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Ribeira Brava - Fog Hunter - Madeira

Ribeira Brava, Madeira, Portugal

Thick, moody fog for atmospheric forest and landscape shots

Currently

Real-time conditions
Fog Probability
0%
Dewpoint Spread11.0°C
Visibility24134 (Clear)
Relative Humidity50%
Wind Speed2.2m/s (calm conditions)

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Times shown in Atlantic/Madeira
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Next opportunity
Moderate Fog
Ribeira Brava
Thu, Jun 11 · 24:00–02:00 · 2h window
Low confidence
27%
🌫️Fog Probability79.8-80%
Dewpoint Spread: 0.9°C
Visibility: 795 (Fog)
Relative Humidity: 95%
Wind Speed: 2.8m/s (calm conditions)

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
2matching hours in the next 81 hoursJump to next match
AND logic: all conditions required
Meets requirement
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Time
Atlantic/Madeira
Fog Probability
≥ 75.0%
Mon, Jun 8
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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
Mon, Jun 8 Sunrise 07:00 Sunset 21:14
16:00
86% 12°C 0mm 50% 0cm 63° 22°C 0mm 1.4kPa 24134m 3.9m/s 2.2m/s
17:00
80% 12°C 0mm 54% 0cm 51° 21°C 0mm 1.2kPa 24135m 4.1m/s 2.4m/s
18:00
74% 12°C 0mm 58% 0cm 38° 20°C 0mm 0.99kPa 1786m 3.5m/s 2.5m/s
19:00
68% 11°C 0mm 64% 0cm 26° 18°C 0mm 0.75kPa 2113m 3.2m/s 2.3m/s
20:00
51% 12°C 0mm 72% 0cm 14° 17°C 0mm 0.54kPa 1780m 3.2m/s 2.2m/s
21:00
33% 11°C 0mm 80% 0cm 2.2° 14°C 0mm 0.32kPa 24134m 3.2m/s 2.1m/s
22:00 ☾
16% 9.7°C 0mm 80% 0cm -8.9° 13°C 0mm 0.3kPa 24135m 3.4m/s 2.3m/s
23:00 ☾
12% 10°C 0mm 83% 0cm -19° 13°C 0mm 0.25kPa 24134m 4.1m/s 2.7m/s
Tue, Jun 9 Sunrise 07:00 Sunset 21:14
24:00 ☾
7% 11°C 0mm 87% 0cm -27° 13°C 0mm 0.2kPa 24135m 4.3m/s 2.7m/s
01:00 ☾
3% 11°C 0mm 88% 0cm -32° 13°C 0mm 0.17kPa 24135m 4.2m/s 2.8m/s
02:00 ☾
6% 11°C 0mm 86% 0cm -34° 13°C 0mm 0.2kPa 24135m 4.2m/s 2.8m/s
03:00 ☾
10% 11°C 0mm 88% 0cm -33° 12°C 0mm 0.17kPa 9600m 4.1m/s 2.8m/s
04:00 ☾
13% 11°C 0mm 94% 0cm -28° 12°C 0mm 0.09kPa 1961m 4.3m/s 2.9m/s
05:00 ☾
11% 12°C 0mm 94% 0cm -21° 12°C 0mm 0.08kPa 2460m 4.1m/s 3m/s
06:00 ☾
8% 11°C 0mm 95% 0cm -11° 12°C 0mm 0.07kPa 2885m 4.1m/s 3.1m/s
07:00 ☾
6% 11°C 0mm 95% 0cm -0.44° 12°C 0mm 0.07kPa 3651m 4.1m/s 3.1m/s
08:00
6% 12°C 0mm 91% 0cm 11° 13°C 0mm 0.14kPa 24135m 4.2m/s 3.1m/s
09:00
5% 12°C 0mm 78% 0cm 23° 15°C 0mm 0.39kPa 7955m 4.1m/s 3.1m/s
10:00
5% 11°C 0mm 69% 0cm 35° 17°C 0mm 0.6kPa 2892m 3.7m/s 2.7m/s
11:00
3% 12°C 0mm 66% 0cm 48° 18°C 0mm 0.71kPa 2617m 3.4m/s 2.7m/s
12:00
2% 12°C 0mm 65% 0cm 60° 19°C 0.06mm 0.76kPa 2245m 3.1m/s 2.5m/s
13:00
0% 12°C 0mm 63% 0cm 72° 19°C 0.06mm 0.82kPa 2398m 2.7m/s 2.3m/s
14:00
10% 12°C 0mm 60% 0cm 80° 20°C 0mm 0.91kPa 1866m 2.6m/s 2.2m/s
15:00
20% 12°C 0mm 62% 0cm 75° 19°C 0mm 0.86kPa 1775m 2.7m/s 2.3m/s
16:00
30% 11°C 0mm 61% 0cm 63° 19°C 0mm 0.84kPa 1758m 3.2m/s 2.8m/s
17:00
38% 9.9°C 0mm 60% 0cm 51° 18°C 0mm 0.8kPa 1778m 3.1m/s 2.5m/s
18:00
47% 9.3°C 0mm 62% 0cm 38° 17°C 0mm 0.71kPa 2056m 3.5m/s 2.7m/s
19:00
55% 9°C 0mm 65% 0cm 26° 16°C 0mm 0.62kPa 2357m 3.7m/s 2.8m/s
20:00
62% 9.3°C 0mm 72% 0cm 14° 14°C 0mm 0.46kPa 2928m 3.8m/s 2.9m/s
21:00
69% 9.7°C 0mm 85% 0cm 2.3° 12°C 0mm 0.21kPa 24134m 4.1m/s 2.9m/s
22:00 ☾
76% 9.3°C 0mm 92% 0cm -8.8° 11°C 0mm 0.1kPa 3478m 4.4m/s 3.2m/s
23:00 ☾
74% 9.3°C 0mm 93% 0cm -19° 10°C 0mm 0.09kPa 5442m 4.3m/s 3.1m/s
Wed, Jun 10 Sunrise 07:00 Sunset 21:14
24:00 ☾
71% 9.3°C 0mm 93% 0cm -27° 10°C 0mm 0.09kPa 3519m 4.2m/s 3.1m/s
01:00 ☾
69% 9.2°C 0mm 94% 0cm -32° 10°C 0mm 0.08kPa 4526m 4.3m/s 3.2m/s
02:00 ☾
64% 9.1°C 0mm 93% 0cm -34° 10°C 0mm 0.08kPa 24134m 4.3m/s 3.2m/s
03:00 ☾
59% 9°C 0mm 93% 0cm -33° 10°C 0mm 0.09kPa 4001m 4.4m/s 3.2m/s
04:00 ☾
54% 9°C 0mm 92% 0cm -28° 10°C 0mm 0.1kPa 3587m 4.7m/s 3.5m/s
05:00 ☾
52% 9.1°C 0mm 93% 0cm -21° 10°C 0mm 0.09kPa 24134m 4.7m/s 3.6m/s
06:00 ☾
51% 9.3°C 0mm 93% 0cm -11° 10°C 0mm 0.09kPa 24134m 4.7m/s 3.5m/s
07:00 ☾
49% 9.3°C 0mm 93% 0cm -0.43° 10°C 0mm 0.09kPa 24134m 4.8m/s 3.6m/s
08:00
50% 9.2°C 0mm 88% 0cm 11° 11°C 0mm 0.16kPa 24134m 4.7m/s 3.5m/s
09:00
51% 8.8°C 0mm 73% 0cm 23° 14°C 0mm 0.43kPa 4418m 4.5m/s 3.4m/s
10:00
52% 8.1°C 0mm 59% 0cm 35° 16°C 0mm 0.74kPa 24134m 4.3m/s 3.2m/s
11:00
51% 7.6°C 0mm 51% 0cm 48° 18°C 0mm 0.98kPa 24134m 3.8m/s 2.9m/s
12:00
51% 7°C 0mm 43% 0cm 60° 20°C 0mm 1.3kPa 24135m 3.6m/s 2.9m/s
13:00
50% 6.8°C 0mm 40% 0cm 72° 21°C 0mm 1.5kPa 24135m 3.5m/s 2.7m/s
14:00
55% 7.4°C 0mm 40% 0cm 80° 22°C 0mm 1.6kPa 24134m 3.1m/s 2.1m/s
15:00
60% 7.5°C 0mm 42% 0cm 75° 21°C 0mm 1.4kPa 24134m 3.3m/s 2.2m/s
16:00
65% 6.9°C 0mm 41% 0cm 63° 21°C 0mm 1.4kPa 24135m 3.3m/s 2.4m/s
17:00
66% 6.7°C 0mm 43% 0cm 51° 20°C 0mm 1.3kPa 24134m 3.1m/s 2.3m/s
18:00
66% 7°C 0mm 47% 0cm 38° 19°C 0mm 1.1kPa 24135m 3m/s 2.3m/s
19:00
67% 7.5°C 0mm 53% 0cm 26° 17°C 0mm 0.93kPa 24134m 3.2m/s 2.4m/s
20:00
68% 7.9°C 0mm 61% 0cm 14° 15°C 0mm 0.69kPa 2498m 3.2m/s 2.4m/s
21:00
70% 8.9°C 0mm 77% 0cm 2.4° 13°C 0mm 0.33kPa 3398m 3.4m/s 2.4m/s
22:00 ☾
71% 9.2°C 0mm 86% 0cm -8.7° 11°C 0mm 0.18kPa 2411m 3.8m/s 2.8m/s
23:00 ☾
68% 10°C 0mm 92% 0cm -18° 11°C 0mm 0.11kPa 2363m 4.1m/s 3m/s
Thu, Jun 11 Sunrise 07:00 Sunset 21:15
24:00 ☾
66% 11°C 0.01mm 94% 0cm -26° 12°C 0mm 0.09kPa 1353m 4.1m/s 3m/s
01:00 ☾
63% 12°C 0mm 95% 0cm -32° 12°C 0mm 0.08kPa 795m 3.8m/s 2.8m/s
02:00 ☾
61% 13°C 0mm 89% 0cm -34° 15°C 0mm 0.19kPa 8575m 3.1m/s 2.5m/s
03:00 ☾
59% 14°C 0mm 82% 0cm -33° 17°C 0mm 0.34kPa 16355m 2.3m/s 2.2m/s
04:00 ☾
57% 15°C 0mm 76% 0cm -28° 19°C 0mm 0.53kPa 24135m 1.6m/s 2m/s
05:00 ☾
57% 15°C 0mm 76% 0cm -21° 20°C 0mm 0.55kPa 24135m 1.6m/s 2.3m/s
06:00 ☾
56% 15°C 0mm 75% 0cm -11° 20°C 0mm 0.57kPa 24135m 1.6m/s 2.7m/s
07:00 ☾
56% 15°C 0mm 75% 0cm -0.42° 20°C 0mm 0.59kPa 24135m 1.5m/s 3m/s
08:00
55% 16°C 0mm 75% 0cm 11° 20°C 0mm 0.58kPa 24135m 2m/s 3.4m/s
09:00
55% 16°C 0mm 75% 0cm 23° 20°C 0mm 0.58kPa 24135m 2.5m/s 3.9m/s
10:00
54% 16°C 0mm 76% 0cm 35° 20°C 0mm 0.58kPa 24135m 3m/s 4.4m/s
11:00
53% 16°C 0mm 76% 0cm 48° 20°C 0mm 0.56kPa 24135m 3.4m/s 4.5m/s
12:00
53% 16°C 0mm 77% 0cm 60° 20°C 0mm 0.54kPa 24135m 3.8m/s 4.5m/s
13:00
52% 16°C 0mm 78% 0cm 72° 20°C 0mm 0.52kPa 24135m 4.1m/s 4.6m/s
14:00
53% 17°C 0mm 80% 0cm 80° 20°C 0mm 0.48kPa 24135m 4m/s 4.2m/s
15:00
55% 17°C 0mm 81% 0cm 75° 20°C 0mm 0.44kPa 24135m 3.8m/s 3.7m/s
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