What conditions does Fog Hunter look for?

Fog Probability: ≥ 85.0%. Dewpoint Spread: ≤ 2.0°C. Visibility: ≤ 3000.0m. Wind Speed: ≤ 2.0m/s

How often do conditions match?

There are 14 upcoming opportunity windows in the next 10 days.

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Wolfgangsee - Fog Hunter - Salzkammergut

Strobl, Salzburg, Austria

Thick, moody fog for atmospheric forest and landscape shots

Currently

Real-time conditions

Fog Probability

100%

Dewpoint Spread0.3°C

Visibility950 (Fog)

Relative Humidity98%

Wind Speed2.4m/s (calm conditions)

Upcoming Opportunities

When all conditions match, PhotoWeather marks an opportunity window.

Times shown in Europe/Vienna

Next opportunity

Dense Fog (lingering)

Wolfgangsee

Tomorrow · 14:00–15:00 · 1h window

Medium confidence

65%

🌫️Fog Probability95.6%

Dewpoint Spread: 0.2°C

Visibility: 641 (Fog)

Relative Humidity: 99%

Wind Speed: 2.0m/s (calm conditions)

Dense Fog (lingering)

Wolfgangsee

Wed, Feb 25 · 04:00–06:00

🌫️Fog Probability:100%

Medium

Dense Fog (lingering) at Sunrise

Wolfgangsee

Wed, Feb 25 · 06:00–07:00

🌫️Fog Probability:100%

Medium

Dense Fog (lingering)

Wolfgangsee

Thu, Feb 26 · 03:00–06:00

🌫️Fog Probability:94.4-100%

Medium

Dense Fog (lingering) at Sunrise

Wolfgangsee

Thu, Feb 26 · 06:00–08:00

🌫️Fog Probability:100%

Medium

Dense Fog (lingering)

Wolfgangsee

Thu, Feb 26 · 08:00–14:00

🌫️Fog Probability:95.6-100%

Medium

Dense Fog (lingering)

Wolfgangsee

Fri, Feb 27 · 04:00–05:00

🌫️Fog Probability:100%

Medium

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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

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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
Sat, Feb 21
20:00	0%	0°C	26m	0.64m/s
21:00	0%	0.1°C	55m	1.3m/s
22:00	0%	0°C	122m	1.8m/s
23:00	0%	0°C	128m	1.8m/s
Sun, Feb 22
24:00	0%	0.1°C	132m	1.6m/s
01:00	0%	0°C	135m	1.8m/s
02:00	60%	0.1°C	131m	1.9m/s
03:00	0%	0.1°C	134m	1.8m/s
04:00	0%	0.1°C	121m	2m/s
05:00	0%	0.1°C	147m	2m/s
06:00	0%	0.1°C	207m	2.2m/s
07:00	0%	0.2°C	160m	2.3m/s
08:00	100%	0.1°C	141m	2.1m/s
09:00	100%	0°C	128m	2.2m/s
10:00	100%	0°C	88m	1.9m/s
11:00	48%	0.1°C	103m	1.7m/s
12:00	0%	0°C	139m	2.2m/s
13:00	0%	0°C	194m	2.4m/s
14:00	0%	0.1°C	798m	2.1m/s
15:00	0%	0.2°C	4856m	2m/s
16:00	0%	0.1°C	3065m	2m/s
17:00	0%	0.1°C	2572m	2.2m/s
18:00	0%	0.3°C	472m	2.4m/s
19:00	0%	0.3°C	529m	2.5m/s
20:00	100%	0.3°C	950m	2.4m/s
21:00	64%	0.5°C	24134m	2.4m/s
22:00	60%	0.9°C	24135m	2.4m/s
23:00	0%	1.1°C	24135m	2.2m/s
Mon, Feb 23
24:00	0%	1.2°C	24090m	2m/s
01:00	0%	1°C	22682m	1.8m/s
02:00	30%	1°C	15438m	1.8m/s
03:00	30%	0.8°C	16026m	2m/s
04:00	0%	0.8°C	16425m	2.2m/s
05:00	0%	0.7°C	18162m	2.2m/s
06:00	0%	0.7°C	22729m	1.7m/s
07:00	0%	0.7°C	12411m	2.1m/s
08:00	0%	0.6°C	10052m	2m/s
09:00	0%	0.3°C	8364m	1.9m/s
10:00	0%	0.4°C	24135m	2.2m/s
11:00	0%	0.2°C	13091m	2.2m/s
12:00	0%	0.2°C	4371m	2m/s
13:00	0%	0.3°C	3490m	2m/s
14:00	96%	0.2°C	641m	2m/s
15:00	100%	0.2°C	164m	2.5m/s
16:00	60%	0.2°C	106m	2.1m/s
17:00	58%	0.4°C	151m	2.5m/s
18:00	58%	0.3°C	220m	2.6m/s
19:00	0%	0.5°C	19880m	2m/s
20:00	32%	0.7°C	24135m	2.4m/s
21:00	38%	0.5°C	14624m	2.3m/s
22:00	32%	0.6°C	22930m	2.2m/s
23:00	0%	0.4°C	23922m	2.3m/s
Tue, Feb 24
24:00	0%	0.4°C	21504m	2.3m/s
01:00	0%	0.4°C	11562m	2m/s
02:00	0%	0.2°C	1818m	2.1m/s
03:00	0%	0.1°C	319m	2m/s
04:00	0%	0.1°C	236m	1.7m/s
05:00	0%	0.1°C	303m	1.7m/s
06:00	0%	0°C	390m	1.2m/s
07:00	0%	0°C	440m	0.56m/s
08:00	0%	0.1°C	194m	0.67m/s
09:00	0%	0°C	80m	0.83m/s
10:00	0%	0°C	59m	0.87m/s
11:00	0%	0°C	52m	0.96m/s
12:00	0%	0.1°C	42m	1.1m/s
13:00	0%	0.1°C	62m	1.1m/s
14:00	0%	0°C	83m	0.97m/s
15:00	0%	0°C	95m	0.83m/s
16:00	0%	0°C	89m	0.78m/s
17:00	0%	0.1°C	98m	0.86m/s
18:00	0%	0.1°C	147m	0.97m/s
19:00	0%	0°C	185m	1.2m/s
20:00	60%	0.1°C	195m	1.4m/s
21:00	0%	0.1°C	205m	1.5m/s
22:00	0%	0.1°C	262m	1.4m/s
23:00	0%	0.1°C	433m	1.5m/s
Wed, Feb 25
24:00	0%	0.1°C	678m	1.4m/s
01:00	0%	0.1°C	887m	1.5m/s
02:00	0%	0.1°C	604m	1.4m/s
03:00	60%	0.1°C	320m	1.4m/s
04:00	100%	0°C	37m	1.3m/s
05:00	100%	0°C	71m	1.6m/s
06:00	100%	0°C	105m	1.9m/s
07:00	100%	0°C	139m	2.1m/s
08:00	97%	0°C	2477m	2.1m/s
09:00	86%	0°C	4814m	2.1m/s
10:00	69%	0°C	7152m	2.1m/s
11:00	78%	0.1°C	4855m	2.1m/s
12:00	78%	0°C	2559m	2.1m/s
13:00	96%	0.1°C	262m	2.2m/s
14:00	78%	0.2°C	2708m	2.2m/s
15:00	73%	0.4°C	5155m	2.2m/s
16:00	71%	0.6°C	7601m	2.2m/s
17:00	76%	0.7°C	7486m	2.2m/s
18:00	0%	1°C	7371m	2.2m/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
Sun, Feb 22 Sunrise 07:00 Sunset 17:39
20:00 ☾	0.7°C	0mm	98%	0cm	1°C	0mm	0.01kPa	3.1m/s
21:00 ☾	0.4°C	0mm	96%	0cm	0.92°C	0mm	0.02kPa	3.3m/s
22:00 ☾	-1°C	0mm	94%	0cm	-0.1°C	0mm	0.04kPa	2m/s
23:00 ☾	-0.5°C	0.01mm	92%	0cm	0.62°C	0mm	0.05kPa	2.2m/s
Mon, Feb 23 Sunrise 07:00 Sunset 17:39
24:00 ☾	-0.3°C	0.07mm	92%	0cm	0.94°C	0mm	0.05kPa	2.7m/s
01:00 ☾	0.1°C	0.23mm	92%	0cm	1.1°C	0.31mm	0.05kPa	1.9m/s
02:00 ☾	0.1°C	0.49mm	94%	0cm	1.1°C	0.44mm	0.04kPa	1.7m/s
03:00 ☾	0.4°C	0.42mm	94%	0cm	1.2°C	0.94mm	0.04kPa	2.6m/s
04:00 ☾	0.5°C	0.44mm	95%	0cm	1.3°C	1.4mm	0.04kPa	3.2m/s
05:00 ☾	0.6°C	0.31mm	95%	0cm	1.3°C	1.9mm	0.03kPa	3.2m/s
06:00 ☾	0.7°C	0.26mm	95%	0cm	1.4°C	2.3mm	0.03kPa	2.4m/s
07:00	0.7°C	0.64mm	95%	0cm	1.4°C	2.9mm	0.03kPa	3.4m/s
08:00	0.8°C	1mm	96%	0cm	1.4°C	0.94mm	0.02kPa	3.4m/s
09:00	1°C	1.3mm	98%	0cm	1.3°C	2mm	0.02kPa	3m/s
10:00	1.2°C	0.02mm	98%	0cm	1.6°C	2.8mm	0.02kPa	3.7m/s
11:00	1.9°C	0.66mm	99%	0cm	2.1°C	3.2mm	0.01kPa	3.5m/s
12:00	3°C	0mm	99%	0cm	3.2°C	3.3mm	0.01kPa	3.4m/s
13:00	4.4°C	0mm	97%	0cm	4.7°C	3.3mm	0.02kPa	3.2m/s
14:00	4.2°C	0mm	99%	0cm	4.4°C	0mm	0.01kPa	3.3m/s
15:00	3.5°C	0.01mm	98%	0cm	3.7°C	0.19mm	0.01kPa	4.2m/s
16:00	3.9°C	0.04mm	98%	0cm	4.1°C	0.25mm	0.01kPa	3.7m/s
17:00	2.9°C	0mm	98%	0cm	3.3°C	0.63mm	0.02kPa	4.3m/s
18:00 ☾	1.6°C	0.45mm	98%	0cm	1.9°C	0.81mm	0.02kPa	3.8m/s
19:00 ☾	1.9°C	0.08mm	97%	0cm	2.4°C	1.1mm	0.02kPa	2.3m/s
20:00 ☾	2°C	0.01mm	96%	0cm	2.7°C	0.31mm	0.03kPa	3.5m/s
21:00 ☾	2°C	0.16mm	96%	0cm	2.5°C	0.69mm	0.03kPa	3.5m/s
22:00 ☾	1.9°C	0.04mm	96%	0cm	2.5°C	0.94mm	0.03kPa	4.6m/s
23:00 ☾	2°C	0.45mm	97%	0cm	2.4°C	1.6mm	0.02kPa	4.7m/s
Tue, Feb 24 Sunrise 06:58 Sunset 17:41
24:00 ☾	1.9°C	0.52mm	97%	0cm	2.3°C	1.9mm	0.02kPa	4.9m/s
01:00 ☾	1.8°C	0.81mm	98%	0cm	2.2°C	2.6mm	0.02kPa	4.1m/s
02:00 ☾	1.9°C	1.4mm	99%	0cm	2.1°C	1mm	0.01kPa	4.5m/s
03:00 ☾	1.8°C	2.1mm	99%	0cm	1.9°C	2.8mm	0kPa	3.8m/s
04:00 ☾	1.6°C	2mm	99%	0cm	1.7°C	5.1mm	0kPa	3.1m/s
05:00 ☾	1.4°C	2.3mm	99%	0cm	1.5°C	7.3mm	0.01kPa	2.8m/s
06:00 ☾	1.3°C	2.8mm	99%	0cm	1.3°C	9.8mm	0kPa	1.5m/s
07:00	1.2°C	3.8mm	100%	0cm	1.2°C	13mm	0kPa	0.51m/s
08:00	1°C	4.7mm	100%	4.7cm	1.1°C	4.9mm	0kPa	0.71m/s
09:00	0.4°C	4.1mm	100%	4.1cm	0.43°C	9.1mm	0kPa	1.2m/s
10:00	0.5°C	3.9mm	100%	3.9cm	0.47°C	13mm	0kPa	1m/s
11:00	0.4°C	2.8mm	100%	2.8cm	0.37°C	17mm	0kPa	1.2m/s
12:00	0.4°C	2.5mm	100%	2.5cm	0.46°C	19mm	0kPa	1.3m/s
13:00	0.6°C	2.1mm	100%	2.1cm	0.65°C	22mm	0kPa	1.6m/s
14:00	0.6°C	2mm	100%	2cm	0.63°C	2.1mm	0kPa	1.4m/s
15:00	0.5°C	1.9mm	100%	1.9cm	0.5°C	4mm	0kPa	1.1m/s
16:00	0.5°C	1.8mm	100%	1.8cm	0.49°C	5.9mm	0kPa	0.91m/s
17:00	0.4°C	1.6mm	100%	1.6cm	0.47°C	7.5mm	0kPa	0.92m/s
18:00 ☾	0.4°C	1.5mm	100%	1.5cm	0.47°C	9.1mm	0kPa	1.1m/s
19:00 ☾	0.5°C	1.1mm	100%	0cm	0.55°C	10mm	0kPa	1.4m/s
20:00 ☾	0.6°C	0.58mm	100%	0cm	0.67°C	0.88mm	0kPa	1.7m/s
21:00 ☾	0.8°C	0.43mm	100%	0cm	0.88°C	1.4mm	0kPa	1.8m/s
22:00 ☾	0.9°C	0.39mm	99%	0cm	0.99°C	1.8mm	0kPa	1.2m/s
23:00 ☾	1°C	0.11mm	100%	0cm	1.1°C	2.1mm	0kPa	1.3m/s
Wed, Feb 25 Sunrise 06:56 Sunset 17:42
24:00 ☾	1.1°C	0mm	100%	0cm	1.2°C	2.1mm	0kPa	1.2m/s
01:00 ☾	1.3°C	0.01mm	100%	0cm	1.4°C	2.1mm	0kPa	1.3m/s
02:00 ☾	1.2°C	0.01mm	100%	0cm	1.3°C	1.4mm	0kPa	1.4m/s
03:00 ☾	1.1°C	0.02mm	100%	0cm	1.2°C	0.71mm	0kPa	1.4m/s
04:00 ☾	1.1°C	0.02mm	100%	0cm	1.1°C	0mm	0kPa	1.5m/s
05:00 ☾	1.1°C	0.02mm	100%	0cm	1.1°C	0.02mm	0kPa	1.7m/s
06:00 ☾	1.1°C	0.01mm	100%	0cm	1.1°C	0.04mm	0kPa	2m/s
07:00	1.1°C	0.01mm	100%	0cm	1.1°C	0.06mm	0kPa	2.2m/s
08:00	1.3°C	0.007mm	100%	0cm	1.3°C	0.04mm	0kPa	2.1m/s
09:00	1.6°C	0.003mm	100%	0cm	1.6°C	0.02mm	0kPa	2m/s
10:00	1.8°C	0mm	100%	0cm	1.8°C	0mm	0kPa	1.9m/s
11:00	0.2°C	0mm	100%	0cm	0.26°C	0mm	0kPa	1.9m/s
12:00	-1.3°C	0mm	100%	0cm	-1.3°C	0mm	0kPa	1.8m/s
13:00	-2.9°C	0mm	99%	0cm	-2.8°C	0mm	0kPa	1.8m/s
14:00	-3.4°C	0mm	98%	0cm	-3.2°C	0mm	0.01kPa	1.7m/s
15:00	-4°C	0mm	97%	0cm	-3.6°C	0mm	0.01kPa	1.7m/s
16:00	-4.5°C	0mm	96%	0cm	-3.9°C	0mm	0.02kPa	1.7m/s
17:00	-5°C	0mm	94%	0cm	-4.3°C	0mm	0.03kPa	1.7m/s
18:00 ☾	-5.6°C	0mm	93%	0cm	-4.6°C	0mm	0.03kPa	1.7m/s
19:00 ☾	-6.1°C	0mm	91%	0cm	-4.9°C	0mm	0.04kPa	1.7m/s

How to read: these inputs help produce the derived score; they are not requirements by themselves.

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