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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 Cover19%
Wind Gusts6.5m/s
Precipitation Chance15%
Air Pressure958.7hPa

Upcoming Opportunities

When all conditions match, PhotoWeather marks an opportunity window.

Times shown in Europe/London
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Next opportunity
Striking Cloud Drama
Cairngorms
Sun, May 17 · 18:00–19:00 · 1h window
Medium confidence
50%
☁️Cloud Drama Score81.1%
Cloud Cover: 69%
Wind Gusts: 4.4m/s
Precipitation Chance: 67%
Air Pressure: 953.5hPa
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Dramatic Cloud Drama at Sunset
Cairngorms
Sun, May 17 · 20:00–22:00
☁️Cloud Drama Score:100%
Low
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Dramatic Cloud Drama
Cairngorms
Sun, May 17 · 23:00–24:00
☁️Cloud Drama Score:88.2%
Medium
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Striking Cloud Drama
Cairngorms
Tue, May 19 · 08:00–09:00
☁️Cloud Drama Score:78%
Medium
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Striking Cloud Drama
Cairngorms
Wed, May 20 · 24:00–01:00
☁️Cloud Drama Score:75.6%
Medium
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Dramatic Cloud Drama at Sunset
Cairngorms
Wed, May 20 · 21:00–22:00
☁️Cloud Drama Score:96.6%
Medium
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Dramatic Cloud Drama
Cairngorms
Thu, May 21 · 06:00–09:00
☁️Cloud Drama Score:75.4-100%
Low
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72-hour requirements breakdown

What passed or failed, hour by hour
4matching hours in the next 87 hoursJump to next match
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
Fri, May 15
05:0045%100%0%0%24135m
06:0045%100%0%0%8898m
07:0044%100%0%0%5328m
08:0043%100%0%0%7810m
09:0033%100%0%0%3942m
10:0031%98%0%0%4870m
11:0026%100%0%0%4356m
12:0025%98%0%0%4771m
13:0023%98%0%0%4409m
14:0025%96%0%0.8%5264m
15:0030%80%0%0%5058m
16:0017%100%0%0%8360m
17:0023%87%0%0%24134m
18:0026%95%0%0%24135m
19:0049%70%0%0%24134m
20:0066%32%0%0%24134m
21:0045%19%0%0%24134m
22:0051%21%0%0%24134m
23:0047%25%0%0%24134m
Sat, May 16
24:0015%18%0%0%24134m
01:0015%19%0%0%24134m
02:0015%22%0%0%24134m
03:0049%23%4.9%0%24134m
04:0037%15%5%0%24134m
05:0053%5%19%0%24135m
06:0060%5%22%0%24135m
07:0063%5%31%0%24135m
08:0063%5%35%0%24135m
09:0046%5%80%0%24135m
10:0024%5%99%0%24134m
11:0021%5%100%0%24134m
12:0025%5%100%3.5%24135m
13:0028%5%100%5%24134m
14:0041%17%99%4.5%24134m
15:0040%39%100%88%24134m
16:0042%89%100%96%24135m
17:0051%100%100%100%24135m
18:0051%100%100%100%24135m
19:0060%98%95%100%24135m
20:0064%91%100%100%24134m
21:0064%100%100%100%17591m
22:0063%100%79%1%20006m
23:0056%100%78%79%22861m
Sun, May 17
24:006%100%91%97%24135m
01:0011%100%8.9%0.1%24135m
02:0012%28%0%0%24135m
03:0093%67%18%0%24135m
04:0029%5%0%0%24134m
05:0030%5%0%0%24134m
06:0068%76%1.6%0%24135m
07:0034%5%1.6%0%24135m
08:0032%5%2.5%0%24134m
09:0055%30%1.6%0%24135m
10:0059%70%2.5%0%24135m
11:0030%93%5%0%24134m
12:0029%96%5%0%17200m
13:0043%65%5%0%24134m
14:0044%87%60%0%24134m
15:0022%92%5%0%24135m
16:0043%45%98%0.6%24134m
17:0049%89%100%0%16907m
18:0081%58%69%4%16528m
19:0071%90%46%1.5%22455m
20:00100%33%55%6.8%23609m
21:00100%46%38%1.6%24134m
22:00100%14%62%0.6%24135m
23:0088%49%67%0%24135m
Mon, May 18
24:0090%38%29%0%24134m
01:0015%33%5%0%24135m
02:000%28%5%0%24135m
03:0036%23%5%0%24135m
04:0035%18%5%0%24135m
05:0049%40%4.3%0%24135m
06:0052%61%3.5%0%24135m
07:0038%83%2.8%0%24135m
08:0027%86%1.9%0%24135m
09:0023%89%0.93%0%24135m
10:0023%92%0%0%24135m
11:0043%72%0%29%24135m
12:0037%53%0%57%24135m
13:0030%34%0%86%24135m
14:0043%27%33%84%24135m
15:0040%21%67%81%24135m
16:0040%15%100%79%24135m
17:0048%12%100%86%24135m
18:0043%8.2%100%93%24135m
19:0051%4.9%100%100%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
Fri, May 15 Sunrise 04:56 Sunset 21:28
21:00
959hPa 0% 0% 15% 75% 2.6° 19% 6.5m/s 2.5m/s
22:00
959hPa 0% 0% 3% 84% -3.9° 21% 1.3m/s 1.4m/s
23:00
959hPa 0% 0% 2% 87% -8.9° 25% 1.3m/s 1.4m/s
Sat, May 16 Sunrise 04:56 Sunset 21:28
24:00
959hPa 0% 0% 1% 89% -12° 18% 1.3m/s 1.4m/s
01:00
958hPa 0% 0% 0% 89% -14° 18% 1.4m/s 1.6m/s
02:00
958hPa 0% 0% 0% 89% -13° 22% 1.6m/s 1.7m/s
03:00
958hPa 0% 5% 0% 89% -10° 23% 1.6m/s 1.7m/s
04:00
958hPa 0% 5% 0% 88% -6° 15% 1.5m/s 1.7m/s
05:00
957hPa 0% 19% 0% 88% 0.32° 19% 1.5m/s 1.6m/s
06:00
957hPa 0% 22% 0% 81% 6.9° 22% 1.2m/s 1.4m/s
07:00
957hPa 0% 30% 0% 68% 14° 30% 1.1m/s 0.88m/s
08:00
956hPa 0% 35% 1% 57% 23° 35% 0.91m/s 0.59m/s
09:00
956hPa 0% 80% 2% 50% 31° 80% 1m/s 0.55m/s
10:00
956hPa 0% 98% 3% 45% 38° 98% 1.3m/s 0.65m/s
11:00
955hPa 0% 100% 19% 41% 45° 100% 1.6m/s 0.84m/s
12:00
955hPa 4% 100% 34% 38% 50° 100% 1.9m/s 1m/s
13:00
954hPa 5% 100% 50% 36% 52° 100% 2.3m/s 1.2m/s
14:00
954hPa 4% 99% 58% 36% 51° 99% 2.8m/s 1.5m/s
15:00
953hPa 88% 100% 67% 36% 47° 100% 2.8m/s 1.6m/s
16:00
953hPa 96% 100% 75% 37% 41° 100% 2.9m/s 1.8m/s
17:00
953hPa 100% 100% 81% 42% 34° 100% 2.6m/s 2.5m/s
18:00
953hPa 100% 100% 87% 50% 26° 100% 2.2m/s 2.1m/s
19:00
953hPa 100% 95% 93% 60% 18° 100% 2m/s 1.8m/s
20:00
953hPa 100% 100% 84% 70% 9.9° 100% 2.3m/s 1.7m/s
21:00
953hPa 100% 100% 75% 85% 2.8° 100% 3.3m/s 2.1m/s
22:00
953hPa 1% 79% 65% 94% -3.7° 100% 4m/s 1.7m/s
23:00
953hPa 79% 78% 65% 95% -8.7° 100% 5.8m/s 1.5m/s
Sun, May 17 Sunrise 04:54 Sunset 21:30
24:00
952hPa 97% 91% 65% 94% -12° 100% 7.1m/s 2.4m/s
01:00
952hPa 0% 9% 64% 90% -13° 100% 6.8m/s 3m/s
02:00
952hPa 0% 0% 58% 90% -13° 28% 6.4m/s 2.5m/s
03:00
952hPa 0% 18% 52% 91% -10° 67% 7m/s 2.8m/s
04:00
952hPa 0% 0% 46% 90% -5.8° 5% 6.9m/s 2.6m/s
05:00
952hPa 0% 0% 61% 94% 0.49° 5% 7.3m/s 3m/s
06:00
952hPa 0% 2% 75% 92% 7.1° 76% 8.6m/s 3.4m/s
07:00
952hPa 0% 2% 90% 82% 15° 5% 8.9m/s 3.5m/s
08:00
953hPa 0% 2% 91% 73% 23° 5% 8.4m/s 4.3m/s
09:00
953hPa 0% 2% 93% 64% 31° 30% 7.4m/s 4.6m/s
10:00
953hPa 0% 2% 94% 56% 38° 70% 7m/s 4.7m/s
11:00
953hPa 0% 5% 94% 52% 45° 93% 6.5m/s 4.5m/s
12:00
953hPa 0% 5% 94% 50% 50° 96% 6.5m/s 4.5m/s
13:00
953hPa 0% 5% 94% 51% 52° 64% 6.2m/s 4.7m/s
14:00
953hPa 0% 60% 82% 46% 51° 87% 5.1m/s 4.1m/s
15:00
954hPa 0% 5% 69% 46% 47° 92% 5m/s 3.8m/s
16:00
953hPa 1% 98% 56% 45% 41° 98% 4.5m/s 3m/s
17:00
953hPa 0% 100% 62% 49% 34° 100% 4.2m/s 3m/s
18:00
954hPa 4% 69% 67% 61% 26° 69% 4.4m/s 3m/s
19:00
954hPa 2% 46% 72% 68% 18° 90% 4.4m/s 3m/s
20:00
954hPa 7% 55% 55% 79% 10° 55% 3.4m/s 1.7m/s
21:00
955hPa 2% 38% 39% 88% 46% 1.1m/s 1.1m/s
22:00
955hPa 1% 62% 22% 93% -3.5° 62% 0.21m/s 0.18m/s
23:00
955hPa 0% 67% 31% 94% -8.5° 67% 0.42m/s 0.43m/s
Mon, May 18 Sunrise 04:52 Sunset 21:32
24:00
956hPa 0% 29% 41% 94% -12° 38% 0.81m/s 0.95m/s
01:00
956hPa 0% 5% 50% 94% -13° 33% 1.2m/s 1.4m/s
02:00
950hPa 0% 5% 41% 82% -13° 28% 1.6m/s 1.6m/s
03:00
944hPa 0% 5% 32% 69% -10° 23% 2m/s 1.8m/s
04:00
939hPa 0% 5% 23% 57% -5.6° 18% 2.3m/s 2.1m/s
05:00
939hPa 0% 4% 39% 55% 0.66° 40% 2.6m/s 2.1m/s
06:00
939hPa 0% 4% 56% 53% 7.2° 61% 2.9m/s 2.1m/s
07:00
939hPa 0% 3% 72% 51% 15° 83% 3.1m/s 2m/s
08:00
939hPa 0% 2% 73% 49% 23° 86% 3.3m/s 2.1m/s
09:00
939hPa 0% 1% 74% 48% 31° 89% 3.5m/s 2.2m/s
10:00
939hPa 0% 0% 76% 47% 39° 92% 3.7m/s 2.3m/s
11:00
939hPa 29% 0% 79% 49% 45° 90% 4m/s 2.6m/s
12:00
939hPa 57% 0% 82% 52% 50° 88% 4.3m/s 3m/s
13:00
939hPa 86% 0% 86% 54% 52° 86% 4.6m/s 3.4m/s
14:00
939hPa 84% 33% 78% 66% 51° 91% 4m/s 3.1m/s
15:00
939hPa 81% 67% 70% 78% 47° 95% 3.4m/s 2.8m/s
16:00
939hPa 79% 100% 62% 89% 41° 100% 2.8m/s 2.5m/s
17:00
939hPa 86% 100% 64% 89% 34° 100% 4m/s 2.5m/s
18:00
939hPa 93% 100% 66% 88% 26° 100% 5.2m/s 2.6m/s
19:00
938hPa 100% 100% 68% 88% 18° 100% 6.3m/s 2.7m/s
20:00
938hPa 100% 100% 63% 90% 10° 100% 5.2m/s 2.5m/s
How to read: these inputs help produce the derived score; they are not requirements by themselves.

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