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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 Spread7.0°C
Visibility24134 (Clear)
Relative Humidity62%
Wind Speed3.8m/s (calm conditions)

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Times shown in Atlantic/Madeira

No opportunities in the next 10 days

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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 95 hours
AND logic: all conditions required
Meets requirement
Misses requirement
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
Tue, Apr 21 Sunrise 07:32 Sunset 20:42
20:00
90% 5.9°C 0mm 62% 0cm 8.1° 13°C 0mm 0.56kPa 24134m 4.7m/s 3.8m/s
21:00 ☾
92% 6.1°C 0mm 66% 0cm -4.1° 12°C 0mm 0.5kPa 24134m 4.2m/s 2.9m/s
22:00 ☾
95% 6.3°C 0mm 67% 0cm -16° 12°C 0mm 0.46kPa 24134m 4.1m/s 2.7m/s
23:00 ☾
96% 6.5°C 0mm 69% 0cm -27° 12°C 0mm 0.44kPa 24134m 3.2m/s 2m/s
Wed, Apr 22 Sunrise 07:32 Sunset 20:42
24:00 ☾
96% 6.7°C 0mm 70% 0cm -36° 12°C 0mm 0.43kPa 24135m 2.2m/s 1.2m/s
01:00 ☾
97% 6.7°C 0mm 69% 0cm -42° 12°C 0mm 0.44kPa 24134m 1.4m/s 0.63m/s
02:00 ☾
98% 6.8°C 0mm 68% 0cm -45° 12°C 0mm 0.46kPa 24135m 1.2m/s 0.76m/s
03:00 ☾
99% 6.8°C 0mm 69% 0cm -43° 12°C 0mm 0.45kPa 24134m 1.4m/s 1m/s
04:00 ☾
100% 6.8°C 0mm 69% 0cm -38° 12°C 0mm 0.44kPa 24135m 1.7m/s 1.3m/s
05:00 ☾
99% 7°C 0mm 70% 0cm -29° 12°C 0mm 0.44kPa 24134m 2.2m/s 1.7m/s
06:00 ☾
97% 7.1°C 0mm 72% 0cm -19° 12°C 0mm 0.39kPa 24135m 2.3m/s 1.8m/s
07:00 ☾
96% 7.3°C 0mm 74% 0cm -7° 12°C 0mm 0.36kPa 24134m 2.7m/s 2.2m/s
08:00
64% 7.5°C 0mm 75% 0cm 5.3° 12°C 0mm 0.35kPa 24134m 3.1m/s 2.6m/s
09:00
32% 7.8°C 0mm 73% 0cm 18° 13°C 0mm 0.4kPa 24134m 3.6m/s 3.1m/s
10:00
0% 8.2°C 0mm 72% 0cm 30° 13°C 0mm 0.43kPa 24135m 3.6m/s 3.4m/s
11:00
0% 8.6°C 0mm 72% 0cm 43° 14°C 0mm 0.44kPa 24134m 4m/s 3.9m/s
12:00
0% 8.9°C 0mm 72% 0cm 54° 14°C 0mm 0.43kPa 24134m 4.7m/s 4.5m/s
13:00
0% 9.1°C 0mm 73% 0cm 64° 14°C 0mm 0.42kPa 24135m 4.9m/s 4.7m/s
14:00
0% 9.1°C 0mm 72% 0cm 69° 14°C 0mm 0.44kPa 24135m 4.8m/s 4.6m/s
15:00
0% 9.2°C 0mm 71% 0cm 66° 14°C 0mm 0.47kPa 24135m 4.8m/s 4.7m/s
16:00
0% 9.2°C 0mm 71% 0cm 57° 14°C 0mm 0.47kPa 24135m 4.5m/s 4.5m/s
17:00
0% 9.4°C 0mm 72% 0cm 46° 14°C 0mm 0.46kPa 24135m 4.6m/s 4.4m/s
18:00
0% 9.8°C 0mm 75% 0cm 33° 14°C 0mm 0.41kPa 24134m 4.2m/s 3.8m/s
19:00
0% 9.9°C 0mm 76% 0cm 21° 14°C 0mm 0.39kPa 24134m 3.9m/s 3.5m/s
20:00
0% 10°C 0mm 78% 0cm 8.3° 14°C 0mm 0.36kPa 24134m 3.9m/s 3.4m/s
21:00 ☾
0% 10°C 0mm 79% 0cm -4° 14°C 0mm 0.33kPa 24134m 3.8m/s 3.1m/s
22:00 ☾
0% 10°C 0mm 80% 0cm -16° 14°C 0mm 0.31kPa 24135m 3.5m/s 2.8m/s
23:00 ☾
0% 10°C 0mm 81% 0cm -26° 14°C 0mm 0.3kPa 13140m 3.3m/s 2.7m/s
Thu, Apr 23 Sunrise 07:31 Sunset 20:43
24:00 ☾
0% 10°C 0mm 81% 0cm -35° 14°C 0mm 0.29kPa 5363m 3.3m/s 2.8m/s
01:00 ☾
0% 11°C 0mm 81% 0cm -42° 14°C 0mm 0.3kPa 5385m 3.3m/s 2.7m/s
02:00 ☾
16% 11°C 0mm 80% 0cm -45° 14°C 0mm 0.32kPa 24135m 3.3m/s 2.8m/s
03:00 ☾
32% 11°C 0mm 80% 0cm -43° 14°C 0.06mm 0.32kPa 24135m 3.3m/s 3m/s
04:00 ☾
48% 11°C 0mm 81% 0cm -37° 14°C 0.06mm 0.31kPa 24135m 3.6m/s 3.1m/s
05:00 ☾
49% 11°C 0mm 83% 0cm -29° 14°C 0.06mm 0.28kPa 24135m 3.7m/s 3.2m/s
06:00 ☾
50% 11°C 0mm 84% 0cm -18° 14°C 0.06mm 0.26kPa 5612m 3.7m/s 3.2m/s
07:00 ☾
51% 11°C 0mm 84% 0cm -6.8° 14°C 0.06mm 0.26kPa 5220m 3.6m/s 3.2m/s
08:00
60% 12°C 0mm 84% 0cm 5.5° 14°C 0mm 0.25kPa 5199m 3.8m/s 3.3m/s
09:00
68% 12°C 0mm 84% 0cm 18° 14°C 0mm 0.25kPa 5314m 3.7m/s 3.3m/s
10:00
77% 12°C 0mm 83% 0cm 30° 15°C 0mm 0.29kPa 24135m 3.9m/s 3.6m/s
11:00
80% 12°C 0mm 83% 0cm 43° 15°C 0mm 0.29kPa 24135m 4.1m/s 3.8m/s
12:00
82% 13°C 0mm 83% 0cm 55° 15°C 0mm 0.3kPa 24135m 4.1m/s 4m/s
13:00
85% 13°C 0mm 83% 0cm 65° 16°C 0.06mm 0.3kPa 24134m 4.2m/s 3.8m/s
14:00
84% 13°C 0mm 82% 0cm 70° 16°C 0mm 0.32kPa 24135m 4.1m/s 3.6m/s
15:00
84% 13°C 0mm 82% 0cm 66° 16°C 0mm 0.33kPa 24135m 4.3m/s 3.6m/s
16:00
83% 13°C 0mm 82% 0cm 57° 16°C 0.06mm 0.34kPa 24134m 4.6m/s 3.8m/s
17:00
85% 13°C 0mm 85% 0cm 46° 16°C 0.06mm 0.27kPa 23582m 4.9m/s 3.7m/s
18:00
86% 14°C 0mm 88% 0cm 33° 16°C 0.13mm 0.21kPa 5053m 4.6m/s 3.4m/s
19:00
88% 14°C 0mm 90% 0cm 21° 16°C 0.19mm 0.18kPa 5071m 4.3m/s 3m/s
20:00
88% 14°C 0mm 90% 0cm 8.4° 15°C 0.06mm 0.17kPa 5929m 3.7m/s 2.7m/s
21:00 ☾
88% 14°C 0mm 90% 0cm -3.8° 15°C 0.06mm 0.18kPa 24134m 2.8m/s 2m/s
22:00 ☾
88% 14°C 0mm 89% 0cm -16° 15°C 0.06mm 0.19kPa 24134m 2.3m/s 1.6m/s
23:00 ☾
89% 13°C 0mm 89% 0cm -26° 15°C 0.13mm 0.2kPa 24135m 1.6m/s 1m/s
Fri, Apr 24 Sunrise 07:30 Sunset 20:44
24:00 ☾
89% 14°C 0mm 90% 0cm -35° 15°C 0.13mm 0.17kPa 24135m 1.8m/s 1.3m/s
01:00 ☾
90% 13°C 0.01mm 90% 0cm -42° 15°C 0.13mm 0.16kPa 5233m 2.3m/s 1.5m/s
02:00 ☾
87% 13°C 0.007mm 86% 0cm -44° 15°C 0.08mm 0.25kPa 11534m 2m/s 1.6m/s
03:00 ☾
85% 13°C 0.003mm 82% 0cm -43° 16°C 0.04mm 0.34kPa 17834m 1.8m/s 1.7m/s
04:00 ☾
82% 13°C 0mm 78% 0cm -37° 17°C 0mm 0.43kPa 24135m 1.5m/s 1.8m/s
05:00 ☾
80% 13°C 0mm 78% 0cm -28° 17°C 0mm 0.43kPa 24135m 1.8m/s 2.1m/s
06:00 ☾
79% 13°C 0mm 78% 0cm -18° 17°C 0mm 0.43kPa 24135m 2.1m/s 2.4m/s
07:00 ☾
77% 13°C 0mm 78% 0cm -6.5° 17°C 0mm 0.43kPa 24135m 2.4m/s 2.7m/s
08:00
71% 13°C 0.003mm 76% 0cm 5.7° 17°C 0mm 0.46kPa 24135m 2.5m/s 2.7m/s
09:00
66% 13°C 0.007mm 75% 0cm 18° 17°C 0mm 0.49kPa 24135m 2.5m/s 2.7m/s
10:00
60% 13°C 0.01mm 74% 0cm 31° 17°C 0mm 0.53kPa 24135m 2.6m/s 2.8m/s
11:00
59% 13°C 0.007mm 73% 0cm 43° 17°C 0.02mm 0.54kPa 24135m 2.5m/s 2.7m/s
12:00
58% 13°C 0.003mm 72% 0cm 55° 18°C 0.04mm 0.56kPa 24135m 2.3m/s 2.7m/s
13:00
57% 12°C 0mm 72% 0cm 65° 18°C 0.06mm 0.57kPa 24135m 2.2m/s 2.7m/s
14:00
52% 13°C 0mm 73% 0cm 70° 18°C 0.04mm 0.55kPa 24135m 2.1m/s 2.3m/s
15:00
47% 13°C 0mm 74% 0cm 67° 17°C 0.02mm 0.52kPa 24135m 1.9m/s 1.9m/s
16:00
42% 13°C 0mm 75% 0cm 57° 17°C 0mm 0.49kPa 24135m 1.7m/s 1.5m/s
17:00
37% 13°C 0mm 75% 0cm 46° 17°C 0mm 0.49kPa 24135m 1.7m/s 1.4m/s
18:00
32% 13°C 0mm 75% 0cm 34° 17°C 0mm 0.48kPa 24135m 1.6m/s 1.3m/s
19:00
27% 12°C 0mm 75% 0cm 21° 17°C 0mm 0.48kPa 24135m 1.6m/s 1.3m/s
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