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Traunsee - Fog Hunter - Salzkammergut

Gmunden, Upper Austria, Austria

Thick, moody fog for atmospheric forest and landscape shots

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Rule requirements (key thresholds)
Fog Probability · ≥ 85.0% Dewpoint Spread · ≤ 2.0°C Visibility · ≤ 3000.0m Wind Speed · ≤ 2.0m/s

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Most common blockers (next 72 hours)
Fog Probability 100% failing
Visibility 97% failing
Wind Speed 64% failing

Currently

Real-time conditions
Dewpoint Spread1.7°C
Visibility12939 (Clear)
Relative Humidity89%
Wind Speed4.4m/s (calm conditions)

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Times shown in Europe/Vienna

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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 95 hours
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Meets requirement
Misses requirement
Time
Europe/Vienna
Fog Probability
≥ 85.0%
Dewpoint Spread
≤ 2.0°C
Visibility
≤ 3000.0m
Wind Speed
≤ 2.0m/s
Sun, Feb 22
02:000%1.1°C12008m5m/s
03:000%1.6°C24134m5.1m/s
04:000%1.5°C16442m4.1m/s
05:000%1.3°C23726m3.9m/s
06:000%1.3°C24135m3.8m/s
07:000%1.5°C24134m3.6m/s
08:000%1.1°C24134m2.6m/s
09:000%1.2°C24060m2.8m/s
10:000%1.5°C23322m3.1m/s
11:000%1.3°C11989m3.8m/s
12:000%1.2°C13710m3.9m/s
13:000%1°C14050m3.3m/s
14:000%0.9°C17626m3.2m/s
15:000%1.1°C13676m3.3m/s
16:000%1.2°C24135m3m/s
17:000%1.5°C24135m3.1m/s
18:000%1.8°C24135m3.4m/s
19:000%1.8°C24135m3.8m/s
20:000%1.9°C24135m4.3m/s
21:000%2.2°C24135m4.3m/s
22:000%2.6°C24134m4.6m/s
23:000%2.4°C24134m5m/s
Mon, Feb 23
24:000%2.5°C14339m5.3m/s
01:000%2.2°C8787m5.7m/s
02:000%2°C14887m5.7m/s
03:000%1.7°C12939m4.4m/s
04:000%1°C8896m3.6m/s
05:000%1.3°C13149m4.6m/s
06:000%1.4°C10830m5.4m/s
07:000%1.5°C13360m5.3m/s
08:000%1.4°C7842m4.7m/s
09:000%1.5°C6573m4.7m/s
10:000%1.8°C24135m4.4m/s
11:000%2.4°C19021m4.7m/s
12:000%2.6°C24135m5m/s
13:000%2.9°C24135m5.7m/s
14:000%2.7°C24134m5.3m/s
15:000%2.7°C24135m5.6m/s
16:000%3.7°C24135m5.9m/s
17:000%2.6°C9259m3.9m/s
18:000%2°C24021m4.3m/s
19:000%2°C17879m5.1m/s
20:000%2.2°C24135m4.9m/s
21:000%2.1°C17290m5.3m/s
22:000%3°C24134m6.4m/s
23:000%3.1°C24135m6.5m/s
Tue, Feb 24
24:000%2.8°C24135m6.6m/s
01:000%2.1°C12674m6.5m/s
02:000%1.4°C5661m6.1m/s
03:000%0.9°C3421m5.4m/s
04:000%0.9°C3643m4.5m/s
05:000%0.8°C3497m4.2m/s
06:000%0.6°C3801m4m/s
07:000%0.7°C3641m3.5m/s
08:000%0.5°C2785m3.5m/s
09:000%0.5°C3065m3.6m/s
10:000%0.8°C3389m3.8m/s
11:000%0.8°C2562m3.5m/s
12:000%0.7°C3156m3.1m/s
13:000%0.7°C6683m3.3m/s
14:000%0.8°C8750m3.5m/s
15:000%0.8°C8542m3.1m/s
16:000%0.8°C10141m2.9m/s
17:000%0.8°C9418m2.4m/s
18:000%0.7°C9896m2.3m/s
19:000%0.8°C14653m2.2m/s
20:0030%0.8°C18770m1.8m/s
21:0030%0.8°C24135m1.3m/s
22:0030%0.7°C23328m0.95m/s
23:000%0.7°C24134m0.87m/s
Wed, Feb 25
24:000%0.6°C24135m0.89m/s
01:000%0.6°C24134m0.99m/s
02:0064%0.5°C24135m1.4m/s
03:0067%0.5°C22087m1.3m/s
04:0064%0.6°C20526m1.3m/s
05:0064%0.5°C20461m1.4m/s
06:0067%0.5°C20434m1.6m/s
07:0075%0.3°C11699m1.5m/s
08:000%1.8°C15844m1.8m/s
09:000%3.5°C19990m2.2m/s
10:000%5.5°C24135m2.5m/s
11:000%4.4°C24135m2m/s
12:000%3.5°C24135m1.6m/s
13:000%2.6°C24135m1.1m/s
14:000%2.4°C24135m1.2m/s
15:000%2.2°C24135m1.3m/s
16:000%2.1°C24135m1.3m/s
17:000%2.1°C24135m1.3m/s
18:000%2.1°C24135m1.3m/s
19:000%2°C24135m1.3m/s
20:000%2°C24135m1.3m/s
21:000%2°C24135m1.4m/s
22:000%2°C24135m1.4m/s
23:000%1.9°C24135m1.1m/s
Thu, Feb 26
24:000%1.7°C24135m0.81m/s
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
Dew Point
°C
Rainfall
mm
Relative Humidity
%
Snowfall
cm
Temperature
°C
Total Precipitation
mm
Vapor Pressure Deficit
kPa
Wind Gusts
m/s
Mon, Feb 23 Sunrise 06:57 Sunset 17:39
03:00
4.3°C 0.95mm 89% 0cm 6°C 2mm 0.1kPa 13m/s
04:00
3.6°C 1.5mm 94% 0cm 4.6°C 3.3mm 0.05kPa 7.7m/s
05:00
4.1°C 0.84mm 91% 0cm 5.4°C 4.3mm 0.08kPa 13m/s
06:00
4.4°C 1mm 90% 0cm 5.8°C 5.2mm 0.09kPa 15m/s
07:00
4.2°C 0.8mm 90% 0cm 5.7°C 6mm 0.09kPa 14m/s
08:00
4.1°C 1.8mm 91% 0cm 5.5°C 1.2mm 0.08kPa 14m/s
09:00
4.1°C 2mm 90% 0cm 5.6°C 2.2mm 0.09kPa 14m/s
10:00
4°C 0mm 88% 0cm 5.8°C 2.8mm 0.11kPa 9.5m/s
11:00
4.5°C 0.37mm 85% 0cm 6.9°C 2.9mm 0.15kPa 13m/s
12:00
4.6°C 0mm 83% 0cm 7.2°C 3mm 0.17kPa 13m/s
13:00
4.9°C 0.1mm 82% 0cm 7.8°C 3.1mm 0.19kPa 14m/s
14:00
5.1°C 0.09mm 83% 0cm 7.8°C 0mm 0.18kPa 14m/s
15:00
5°C 0.03mm 83% 0cm 7.7°C 0.31mm 0.18kPa 15m/s
16:00
4.9°C 0mm 78% 0cm 8.6°C 0.44mm 0.25kPa 14m/s
17:00
4.6°C 1.5mm 84% 0cm 7.2°C 0.63mm 0.17kPa 8.4m/s
18:00
5°C 0mm 87% 0cm 7°C 2.2mm 0.13kPa 12m/s
19:00
5.1°C 0.02mm 87% 0cm 7.1°C 2.4mm 0.13kPa 12m/s
20:00
4.9°C 0.04mm 85% 0cm 7.1°C 0.13mm 0.15kPa 13m/s
21:00
4.9°C 0.03mm 87% 0cm 7°C 0.31mm 0.13kPa 13m/s
22:00
4.5°C 0mm 81% 0cm 7.5°C 0.44mm 0.19kPa 15m/s
23:00
3.9°C 0.21mm 80% 0cm 7°C 0.56mm 0.2kPa 15m/s
Tue, Feb 24 Sunrise 06:57 Sunset 17:39
24:00
4.2°C 0.05mm 82% 0cm 7°C 0.75mm 0.18kPa 15m/s
01:00
4.7°C 0.83mm 87% 0cm 6.8°C 1.2mm 0.13kPa 14m/s
02:00
4.5°C 3mm 91% 0cm 5.9°C 2mm 0.08kPa 14m/s
03:00
4.3°C 4.3mm 94% 0cm 5.2°C 5.8mm 0.05kPa 14m/s
04:00
4.4°C 3.3mm 94% 0cm 5.3°C 9.3mm 0.06kPa 12m/s
05:00
3.3°C 4.3mm 94% 0cm 4.1°C 13mm 0.05kPa 11m/s
06:00
2.9°C 4.2mm 96% 0cm 3.5°C 17mm 0.03kPa 11m/s
07:00
2.8°C 3.8mm 96% 0cm 3.5°C 21mm 0.03kPa 7.3m/s
08:00
2.3°C 4.7mm 97% 0cm 2.8°C 4.6mm 0.02kPa 6.7m/s
09:00
2.3°C 4mm 97% 0cm 2.8°C 9.1mm 0.02kPa 8.7m/s
10:00
2.4°C 2.8mm 95% 0cm 3.2°C 12mm 0.04kPa 9.5m/s
11:00
2.5°C 3mm 95% 0cm 3.3°C 15mm 0.04kPa 8.4m/s
12:00
2.5°C 2.4mm 96% 0cm 3.2°C 18mm 0.03kPa 8.1m/s
13:00
2.6°C 1.6mm 95% 0cm 3.3°C 20mm 0.04kPa 7.4m/s
14:00
2.8°C 1.3mm 95% 0cm 3.6°C 1.6mm 0.04kPa 7.4m/s
15:00
2.9°C 1.2mm 94% 0cm 3.7°C 2.7mm 0.04kPa 5.7m/s
16:00
2.8°C 1.2mm 95% 0cm 3.6°C 3.8mm 0.04kPa 4.9m/s
17:00
2.7°C 1.2mm 95% 0cm 3.5°C 4.9mm 0.04kPa 4.5m/s
18:00
2.7°C 1.2mm 95% 0cm 3.4°C 6.1mm 0.04kPa 4m/s
19:00
2.7°C 0.69mm 95% 0cm 3.5°C 6.9mm 0.04kPa 3.2m/s
20:00
2.8°C 0.43mm 95% 0cm 3.6°C 0.5mm 0.04kPa 2.1m/s
21:00
2.9°C 0.19mm 95% 0cm 3.7°C 0.81mm 0.04kPa 1.2m/s
22:00
3°C 0.26mm 95% 0cm 3.7°C 0.94mm 0.04kPa 0.81m/s
23:00
3.1°C 0.12mm 95% 0cm 3.8°C 1.1mm 0.04kPa 0.82m/s
Wed, Feb 25 Sunrise 06:55 Sunset 17:41
24:00
3.1°C 0.13mm 96% 0cm 3.7°C 1.3mm 0.04kPa 0.81m/s
01:00
3.1°C 0.02mm 96% 0cm 3.7°C 1.4mm 0.04kPa 1m/s
02:00
3.2°C 0.01mm 96% 0cm 3.7°C 0mm 0.03kPa 1.8m/s
03:00
3.2°C 0mm 96% 0cm 3.7°C 0mm 0.03kPa 1.8m/s
04:00
3°C 0mm 96% 0cm 3.6°C 0mm 0.03kPa 1.7m/s
05:00
2.9°C 0mm 96% 0cm 3.4°C 0mm 0.03kPa 1.9m/s
06:00
2.6°C 0mm 97% 0cm 3.1°C 0mm 0.02kPa 2.1m/s
07:00
1.9°C 0mm 98% 0cm 2.2°C 0mm 0.02kPa 1.9m/s
08:00
2.7°C 0mm 88% 0cm 4.5°C 0mm 0.1kPa 2.2m/s
09:00
3.3°C 0mm 78% 0cm 6.8°C 0mm 0.21kPa 2.4m/s
10:00
3.6°C 0mm 69% 0cm 9.1°C 0mm 0.36kPa 2.6m/s
11:00
3.5°C 0mm 73% 0cm 7.9°C 0mm 0.28kPa 2.2m/s
12:00
3.3°C 0mm 78% 0cm 6.8°C 0mm 0.21kPa 1.7m/s
13:00
3°C 0mm 83% 0cm 5.6°C 0mm 0.15kPa 1.2m/s
14:00
2.7°C 0mm 84% 0cm 5.1°C 0mm 0.14kPa 1.4m/s
15:00
2.4°C 0mm 85% 0cm 4.6°C 0mm 0.12kPa 1.5m/s
16:00
2.1°C 0mm 86% 0cm 4.2°C 0mm 0.11kPa 1.6m/s
17:00
1.6°C 0mm 86% 0cm 3.7°C 0mm 0.11kPa 1.7m/s
18:00
1.1°C 0mm 86% 0cm 3.2°C 0mm 0.11kPa 1.8m/s
19:00
0.7°C 0mm 86% 0cm 2.7°C 0mm 0.1kPa 1.8m/s
20:00
0.3°C 0mm 86% 0cm 2.3°C 0mm 0.1kPa 1.8m/s
21:00
-0.1°C 0mm 86% 0cm 1.9°C 0mm 0.1kPa 1.9m/s
22:00
-0.5°C 0mm 86% 0cm 1.5°C 0mm 0.09kPa 1.9m/s
23:00
-0.8°C 0mm 87% 0cm 1.1°C 0mm 0.09kPa 1.6m/s
Thu, Feb 26 Sunrise 06:53 Sunset 17:42
24:00
-1°C 0mm 88% 0cm 0.74°C 0mm 0.08kPa 1.3m/s
01:00
-1.3°C 0mm 89% 0cm 0.36°C 0mm 0.07kPa 1m/s
02:00
-0.9°C 0mm 84% 0cm 1.6°C 0mm 0.11kPa 1m/s
How to read: these inputs help produce the derived score; they are not requirements by themselves.

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