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Giethoorn - Fog Hunter - The Netherlands

Giethoorn, Overijssel, The Netherlands

Thick, moody fog for atmospheric forest and landscape shots

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Rule requirements (key thresholds)
Fog Probability · ≥ 75.0%

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

Currently

Real-time conditions
Fog Probability
0%
Dewpoint Spread9.4°C
Visibility24135 (Clear)
Relative Humidity56%
Wind Speed5.4m/s (moderate winds)

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Times shown in Europe/Amsterdam

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What this forecast looks for

Plain-language explanation from the rule

The Netherlands' unique below-sea-level geography creates exceptional fog conditions as the polder landscape—land reclaimed from the sea—traps cold, moist air in natural depressions. This creates persistent valley fog and radiation fog that transforms windmills and waterways into ethereal scenes.

Kinderdijk's 19 UNESCO windmills rising from morning mist create one of photography's most iconic Dutch scenes. The flat terrain and extensive water networks mean fog forms readily on calm, clear nights and can persist well into morning. Marken's historic harbor on the Markermeer lake experiences frequent sea fog rolling in from the IJsselmeer.

What makes Dutch fog photography exceptional:

  • Windmill emergence - Historic structures appearing gradually as fog lifts from polder basins
  • Canal diffusion - Amsterdam and Leiden's canals create soft, atmospheric street scenes in fog
  • Flat persistence - Lack of topography means fog lingers longer than in hilly regions
  • Autumn reliability - October-November offer most consistent radiation fog conditions

Best fog occurs on calm, clear nights following daytime warmth—typically spring and autumn. Arrive before sunrise to catch densest conditions. The polders around Kinderdijk, Zaanse Schans windmills north of Amsterdam, and the Alblasserwaard region are prime locations. Fog typically burns off by 10-11 AM as temperatures rise.

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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
Europe/Amsterdam
Fog Probability
≥ 75.0%
Wed, Jul 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
Europe/Amsterdam
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
Wed, Jul 8 Sunrise 05:22 Sunset 21:58
16:00
5% 13°C 0mm 56% 0cm 50° 23°C 0mm 1.2kPa 24135m 6.3m/s 5.4m/s
17:00
8% 13°C 0mm 56% 0cm 42° 23°C 0mm 1.2kPa 24135m 6.1m/s 5.2m/s
18:00
15% 13°C 0mm 56% 0cm 33° 23°C 0mm 1.2kPa 24135m 6m/s 5.3m/s
19:00
21% 13°C 0mm 58% 0cm 24° 22°C 0mm 1.1kPa 24135m 5.8m/s 5.2m/s
20:00
28% 14°C 0mm 64% 0cm 15° 21°C 0mm 0.89kPa 24134m 5.4m/s 4.8m/s
21:00
52% 14°C 0mm 74% 0cm 6.7° 19°C 0mm 0.56kPa 24134m 6.4m/s 4m/s
22:00 ☾
75% 14°C 0mm 90% 0cm -0.56° 16°C 0mm 0.18kPa 24134m 4.2m/s 3.2m/s
23:00 ☾
99% 14°C 0mm 94% 0cm -7.1° 15°C 0mm 0.09kPa 24135m 3.7m/s 2.9m/s
Thu, Jul 9 Sunrise 05:22 Sunset 21:58
24:00 ☾
99% 14°C 0mm 96% 0cm -12° 14°C 0mm 0.06kPa 24134m 3.2m/s 2.6m/s
01:00 ☾
100% 13°C 0mm 97% 0cm -14° 14°C 0mm 0.05kPa 24134m 2.2m/s 2.2m/s
02:00 ☾
100% 13°C 0mm 96% 0cm -15° 13°C 0mm 0.05kPa 24135m 2m/s 2m/s
03:00 ☾
100% 13°C 0mm 96% 0cm -13° 13°C 0mm 0.05kPa 24135m 2m/s 2m/s
04:00 ☾
100% 13°C 0mm 96% 0cm -9° 13°C 0mm 0.05kPa 24135m 2m/s 2m/s
05:00 ☾
100% 13°C 0mm 96% 0cm -3.3° 13°C 0mm 0.06kPa 24134m 1.9m/s 1.8m/s
06:00
100% 13°C 0mm 96% 0cm 3.9° 13°C 0mm 0.06kPa 24134m 2m/s 2m/s
07:00
100% 14°C 0mm 93% 0cm 12° 15°C 0mm 0.12kPa 24134m 3.4m/s 1.7m/s
08:00
100% 15°C 0mm 85% 0cm 20° 17°C 0mm 0.29kPa 24135m 4.1m/s 2.3m/s
09:00
90% 15°C 0mm 76% 0cm 29° 19°C 0mm 0.53kPa 24135m 4.3m/s 2.8m/s
10:00
79% 15°C 0mm 67% 0cm 38° 21°C 0mm 0.83kPa 24134m 4.5m/s 3.2m/s
11:00
69% 15°C 0mm 61% 0cm 47° 23°C 0mm 1.1kPa 24135m 4.5m/s 3.4m/s
12:00
65% 15°C 0mm 57% 0cm 54° 24°C 0mm 1.3kPa 24134m 4.7m/s 3.7m/s
13:00
62% 15°C 0mm 54% 0cm 59° 25°C 0mm 1.4kPa 24135m 4.6m/s 3.8m/s
14:00
58% 15°C 0mm 52% 0cm 59° 26°C 0mm 1.6kPa 24135m 4.4m/s 3.9m/s
15:00
69% 15°C 0mm 49% 0cm 56° 27°C 0mm 1.8kPa 24134m 4.7m/s 4.3m/s
16:00
81% 15°C 0mm 48% 0cm 50° 27°C 0mm 1.8kPa 24135m 4.7m/s 4.5m/s
17:00
92% 15°C 0mm 48% 0cm 42° 27°C 0mm 1.8kPa 24134m 4.7m/s 4.6m/s
18:00
93% 15°C 0mm 50% 0cm 33° 26°C 0mm 1.7kPa 24134m 4.9m/s 5.1m/s
19:00
94% 15°C 0mm 53% 0cm 24° 25°C 0mm 1.5kPa 24135m 5.1m/s 5.4m/s
20:00
95% 15°C 0mm 59% 0cm 15° 23°C 0mm 1.2kPa 24135m 4.9m/s 4.6m/s
21:00
90% 15°C 0mm 70% 0cm 6.6° 21°C 0mm 0.73kPa 24134m 6.3m/s 3.9m/s
22:00 ☾
86% 15°C 0mm 84% 0cm -0.68° 17°C 0mm 0.32kPa 24135m 5.4m/s 3.4m/s
23:00 ☾
81% 14°C 0mm 92% 0cm -7.2° 16°C 0mm 0.14kPa 24135m 4.9m/s 3.2m/s
Fri, Jul 10 Sunrise 05:23 Sunset 21:58
24:00 ☾
77% 14°C 0mm 94% 0cm -12° 15°C 0mm 0.1kPa 24135m 3.8m/s 2.9m/s
01:00 ☾
72% 13°C 0mm 94% 0cm -14° 14°C 0mm 0.1kPa 24135m 3.4m/s 2.7m/s
02:00 ☾
68% 13°C 0mm 93% 0cm -15° 14°C 0mm 0.11kPa 24135m 2.7m/s 2.5m/s
03:00 ☾
62% 13°C 0mm 93% 0cm -13° 14°C 0mm 0.11kPa 24135m 2.2m/s 2.2m/s
04:00 ☾
57% 13°C 0mm 93% 0cm -9.1° 14°C 0mm 0.11kPa 24135m 2m/s 1.9m/s
05:00 ☾
51% 12°C 0mm 93% 0cm -3.4° 14°C 0mm 0.11kPa 24134m 1.9m/s 1.9m/s
06:00
52% 13°C 0mm 94% 0cm 3.8° 14°C 0mm 0.1kPa 24135m 2.1m/s 2.1m/s
07:00
52% 14°C 0mm 89% 0cm 12° 15°C 0mm 0.19kPa 24134m 3.4m/s 1.9m/s
08:00
53% 14°C 0mm 80% 0cm 20° 18°C 0mm 0.41kPa 24135m 3.4m/s 2.3m/s
09:00
60% 15°C 0mm 70% 0cm 29° 20°C 0mm 0.72kPa 24134m 3.5m/s 2.6m/s
10:00
66% 15°C 0mm 62% 0cm 38° 22°C 0mm 1kPa 24134m 3.4m/s 2.7m/s
11:00
73% 15°C 0mm 57% 0cm 47° 24°C 0mm 1.3kPa 24135m 3.3m/s 3m/s
12:00
72% 15°C 0mm 52% 0cm 54° 25°C 0mm 1.5kPa 24134m 3.5m/s 3.1m/s
13:00
72% 15°C 0mm 48% 0cm 58° 27°C 0mm 1.8kPa 24134m 3.6m/s 3.2m/s
14:00
71% 15°C 0mm 45% 0cm 59° 28°C 0mm 2kPa 24134m 3.5m/s 3.1m/s
15:00
69% 14°C 0mm 42% 0cm 56° 28°C 0mm 2.3kPa 24135m 3.3m/s 3m/s
16:00
68% 14°C 0mm 41% 0cm 50° 29°C 0mm 2.3kPa 24134m 3.2m/s 3.6m/s
17:00
66% 14°C 0mm 43% 0cm 42° 28°C 0mm 2.2kPa 24134m 4m/s 5.9m/s
18:00
67% 14°C 0mm 47% 0cm 33° 27°C 0mm 1.9kPa 24135m 4.9m/s 6.5m/s
19:00
69% 15°C 0mm 51% 0cm 24° 25°C 0mm 1.6kPa 24135m 5m/s 5.6m/s
20:00
70% 15°C 0mm 58% 0cm 15° 24°C 0mm 1.2kPa 24135m 5.2m/s 5m/s
21:00
77% 15°C 0mm 70% 0cm 6.5° 20°C 0mm 0.71kPa 24135m 4.1m/s 3.9m/s
22:00 ☾
83% 14°C 0mm 83% 0cm -0.8° 17°C 0mm 0.33kPa 24135m 2.9m/s 2.9m/s
23:00 ☾
90% 13°C 0mm 96% 0cm -7.3° 14°C 0mm 0.07kPa 24135m 1.8m/s 1.8m/s
Sat, Jul 11 Sunrise 05:24 Sunset 21:57
24:00 ☾
90% 13°C 0mm 91% 0cm -12° 15°C 0mm 0.16kPa 24135m 2.3m/s 2m/s
01:00 ☾
89% 14°C 0mm 86% 0cm -15° 16°C 0mm 0.26kPa 24135m 2.7m/s 2.2m/s
02:00 ☾
89% 14°C 0mm 81% 0cm -15° 17°C 0mm 0.38kPa 24135m 3.1m/s 2.3m/s
03:00 ☾
86% 14°C 0mm 71% 0cm -13° 20°C 0mm 0.67kPa 24135m 3m/s 2.4m/s
04:00 ☾
83% 14°C 0mm 60% 0cm -9.3° 22°C 0mm 1kPa 24135m 2.9m/s 2.5m/s
05:00 ☾
80% 13°C 0mm 50% 0cm -3.5° 24°C 0mm 1.5kPa 24135m 2.7m/s 2.5m/s
06:00
80% 13°C 0mm 45% 0cm 3.6° 25°C 0mm 1.8kPa 24135m 2.6m/s 2.6m/s
07:00
81% 12°C 0mm 40% 0cm 12° 27°C 0mm 2.1kPa 24135m 2.5m/s 2.6m/s
08:00
81% 11°C 0mm 35% 0cm 20° 28°C 0mm 2.5kPa 24135m 2.3m/s 2.7m/s
09:00
81% 12°C 0mm 35% 0cm 29° 29°C 0mm 2.5kPa 24135m 2.6m/s 3m/s
10:00
82% 12°C 0mm 35% 0cm 38° 29°C 0mm 2.6kPa 24135m 2.9m/s 3.3m/s
11:00
82% 12°C 0mm 35% 0cm 47° 29°C 0mm 2.6kPa 24135m 3.2m/s 3.6m/s
12:00
83% 13°C 0mm 39% 0cm 54° 28°C 0mm 2.3kPa 24135m 4.2m/s 4.3m/s
13:00
84% 14°C 0mm 44% 0cm 58° 27°C 0mm 2.1kPa 24135m 5.2m/s 5.1m/s
14:00
85% 15°C 0mm 48% 0cm 59° 26°C 0mm 1.8kPa 24135m 6.2m/s 5.9m/s
15:00
87% 16°C 0mm 61% 0cm 56° 23°C 0mm 1.1kPa 24135m 8.1m/s 5.7m/s
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