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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 Cover100%
Wind Gusts2.1m/s
Precipitation Chance39%
Air Pressure956.9hPa

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Times shown in Europe/London
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Next opportunity
Dramatic Cloud Drama
Cairngorms
Tomorrow · 02:00–03:00 · 1h window
Medium confidence
58%
☁️Cloud Drama Score86.9%
Cloud Cover: 76%
Wind Gusts: 4.6m/s
Precipitation Chance: 66%
Air Pressure: 957.6hPa
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Striking Cloud Drama at Sunrise
Cairngorms
Tomorrow · 04:00–05:00
☁️Cloud Drama Score:77%
Medium
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Dramatic Cloud Drama
Cairngorms
Mon, Jun 8 · 06:00–07:00
☁️Cloud Drama Score:85.4%
Medium
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Striking Cloud Drama
Cairngorms
Mon, Jun 8 · 20:00–21:00
☁️Cloud Drama Score:81.9%
Medium
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Dramatic Cloud Drama at Sunset
Cairngorms
Mon, Jun 8 · 21:00–22:00
☁️Cloud Drama Score:91%
Medium
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Dramatic Cloud Drama
Cairngorms
Tue, Jun 9 · 20:00–21:00
☁️Cloud Drama Score:87.1%
Medium
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Dramatic Cloud Drama at Sunset
Cairngorms
Tue, Jun 9 · 21:00–22:00
☁️Cloud Drama Score:86.8%
Medium
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72-hour requirements breakdown

What passed or failed, hour by hour
9matching hours in the next 95 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, Jun 5
03:0027%100%5%0%23890m
04:0058%100%85%0%24135m
05:0066%100%43%0%24134m
06:00100%77%21%0%24135m
07:00100%36%44%0%24135m
08:0088%77%33%0%24134m
09:0084%74%25%0%24135m
10:0056%49%0.1%2.5%24134m
11:0051%79%0.4%5%24135m
12:0049%74%5%5%24135m
13:0041%82%4.3%5%22227m
14:0053%46%5%5.3%24134m
15:0040%96%5.2%15%20954m
16:0042%89%55%99%21067m
17:0084%55%61%5%24134m
18:0081%39%5%15%24135m
19:0090%47%5%57%24135m
20:0097%14%8.8%36%24134m
21:0072%97%98%54%24135m
22:0058%99%99%100%24135m
23:0056%84%88%100%24134m
Sat, Jun 6
24:0043%5%64%100%24134m
01:0047%5%43%100%24134m
02:0047%0.4%84%83%24135m
03:0047%4.9%98%100%24135m
04:0054%2.5%100%93%24134m
05:0064%78%100%100%24135m
06:0062%100%100%100%24135m
07:0060%96%100%100%24134m
08:0052%100%100%100%24134m
09:0053%100%100%100%24134m
10:0044%61%100%100%24134m
11:0065%29%71%72%24135m
12:0046%62%99%96%24135m
13:0059%90%59%41%24135m
14:0049%97%41%5%24134m
15:0051%92%33%5%24134m
16:0044%97%40%2%24135m
17:0056%90%20%4.2%24135m
18:0032%98%5%5%24134m
19:0034%96%5%5%24135m
20:0033%100%5%5.4%24134m
21:0065%100%21%5%24135m
22:0065%100%6%30%24134m
23:0069%83%37%82%24134m
Sun, Jun 7
24:0054%82%100%90%24134m
01:0069%100%100%48%24134m
02:0087%50%73%70%24134m
03:0062%61%100%100%24135m
04:0077%72%100%100%24135m
05:0068%6.7%100%100%24134m
06:0063%3.1%100%100%24135m
07:0069%5%100%100%24134m
08:0057%19%100%100%24134m
09:0060%89%100%100%24134m
10:0050%53%68%100%24135m
11:0044%95%7.5%50%24134m
12:0026%100%4%8.9%24135m
13:0045%100%5%28%24135m
14:0059%97%34%34%24135m
15:0049%21%97%53%24135m
16:0043%100%100%100%13183m
17:0049%100%100%4.2%6468m
18:0057%100%100%6.1%6906m
19:0038%92%6%0%24134m
20:0036%100%5%0%24135m
21:0066%100%27%0%24135m
22:0039%100%1%0%24134m
23:0067%100%85%0%14139m
Mon, Jun 8
24:0062%75%100%5%13821m
01:0056%47%100%100%23727m
02:0054%20%100%100%24134m
03:0045%9.8%50%100%24134m
04:0052%8.6%49%98%24134m
05:0083%15%100%22%24135m
06:0085%55%91%23%24135m
07:0057%99%100%75%14144m
08:0048%99%100%83%9443m
09:0048%100%100%92%4742m
10:0040%100%100%100%41m
11:0041%100%100%67%1230m
12:0055%100%100%33%2420m
13:0040%100%100%0%3609m
14:0059%68%68%0%10451m
15:0059%35%36%0%17293m
16:008.1%2.8%4.2%0%24135m
17:009.9%3.5%4.5%0%24135m
18:009.9%4.3%4.8%0%24135m
19:0016%5%5.1%0%24135m
20:0082%32%37%0%24135m
21:0091%59%68%0%24135m
22:0056%86%100%0%24135m
23:0056%91%100%0%24135m
Tue, Jun 9
24:0048%95%100%0%24135m
01:0048%99%100%0%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
Sat, Jun 6 Sunrise 04:24 Sunset 22:04
03:00
957hPa 100% 98% 39% 89% -7.1° 100% 2.1m/s 1.9m/s
04:00
957hPa 93% 100% 39% 88% -2.8° 100% 2.4m/s 1.9m/s
05:00
957hPa 100% 100% 54% 85% 100% 2.5m/s 1.8m/s
06:00
957hPa 100% 100% 68% 82% 9.6° 100% 2.8m/s 1.5m/s
07:00
957hPa 100% 100% 83% 76% 17° 100% 2.6m/s 1.4m/s
08:00
957hPa 100% 100% 82% 74% 25° 100% 2.5m/s 1.3m/s
09:00
957hPa 100% 100% 82% 73% 33° 100% 5.2m/s 1.9m/s
10:00
957hPa 100% 100% 82% 76% 41° 100% 4m/s 1.7m/s
11:00
956hPa 72% 71% 87% 58% 48° 77% 6.3m/s 2.7m/s
12:00
956hPa 96% 99% 91% 52% 53° 100% 5.7m/s 3m/s
13:00
956hPa 41% 59% 95% 52% 55° 90% 5.8m/s 3.4m/s
14:00
956hPa 5% 41% 79% 58% 55° 97% 5.4m/s 3.7m/s
15:00
956hPa 5% 32% 62% 65% 51° 92% 6.2m/s 3.5m/s
16:00
957hPa 2% 40% 46% 67% 44° 97% 6m/s 2.7m/s
17:00
957hPa 4% 20% 53% 70% 37° 90% 4.7m/s 2.1m/s
18:00
957hPa 5% 5% 61% 70% 29° 98% 4.3m/s 2.1m/s
19:00
957hPa 5% 5% 68% 73% 21° 96% 3.9m/s 2.3m/s
20:00
957hPa 5% 5% 62% 76% 13° 100% 3.9m/s 2.2m/s
21:00
957hPa 5% 21% 56% 83% 100% 3m/s 1.8m/s
22:00
958hPa 30% 6% 50% 86% 0.17° 100% 3.1m/s 1.9m/s
23:00
958hPa 82% 37% 55% 88% -5.2° 88% 3m/s 1.8m/s
Sun, Jun 7 Sunrise 04:24 Sunset 22:04
24:00
958hPa 90% 100% 59% 88% -8.5° 100% 3.4m/s 1.9m/s
01:00
958hPa 48% 100% 64% 89% -10° 100% 3.9m/s 2.1m/s
02:00
958hPa 70% 73% 66% 90% -9.5° 76% 4.6m/s 2.1m/s
03:00
958hPa 100% 100% 68% 94% -7° 100% 5.5m/s 2.3m/s
04:00
958hPa 100% 100% 71% 91% -2.7° 100% 6.5m/s 2.6m/s
05:00
958hPa 100% 100% 76% 90% 100% 4.3m/s 2.5m/s
06:00
958hPa 100% 100% 81% 87% 9.7° 100% 6.7m/s 2.7m/s
07:00
958hPa 100% 100% 86% 78% 17° 100% 8.6m/s 3.2m/s
08:00
958hPa 100% 100% 83% 71% 25° 100% 8.6m/s 3.7m/s
09:00
959hPa 100% 100% 80% 68% 33° 100% 9.7m/s 4.8m/s
10:00
959hPa 100% 68% 77% 71% 41° 100% 9m/s 4.2m/s
11:00
959hPa 50% 8% 83% 70% 48° 95% 7m/s 2.9m/s
12:00
960hPa 9% 4% 89% 79% 53° 100% 7.4m/s 3.1m/s
13:00
960hPa 28% 5% 95% 81% 55° 100% 8.2m/s 2.7m/s
14:00
960hPa 34% 34% 79% 72% 55° 97% 9.9m/s 3.4m/s
15:00
960hPa 53% 97% 63% 64% 51° 97% 8m/s 3.5m/s
16:00
960hPa 100% 100% 47% 62% 44° 100% 7.1m/s 3.9m/s
17:00
960hPa 4% 100% 49% 87% 37° 100% 5.2m/s 2.5m/s
18:00
961hPa 6% 100% 51% 93% 29° 100% 4.3m/s 1.9m/s
19:00
961hPa 0% 6% 53% 92% 21° 92% 4.1m/s 1.6m/s
20:00
960hPa 0% 5% 53% 90% 13° 100% 2.2m/s 1.4m/s
21:00
960hPa 0% 27% 54% 93% 6.1° 100% 0.7m/s 0.7m/s
22:00
960hPa 0% 1% 54% 94% 0.26° 100% 1.7m/s 1.2m/s
23:00
961hPa 0% 85% 60% 96% -5.1° 100% 1.5m/s 1.1m/s
Mon, Jun 8 Sunrise 04:23 Sunset 22:05
24:00
961hPa 5% 100% 67% 96% -8.4° 100% 0.6m/s 0.62m/s
01:00
960hPa 100% 100% 73% 95% -9.9° 100% 0.91m/s 0.99m/s
02:00
960hPa 100% 100% 69% 95% -9.4° 100% 1m/s 1.1m/s
03:00
960hPa 100% 50% 65% 95% -6.9° 100% 1.1m/s 1.2m/s
04:00
959hPa 98% 48% 62% 95% -2.6° 98% 1.1m/s 1.2m/s
05:00
959hPa 22% 100% 63% 96% 3.1° 100% 0.9m/s 1m/s
06:00
958hPa 23% 91% 65% 94% 9.7° 91% 0.4m/s 0.41m/s
07:00
957hPa 75% 100% 67% 90% 17° 100% 0.6m/s 0.59m/s
08:00
950hPa 83% 100% 65% 93% 25° 100% 1.2m/s 1m/s
09:00
942hPa 92% 100% 63% 96% 33° 100% 1.8m/s 1.4m/s
10:00
935hPa 100% 100% 61% 99% 41° 100% 2.4m/s 1.8m/s
11:00
935hPa 67% 100% 64% 98% 48° 100% 4.5m/s 2m/s
12:00
935hPa 33% 100% 68% 97% 53° 100% 6.6m/s 2.1m/s
13:00
935hPa 0% 100% 71% 95% 56° 100% 8.6m/s 2.2m/s
14:00
935hPa 0% 68% 65% 94% 55° 68% 6.5m/s 2.2m/s
15:00
935hPa 0% 36% 60% 93% 51° 36% 4.3m/s 2.2m/s
16:00
935hPa 0% 4% 54% 92% 45° 4% 2.1m/s 2.1m/s
17:00
935hPa 0% 4% 50% 93% 37° 5% 2.8m/s 2.4m/s
18:00
934hPa 0% 5% 46% 94% 29° 5% 3.5m/s 2.6m/s
19:00
934hPa 0% 5% 42% 95% 21° 5% 4.2m/s 2.8m/s
20:00
934hPa 0% 37% 61% 94% 13° 37% 3.7m/s 2.5m/s
21:00
933hPa 0% 68% 81% 94% 6.2° 68% 3.2m/s 2.3m/s
22:00
933hPa 0% 100% 100% 93% 0.35° 100% 2.7m/s 2m/s
23:00
933hPa 0% 100% 100% 94% -5° 100% 3.1m/s 2.2m/s
Tue, Jun 9 Sunrise 04:22 Sunset 22:06
24:00
933hPa 0% 100% 100% 95% -8.3° 100% 3.5m/s 2.3m/s
01:00
933hPa 0% 100% 100% 96% -9.8° 100% 3.9m/s 2.4m/s
02:00
933hPa 0% 100% 80% 93% -9.3° 100% 4.9m/s 3m/s
How to read: these inputs help produce the derived score; they are not requirements by themselves.

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