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Rule Fog Hunter

Fog Hunter 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.

3 matching opportunities in the 14-day forecast.

Hourly forecast scores

Forecast valid from Sep 20, 2026, 5:00 AM UTC (one hour; not an observation)
Dewpoint Spread4.2°C
Visibility57800
Relative Humidity75%
Wind Speed4.1m/s

Upcoming Opportunities

When all conditions match, PhotoWeather marks an opportunity window.

Times shown in Europe/London
fog weather icon
First upcoming window
Fog Potential at Sunrise
Cairngorms
Thu, Sep 24 · 06:00–08:00 · 2h window
Low confidence
20%
🌫️Fog Probability75.8-79.7%
Dewpoint Spread: 0.3°C
Visibility: 11840 (Clear)
Relative Humidity: 98%
Wind Speed: 0.4m/s (calm conditions)
fog weather icon
Fog Potential
Cairngorms
Tue, Sep 29 · 04:00–06:00
🌫️Fog Probability:75.8%
Low
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Misty Conditions at Sunrise
Cairngorms
Tue, Sep 29 · 06:00–08:00
🌫️Fog Probability:91.1-100%
High

71-hour requirements breakdown

When available, this detailed table covers only the stated 71-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.

  • Fog Probability100% of hours
0matching hours in the displayed 71-hour forecast
AND logic: all conditions required
Meets requirement
Misses requirement
Time
Europe/London
Fog Probability
≥ 75.0%
Sun, Sep 20
Rule fails. 06:00Fog Probability: 0%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 07:00Fog Probability: 0%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 08:00Fog Probability: 0%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 09:00Fog Probability: 0%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 10:00Fog Probability: 0%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 11:00Fog Probability: 0%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 12:00Fog Probability: 0%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 13:00Fog Probability: 0%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 14:00Fog Probability: 0%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 15:00Fog Probability: 0%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 16:00Fog Probability: 0%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 17:00Fog Probability: 0%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 18:00Fog Probability: 0%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 19:00Fog Probability: 0%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 20:00Fog Probability: 0%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 21:00Fog Probability: 0%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 22:00Fog Probability: 0%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 23:00Fog Probability: 0%. Misses requirement
Mon, Sep 21
Rule fails. 24:00Fog Probability: 0%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 01:00Fog Probability: 0%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 02:00Fog Probability: 0%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 03:00Fog Probability: 0%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 04:00Fog Probability: 0%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 05:00Fog Probability: 0%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 06:00Fog Probability: 0%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 07:00Fog Probability: 0%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 08:00Fog Probability: 0%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 09:00Fog Probability: 0%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 10:00Fog Probability: 0%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 11:00Fog Probability: 0%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 12:00Fog Probability: 0%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 13:00Fog Probability: 0%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 14:00Fog Probability: 0%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 15:00Fog Probability: 0%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 16:00Fog Probability: 0%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 17:00Fog Probability: 0%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 18:00Fog Probability: 0%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 19:00Fog Probability: 0%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 20:00Fog Probability: 0%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 21:00Fog Probability: 0%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 22:00Fog Probability: 0%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 23:00Fog Probability: 0%. Misses requirement
Tue, Sep 22
Rule fails. 24:00Fog Probability: 0%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 01:00Fog Probability: 0%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 02:00Fog Probability: 0%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 03:00Fog Probability: 0%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 04:00Fog Probability: 0%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 05:00Fog Probability: 0%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 06:00Fog Probability: 0%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 07:00Fog Probability: 0%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 08:00Fog Probability: 0%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 09:00Fog Probability: 0%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 10:00Fog Probability: 0%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 11:00Fog Probability: 0%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 12:00Fog Probability: 0%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 13:00Fog Probability: 0%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 14:00Fog Probability: 0%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 15:00Fog Probability: 0%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 16:00Fog Probability: 0%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 17:00Fog Probability: 0%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 18:00Fog Probability: 0%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 19:00Fog Probability: 0%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 20:00Fog Probability: 0%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 21:00Fog Probability: 55%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 22:00Fog Probability: 58%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 23:00Fog Probability: 0%. Misses requirement
Wed, Sep 23
Rule fails. 24:00Fog Probability: 0%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 01:00Fog Probability: 0%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 02:00Fog Probability: 0%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 03:00Fog Probability: 0%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 04:00Fog Probability: 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)Clear Sky Probability (Ensemble)Dew PointRainfallRelative HumiditySnowfallSolar ElevationTemperatureTotal PrecipitationVapor Pressure DeficitVisibilityWind GustsWind Speed
Sun, Sep 20, 2026Sunrise · Sunset
Night3%5.9°C0mm75%0cm-8.3°10°C0mm0.31kPa57800m8.3m/s4.1m/s
4%5.6°C0mm74%0cm0.23°10°C0mm0.32kPa58660m8.3m/s4m/s
21%5.4°C0mm72%0cm7.9°10°C0mm0.35kPa58360m6.3m/s3.1m/s
38%5.9°C0mm71%0cm16°11°C0mm0.38kPa59320m6.4m/s3.2m/s
55%5.7°C0mm66%0cm23°12°C0mm0.47kPa61040m8.3m/s4.1m/s
44%6°C0mm64%0cm28°13°C0mm0.52kPa63640m8.6m/s4.1m/s
34%5.6°C0mm61%0cm32°13°C0mm0.58kPa61760m12m/s5.9m/s
23%5.1°C0mm56%0cm34°14°C0mm0.69kPa64300m11m/s5.1m/s
19%5.3°C0mm57%0cm33°14°C0mm0.67kPa64040m11m/s5.4m/s
16%6.6°C0mm63%0cm30°14°C0mm0.57kPa60160m8.1m/s3.8m/s
12%5.6°C0mm59%0cm24°14°C0mm0.63kPa61700m6.7m/s3.1m/s
8%5.4°C0mm59%0cm18°13°C0mm0.62kPa61760m6.9m/s3.3m/s
5%5.6°C0mm63%0cm10°12°C0mm0.53kPa60460m6.3m/s2.9m/s
1%6.5°C0mm75%0cm2.2°11°C0mm0.32kPa55020m3.5m/s1.1m/s
Night1%5.6°C0mm72%0cm-6.1°10°C0mm0.35kPa58520m6.4m/s3.1m/s
Night1%6.4°C0mm76%0cm-14°11°C0mm0.3kPa54140m5.9m/s2.9m/s
Night1%6.3°C0mm82%0cm-21°9.2°C0mm0.21kPa51560m5.2m/s2.4m/s
Night1%6.5°C0mm83%0cm-27°9.2°C0mm0.2kPa50920m5.4m/s2.6m/s
Mon, Sep 21, 2026Sunrise · Sunset
Night0%6.7°C0mm86%0cm-30°8.9°C0mm0.16kPa48700m5.3m/s2.5m/s
Night0%6.8°C0mm88%0cm-32°8.7°C0mm0.13kPa46240m4.6m/s2.1m/s
Night0%6.9°C0mm88%0cm-31°8.8°C0mm0.14kPa47120m4.5m/s2.1m/s
Night0%7°C0mm86%0cm-28°9.2°C0mm0.16kPa50040m4.6m/s2.1m/s
Night0%6.7°C0mm83%0cm-23°9.4°C0mm0.2kPa49880m5.4m/s2.5m/s
Night0%6.5°C0.1mm81%0cm-16°9.6°C0.1mm0.23kPa41840m5.1m/s2.4m/s
Night0%6.8°C0mm80%0cm-8.5°10°C0mm0.25kPa51640m5.5m/s2.4m/s
0%6.9°C0mm76%0cm11°C0mm0.31kPa50680m4.9m/s2.1m/s
0%7.8°C0mm76%0cm7.6°12°C0mm0.33kPa49320m11m/s5.4m/s
0%9.1°C0mm80%0cm15°13°C0mm0.29kPa45420m12m/s6.2m/s
0%10°C0mm83%0cm22°13°C0mm0.26kPa41120m12m/s6.1m/s
0%12°C0mm83%0cm28°15°C0mm0.28kPa36560m13m/s6.8m/s
0%13°C0mm83%0cm32°16°C0mm0.3kPa32900m14m/s7m/s
0%14°C0mm82%0cm33°17°C0mm0.34kPa31260m14m/s7.3m/s
0%14°C0mm83%0cm32°17°C0mm0.33kPa29760m14m/s6.9m/s
1%14°C0mm85%0cm29°17°C0mm0.29kPa27020m13m/s6.3m/s
1%15°C0mm88%0cm24°17°C0mm0.22kPa25040m11m/s5.5m/s
1%14°C0mm87%0cm17°17°C0mm0.24kPa26860m11m/s5.5m/s
0%14°C0mm84%0cm9.7°16°C0mm0.3kPa29500m10m/s5.1m/s
0%13°C0mm84%0cm1.9°16°C0mm0.28kPa30300m8.2m/s3.9m/s
Night2%13°C0mm89%0cm-6.5°15°C0mm0.19kPa25300m8.2m/s3.9m/s
Night3%13°C0mm86%0cm-14°15°C0mm0.24kPa32060m9.9m/s4.8m/s
Night5%13°C0mm88%0cm-21°15°C0mm0.2kPa30140m7.9m/s3.9m/s
Night4%13°C0mm92%0cm-27°14°C0mm0.13kPa28640m5.9m/s2.9m/s
Tue, Sep 22, 2026Sunrise · Sunset
Night2%13°C0mm89%0cm-31°14°C0mm0.18kPa32840m6.3m/s2.9m/s
Night1%12°C0mm91%0cm-32°13°C0mm0.14kPa32820m4.8m/s2.1m/s
Night3%11°C0mm86%0cm-31°14°C0mm0.22kPa38760m4.9m/s2.1m/s
Night4%12°C0mm87%0cm-28°14°C0mm0.21kPa37140m3.8m/s0.7m/s
Night6%12°C0mm86%0cm-23°15°C0mm0.23kPa36960m8.7m/s4.1m/s
Night4%13°C0mm86%0cm-16°15°C0mm0.24kPa31550m9.7m/s4.7m/s
Night2%12°C0mm86%0cm-8.8°15°C0mm0.23kPa28490m9.7m/s4.8m/s
Night0%12°C0mm86%0cm-0.47°14°C0mm0.23kPa25435m10m/s5.2m/s
0%13°C0mm83%0cm7.3°15°C0mm0.3kPa21800m12m/s5.8m/s
0%13°C0mm80%0cm15°16°C0mm0.36kPa22640m12m/s6.2m/s
0%13°C0mm77%0cm22°17°C0mm0.43kPa23460m13m/s6.3m/s
0%13°C0mm75%0cm28°17°C0mm0.49kPa22580m12m/s6m/s
0%13°C0mm73%0cm31°18°C0mm0.56kPa21680m11m/s5.5m/s
0%13°C0mm73%0cm33°18°C0mm0.56kPa20800m9.6m/s4.8m/s
0%13°C0.5mm78%0cm32°17°C0.5mm0.43kPa15120m7.5m/s3.7m/s
0%13°C0.5mm85%0cm29°16°C0.5mm0.27kPa9420m5m/s2.4m/s
0%13°C0.5mm91%0cm24°15°C0.5mm0.15kPa3740m3.1m/s1.5m/s
0%13°C0.3mm92%0cm17°14°C0.3mm0.13kPa8740m2.5m/s1.3m/s
0%12°C0.3mm92%0cm9.3°13°C0.3mm0.12kPa13720m2.7m/s1.5m/s
0%12°C0.3mm92%0cm1.5°13°C0.3mm0.12kPa18720m2.6m/s1.5m/s
Night0%12°C0mm94%0cm-6.9°12°C0mm0.09kPa16700m1.8m/s1.1m/s
Night0%11°C0mm96%0cm-15°12°C0mm0.06kPa14700m0.9m/s0.6m/s
Night0%11°C0mm97%0cm-22°12°C0mm0.04kPa12680m0.5m/s0.3m/s
Night0%11°C0mm95%0cm-27°11°C0mm0.07kPa15300m1.3m/s0.7m/s
Wed, Sep 23, 2026Sunrise · Sunset
Night0%10°C0mm92%0cm-31°11°C0mm0.11kPa17900m2.7m/s1.3m/s
Night0%9.6°C0mm90%0cm-33°11°C0mm0.13kPa20520m3.6m/s1.7m/s
Night0%9.2°C0mm90%0cm-32°11°C0mm0.13kPa19860m3.4m/s1.6m/s
Night0%9.3°C0mm92%0cm-29°11°C0mm0.1kPa19220m2.6m/s1.3m/s
Night0%9°C0mm93%0cm-23°10°C0mm0.09kPa18560m2.1m/s1m/s
Night0%9°C0mm94%0cm-17°9.9°C0mm0.07kPa18680m2m/s0.9m/s

How this forecast is evaluated

See which weather signals PhotoWeather uses to identify Fog Hunter conditions across Scotland. The requirements and hourly values above show how those signals apply at Cairngorms.

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Recorded match history

Completed PhotoWeather forecast matches recorded for this exact rule at Cairngorms during the last 365 days.

Last 30 days
4
recorded matching windows · 93% average confidence
Last 90 days
18
recorded matching windows · 84% average confidence
Last 365 days
18
recorded matching windows · 84% average confidence
Most frequent recorded start hour

03:00 local time, shared by 4 of 18 matches recorded in the last 365 days.

Most represented month

July, with 11 of 18 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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