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Rule Mirror Lake

Delft - Mirror Lake - The Netherlands

Delft, South Holland, The Netherlands

Perfectly calm water for flawless reflections

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Here’s what usually blocks matches

No Mirror Lake opportunities in the next 14 days

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Rule requirements (key thresholds)
Wind Speed · ≤ 1.0m/s Wind Gusts · ≤ 2.0m/s Precipitation Chance · ≤ 10.0% Visibility · ≥ 5000.0m

Tip: Scroll down to the 72-hour table to see exactly which condition fails hour by hour.

Most common blockers (next 72 hours)
Wind Speed 100% failing
Wind Gusts 100% failing
Precipitation Chance 54% failing

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Times shown in Europe/Amsterdam

No opportunities in the next 10 days

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What this forecast looks for

Plain-language explanation from the rule

The Netherlands' mirror-calm canals, lakes, and polder waterways create ideal reflection conditions. The flat landscape minimizes wind disruption, while the country's extensive water management systems provide countless photography opportunities from UNESCO windmill sites to urban canal rings.

Kinderdijk's windmills reflect perfectly in the surrounding channels during calm conditions, doubling their visual impact. Amsterdam, Leiden, and Delft's historic canal rings become mirror worlds during windless periods, typically early morning or evening. The key is timing—Dutch weather is changeable, but early mornings often provide the calm needed.

What makes Dutch reflections special:

  • Windmill doubles - Iconic structures perfectly mirrored in still polder waters
  • Canal ring symmetry - Historic city centers reflected in urban waterways
  • Polder simplicity - Minimal landscape creates clean, uncluttered reflection compositions
  • Golden age architecture - 17th-century gabled houses doubled in canal reflections

Best reflection conditions occur during high-pressure systems with minimal wind, typically early morning (before 8 AM) or evening (after 7 PM) when daily winds calm. Spring and autumn offer most reliable conditions. Winter can provide exceptional reflections but requires patience for calm days between Atlantic weather systems. Scout locations in advance—best reflections require direct sight lines between subject and water.

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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
Europe/Amsterdam
Wind Speed
≤ 1.0m/s
Wind Gusts
≤ 2.0m/s
Precipitation Chance
≤ 10.0%
Visibility
≥ 5000.0m
Sat, Feb 21
20:007.5m/s15m/s72%1622m
21:007.9m/s15m/s47%344m
22:008.3m/s16m/s22%415m
23:009.3m/s17m/s39%245m
Sun, Feb 22
24:009.3m/s18m/s57%233m
01:009.7m/s18m/s74%221m
02:009m/s17m/s75%188m
03:008.7m/s17m/s82%551m
04:008.7m/s17m/s88%629m
05:008.7m/s16m/s92%5147m
06:008.7m/s16m/s96%17982m
07:008.5m/s16m/s100%18256m
08:008.8m/s16m/s79%452m
09:009.4m/s17m/s57%2014m
10:0010m/s18m/s36%7097m
11:0011m/s18m/s43%5979m
12:0011m/s18m/s49%5211m
13:0010m/s18m/s56%9516m
14:009.1m/s18m/s89%8363m
15:008.7m/s17m/s92%7407m
16:008.2m/s16m/s96%7430m
17:008.1m/s15m/s97%671m
18:007.5m/s15m/s97%163m
19:007.4m/s14m/s98%7403m
20:007.6m/s15m/s73%8226m
21:008m/s16m/s49%7826m
22:007.7m/s16m/s24%24135m
23:007.6m/s15m/s29%24135m
Mon, Feb 23
24:007.6m/s16m/s34%24135m
01:007.5m/s15m/s39%24135m
02:007.8m/s16m/s39%24135m
03:008m/s16m/s39%24135m
04:008.5m/s15m/s39%24135m
05:008.5m/s15m/s59%24134m
06:008.2m/s15m/s79%24135m
07:008.5m/s16m/s99%24134m
08:008.8m/s16m/s96%24135m
09:008.9m/s15m/s93%24134m
10:009m/s15m/s91%24135m
11:008.9m/s15m/s93%24134m
12:008.8m/s15m/s96%24134m
13:009.7m/s16m/s99%24135m
14:009.2m/s15m/s93%24134m
15:009.2m/s16m/s87%24135m
16:008.8m/s16m/s82%24135m
17:008m/s16m/s83%24134m
18:007.5m/s15m/s84%23362m
19:007.5m/s15m/s86%14863m
20:007.1m/s14m/s70%22282m
21:006.8m/s13m/s55%24135m
22:006m/s12m/s39%24135m
23:004.9m/s11m/s47%24135m
Tue, Feb 24
24:004.4m/s8.9m/s56%11043m
01:003.6m/s7.1m/s64%14416m
02:002.5m/s5.1m/s50%11247m
03:002.4m/s4.5m/s36%7077m
04:002.1m/s4.1m/s22%3119m
05:002.6m/s4.9m/s31%339m
06:002.2m/s5.6m/s41%174m
07:002.7m/s6.6m/s50%213m
08:002.9m/s6.1m/s33%325m
09:003.2m/s6.4m/s17%296m
10:003.9m/s8.1m/s0%673m
11:003.9m/s8.2m/s0%7016m
12:004.2m/s7.5m/s0%2778m
13:004.3m/s6.9m/s0%173m
14:004.5m/s7.1m/s0%648m
15:004.1m/s7.1m/s0%369m
16:003.5m/s6m/s0%3828m
17:002.3m/s4.7m/s0%7239m
18:002m/s2.4m/s0%6734m
19:002.7m/s3.8m/s0%6572m
20:003.2m/s6.4m/s0%6563m
21:003.4m/s7.6m/s0%6666m
22:003.3m/s7.9m/s0%6991m
23:003.5m/s8.8m/s0%12030m
Wed, Feb 25
24:003.6m/s8.9m/s0%24134m
01:003.6m/s8.8m/s0%24135m
02:003.5m/s8.8m/s0%24135m
03:003.4m/s8.8m/s0%24135m
04:003.3m/s8.8m/s0%24135m
05:003.8m/s8.6m/s0%24135m
06:004.4m/s8.4m/s0%24135m
07:005m/s8.2m/s0%24135m
08:004.8m/s8.2m/s0%24135m
09:004.5m/s8.2m/s0%24135m
10:004.3m/s8.1m/s0%24135m
11:004m/s8.4m/s0%24135m
12:003.7m/s8.7m/s0%24135m
13:003.3m/s9.1m/s0%24135m
14:003.4m/s9.4m/s0%24135m
15:003.5m/s9.8m/s0%24135m
16:003.5m/s10m/s0%24135m
17:003.6m/s10m/s0%24135m
18:003.6m/s11m/s0%24135m
How to read: colored cells show whether each predicate requirement is met; highlighted rows mean the full rule matched (an opportunity).

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