Dark Skies Forecast for Lofoten, Norwegian Fjords
Granite peaks rise directly from narrow sounds, beaches, and fishing harbours across Lofoten, with red rorbuer adding scale and colour.
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No opportunities in the next 14 days
See which requirements block the most forecast hours below.
Most common blockers (80-hour forecast)
- Astronomical Night100% of hours
- Precipitation Chance92% of hours
- Total Cloud Coverage72% of hours
How this forecast is evaluated
See which weather signals PhotoWeather uses to identify Dark Skies conditions across Norwegian Fjords. The requirements and hourly values below show how those signals apply at Lofoten.
Explore Dark Skies conditions across Norwegian Fjords →Recorded match history
Completed PhotoWeather forecast matches recorded for this exact rule at Lofoten during the last 365 days.
21:00 local time, shared by 6 of 22 matches recorded in the last 365 days.
January, with 14 of 22 matches recorded in the last 365 days.
These figures use completed PhotoWeather MatchEvent records from the previous 365 days only. They describe recorded forecast matches, not observations, climatological probability, or a guarantee of future conditions.
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80-hour requirements breakdown
When available, the detailed table below covers only the stated 80-hour horizon (typically 72–168 hours, depending on available hourly data). Opportunity records above span the next 14 days, so this table does not explain that entire 14-day period.
Time Europe/Oslo | Astronomical Night Any | Total Cloud Coverage ≤ 20.0% | Visibility ≥ 12000.0m | Precipitation Chance ≤ 10.0% | Moon Illumination OR1·B1≤ 35.0% | Moon Altitude OR1·B2≤ 10.0° |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Jul 19 | ||||||
| 06:00 | ✕ | 60% | 24134m | 38% | 31% | -23° |
| 07:00 | ✕ | 52% | 24134m | 39% | 31% | -21° |
| 08:00 | ✕ | 82% | 24134m | 39% | 31% | -18° |
| 09:00 | ✕ | 24% | 24134m | 50% | 31% | -14° |
| 10:00 | ✕ | 29% | 24135m | 45% | 31% | -9.7° |
| 11:00 | ✕ | 53% | 22979m | 39% | 31% | -4.7° |
| 12:00 | ✕ | 40% | 24135m | 45% | 31% | 0.43° |
| 13:00 | ✕ | 30% | 24134m | 50% | 31% | 5.3° |
| 14:00 | ✕ | 19% | 24134m | 56% | 31% | 9.6° |
| 15:00 | ✕ | 16% | 24135m | 54% | 31% | 13° |
| 16:00 | ✕ | 16% | 24135m | 52% | 31% | 15° |
| 17:00 | ✕ | 15% | 24134m | 50% | 31% | 17° |
| 18:00 | ✕ | 17% | 24135m | 39% | 31% | 16° |
| 19:00 | ✕ | 8.2% | 24135m | 28% | 31% | 15° |
| 20:00 | ✕ | 6.7% | 24134m | 17% | 31% | 12° |
| 21:00 | ✕ | 5% | 24135m | 19% | 31% | 7.6° |
| 22:00 | ✕ | 4.3% | 24134m | 20% | 31% | 2.8° |
| 23:00 | ✕ | 0.4% | 24134m | 22% | 31% | -2.5° |
| Mon, Jul 20 | ||||||
| 24:00 | ✕ | 0.2% | 24134m | 22% | 31% | -8.1° |
| 01:00 | ✕ | 0.4% | 24134m | 22% | 31% | -14° |
| 02:00 | ✕ | 0.2% | 24135m | 22% | 41% | -19° |
| 03:00 | ✕ | 5% | 24135m | 15% | 41% | -23° |
| 04:00 | ✕ | 5.2% | 24134m | 7.4% | 41% | -27° |
| 05:00 | ✕ | 5% | 24134m | 0% | 41% | -29° |
| 06:00 | ✕ | 6.9% | 24134m | 7.4% | 41% | -30° |
| 07:00 | ✕ | 5% | 24135m | 15% | 41% | -29° |
| 08:00 | ✕ | 9.5% | 24135m | 22% | 41% | -27° |
| 09:00 | ✕ | 100% | 24134m | 22% | 41% | -23° |
| 10:00 | ✕ | 97% | 17001m | 22% | 41% | -19° |
| 11:00 | ✕ | 84% | 24135m | 22% | 41% | -14° |
| 12:00 | ✕ | 100% | 24134m | 35% | 41% | -8.9° |
| 13:00 | ✕ | 100% | 24134m | 48% | 41% | -3.9° |
| 14:00 | ✕ | 100% | 24134m | 62% | 41% | 0.83° |
| 15:00 | ✕ | 100% | 24134m | 69% | 41% | 4.9° |
| 16:00 | ✕ | 82% | 24134m | 76% | 41% | 8° |
| 17:00 | ✕ | 94% | 24135m | 83% | 41% | 10° |
| 18:00 | ✕ | 100% | 24134m | 88% | 41% | 11° |
| 19:00 | ✕ | 100% | 18314m | 94% | 41% | 10° |
| 20:00 | ✕ | 100% | 14913m | 99% | 41% | 8° |
| 21:00 | ✕ | 100% | 4934m | 99% | 41% | 4.9° |
| 22:00 | ✕ | 100% | 2252m | 98% | 41% | 0.75° |
| 23:00 | ✕ | 100% | 1107m | 98% | 41% | -4.1° |
| Tue, Jul 21 | ||||||
| 24:00 | ✕ | 100% | 1359m | 98% | 41% | -9.5° |
| 01:00 | ✕ | 100% | 1110m | 99% | 41% | -15° |
| 02:00 | ✕ | 100% | 1038m | 99% | 51% | -21° |
| 03:00 | ✕ | 100% | 1265m | 96% | 51% | -26° |
| 04:00 | ✕ | 100% | 1697m | 93% | 51% | -30° |
| 05:00 | ✕ | 100% | 871m | 90% | 51% | -33° |
| 06:00 | ✕ | 100% | 620m | 91% | 51% | -35° |
| 07:00 | ✕ | 100% | 332m | 92% | 51% | -35° |
| 08:00 | ✕ | 100% | 385m | 93% | 51% | -34° |
| 09:00 | ✕ | 100% | 1200m | 80% | 51% | -31° |
| 10:00 | ✕ | 100% | 6354m | 68% | 51% | -27° |
| 11:00 | ✕ | 100% | 6458m | 56% | 51% | -23° |
| 12:00 | ✕ | 100% | 23554m | 61% | 51% | -18° |
| 13:00 | ✕ | 100% | 23269m | 65% | 51% | -13° |
| 14:00 | ✕ | 99% | 23785m | 70% | 51% | -7.7° |
| 15:00 | ✕ | 100% | 24134m | 69% | 51% | -3.2° |
| 16:00 | ✕ | 100% | 24134m | 69% | 51% | 0.56° |
| 17:00 | ✕ | 100% | 24134m | 69% | 51% | 3.3° |
| 18:00 | ✕ | 100% | 24135m | 67% | 51% | 4.9° |
| 19:00 | ✕ | 100% | 23571m | 66% | 51% | 5.3° |
| 20:00 | ✕ | 100% | 23320m | 64% | 51% | 4.3° |
| 21:00 | ✕ | 98% | 19095m | 67% | 51% | 2.1° |
| 22:00 | ✕ | 96% | 14869m | 69% | 51% | -1.2° |
| 23:00 | ✕ | 93% | 10644m | 72% | 51% | -5.4° |
| Wed, Jul 22 | ||||||
| 24:00 | ✕ | 93% | 15141m | 71% | 51% | -10° |
| 01:00 | ✕ | 92% | 19638m | 70% | 51% | -16° |
| 02:00 | ✕ | 92% | 24135m | 68% | 61% | -21° |
| 03:00 | ✕ | 90% | 24135m | 59% | 61% | -27° |
| 04:00 | ✕ | 88% | 24135m | 49% | 61% | -32° |
| 05:00 | ✕ | 86% | 24135m | 39% | 61% | -36° |
| 06:00 | ✕ | 81% | 24135m | 39% | 61% | -39° |
| 07:00 | ✕ | 77% | 24135m | 39% | 61% | -40° |
| 08:00 | ✕ | 72% | 24135m | 39% | 61% | -40° |
| 09:00 | ✕ | 56% | 24135m | 26% | 61% | -38° |
| 10:00 | ✕ | 40% | 24135m | 13% | 61% | -35° |
| 11:00 | ✕ | 24% | 24135m | 0% | 61% | -31° |
| 12:00 | ✕ | 21% | 24135m | 0% | 61% | -26° |
| 13:00 | ✕ | 18% | 24135m | 0% | 61% | -21° |
How this forecast is made
Opportunities are threshold-based signals: PhotoWeather checks whether forecast conditions match the rules for a photography scenario. They are planning guidance, not guarantees. Forecasts can change as new model runs arrive, and confidence generally decreases farther into the forecast horizon, so recheck conditions before travelling.
The weather forecast foundation comes through Open-Meteo , which aggregates models from weather agencies. PhotoWeather applies condition-specific thresholds and derived calculations; not every condition uses every model or data input.
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