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Dachstein Skywalk - Fog Hunter - Salzkammergut

Obertraun, Upper Austria, Austria

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 Spread0.8°C
Visibility16996 (Clear)
Relative Humidity95%
Wind Speed2.9m/s (calm conditions)

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Times shown in Europe/Vienna

No opportunities in the next 10 days

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What this forecast looks for

Plain-language explanation from the rule

This forecast tracks the atmospheric conditions that create Austria's most iconic lakeside photography. We combine fog probability, wind speed, and visibility data to predict when mist and mirror-like reflections transform the Salzkammergut.

Hallstatt may be the world's most photographed village, with its pastel houses reflected in an alpine lake beneath towering peaks. But the wider Salzkammergut region offers equally stunning scenes at less-visited lakes, all sharing the same dramatic geography.

What makes Salzkammergut special for photography:

  • Lake fog - Cool nights and sheltered valleys create reliable morning mist
  • Mirror reflections - Calm alpine lakes produce perfect reflections of villages and peaks
  • Alpine backdrop - The Dachstein massif provides dramatic mountain scenery
  • Historic villages - Centuries-old lakeside towns offer timeless compositions

Peak fog season runs from September through November. Arrive well before dawn for the best mist at Hallstatt—the classic viewpoint fills quickly. For quieter alternatives, Gosausee offers stunning Dachstein reflections with fewer crowds. Wind is the enemy of reflections—our forecast helps you find calm mornings.

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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/Vienna
Fog Probability
≥ 75.0%
Wed, Jul 8
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Thu, Jul 9
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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/Vienna
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 05:17 Sunset 21:03
16:00
0% 10°C 0.55mm 95% 0cm 48° 11°C 1.5mm 0.07kPa 16996m 4m/s 2.9m/s
17:00
0% 10°C 0.23mm 93% 0cm 38° 11°C 1.7mm 0.09kPa 24135m 3.9m/s 2.7m/s
18:00
0% 10°C 0.1mm 96% 0cm 28° 11°C 1.8mm 0.06kPa 24135m 3.2m/s 2m/s
19:00
0% 10°C 0mm 96% 0cm 18° 11°C 1.9mm 0.05kPa 24135m 3.6m/s 2.3m/s
20:00
0% 10°C 0mm 96% 0cm 8.6° 11°C 2mm 0.05kPa 24017m 3.5m/s 2.3m/s
21:00
0% 10°C 0mm 96% 0cm 0.2° 11°C 0.06mm 0.05kPa 24134m 3.3m/s 2.2m/s
22:00
0% 8.6°C 0mm 96% 0cm -8° 9.2°C 0.19mm 0.05kPa 24134m 2.4m/s 2.3m/s
23:00
0% 9.3°C 0mm 97% 0cm -14° 9.8°C 0.25mm 0.04kPa 24135m 3.3m/s 2.4m/s
Thu, Jul 9 Sunrise 05:17 Sunset 21:03
24:00
0% 9.5°C 0.01mm 97% 0cm -18° 10°C 0.38mm 0.04kPa 24134m 3.2m/s 2.3m/s
01:00
0% 9.7°C 0mm 98% 0cm -20° 10°C 0.56mm 0.03kPa 19180m 3.1m/s 2.2m/s
02:00
0% 9.6°C 0.01mm 98% 0cm -19° 10°C 0.63mm 0.03kPa 23769m 3.1m/s 2.3m/s
03:00
0% 9.7°C 0mm 98% 0cm -16° 10°C 0.13mm 0.02kPa 24135m 3m/s 2.2m/s
04:00
1% 9.7°C 0.02mm 98% 0cm -10° 10°C 0.38mm 0.02kPa 16484m 3.2m/s 2.4m/s
05:00
1% 9.9°C 0.02mm 99% 0cm -3.1° 10°C 0.56mm 0.02kPa 2148m 3.2m/s 2.3m/s
06:00
2% 10°C 0mm 99% 0cm 5.4° 10°C 0.81mm 0.02kPa 928m 3m/s 2.1m/s
07:00
3% 11°C 0mm 97% 0cm 15° 11°C 1.1mm 0.03kPa 18114m 2.5m/s 1.8m/s
08:00
4% 11°C 0mm 90% 0cm 25° 13°C 1.4mm 0.14kPa 20059m 3.4m/s 2.5m/s
09:00
26% 11°C 0mm 84% 0cm 35° 14°C 0.25mm 0.24kPa 19308m 3.5m/s 2.6m/s
10:00
47% 11°C 0mm 79% 0cm 45° 15°C 0.5mm 0.36kPa 18113m 3.7m/s 2.8m/s
11:00
69% 10°C 0mm 68% 0cm 54° 16°C 0.75mm 0.58kPa 24060m 4.3m/s 3.1m/s
12:00
73% 9.5°C 0mm 60% 0cm 61° 17°C 0.81mm 0.8kPa 24134m 5.5m/s 3.4m/s
13:00
76% 8.7°C 0mm 53% 0cm 65° 18°C 0.88mm 1kPa 24135m 5.8m/s 3.4m/s
14:00
80% 8.2°C 0mm 50% 0cm 63° 19°C 0.88mm 1.1kPa 24135m 6.2m/s 3.6m/s
15:00
81% 8.7°C 0.01mm 51% 0cm 57° 19°C 0mm 1.1kPa 24134m 6.6m/s 4m/s
16:00
82% 8.5°C 0mm 50% 0cm 48° 19°C 0mm 1.1kPa 24135m 6.8m/s 3.8m/s
17:00
83% 9.4°C 0mm 54% 0cm 38° 19°C 0.06mm 0.98kPa 24135m 6.1m/s 3.7m/s
18:00
83% 11°C 0mm 64% 0cm 28° 18°C 0.13mm 0.72kPa 15287m 4.3m/s 3.5m/s
19:00
84% 11°C 0mm 71% 0cm 18° 16°C 0.31mm 0.53kPa 24080m 3.6m/s 2.8m/s
20:00
84% 12°C 0mm 84% 0cm 8.5° 14°C 0.38mm 0.26kPa 24135m 2.5m/s 2m/s
21:00
83% 10°C 0mm 93% 0cm 0.14° 11°C 0mm 0.09kPa 24134m 1.4m/s 1.4m/s
22:00
81% 9.2°C 0mm 94% 0cm -8.1° 10°C 0mm 0.07kPa 24135m 1.1m/s 0.99m/s
23:00
80% 9.2°C 0mm 94% 0cm -14° 10°C 0.06mm 0.08kPa 24135m 1.4m/s 1.4m/s
Fri, Jul 10 Sunrise 05:17 Sunset 21:02
24:00
79% 9.2°C 0mm 94% 0cm -18° 10°C 0.06mm 0.08kPa 24135m 1.6m/s 1.8m/s
01:00
78% 9°C 0mm 94% 0cm -20° 10°C 0.06mm 0.08kPa 24135m 1.7m/s 1.8m/s
02:00
77% 8.7°C 0mm 93% 0cm -19° 9.8°C 0.06mm 0.08kPa 24135m 1.6m/s 1.7m/s
03:00
82% 8.7°C 0mm 94% 0cm -16° 9.7°C 0mm 0.08kPa 24135m 1.7m/s 1.9m/s
04:00
87% 8.5°C 0mm 94% 0cm -10° 9.5°C 0mm 0.07kPa 24135m 1.8m/s 1.9m/s
05:00
92% 8.4°C 0mm 94% 0cm -3.2° 9.3°C 0mm 0.07kPa 24134m 1.7m/s 1.8m/s
06:00
94% 8.8°C 0mm 94% 0cm 5.3° 9.8°C 0mm 0.08kPa 24135m 1.7m/s 1.8m/s
07:00
95% 10°C 0mm 88% 0cm 15° 12°C 0mm 0.18kPa 24134m 1.8m/s 1.5m/s
08:00
97% 11°C 0mm 77% 0cm 24° 15°C 0mm 0.39kPa 24135m 1.6m/s 1.4m/s
09:00
98% 11°C 0mm 66% 0cm 34° 17°C 0mm 0.65kPa 24134m 1.9m/s 1.5m/s
10:00
99% 10°C 0mm 58% 0cm 44° 19°C 0mm 0.9kPa 24134m 2.2m/s 1.8m/s
11:00
100% 9.7°C 0mm 52% 0cm 54° 20°C 0mm 1.1kPa 24135m 2.8m/s 2m/s
12:00
100% 9.4°C 0mm 48% 0cm 61° 21°C 0mm 1.3kPa 24134m 3.2m/s 2.3m/s
13:00
100% 9.1°C 0mm 44% 0cm 65° 22°C 0mm 1.4kPa 24134m 3.6m/s 2.4m/s
14:00
100% 8.8°C 0mm 42% 0cm 63° 22°C 0mm 1.6kPa 24134m 3.9m/s 2.4m/s
15:00
100% 8.6°C 0mm 41% 0cm 57° 23°C 0mm 1.6kPa 24135m 3.9m/s 2.6m/s
16:00
100% 8.6°C 0mm 41% 0cm 48° 23°C 0mm 1.6kPa 24134m 4.1m/s 2.8m/s
17:00
100% 8.8°C 0mm 43% 0cm 38° 22°C 0mm 1.5kPa 24134m 3.4m/s 2.8m/s
18:00
100% 9.3°C 0mm 46% 0cm 28° 21°C 0mm 1.4kPa 24135m 2.7m/s 2.7m/s
19:00
100% 11°C 0mm 57% 0cm 18° 20°C 0mm 1kPa 24135m 2.4m/s 2.3m/s
20:00
100% 13°C 0mm 76% 0cm 8.4° 17°C 0mm 0.48kPa 24135m 1.8m/s 2m/s
21:00
95% 12°C 0mm 83% 0cm 0.07° 15°C 0mm 0.29kPa 24135m 1.5m/s 1.7m/s
22:00
91% 11°C 0mm 90% 0cm -8.2° 13°C 0mm 0.15kPa 24135m 1.2m/s 1.4m/s
23:00
86% 9.9°C 0mm 97% 0cm -14° 10°C 0mm 0.04kPa 24135m 0.91m/s 1.1m/s
Sat, Jul 11 Sunrise 05:18 Sunset 21:02
24:00
83% 11°C 0mm 93% 0cm -18° 12°C 0mm 0.1kPa 24135m 0.85m/s 0.96m/s
01:00
80% 12°C 0mm 89% 0cm -20° 13°C 0mm 0.17kPa 24135m 0.79m/s 0.83m/s
02:00
77% 12°C 0mm 85% 0cm -19° 15°C 0mm 0.26kPa 24135m 0.74m/s 0.7m/s
03:00
69% 12°C 0mm 73% 0cm -16° 17°C 0.02mm 0.54kPa 24135m 0.87m/s 0.92m/s
04:00
61% 12°C 0mm 60% 0cm -11° 19°C 0.04mm 0.89kPa 24135m 1m/s 1.1m/s
05:00
53% 10°C 0mm 48% 0cm -3.3° 22°C 0.06mm 1.3kPa 24135m 1.1m/s 1.3m/s
06:00
52% 9.7°C 0mm 45% 0cm 5.2° 22°C 0.06mm 1.5kPa 24135m 1.5m/s 1.6m/s
07:00
52% 9.3°C 0mm 41% 0cm 14° 23°C 0.06mm 1.7kPa 24135m 1.8m/s 1.8m/s
08:00
51% 8.8°C 0mm 38% 0cm 24° 24°C 0.06mm 1.8kPa 24135m 2.1m/s 2m/s
09:00
57% 9.3°C 0mm 40% 0cm 34° 24°C 0.04mm 1.8kPa 24135m 2.2m/s 2.3m/s
10:00
64% 9.7°C 0mm 42% 0cm 44° 23°C 0.02mm 1.7kPa 24135m 2.2m/s 2.6m/s
11:00
70% 10°C 0mm 43% 0cm 53° 23°C 0mm 1.6kPa 24135m 2.2m/s 2.8m/s
12:00
71% 12°C 0mm 55% 0cm 61° 22°C 0.02mm 1.2kPa 24135m 2m/s 2.4m/s
13:00
72% 13°C 0mm 66% 0cm 64° 20°C 0.04mm 0.78kPa 24135m 1.7m/s 2m/s
14:00
73% 14°C 0mm 78% 0cm 63° 18°C 0.06mm 0.47kPa 24135m 1.4m/s 1.6m/s
15:00
75% 14°C 0mm 83% 0cm 56° 16°C 0.04mm 0.32kPa 24135m 1.4m/s 1.6m/s
How to read: these inputs help produce the derived score; they are not requirements by themselves.

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