Rule
Cloudscapes
Cloudscapes Forecast for Cairngorms, Scotland
Aviemore, Scotland, United Kingdom
Cairngorms compositions range from granite plateaus and Scots pine forest to lochs and broad glens, often simplified by winter snow or low cloud.
7 matching opportunities in the 14-day forecast.
Hourly forecast scores
Forecast valid from Nov 5, 2026, 8:00 PM UTC (one hour; not an observation)Cloud Cover63%
Wind Gusts5.7m/s
Precipitation Chance0%
Air Pressure1005.2hPa
Upcoming Opportunities
When all conditions match, PhotoWeather marks an opportunity window.
Times shown in Europe/London
First upcoming window
Dramatic Cloud Drama at Sunrise
Cairngorms
Sat, Nov 14 · 08:00–10:00 · 2h window
Low confidence
33%
☁️Cloud Drama Score80.6-85.8%
Cloud Cover: 72%
Wind Gusts: 7.1m/s
Precipitation Chance: 20%
Air Pressure: 996.5hPa
Dramatic Cloud Drama
Cairngorms
Sat, Nov 14 · 10:00–14:00
☁️Cloud Drama Score:89.7-100%
Medium
Dramatic Cloud Drama at Sunset
Cairngorms
Sat, Nov 14 · 14:00–17:00
☁️Cloud Drama Score:100%
High
Dramatic Cloud Drama
Cairngorms
Sat, Nov 14 · 17:00–18:00
☁️Cloud Drama Score:100%
Medium
Dramatic Cloud Drama at Sunrise
Cairngorms
Wed, Nov 18 · 07:00–10:00
☁️Cloud Drama Score:100%
High
Striking Cloud Drama at Sunset
Cairngorms
Wed, Nov 18 · 14:00–17:00
☁️Cloud Drama Score:75.4-81.9%
Low
Striking Cloud Drama
Cairngorms
Wed, Nov 18 · 17:00–18:00
☁️Cloud Drama Score:78%
Low
72-hour requirements breakdown
When available, this detailed table covers only the stated 72-hour horizon (typically 72–168 hours, depending on available hourly data). Opportunity records above span the full 14-day forecast period, so this table does not explain that entire period. Times shown in Europe/London.
Most common blockers
Ranked across the 95-hour forecast horizon, not the full opportunity period.
- Cloud Drama Score100% of hours
0matching hours in the displayed 72-hour forecast
AND logic: all conditions required
Meets requirement
Misses requirement
Time Europe/London | Cloud Drama Score ≥ 75.0% |
|---|---|
| Thu, Nov 5 | |
| Rule fails. 20:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 12%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 21:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 15%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 22:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 15%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 23:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 15%. Misses requirement |
| Fri, Nov 6 | |
| Rule fails. 24:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 15%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 01:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 15%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 02:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 15%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 03:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 15%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 04:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 15%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 05:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 15%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 06:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 15%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 07:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 32%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 08:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 32%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 09:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 29%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 10:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 32%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 11:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 29%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 12:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 30%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 13:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 58%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 14:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 64%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 15:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 60%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 16:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 25%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 17:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 20%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 18:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 8.5%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 19:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 8%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 20:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 6.5%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 21:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 1.7%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 22:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 0%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 23:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 0%. Misses requirement |
| Sat, Nov 7 | |
| Rule fails. 24:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 0%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 01:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 0%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 02:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 0%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 03:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 0%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 04:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 0%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 05:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 0%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 06:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 0%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 07:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 52%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 08:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 54%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 09:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 55%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 10:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 53%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 11:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 52%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 12:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 33%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 13:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 33%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 14:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 52%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 15:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 52%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 16:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 52%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 17:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 52%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 18:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 1.7%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 19:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 0.3%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 20:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 1.3%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 21:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 1.5%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 22:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 0%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 23:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 0%. Misses requirement |
| Sun, Nov 8 | |
| Rule fails. 24:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 0%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 01:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 0%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 02:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 0%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 03:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 0%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 04:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 0.2%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 05:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 1.2%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 06:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 0.4%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 07:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 52%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 08:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 52%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 09:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 52%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 10:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 62%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 11:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 72%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 12:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 44%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 13:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 44%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 14:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 44%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 15:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 44%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 16:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 47%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 17:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 47%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 18:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 0%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 19:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 0%. Misses requirement |
How to read: colored cells show whether each predicate requirement is met; highlighted rows mean the full rule matched (an opportunity).
Supporting forecast inputs
Additional hourly values for interpreting the forecast and any derived scores. See the separate requirements breakdown for rule logic; missing values are unavailable.
| Forecast time (Europe/London) | Air Pressure | High Clouds | Low Clouds | Mid-Level Clouds | Precipitation Chance | Relative Humidity | Solar Elevation | Total Cloud Coverage | Visibility | Wind Gusts | Wind Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Nov 5, 2026Sunrise · Sunset | |||||||||||
| Night | 1005hPa | 0% | 63% | 0% | 0% | 94% | -30° | 63% | 22940m | 5.7m/s | 2.4m/s |
| Night | 1005hPa | 0% | 78% | 0% | 0% | 93% | -37° | 78% | 25740m | 5.3m/s | 2.3m/s |
| Night | 1005hPa | 0% | 89% | 0% | 0% | 96% | -43° | 89% | 22040m | 2.2m/s | 0.3m/s |
| Night | 1005hPa | 0% | 88% | 0% | 0% | 91% | -47° | 89% | 27560m | 4.3m/s | 2m/s |
| Fri, Nov 6, 2026Sunrise · Sunset | |||||||||||
| Night | 1004hPa | 0% | 95% | 0% | 0% | 93% | -49° | 96% | 25940m | 2.2m/s | 0.6m/s |
| Night | 1004hPa | 0% | 97% | 0% | 0% | 95% | -47° | 98% | 23580m | 1.8m/s | 0.4m/s |
| Night | 1003hPa | 0% | 92% | 0% | 0% | 94% | -43° | 93% | 23040m | 3.6m/s | 1.6m/s |
| Night | 1003hPa | 0% | 88% | 0% | 0% | 94% | -37° | 91% | 22440m | 4m/s | 1.8m/s |
| Night | 1003hPa | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 95% | -29° | 100% | 16040m | 3.3m/s | 1.4m/s |
| Night | 1003hPa | 0% | 95% | 0% | 0% | 96% | -21° | 96% | 21300m | 2.1m/s | 0.8m/s |
| Night | 1002hPa | 0% | 98% | 0% | 0% | 96% | -13° | 98% | 18400m | 2.2m/s | 0.8m/s |
| Night | 1002hPa | 0% | 85% | 0% | 0% | 95% | -5.4° | 86% | 21540m | 2.6m/s | 0.9m/s |
| 1003hPa | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 93% | 2.1° | 100% | 25240m | 4.1m/s | 1.8m/s | |
| 1002hPa | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 93% | 8° | 100% | 22900m | 3.9m/s | 1.9m/s | |
| 1002hPa | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 89% | 13° | 100% | 29840m | 4.1m/s | 1.9m/s | |
| 1002hPa | 0% | 96% | 0% | 0% | 91% | 16° | 96% | 24360m | 3.1m/s | 1.4m/s | |
| 1001hPa | 0% | 93% | 0% | 0% | 89% | 17° | 94% | 25400m | 3.4m/s | 1.6m/s | |
| 1001hPa | 100% | 55% | 45% | 0% | 88% | 16° | 100% | 29940m | 3.4m/s | 1.6m/s | |
| 1001hPa | 100% | 88% | 100% | 0% | 86% | 13° | 100% | 33400m | 3.4m/s | 1.6m/s | |
| 1000hPa | 100% | 80% | 87% | 0% | 87% | 7.8° | 100% | 32280m | 3.2m/s | 1.3m/s | |
| 1000hPa | 0% | 93% | 0% | 0% | 92% | 1.7° | 99% | 25660m | 3.6m/s | 1.4m/s | |
| Night | 1000hPa | 0% | 97% | 0% | 0% | 94% | -5.8° | 100% | 20040m | 3.4m/s | 1.4m/s |
| Night | 1000hPa | 0% | 94% | 0% | 0% | 95% | -14° | 99% | 15040m | 3.3m/s | 1.4m/s |
| Night | 1000hPa | 100% | 90% | 0% | 0% | 96% | -22° | 100% | 11960m | 3.9m/s | 1.8m/s |
| Night | 1000hPa | 100% | 88% | 0% | 0% | 97% | -30° | 100% | 11700m | 2.7m/s | 1.1m/s |
| Night | 1000hPa | 100% | 99% | 0% | 0% | 97% | -37° | 100% | 10720m | 2.1m/s | 0.6m/s |
| Night | 1000hPa | 100% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 98% | -43° | 100% | 7440m | 1.6m/s | 0.6m/s |
| Night | 1000hPa | 100% | 98% | 0% | 0% | 98% | -48° | 100% | 10080m | 1.7m/s | 0.8m/s |
| Sat, Nov 7, 2026Sunrise · Sunset | |||||||||||
| Night | 999hPa | 100% | 96% | 0% | 0% | 98% | -49° | 100% | 10880m | 2.4m/s | 1.2m/s |
| Night | 999hPa | 100% | 85% | 100% | 0% | 99% | -47° | 100% | 6960m | 1.4m/s | 0.6m/s |
| Night | 999hPa | 100% | 87% | 100% | 0% | 98% | -43° | 100% | 12840m | 1.8m/s | 0.9m/s |
| Night | 999hPa | 100% | 63% | 100% | 0% | 97% | -37° | 100% | 17240m | 1.9m/s | 0.9m/s |
| Night | 999hPa | 100% | 87% | 100% | 1% | 98% | -30° | 100% | 15340m | 2.1m/s | 1m/s |
| Night | 999hPa | 100% | 79% | 89% | 2% | 97% | -22° | 100% | 15280m | 1.5m/s | 0.6m/s |
| Night | 999hPa | 100% | 79% | 59% | 2% | 99% | -13° | 100% | 8080m | 2m/s | 0.9m/s |
| Night | 999hPa | 100% | 91% | 93% | 1% | 98% | -5.6° | 100% | 11300m | 2.5m/s | 1.2m/s |
| 999hPa | 100% | 70% | 100% | 1% | 100% | 1.8° | 100% | 2920m | 1.6m/s | 0.8m/s | |
| 999hPa | 100% | 98% | 91% | 0% | 99% | 7.8° | 100% | 10140m | 1.6m/s | 0.8m/s | |
| 999hPa | 100% | 44% | 99% | 0% | 93% | 12° | 100% | 20780m | 1.8m/s | 0.8m/s | |
| 999hPa | 100% | 72% | 100% | 1% | 91% | 15° | 100% | 23520m | 1.9m/s | 0.7m/s | |
| 998hPa | 100% | 90% | 0% | 2% | 88% | 16° | 100% | 26080m | 1.3m/s | 0.1m/s | |
| 998hPa | 100% | 72% | 0% | 3% | 85% | 15° | 100% | 27160m | 2.1m/s | 0.8m/s | |
| 998hPa | 100% | 77% | 100% | 4% | 86% | 12° | 100% | 25940m | 2.7m/s | 1.3m/s | |
| 998hPa | 100% | 88% | 100% | 6% | 88% | 7.5° | 100% | 24760m | 2.3m/s | 1.1m/s | |
| 997hPa | 100% | 76% | 90% | 8% | 93% | 1.5° | 100% | 19525m | 2m/s | 0.87m/s | |
| Night | 997hPa | 100% | 51% | 90% | 11% | 95% | -6° | 100% | 16260m | 1.3m/s | 0.6m/s |
| Night | 997hPa | 100% | 18% | 98% | 12% | 96% | -14° | 100% | 14360m | 1m/s | 0.38m/s |
| Night | 997hPa | 100% | 71% | 76% | 10% | 100% | -22° | 100% | 4100m | 1.2m/s | 0.5m/s |
| Night | 996hPa | 100% | 58% | 72% | 6% | 100% | -30° | 100% | 2100m | 0.7m/s | 0.2m/s |
| Night | 996hPa | 100% | 50% | 72% | 4% | 100% | -37° | 100% | 120m | 0.4m/s | 0.1m/s |
| Night | 996hPa | 100% | 47% | 79% | 4% | 100% | -44° | 100% | 100m | 0.3m/s | 0.1m/s |
| Night | 996hPa | 100% | 47% | 90% | 5% | 100% | -48° | 100% | 100m | 0.4m/s | 0.2m/s |
| Sun, Nov 8, 2026Sunrise · Sunset | |||||||||||
| Night | 996hPa | 100% | 53% | 97% | 6% | 100% | -49° | 100% | 80m | 0.5m/s | 0.3m/s |
| Night | 995hPa | 100% | 68% | 94% | 6% | 100% | -48° | 100% | 80m | 0.5m/s | 0.3m/s |
| Night | 995hPa | 100% | 88% | 88% | 6% | 100% | -43° | 100% | 60m | 0.6m/s | 0.3m/s |
| Night | 995hPa | 100% | 100% | 84% | 6% | 100% | -37° | 100% | 60m | 0.6m/s | 0.3m/s |
| Night | 994hPa | 100% | 94% | 89% | 6% | 100% | -30° | 100% | 100m | 0.6m/s | 0.3m/s |
| Night | 994hPa | 100% | 81% | 97% | 6% | 100% | -22° | 100% | 140m | 0.6m/s | 0.4m/s |
| Night | 994hPa | 100% | 73% | 100% | 6% | 100% | -14° | 100% | 180m | 0.6m/s | 0.4m/s |
| Night | 994hPa | 95% | 79% | 92% | 4% | 100% | -5.9° | 100% | 660m | 0.8m/s | 0.5m/s |
| 994hPa | 88% | 91% | 77% | 1% | 100% | 1.6° | 100% | 1160m | 1.1m/s | 0.6m/s | |
| 994hPa | 75% | 100% | 66% | 0% | 100% | 7.5° | 100% | 1640m | 1.3m/s | 0.6m/s | |
| 994hPa | 51% | 100% | 61% | 1% | 97% | 12° | 100% | 7760m | 1.4m/s | 0.5m/s | |
| 994hPa | 21% | 99% | 58% | 3% | 92% | 15° | 100% | 13880m | 1.4m/s | 0.4m/s | |
| 994hPa | 0% | 97% | 55% | 4% | 89% | 16° | 100% | 20000m | 1.5m/s | 0.4m/s | |
| 994hPa | 0% | 99% | 50% | 3% | 88% | 15° | 100% | 20140m | 1.6m/s | 0.5m/s | |
| 994hPa | 0% | 100% | 45% | 1% | 88% | 12° | 100% | 20260m | 1.8m/s | 0.7m/s | |
| 994hPa | 0% | 97% | 44% | 0% | 89% | 7.2° | 98% | 20400m | 1.8m/s | 0.8m/s | |
| 994hPa | 0% | 78% | 53% | 0% | 92% | 1.3° | 93% | 17160m | 1.6m/s | 0.7m/s | |
| Night | 994hPa | 0% | 52% | 67% | 0% | 95% | -6.2° | 85% | 13920m | 1.2m/s | 0.6m/s |
| Night | 994hPa | 0% | 30% | 73% | 0% | 98% | -14° | 77% | 10680m | 0.9m/s | 0.5m/s |
| Night | 994hPa | 0% | 13% | 63% | 0% | 99% | -22° | 65% | 7140m | 0.7m/s | 0.4m/s |
How this forecast is evaluated
See which weather signals PhotoWeather uses to identify Cloudscapes conditions across Scotland. The requirements and hourly values above show how those signals apply at Cairngorms.
Explore Cloudscapes conditions across Scotland →Recorded match history
Completed PhotoWeather forecast matches recorded for this exact rule at Cairngorms during the last 365 days.
Last 30 days
21
recorded matching windows · 73% average confidence
Last 90 days
105
recorded matching windows · 69% average confidence
Last 365 days
290
recorded matching windows · 67% average confidence
Most frequent recorded start hour
08:00 local time, shared by 25 of 290 matches recorded in the last 365 days.
Most represented month
June, with 48 of 290 matches recorded in the last 365 days.
These figures use completed PhotoWeather MatchEvent records from the previous 365 days only. They describe recorded forecast matches, not observations, climatological probability, or a guarantee of future conditions.
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How this forecast is made
Opportunities are threshold-based signals: PhotoWeather checks whether forecast conditions match the rules for a photography scenario. They are planning guidance, not guarantees. Forecasts can change as new model runs arrive, and confidence generally decreases farther into the forecast horizon, so recheck conditions before travelling.
The weather forecast foundation comes through Open-Meteo , which aggregates models from weather agencies. PhotoWeather applies condition-specific thresholds and derived calculations; not every condition uses every model or data input.
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