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Rule Cloudscapes

Cairngorms - Cloudscapes - Scotland

Aviemore, Scotland, United Kingdom

Multi-layered dramatic clouds for striking sky photography

Currently

Real-time conditions
Cloud Cover5%
Wind Gusts13.0m/s
Precipitation Chance69%
Air Pressure950.0hPa

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Times shown in Europe/London
Next opportunity
Dramatic Cloud Drama
Cairngorms
Mon, Mar 23 · 16:00–17:00 · 1h window
Low confidence
38%
☁️Cloud Drama Score100%
Cloud Cover: 63%
Wind Gusts: 6.1m/s
Precipitation Chance: 23%
Air Pressure: 950.0hPa

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72-hour requirements breakdown

What passed or failed, hour by hour
0matching hours in the next 95 hours
OR logic: one branch per group is enough
Meets requirement
Misses requirement
Time
Europe/London
Cloud Drama Score
≥ 75.0%
Low Clouds
≥ 20.0%
Mid-Level Clouds
OR1·B1
≥ 30.0%
High Clouds
OR1·B2
≥ 40.0%
Visibility
≥ 5000.0m
Sun, Mar 15
07:0049%100%0.1%0.8%5487m
08:0043%100%0.1%0.1%5069m
09:0034%100%0%0%114m
10:0036%100%0%3.5%7635m
11:0041%80%0%0%1822m
12:0086%53%14%0%3187m
13:0065%34%0%0%3980m
14:0044%14%1.1%0%24117m
15:0061%5%19%0%24110m
16:0049%15%5.8%0%5022m
17:0040%8.6%5%0%20639m
18:00100%18%14%0%24134m
19:0055%19%5%0%24134m
20:0015%5%5%0%24134m
21:0015%30%3.4%0%24134m
22:0015%5%5%0%24134m
23:0015%68%5%0%6517m
Mon, Mar 16
24:0015%56%0%0%24092m
01:0015%25%0%0%24099m
02:0015%35%0%0%24134m
03:0015%20%0%0%24134m
04:0015%6%1%0%24135m
05:0015%5%0%0%24135m
06:0039%5%0%0%24135m
07:0036%5%0%0%24135m
08:0037%5%0%1.5%24135m
09:0042%5.7%0%91%24135m
10:0063%5.5%100%100%24135m
11:0059%36%19%100%24135m
12:00100%39%27%17%24135m
13:0063%76%99%5.1%24134m
14:0055%100%60%100%24135m
15:0062%100%100%100%24106m
16:0062%100%100%97%5222m
17:0067%100%61%61%4732m
18:0068%100%100%92%137m
19:0058%95%76%100%854m
20:000%100%86%100%24095m
21:000%100%100%100%24134m
22:000%100%22%100%24134m
23:000%100%100%100%24134m
Tue, Mar 17
24:000%67%100%100%24134m
01:000%83%100%100%24134m
02:003.6%16%66%100%24135m
03:005%92%8.3%65%24135m
04:009.8%88%5%5.6%24135m
05:008%63%5%5%24134m
06:0061%84%5%5%24135m
07:0062%85%5%5%24135m
08:0047%100%2.5%5%24135m
09:0030%100%0%0%24134m
10:0037%100%0%0%24134m
11:0031%100%0%0%24134m
12:0036%100%0%1.9%24134m
13:0031%100%0%0%24135m
14:0030%100%0%0%24134m
15:0040%100%0%0.8%24134m
16:0045%100%0%1.9%24135m
17:0033%100%0%0%24135m
18:0035%100%0%0%24135m
19:0031%100%0%0%24135m
20:006.1%100%0%0%24134m
21:008.7%100%0%0%24134m
22:0011%100%0%0%24135m
23:0015%98%0%0%24135m
Wed, Mar 18
24:0015%93%0%1.9%24110m
01:0015%74%0%7.2%24135m
02:0015%88%0%5%24135m
03:0015%72%5%5%24135m
04:0015%80%3.4%5%24134m
05:0043%94%5%6%24134m
06:0050%100%5%98%24134m
07:0048%99%5%100%24134m
08:0058%42%54%100%24134m
09:0071%47%83%5%24135m
10:0055%28%100%71%24134m
11:0057%30%100%84%24135m
12:0046%5.3%100%100%24135m
13:0041%4.8%100%95%24135m
14:0041%4.3%100%89%24135m
15:0048%3.8%100%84%24135m
16:0055%14%100%89%24135m
17:0055%23%100%95%24135m
18:0059%33%100%100%24135m
19:0059%54%100%78%19351m
20:000%75%100%56%14567m
21:000%95%100%35%9783m
22:000%97%100%25%14567m
23:000%98%100%14%19351m
Thu, Mar 19
24:000%100%100%4.4%24135m
01:000%100%66%36%24135m
02:000%100%33%68%24135m
03:000%100%0%100%24135m
04:000%100%0%76%24135m
05:0042%100%0%53%24135m
How to read: colored cells show whether each predicate requirement is met; highlighted rows mean the full rule matched (an opportunity). For OR groups, only one branch is required, so some OR-branch predicates can be ✕ even in a matching hour.

What does Cloud Drama Score 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/London
Air Pressure
hPa
High Clouds
%
Mid-Level Clouds
%
Precipitation Chance
%
Relative Humidity
%
Solar Elevation
°
Total Cloud Coverage
%
Wind Gusts
m/s
Wind Speed
m/s
Mon, Mar 16 Sunrise 06:28 Sunset 18:20
08:00
950hPa 2% 0% 69% 76% 11° 5% 13m/s 5.2m/s
09:00
950hPa 91% 0% 62% 70% 18° 91% 13m/s 5.8m/s
10:00
951hPa 100% 100% 75% 68% 24° 100% 14m/s 6.4m/s
11:00
951hPa 100% 19% 87% 68% 29° 100% 15m/s 6.4m/s
12:00
951hPa 16% 27% 100% 65% 31° 39% 16m/s 6.7m/s
13:00
951hPa 5% 99% 86% 63% 31° 99% 15m/s 5.9m/s
14:00
951hPa 100% 60% 72% 72% 28° 100% 12m/s 5.1m/s
15:00
951hPa 100% 100% 59% 84% 23° 100% 9.3m/s 3.1m/s
16:00
951hPa 97% 100% 62% 90% 17° 100% 8.9m/s 3m/s
17:00
951hPa 61% 61% 65% 94% 9.9° 100% 10m/s 3m/s
18:00
950hPa 92% 100% 68% 97% 2.2° 100% 12m/s 3.5m/s
19:00
950hPa 100% 76% 53% 95% -6.1° 100% 13m/s 3.7m/s
20:00
950hPa 100% 86% 38% 91% -14° 100% 14m/s 4.3m/s
21:00
950hPa 100% 100% 22% 89% -21° 100% 15m/s 4.8m/s
22:00
950hPa 100% 22% 42% 85% -27° 100% 15m/s 5.1m/s
23:00
950hPa 100% 100% 62% 87% -32° 100% 15m/s 5.2m/s
Tue, Mar 17 Sunrise 06:26 Sunset 18:22
24:00
950hPa 100% 100% 82% 87% -34° 100% 15m/s 5.2m/s
01:00
950hPa 100% 100% 66% 87% -34° 100% 12m/s 5m/s
02:00
950hPa 100% 66% 50% 84% -31° 100% 13m/s 4.7m/s
03:00
950hPa 65% 8% 34% 87% -26° 99% 13m/s 4.7m/s
04:00
950hPa 6% 5% 35% 84% -20° 88% 12m/s 4.7m/s
05:00
949hPa 5% 5% 37% 85% -12° 63% 13m/s 4.6m/s
06:00
949hPa 5% 5% 38% 84% -4.2° 84% 13m/s 4.8m/s
07:00
949hPa 5% 5% 34% 82% 85% 17m/s 5.2m/s
08:00
949hPa 5% 2% 30% 78% 12° 100% 18m/s 6m/s
09:00
949hPa 0% 0% 26% 79% 19° 100% 19m/s 5.7m/s
10:00
949hPa 0% 0% 42% 79% 25° 100% 21m/s 6.6m/s
11:00
949hPa 0% 0% 58% 82% 29° 100% 20m/s 6.4m/s
12:00
949hPa 2% 0% 75% 80% 31° 100% 18m/s 6.3m/s
13:00
950hPa 0% 0% 75% 82% 31° 100% 19m/s 6.2m/s
14:00
950hPa 0% 0% 75% 84% 29° 100% 18m/s 5.8m/s
15:00
951hPa 1% 0% 75% 84% 24° 100% 19m/s 5.9m/s
16:00
951hPa 2% 0% 76% 79% 18° 100% 18m/s 5.8m/s
17:00
952hPa 0% 0% 78% 83% 10° 100% 17m/s 4.9m/s
18:00
954hPa 0% 0% 79% 85% 2.5° 100% 14m/s 4.5m/s
19:00
955hPa 0% 0% 66% 87% -5.8° 100% 6.8m/s 2.7m/s
20:00
957hPa 0% 0% 52% 90% -14° 100% 5m/s 1.8m/s
21:00
958hPa 0% 0% 39% 90% -21° 100% 6.4m/s 2.3m/s
22:00
959hPa 0% 0% 33% 86% -27° 100% 7.8m/s 2.8m/s
23:00
960hPa 0% 0% 28% 85% -31° 98% 8.6m/s 2.9m/s
Wed, Mar 18 Sunrise 06:23 Sunset 18:24
24:00
961hPa 2% 0% 22% 88% -34° 93% 9.5m/s 3m/s
01:00
962hPa 7% 0% 16% 89% -33° 74% 9.5m/s 2.8m/s
02:00
963hPa 5% 0% 10% 90% -31° 88% 4.8m/s 2.1m/s
03:00
964hPa 5% 5% 3% 88% -26° 72% 3.9m/s 1.9m/s
04:00
965hPa 5% 3% 2% 90% -19° 80% 1.9m/s 1.6m/s
05:00
966hPa 6% 5% 1% 92% -12° 94% 1.7m/s 1.5m/s
06:00
967hPa 98% 5% 0% 92% -3.9° 100% 1.6m/s 1.5m/s
07:00
968hPa 100% 5% 5% 92% 4.4° 100% 1.9m/s 1.5m/s
08:00
969hPa 100% 54% 10% 91% 12° 100% 2.3m/s 1.4m/s
09:00
970hPa 5% 83% 15% 84% 19° 83% 3.5m/s 1.8m/s
10:00
970hPa 71% 100% 23% 77% 25° 100% 4.5m/s 2.3m/s
11:00
971hPa 84% 100% 31% 74% 30° 100% 5.1m/s 2.6m/s
12:00
972hPa 100% 100% 39% 69% 32° 100% 4.3m/s 2.6m/s
13:00
967hPa 95% 100% 41% 76% 32° 100% 3.3m/s 2.1m/s
14:00
963hPa 89% 100% 43% 84% 29° 100% 2.3m/s 1.7m/s
15:00
958hPa 84% 100% 45% 92% 24° 100% 1.3m/s 1.3m/s
16:00
959hPa 89% 100% 37% 94% 18° 100% 2.1m/s 1.8m/s
17:00
959hPa 95% 100% 29% 96% 11° 100% 2.9m/s 2.2m/s
18:00
960hPa 100% 100% 21% 98% 2.8° 100% 3.7m/s 2.6m/s
19:00
960hPa 78% 100% 23% 98% -5.5° 100% 3.5m/s 2.5m/s
20:00
960hPa 56% 100% 26% 98% -13° 100% 3.4m/s 2.5m/s
21:00
960hPa 35% 100% 28% 98% -21° 100% 3.3m/s 2.4m/s
22:00
960hPa 25% 100% 29% 97% -27° 100% 2.7m/s 2m/s
23:00
960hPa 14% 100% 30% 97% -31° 100% 2m/s 1.7m/s
Thu, Mar 19 Sunrise 06:20 Sunset 18:26
24:00
960hPa 4% 100% 31% 97% -33° 100% 1.4m/s 1.3m/s
01:00
961hPa 36% 66% 28% 97% -33° 100% 1.5m/s 1.3m/s
02:00
961hPa 68% 33% 25% 97% -30° 100% 1.6m/s 1.3m/s
03:00
961hPa 100% 0% 22% 97% -25° 100% 1.7m/s 1.2m/s
04:00
961hPa 76% 0% 22% 97% -19° 100% 1.8m/s 1.2m/s
05:00
961hPa 53% 0% 22% 97% -12° 100% 1.8m/s 1.2m/s
06:00
961hPa 29% 0% 22% 96% -3.5° 100% 1.8m/s 1.2m/s
07:00
961hPa 50% 0% 15% 95% 4.7° 98% 2.1m/s 1.5m/s
How to read: these inputs help produce the derived score; they are not requirements by themselves.

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