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Marken - Fog Hunter - The Netherlands

Marken, North Holland, 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
Dewpoint Spread9.3°C
Visibility24135 (Clear)
Relative Humidity56%
Wind Speed4.8m/s (calm conditions)

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Times shown in Europe/Amsterdam

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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%
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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 05:27 Sunset 22:01
16:00
16% 14°C 0mm 56% 0cm 50° 24°C 0mm 1.3kPa 24135m 5.8m/s 4.8m/s
17:00
24% 14°C 0mm 58% 0cm 42° 23°C 0mm 1.2kPa 24135m 5.4m/s 4.6m/s
18:00
27% 14°C 0mm 58% 0cm 33° 23°C 0mm 1.2kPa 24135m 5.3m/s 4.4m/s
19:00
31% 14°C 0mm 61% 0cm 24° 22°C 0mm 1kPa 24135m 5.1m/s 4.3m/s
20:00
34% 14°C 0mm 66% 0cm 15° 21°C 0mm 0.85kPa 24134m 4.8m/s 4m/s
21:00
56% 15°C 0mm 74% 0cm 19°C 0mm 0.59kPa 24134m 4.8m/s 3.3m/s
22:00
78% 15°C 0mm 86% 0cm -0.14° 17°C 0mm 0.27kPa 24134m 3.9m/s 2.7m/s
23:00
100% 15°C 0mm 92% 0cm -7° 16°C 0mm 0.14kPa 24135m 3.2m/s 2.3m/s
Thu, Jul 9 Sunrise 05:27 Sunset 22:01
24:00
100% 14°C 0mm 94% 0cm -12° 15°C 0mm 0.11kPa 24134m 2.3m/s 1.9m/s
01:00
100% 14°C 0mm 94% 0cm -15° 15°C 0mm 0.1kPa 24134m 1.8m/s 1.6m/s
02:00
100% 14°C 0mm 94% 0cm -15° 15°C 0mm 0.11kPa 24135m 1.5m/s 1.4m/s
03:00
100% 14°C 0mm 94% 0cm -13° 15°C 0mm 0.11kPa 24135m 1.6m/s 1.4m/s
04:00
100% 14°C 0mm 93% 0cm -9.6° 15°C 0mm 0.11kPa 24135m 1.5m/s 1.3m/s
05:00
100% 14°C 0mm 93% 0cm -3.9° 15°C 0mm 0.11kPa 24134m 1.6m/s 1.4m/s
06:00
100% 14°C 0mm 93% 0cm 3.3° 15°C 0mm 0.11kPa 24134m 1.8m/s 1.6m/s
07:00
100% 14°C 0mm 89% 0cm 11° 16°C 0mm 0.21kPa 24134m 2.2m/s 1.5m/s
08:00
100% 14°C 0mm 80% 0cm 20° 18°C 0mm 0.41kPa 24135m 2.3m/s 1.5m/s
09:00
100% 14°C 0mm 70% 0cm 29° 20°C 0mm 0.69kPa 24135m 2.6m/s 1.6m/s
10:00
100% 14°C 0mm 63% 0cm 38° 22°C 0mm 0.95kPa 24134m 2.7m/s 1.9m/s
11:00
100% 14°C 0mm 59% 0cm 47° 23°C 0mm 1.1kPa 24135m 3.1m/s 2.4m/s
12:00
99% 15°C 0mm 57% 0cm 54° 24°C 0mm 1.3kPa 24134m 3.3m/s 2.9m/s
13:00
99% 15°C 0mm 56% 0cm 59° 24°C 0mm 1.4kPa 24135m 3.4m/s 3.5m/s
14:00
98% 15°C 0mm 55% 0cm 60° 25°C 0mm 1.4kPa 24135m 3.6m/s 3.9m/s
15:00
98% 15°C 0mm 55% 0cm 57° 25°C 0mm 1.4kPa 24134m 3.8m/s 3.9m/s
16:00
98% 15°C 0mm 55% 0cm 50° 25°C 0mm 1.4kPa 24135m 3.8m/s 4m/s
17:00
98% 15°C 0mm 55% 0cm 42° 25°C 0mm 1.4kPa 24135m 3.9m/s 4m/s
18:00
97% 15°C 0mm 56% 0cm 33° 25°C 0mm 1.3kPa 24134m 4.1m/s 4m/s
19:00
97% 15°C 0mm 59% 0cm 24° 24°C 0mm 1.2kPa 24135m 4.4m/s 4.2m/s
20:00
96% 15°C 0mm 65% 0cm 15° 22°C 0mm 0.94kPa 24135m 5m/s 4m/s
21:00
90% 16°C 0mm 74% 0cm 20°C 0mm 0.61kPa 24134m 6.3m/s 3.6m/s
22:00
83% 15°C 0mm 82% 0cm -0.29° 18°C 0mm 0.37kPa 24135m 6.8m/s 3.3m/s
23:00
77% 16°C 0mm 85% 0cm -7.1° 18°C 0mm 0.32kPa 24135m 6.4m/s 3.2m/s
Fri, Jul 10 Sunrise 05:28 Sunset 22:00
24:00
71% 16°C 0mm 85% 0cm -12° 18°C 0mm 0.32kPa 24135m 6.8m/s 3.5m/s
01:00
66% 15°C 0mm 86% 0cm -15° 18°C 0mm 0.27kPa 24135m 6.1m/s 3.4m/s
02:00
60% 15°C 0mm 89% 0cm -15° 17°C 0mm 0.21kPa 24135m 5m/s 3.1m/s
03:00
55% 15°C 0mm 89% 0cm -13° 16°C 0mm 0.2kPa 24135m 4.7m/s 3m/s
04:00
49% 14°C 0mm 89% 0cm -9.7° 16°C 0mm 0.21kPa 24135m 3.8m/s 2.7m/s
05:00
44% 14°C 0mm 88% 0cm -4° 16°C 0mm 0.21kPa 24134m 3.6m/s 2.6m/s
06:00
45% 14°C 0mm 88% 0cm 3.1° 16°C 0mm 0.22kPa 24135m 3.6m/s 2.4m/s
07:00
45% 14°C 0mm 82% 0cm 11° 17°C 0mm 0.34kPa 24134m 3.8m/s 2.2m/s
08:00
46% 14°C 0mm 75% 0cm 20° 19°C 0mm 0.54kPa 24135m 3.9m/s 2.8m/s
09:00
54% 14°C 0mm 70% 0cm 29° 20°C 0mm 0.7kPa 24134m 3.5m/s 2.7m/s
10:00
63% 14°C 0mm 65% 0cm 38° 21°C 0mm 0.86kPa 24134m 3.9m/s 3.2m/s
11:00
71% 14°C 0mm 62% 0cm 46° 22°C 0mm 0.99kPa 24135m 3.7m/s 3.2m/s
12:00
69% 14°C 0mm 58% 0cm 54° 23°C 0mm 1.2kPa 24134m 3.7m/s 3.3m/s
13:00
67% 15°C 0mm 55% 0cm 59° 24°C 0mm 1.4kPa 24134m 3.6m/s 3.3m/s
14:00
65% 15°C 0mm 53% 0cm 60° 25°C 0mm 1.5kPa 24134m 3.5m/s 3.3m/s
15:00
66% 15°C 0mm 52% 0cm 56° 26°C 0mm 1.6kPa 24135m 3.7m/s 3.7m/s
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67% 15°C 0mm 51% 0cm 50° 26°C 0mm 1.6kPa 24134m 4m/s 4.3m/s
17:00
68% 15°C 0mm 53% 0cm 42° 26°C 0mm 1.6kPa 24134m 4.5m/s 5.1m/s
18:00
69% 15°C 0mm 56% 0cm 33° 25°C 0mm 1.4kPa 24135m 5.6m/s 5.8m/s
19:00
69% 15°C 0mm 60% 0cm 24° 23°C 0mm 1.1kPa 24135m 7m/s 6m/s
20:00
70% 16°C 0mm 66% 0cm 15° 22°C 0mm 0.92kPa 24135m 7.9m/s 5.6m/s
21:00
73% 16°C 0mm 75% 0cm 6.9° 20°C 0mm 0.59kPa 24135m 6.3m/s 4.5m/s
22:00
76% 15°C 0mm 84% 0cm -0.43° 18°C 0mm 0.32kPa 24135m 4.6m/s 3.4m/s
23:00
79% 15°C 0mm 94% 0cm -7.2° 16°C 0mm 0.11kPa 24135m 3m/s 2.3m/s
Sat, Jul 11 Sunrise 05:29 Sunset 21:59
24:00
79% 15°C 0mm 89% 0cm -12° 17°C 0mm 0.2kPa 24135m 3.5m/s 2.5m/s
01:00
78% 15°C 0mm 85% 0cm -15° 18°C 0mm 0.3kPa 24135m 3.9m/s 2.7m/s
02:00
78% 15°C 0mm 81% 0cm -15° 18°C 0mm 0.4kPa 24135m 4.3m/s 2.9m/s
03:00
79% 15°C 0mm 73% 0cm -14° 20°C 0mm 0.62kPa 24135m 4.2m/s 3.1m/s
04:00
79% 15°C 0mm 66% 0cm -9.8° 21°C 0mm 0.86kPa 24135m 4m/s 3.2m/s
05:00
80% 14°C 0mm 58% 0cm -4.2° 23°C 0mm 1.1kPa 24135m 3.8m/s 3.4m/s
06:00
81% 14°C 0mm 55% 0cm 24°C 0mm 1.3kPa 24135m 3.6m/s 3.5m/s
07:00
81% 14°C 0mm 52% 0cm 11° 24°C 0mm 1.5kPa 24135m 3.3m/s 3.5m/s
08:00
82% 14°C 0mm 48% 0cm 20° 25°C 0mm 1.6kPa 24135m 3m/s 3.6m/s
09:00
84% 14°C 0mm 48% 0cm 29° 25°C 0mm 1.6kPa 24135m 3.3m/s 3.9m/s
10:00
87% 13°C 0mm 48% 0cm 38° 25°C 0mm 1.6kPa 24135m 3.6m/s 4.3m/s
11:00
89% 13°C 0mm 48% 0cm 46° 25°C 0mm 1.6kPa 24135m 3.8m/s 4.6m/s
12:00
89% 14°C 0mm 53% 0cm 54° 24°C 0mm 1.4kPa 24135m 5.8m/s 5.2m/s
13:00
90% 14°C 0mm 58% 0cm 58° 23°C 0mm 1.2kPa 24135m 7.8m/s 5.8m/s
14:00
90% 15°C 0mm 63% 0cm 59° 22°C 0mm 0.97kPa 24135m 9.7m/s 6.4m/s
15:00
91% 15°C 0mm 70% 0cm 56° 21°C 0mm 0.72kPa 24135m 11m/s 6.5m/s
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