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Rule Mirror Lake

Haarlem - Mirror Lake - The Netherlands

Haarlem, North Holland, The Netherlands

Perfectly calm water for flawless reflections

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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

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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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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
20:007.1m/s14m/s73%24135m
21:006.8m/s14m/s48%17094m
22:007.4m/s15m/s22%349m
23:009m/s17m/s40%2969m
Sun, Feb 22
24:009.7m/s18m/s58%281m
01:0010m/s19m/s76%332m
02:009.4m/s18m/s82%17417m
03:009m/s17m/s91%18881m
04:009m/s17m/s99%18187m
05:008.2m/s16m/s99%17684m
06:008.2m/s16m/s100%1771m
07:008.2m/s16m/s100%3022m
08:008.2m/s15m/s80%1045m
09:009.1m/s17m/s60%1334m
10:009.3m/s17m/s40%2324m
11:0010m/s18m/s32%4037m
12:0010m/s18m/s25%6233m
13:0010m/s18m/s17%18416m
14:009.4m/s16m/s65%24135m
15:008.5m/s15m/s80%17543m
16:007.9m/s14m/s96%17131m
17:006.9m/s14m/s96%17084m
18:006.4m/s13m/s97%744m
19:007.2m/s13m/s98%250m
20:006.8m/s14m/s75%1116m
21:007m/s15m/s53%15112m
22:007.9m/s16m/s30%23040m
23:007.7m/s15m/s33%24135m
Mon, Feb 23
24:008m/s15m/s36%24135m
01:007.7m/s15m/s39%24135m
02:008m/s16m/s53%24135m
03:008.1m/s15m/s68%24135m
04:008.2m/s15m/s82%24135m
05:008.3m/s15m/s85%24134m
06:008.1m/s15m/s88%24135m
07:008.4m/s15m/s92%24134m
08:008.8m/s16m/s92%24135m
09:009.3m/s16m/s92%24134m
10:009.7m/s15m/s93%24135m
11:009.5m/s15m/s95%24134m
12:009.9m/s15m/s97%24134m
13:0010m/s16m/s99%24135m
14:0010m/s16m/s87%24134m
15:0010m/s16m/s75%24135m
16:009.7m/s16m/s63%24135m
17:009.3m/s16m/s64%24046m
18:008.3m/s15m/s65%22963m
19:007.2m/s14m/s65%23907m
20:006.6m/s13m/s53%24135m
21:006.2m/s12m/s40%24135m
22:005.8m/s12m/s27%24135m
23:005.3m/s11m/s37%24135m
Tue, Feb 24
24:004.6m/s9.7m/s46%24134m
01:004m/s8.7m/s56%24135m
02:003.5m/s7.3m/s45%24134m
03:002.9m/s6.4m/s33%24135m
04:002.3m/s5m/s22%24135m
05:001.8m/s2.3m/s33%19911m
06:001.8m/s2.1m/s45%18006m
07:002.1m/s3m/s56%18066m
08:002.5m/s4.5m/s37%24134m
09:003m/s5.8m/s19%14011m
10:003.1m/s5.9m/s0%2238m
11:003.4m/s7.2m/s0%439m
12:003.9m/s7.4m/s0%3512m
13:004.7m/s7.7m/s0%16917m
14:004.8m/s7.5m/s0.3%16906m
15:005.1m/s7.8m/s0.61%439m
16:004.7m/s7.6m/s0.91%970m
17:004.2m/s7.3m/s0.61%17452m
18:003.7m/s5.9m/s0.3%24135m
19:002.8m/s5.1m/s0%24135m
20:002.4m/s3.6m/s0%24134m
21:003.2m/s7.6m/s0%24134m
22:003.6m/s9.1m/s0%24134m
23:003.9m/s9.5m/s0%24134m
Wed, Feb 25
24:003.9m/s9.8m/s0%24134m
01:004.2m/s11m/s0%24135m
02:004.7m/s9.6m/s0%24135m
03:005.1m/s8.7m/s0%24135m
04:005.6m/s7.7m/s0%24135m
05:005.6m/s7.1m/s0%24135m
06:005.5m/s6.5m/s0%24135m
07:005.4m/s5.9m/s0%24135m
08:005.4m/s5.9m/s0%24135m
09:005.4m/s5.9m/s0%24135m
10:005.4m/s5.9m/s0%24135m
11:005.4m/s5.8m/s0%24135m
12:005.3m/s5.7m/s0%24135m
13:005.2m/s5.7m/s0%24135m
14:005.5m/s6.3m/s0%24135m
15:005.7m/s7m/s0%24135m
16:006m/s7.7m/s0%24135m
17:006.1m/s8.1m/s0%24135m
18:006.3m/s8.4m/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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