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Wolfgangsee - Fog Hunter - Salzkammergut

Strobl, Salzburg, 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 Spread14.7°C
Visibility24135 (Clear)
Relative Humidity39%
Wind Speed2.7m/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 80 hours
AND logic: all conditions required
Meets requirement
Misses requirement
Time
Europe/Vienna
Fog Probability
≥ 75.0%
Sun, May 24
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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
Sun, May 24 Sunrise 05:18 Sunset 20:47
15:00
74% 9.6°C 0mm 39% 0cm 54° 24°C 0mm 1.8kPa 24135m 3m/s 2.7m/s
16:00
60% 10°C 0mm 41% 0cm 46° 24°C 0mm 1.8kPa 24135m 2.8m/s 2.5m/s
17:00
46% 9.9°C 0mm 41% 0cm 36° 24°C 0mm 1.7kPa 24134m 2.4m/s 1.8m/s
18:00
44% 11°C 0mm 45% 0cm 26° 23°C 0mm 1.6kPa 24134m 1.7m/s 1.8m/s
19:00
41% 14°C 0mm 66% 0cm 16° 21°C 0.25mm 0.83kPa 22430m 2.9m/s 1.9m/s
20:00
39% 14°C 0mm 85% 0cm 6.4° 17°C 1.1mm 0.28kPa 20695m 1.3m/s 1.2m/s
21:00
29% 14°C 0mm 89% 0cm -2.4° 16°C 0.13mm 0.2kPa 24135m 1.3m/s 1.5m/s
22:00
18% 14°C 0mm 88% 0cm -10° 16°C 0.13mm 0.21kPa 24134m 1.7m/s 2m/s
23:00
8% 12°C 0mm 90% 0cm -16° 14°C 0.13mm 0.17kPa 24135m 1.8m/s 2.1m/s
Mon, May 25 Sunrise 05:18 Sunset 20:47
24:00
6% 12°C 0mm 89% 0cm -20° 14°C 0.19mm 0.18kPa 24134m 1.5m/s 1.7m/s
01:00
4% 12°C 0mm 86% 0cm -21° 14°C 0.19mm 0.23kPa 24135m 1.2m/s 1.4m/s
02:00
2% 12°C 0mm 87% 0cm -20° 14°C 0.19mm 0.2kPa 24135m 1.6m/s 1.8m/s
03:00
2% 12°C 0mm 88% 0cm -16° 14°C 0mm 0.19kPa 24135m 1.6m/s 1.9m/s
04:00
3% 11°C 0mm 91% 0cm -11° 13°C 0mm 0.14kPa 24135m 1.5m/s 1.8m/s
05:00
3% 11°C 0mm 92% 0cm -3.2° 12°C 0mm 0.12kPa 24135m 1.7m/s 2m/s
06:00
3% 11°C 0mm 91% 0cm 5.5° 12°C 0mm 0.13kPa 24134m 1.6m/s 1.8m/s
07:00
4% 12°C 0mm 87% 0cm 15° 15°C 0mm 0.22kPa 24134m 1.4m/s 1.2m/s
08:00
4% 13°C 0mm 77% 0cm 25° 17°C 0mm 0.46kPa 24134m 0.5m/s 0.4m/s
09:00
25% 13°C 0mm 65% 0cm 35° 20°C 0mm 0.81kPa 24135m 0.7m/s 0.71m/s
10:00
46% 13°C 0mm 58% 0cm 45° 22°C 0.06mm 1.1kPa 24134m 1.1m/s 1.3m/s
11:00
67% 13°C 0mm 53% 0cm 54° 23°C 0.06mm 1.3kPa 24135m 1.9m/s 1.8m/s
12:00
71% 12°C 0mm 48% 0cm 60° 24°C 0.06mm 1.5kPa 24135m 2.2m/s 2.2m/s
13:00
75% 12°C 0mm 45% 0cm 63° 24°C 0.06mm 1.6kPa 24134m 2m/s 2.5m/s
14:00
79% 11°C 0mm 44% 0cm 61° 24°C 0.06mm 1.7kPa 24135m 1.9m/s 2.7m/s
15:00
78% 11°C 0mm 43% 0cm 54° 25°C 0mm 1.8kPa 24134m 2.1m/s 2.6m/s
16:00
76% 11°C 0mm 44% 0cm 46° 24°C 0mm 1.7kPa 24134m 2.3m/s 2.6m/s
17:00
75% 12°C 0mm 47% 0cm 36° 24°C 0mm 1.6kPa 24134m 2.2m/s 2.5m/s
18:00
79% 13°C 0mm 52% 0cm 26° 23°C 0mm 1.3kPa 24134m 1.9m/s 2.2m/s
19:00
84% 15°C 0mm 65% 0cm 16° 21°C 0mm 0.89kPa 24135m 2.4m/s 1.8m/s
20:00
88% 15°C 0mm 78% 0cm 6.5° 18°C 0mm 0.46kPa 24134m 1.3m/s 1.3m/s
21:00
91% 13°C 0mm 86% 0cm -2.2° 15°C 0mm 0.25kPa 24135m 0.91m/s 1m/s
22:00
94% 13°C 0mm 88% 0cm -9.9° 15°C 0mm 0.2kPa 24134m 1.3m/s 1.5m/s
23:00
97% 13°C 0mm 90% 0cm -16° 14°C 0mm 0.16kPa 24135m 1.4m/s 1.6m/s
Tue, May 26 Sunrise 05:17 Sunset 20:48
24:00
98% 12°C 0mm 92% 0cm -20° 14°C 0mm 0.13kPa 24134m 1.4m/s 1.5m/s
01:00
98% 12°C 0mm 93% 0cm -21° 13°C 0mm 0.11kPa 24134m 1.5m/s 1.6m/s
02:00
99% 12°C 0mm 93% 0cm -20° 13°C 0mm 0.1kPa 24135m 1.5m/s 1.7m/s
03:00
98% 12°C 0mm 94% 0cm -16° 13°C 0mm 0.09kPa 24134m 1.5m/s 1.8m/s
04:00
96% 11°C 0mm 94% 0cm -11° 12°C 0mm 0.09kPa 24135m 1.5m/s 1.7m/s
05:00
95% 11°C 0mm 94% 0cm -3° 12°C 0mm 0.08kPa 24134m 1.5m/s 1.7m/s
06:00
96% 11°C 0mm 92% 0cm 5.7° 12°C 0mm 0.11kPa 24134m 1.5m/s 1.8m/s
07:00
97% 12°C 0mm 83% 0cm 15° 15°C 0mm 0.29kPa 24134m 1.6m/s 1.3m/s
08:00
98% 12°C 0mm 70% 0cm 25° 18°C 0mm 0.63kPa 24135m 1m/s 0.74m/s
09:00
99% 12°C 0mm 59% 0cm 35° 21°C 0mm 0.98kPa 24134m 0.4m/s 0.5m/s
10:00
99% 12°C 0mm 52% 0cm 45° 22°C 0mm 1.3kPa 24135m 1m/s 1.5m/s
11:00
100% 11°C 0mm 47% 0cm 54° 23°C 0mm 1.5kPa 24134m 1.2m/s 1.8m/s
12:00
100% 11°C 0mm 44% 0cm 61° 24°C 0mm 1.6kPa 24135m 1.1m/s 2.1m/s
13:00
100% 11°C 0mm 43% 0cm 63° 25°C 0mm 1.8kPa 24134m 1.3m/s 2.2m/s
14:00
100% 11°C 0mm 42% 0cm 61° 25°C 0mm 1.8kPa 24134m 1.5m/s 2.4m/s
15:00
100% 11°C 0mm 43% 0cm 55° 25°C 0mm 1.8kPa 24134m 1.5m/s 2.5m/s
16:00
99% 12°C 0mm 44% 0cm 46° 25°C 0mm 1.8kPa 24135m 1.7m/s 2.5m/s
17:00
99% 12°C 0mm 46% 0cm 36° 24°C 0mm 1.6kPa 24135m 1.6m/s 2.4m/s
18:00
99% 12°C 0mm 50% 0cm 26° 23°C 0mm 1.4kPa 24134m 1.7m/s 2.1m/s
19:00
99% 14°C 0mm 63% 0cm 16° 22°C 0mm 0.95kPa 24135m 2.1m/s 1.7m/s
20:00
99% 14°C 0mm 75% 0cm 6.7° 18°C 0mm 0.53kPa 24134m 1m/s 1.1m/s
21:00
89% 13°C 0mm 82% 0cm -2° 16°C 0mm 0.31kPa 24134m 1.1m/s 1.2m/s
22:00
78% 11°C 0mm 90% 0cm -9.7° 13°C 0mm 0.15kPa 24135m 1.1m/s 1.3m/s
23:00
68% 9.7°C 0mm 97% 0cm -16° 10°C 0mm 0.03kPa 24135m 1.2m/s 1.4m/s
Wed, May 27 Sunrise 05:16 Sunset 20:49
24:00
64% 11°C 0.01mm 91% 0cm -20° 12°C 0mm 0.13kPa 24135m 1.1m/s 1.2m/s
01:00
60% 11°C 0.02mm 84% 0cm -21° 14°C 0mm 0.25kPa 24135m 1.1m/s 1.1m/s
02:00
56% 12°C 0.03mm 78% 0cm -20° 15°C 0mm 0.39kPa 24135m 1m/s 0.96m/s
03:00
55% 12°C 0.03mm 74% 0cm -16° 16°C 0.42mm 0.49kPa 22071m 1.7m/s 1.5m/s
04:00
53% 12°C 0.04mm 70% 0cm -10° 17°C 0.83mm 0.6kPa 20007m 2.4m/s 2m/s
05:00
52% 12°C 0.04mm 66% 0cm -2.9° 18°C 1.3mm 0.72kPa 17943m 3.1m/s 2.5m/s
06:00
55% 11°C 0.07mm 59% 0cm 5.8° 19°C 1.6mm 0.92kPa 19889m 3.3m/s 2.5m/s
07:00
58% 10°C 0.09mm 52% 0cm 15° 20°C 1.9mm 1.1kPa 21835m 3.5m/s 2.5m/s
08:00
61% 8.7°C 0.12mm 45% 0cm 25° 21°C 2.2mm 1.4kPa 23781m 3.6m/s 2.4m/s
09:00
71% 8.4°C 0.08mm 44% 0cm 35° 21°C 1.5mm 1.4kPa 23899m 4.3m/s 2.9m/s
10:00
82% 8°C 0.05mm 44% 0cm 45° 21°C 0.85mm 1.4kPa 24017m 4.9m/s 3.4m/s
11:00
92% 7.6°C 0.01mm 43% 0cm 54° 21°C 0.19mm 1.4kPa 24135m 5.5m/s 3.9m/s
12:00
91% 8.9°C 0.02mm 53% 0cm 61° 19°C 0.25mm 1kPa 24135m 4.3m/s 3.3m/s
13:00
91% 9.8°C 0.02mm 62% 0cm 64° 17°C 0.31mm 0.74kPa 24135m 3.1m/s 2.6m/s
14:00
90% 10°C 0.03mm 72% 0cm 61° 15°C 0.38mm 0.5kPa 24135m 1.9m/s 2m/s
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