0mm 85% 0cm -42° 14°C 0.75mm 0.24kPa 5074m 12m/s 8m/s
05:00 ☾
5% 12°C 0mm 84% 0cm -33° 14°C 1.1mm 0.25kPa 5120m 12m/s 8.5m/s
06:00 ☾
3% 12°C 0.12mm 87% 0cm -22° 14°C 1.4mm 0.21kPa 4636m 14m/s 9.4m/s
07:00 ☾
2% 12°C 0.15mm 87% 0cm -10° 14°C 1.8mm 0.2kPa 4984m 14m/s 9.9m/s
08:00
4% 12°C 0.07mm 87% 0cm 2.5° 14°C 0.38mm 0.21kPa 4955m 15m/s 9.7m/s
09:00
5% 12°C 0mm 86% 0cm 15° 14°C 0.69mm 0.23kPa 5049m 14m/s 9.3m/s
10:00
7% 12°C 0mm 86% 0cm 27° 14°C 0.88mm 0.24kPa 5078m 13m/s 8.5m/s
11:00
6% 12°C 0mm 85% 0cm 40° 15°C 0.94mm 0.26kPa 5157m 12m/s 7.5m/s
12:00
5% 12°C 0mm 84% 0cm 51° 15°C 1.1mm 0.28kPa 19817m 11m/s 7.2m/s
13:00
4% 13°C 0mm 83% 0cm 60° 15°C 1.2mm 0.29kPa 22701m 10m/s 7.4m/s
14:00
7% 13°C 0.01mm 83% 0cm 65° 16°C 0.06mm 0.31kPa 24105m 9.8m/s 7.6m/s
15:00
11% 13°C 0mm 86% 0cm 63° 15°C 0.19mm 0.25kPa 5170m 9.4m/s 8m/s
16:00
14% 13°C 0.03mm 86% 0cm 54° 15°C 0.31mm 0.25kPa 5045m 9.1m/s 7.9m/s
17:00
11% 13°C 0.03mm 87% 0cm 44° 15°C 0.38mm 0.22kPa 4983m 9.2m/s 7.9m/s
18:00
9% 13°C 0.01mm 87% 0cm 32° 15°C 0.44mm 0.23kPa 4978m 9.2m/s 7.8m/s
19:00
6% 13°C 0.01mm 86% 0cm 19° 15°C 0.5mm 0.23kPa 4987m 9.4m/s 7.6m/s
20:00
7% 12°C 0mm 86% 0cm 6.6° 15°C 0.06mm 0.24kPa 4997m 9.5m/s 7.6m/s
21:00 ☾
9% 12°C 0mm 84% 0cm -5.9° 15°C 0.13mm 0.26kPa 5049m 9.2m/s 7.3m/s
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10% 12°C 0mm 84% 0cm -18° 14°C 0.13mm 0.26kPa 5154m 9.6m/s 7.5m/s
23:00 ☾
12% 12°C 0mm 83% 0cm -29° 14°C 0.13mm 0.27kPa 6488m 10m/s 8m/s
Sat, Apr 11 Sunrise 07:45 Sunset 20:34
24:00 ☾
14% 11°C 0mm 82% 0cm -39° 14°C 0.13mm 0.29kPa 24135m 10m/s 8.4m/s
01:00 ☾
16% 11°C 0mm 81% 0cm -46° 14°C 0.13mm 0.3kPa 24134m 10m/s 8.2m/s
02:00 ☾
34% 10°C 0mm 81% 0cm -49° 13°C 0mm 0.29kPa 24134m 10m/s 8.1m/s
03:00 ☾
52% 9.9°C 0mm 80% 0cm -47° 13°C 0mm 0.29kPa 24134m 10m/s 8.1m/s
04:00 ☾
70% 9.6°C 0mm 80% 0cm -41° 13°C 0mm 0.31kPa 24135m 9.4m/s 7.6m/s
05:00 ☾
54% 9.5°C 0.01mm 78% 0cm -32° 13°C 0mm 0.33kPa 24135m 9.3m/s 7.7m/s
06:00 ☾
38% 9.7°C 0.01mm 80% 0cm -22° 13°C 0mm 0.3kPa 24135m 8.9m/s 7.2m/s
07:00 ☾
22% 11°C 0mm 84% 0cm -9.8° 13°C 0mm 0.25kPa 24135m 8.8m/s 7m/s
08:00
15% 12°C 0mm 82% 0cm 2.7° 15°C 0.06mm 0.3kPa 22531m 7.8m/s 6.3m/s
09:00
7% 12°C 0mm 80% 0cm 15° 16°C 0.13mm 0.35kPa 20927m 6.8m/s 5.5m/s
10:00
0% 13°C 0mm 79% 0cm 28° 17°C 0.19mm 0.41kPa 19324m 5.8m/s 4.8m/s
11:00
1% 13°C 0.02mm 78% 0cm 40° 17°C 0.33mm 0.42kPa 20928m 6.3m/s 5.4m/s
12:00
1% 13°C 0.03mm 78% 0cm 51° 17°C 0.48mm 0.42kPa 22531m 6.7m/s 6m/s
13:00
2% 13°C 0.05mm 78% 0cm 61° 17°C 0.63mm 0.42kPa 24135m 7.2m/s 6.6m/s
14:00
10% 12°C 0.04mm 76% 0cm 65° 16°C 0.52mm 0.44kPa 24135m 7.3m/s 6.9m/s
15:00
17% 12°C 0.03mm 75% 0cm 63° 16°C 0.42mm 0.46kPa 24135m 7.4m/s 7.3m/s
16:00
25% 12°C 0.02mm 74% 0cm 55° 16°C 0.31mm 0.47kPa 24135m 7.5m/s 7.6m/s
17:00
22% 11°C 0.02mm 72% 0cm 44° 16°C 0.38mm 0.51kPa 24135m 7.4m/s 7.6m/s
18:00
18% 10°C 0.03mm 69% 0cm 32° 16°C 0.44mm 0.55kPa 24135m 7.2m/s 7.6m/s
19:00
15% 9.5°C 0.03mm 67% 0cm 19° 16°C 0.5mm 0.59kPa 24135m 7.1m/s 7.7m/s
20:00
19% 9.6°C 0.03mm 68% 0cm 6.8° 15°C 0.4mm 0.56kPa 24135m 7.2m/s 7.7m/s
21:00 ☾
22% 9.6°C 0.03mm 69% 0cm -5.7° 15°C 0.29mm 0.53kPa 24135m 7.3m/s 7.7m/s
22:00 ☾
26% 9.7°C 0.03mm 71% 0cm -18° 15°C 0.19mm 0.5kPa 24135m 7.3m/s 7.7m/s
23:00 ☾
22% 9.3°C 0.03mm 70% 0cm -29° 15°C 0.21mm 0.51kPa 24135m 7.5m/s 7.8m/s
Sun, Apr 12 Sunrise 07:44 Sunset 20:35
24:00 ☾
17% 8.9°C 0.02mm 69% 0cm -38° 15°C 0.23mm 0.52kPa 24135m 7.6m/s 7.9m/s
01:00 ☾
13% 8.5°C 0.02mm 68% 0cm -45° 14°C 0.25mm 0.52kPa 24135m 7.8m/s 7.9m/s
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