What conditions does Cloudscapes look for?

Cloud Drama Score: ≥ 75.0%. Low Clouds: ≥ 20.0%. Mid-Level Clouds: ≥ 30.0%. High Clouds: ≥ 40.0%. Visibility: ≥ 5000.0m

How often do conditions match?

There are 1 upcoming opportunity windows in the next 10 days.

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Glencoe - Cloudscapes - Scotland

Fort William, Scotland, United Kingdom

Multi-layered dramatic clouds for striking sky photography

Currently

Real-time conditions

Cloud Drama Score

Cloud Cover100%

Wind Gusts2.6m/s

Precipitation Chance100%

Air Pressure961.2hPa

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Dramatic Cloud Drama

Glencoe

Fri, Mar 13 · 19:00–20:00 · 1h window

Low confidence

33%

☁️Cloud Drama Score85.2%

Cloud Cover: 37%

Wind Gusts: 6.5m/s

Precipitation Chance: 29%

Air Pressure: 963.4hPa

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72-hour requirements breakdown

What passed or failed, hour by hour

0matching hours in the next 92 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
Wed, Mar 4
04:00	15%	100%	0%	12%	24134m
05:00	13%	100%	0%	26%	24134m
06:00	45%	100%	2.6%	70%	24134m
07:00	46%	100%	3.5%	80%	24135m
08:00	72%	100%	0%	28%	15899m
09:00	38%	100%	0%	71%	23710m
10:00	41%	100%	0%	98%	24135m
11:00	41%	100%	0%	85%	16757m
12:00	35%	100%	0%	100%	13122m
13:00	33%	100%	3.7%	100%	24134m
14:00	38%	100%	2.1%	100%	23185m
15:00	36%	100%	0.2%	100%	24135m
16:00	38%	100%	0%	100%	23646m
17:00	41%	100%	0%	100%	13067m
18:00	62%	100%	48%	100%	4304m
19:00	55%	100%	95%	100%	1220m
20:00	4.1%	100%	5%	94%	1062m
21:00	2%	100%	1%	100%	944m
22:00	0.7%	100%	1%	100%	652m
23:00	0.1%	100%	3.6%	100%	870m
Thu, Mar 5
24:00	2.3%	100%	0.8%	99%	5043m
01:00	1%	100%	6.3%	86%	23644m
02:00	1.3%	100%	18%	75%	3883m
03:00	0%	100%	5.9%	36%	1409m
04:00	0.6%	100%	67%	13%	709m
05:00	0%	100%	40%	42%	495m
06:00	73%	100%	72%	28%	349m
07:00	67%	100%	96%	6.5%	296m
08:00	67%	100%	99%	6.8%	267m
09:00	60%	100%	100%	69%	266m
10:00	60%	100%	100%	100%	207m
11:00	60%	100%	100%	100%	188m
12:00	51%	100%	100%	100%	435m
13:00	51%	100%	100%	66%	1315m
14:00	62%	100%	100%	8.9%	827m
15:00	57%	100%	100%	89%	87m
16:00	57%	100%	100%	73%	52m
17:00	62%	100%	100%	100%	34m
18:00	62%	100%	100%	100%	24m
19:00	53%	100%	100%	100%	25m
20:00	0%	100%	100%	100%	33m
21:00	0%	93%	100%	100%	63m
22:00	0%	85%	100%	100%	238m
23:00	7%	46%	100%	100%	2201m
Fri, Mar 6
24:00	13%	38%	100%	100%	2971m
01:00	15%	33%	100%	100%	17940m
02:00	15%	40%	74%	100%	20460m
03:00	15%	41%	0.1%	43%	24134m
04:00	15%	32%	0%	6.1%	24134m
05:00	15%	25%	0%	0.5%	24134m
06:00	43%	17%	0%	0%	24135m
07:00	37%	11%	0%	0%	24134m
08:00	17%	4.6%	0%	0%	24135m
09:00	11%	3.4%	0%	0%	24134m
10:00	8.1%	2.1%	0%	0%	24134m
11:00	7.1%	1.9%	0%	0%	24135m
12:00	6.1%	0.1%	0%	0%	24134m
13:00	6.2%	0%	0%	0%	24134m
14:00	6.2%	3.8%	0%	0%	24135m
15:00	7.2%	3.9%	0%	0%	24134m
16:00	7.4%	4.1%	0%	0%	24134m
17:00	14%	0%	0%	4.9%	24134m
18:00	28%	0%	1.9%	5%	24135m
19:00	46%	0%	0%	12%	24135m
20:00	15%	0%	0%	12%	24134m
21:00	15%	0%	0%	9.8%	24134m
22:00	15%	0%	0%	67%	24134m
23:00	14%	0%	0%	13%	24135m
Sat, Mar 7
24:00	15%	0%	0%	31%	24135m
01:00	15%	0%	0%	86%	24135m
02:00	9.9%	0%	0%	100%	24135m
03:00	4.8%	0%	0%	100%	24134m
04:00	6.6%	0%	0%	58%	24135m
05:00	12%	0%	0%	52%	24134m
06:00	38%	0.2%	0%	5.8%	24135m
07:00	25%	0.7%	0%	5.5%	24135m
08:00	22%	1.2%	0%	5.3%	24135m
09:00	20%	1.7%	0%	5%	24135m
10:00	17%	1.3%	0%	5%	24135m
11:00	14%	0.9%	0%	5%	24135m
12:00	14%	0.5%	0%	5%	24135m
13:00	14%	0.33%	0%	5%	24135m
14:00	14%	0.17%	0%	5%	24135m
15:00	17%	0%	0%	5%	24135m
16:00	12%	0%	0%	3.5%	24135m
17:00	13%	0%	0%	2.1%	24135m
18:00	13%	0%	0%	0.6%	24135m
19:00	11%	0.73%	0%	0.4%	24135m
20:00	0%	1.5%	0%	0.2%	24135m
21:00	0%	2.2%	0%	0%	24135m
22:00	0%	19%	0%	1.7%	24135m
23:00	0%	35%	0%	3.3%	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
Thu, Mar 5 Sunrise 07:03 Sunset 18:01
02:00 ☾	961hPa	75%	18%	100%	98%	-36°	100%	2.6m/s	2.4m/s
03:00 ☾	960hPa	36%	6%	100%	98%	-32°	100%	2.7m/s	2.5m/s
04:00 ☾	960hPa	13%	67%	100%	98%	-25°	100%	2.9m/s	2.5m/s
05:00 ☾	959hPa	42%	40%	100%	99%	-17°	100%	2.8m/s	2.4m/s
06:00 ☾	959hPa	28%	72%	100%	99%	-9.4°	100%	2.6m/s	2.3m/s
07:00 ☾	959hPa	6%	96%	100%	99%	-0.95°	100%	2.6m/s	2.3m/s
08:00	960hPa	7%	98%	100%	99%	6.8°	100%	2m/s	1.9m/s
09:00	960hPa	69%	100%	100%	99%	14°	100%	1.8m/s	1.8m/s
10:00	961hPa	100%	100%	100%	99%	20°	100%	3.4m/s	2.3m/s
11:00	961hPa	100%	100%	100%	99%	25°	100%	3.3m/s	2.4m/s
12:00	962hPa	100%	100%	100%	99%	27°	100%	3.3m/s	2.7m/s
13:00	963hPa	66%	100%	89%	98%	27°	100%	2.6m/s	2.2m/s
14:00	963hPa	9%	100%	79%	97%	25°	100%	1.9m/s	1.6m/s
15:00	964hPa	89%	100%	68%	98%	20°	100%	2.3m/s	1.8m/s
16:00	965hPa	73%	100%	68%	98%	14°	100%	2.8m/s	2m/s
17:00	966hPa	100%	100%	67%	99%	7.4°	100%	2.6m/s	2m/s
18:00	967hPa	100%	100%	66%	100%	0.01°	100%	2.8m/s	2.3m/s
19:00 ☾	968hPa	100%	100%	61%	100%	-8.7°	100%	2.3m/s	2m/s
20:00 ☾	970hPa	100%	100%	55%	99%	-17°	100%	1.9m/s	1.7m/s
21:00 ☾	970hPa	100%	100%	50%	99%	-24°	100%	1.7m/s	1.3m/s
22:00 ☾	971hPa	100%	100%	50%	97%	-31°	100%	1.5m/s	1.2m/s
23:00 ☾	971hPa	100%	100%	50%	98%	-36°	100%	1.6m/s	1.3m/s
Fri, Mar 6 Sunrise 07:00 Sunset 18:03
24:00 ☾	972hPa	100%	100%	50%	98%	-39°	100%	1.3m/s	1.2m/s
01:00 ☾	973hPa	100%	100%	33%	97%	-39°	100%	1.1m/s	1m/s
02:00 ☾	973hPa	100%	74%	17%	97%	-36°	100%	0.8m/s	0.83m/s
03:00 ☾	974hPa	43%	0%	0%	96%	-31°	46%	0.41m/s	0.44m/s
04:00 ☾	974hPa	6%	0%	0%	95%	-25°	33%	0.4m/s	0.36m/s
05:00 ☾	974hPa	0%	0%	0%	94%	-17°	25%	0.6m/s	0.65m/s
06:00 ☾	975hPa	0%	0%	0%	94%	-9°	17%	0.6m/s	0.67m/s
07:00 ☾	975hPa	0%	0%	0%	93%	-0.48°	11%	0.5m/s	0.6m/s
08:00	976hPa	0%	0%	0%	90%	7.2°	5%	0.6m/s	0.72m/s
09:00	976hPa	0%	0%	0%	80%	14°	3%	0.9m/s	0.79m/s
10:00	976hPa	0%	0%	0%	72%	20°	2%	1.2m/s	0.98m/s
11:00	976hPa	0%	0%	0%	64%	25°	2%	1.7m/s	1.4m/s
12:00	976hPa	0%	0%	0%	59%	27°	0%	2.3m/s	1.8m/s
13:00	976hPa	0%	0%	0%	56%	27°	0%	2.6m/s	2.1m/s
14:00	976hPa	0%	0%	0%	56%	25°	4%	2.9m/s	2.4m/s
15:00	975hPa	0%	0%	0%	57%	21°	4%	3m/s	2.4m/s
16:00	975hPa	0%	0%	0%	61%	15°	4%	2.9m/s	2.1m/s
17:00	976hPa	5%	0%	0%	73%	7.7°	5%	2.2m/s	2.1m/s
18:00	976hPa	5%	2%	0%	78%	0.26°	5%	1.8m/s	2m/s
19:00 ☾	976hPa	12%	0%	0%	80%	-8.4°	12%	1.7m/s	1.8m/s
20:00 ☾	976hPa	12%	0%	0%	81%	-16°	12%	1.8m/s	2m/s
21:00 ☾	976hPa	10%	0%	0%	82%	-24°	10%	1.9m/s	2.2m/s
22:00 ☾	976hPa	67%	0%	0%	82%	-31°	67%	1.8m/s	2.1m/s
23:00 ☾	976hPa	13%	0%	0%	80%	-35°	13%	1.9m/s	2.3m/s
Sat, Mar 7 Sunrise 06:57 Sunset 18:06
24:00 ☾	976hPa	31%	0%	0%	78%	-38°	31%	1.9m/s	2.2m/s
01:00 ☾	976hPa	86%	0%	5%	75%	-38°	86%	1.9m/s	2.3m/s
02:00 ☾	975hPa	100%	0%	10%	71%	-36°	100%	2m/s	2.4m/s
03:00 ☾	975hPa	100%	0%	15%	69%	-31°	100%	1.8m/s	2.1m/s
04:00 ☾	975hPa	58%	0%	27%	69%	-24°	58%	2m/s	2.4m/s
05:00 ☾	974hPa	52%	0%	38%	71%	-17°	52%	1.9m/s	2.2m/s
06:00 ☾	974hPa	6%	0%	50%	74%	-8.7°	6%	1.7m/s	2.1m/s
07:00	976hPa	6%	0%	33%	69%	0.06°	6%	2.9m/s	2.2m/s
08:00	978hPa	5%	0%	17%	64%	7.5°	5%	4.1m/s	2.3m/s
09:00	980hPa	5%	0%	0%	58%	15°	5%	5.2m/s	2.4m/s
10:00	980hPa	5%	0%	0%	67%	21°	5%	4m/s	2.1m/s
11:00	980hPa	5%	0%	0%	75%	25°	5%	2.7m/s	1.8m/s
12:00	980hPa	5%	0%	0%	84%	28°	5%	1.4m/s	1.5m/s
13:00	980hPa	5%	0%	0%	85%	28°	5%	1.3m/s	1.5m/s
14:00	980hPa	5%	0%	0%	87%	26°	5%	1.3m/s	1.4m/s
15:00	980hPa	5%	0%	0%	89%	21°	5%	1.2m/s	1.3m/s
16:00	980hPa	4%	0%	0%	90%	15°	4%	1.2m/s	1.3m/s
17:00	980hPa	2%	0%	0%	90%	8°	2%	1.2m/s	1.3m/s
18:00	979hPa	1%	0%	0%	91%	0.51°	1%	1.2m/s	1.3m/s
19:00 ☾	979hPa	0%	0%	7%	91%	-8.1°	1%	1.2m/s	1.3m/s
20:00 ☾	979hPa	0%	0%	15%	91%	-16°	2%	1.2m/s	1.2m/s
21:00 ☾	978hPa	0%	0%	22%	91%	-24°	2%	1.1m/s	1.2m/s
22:00 ☾	978hPa	2%	0%	28%	91%	-30°	19%	1m/s	1.1m/s
23:00 ☾	977hPa	3%	0%	33%	91%	-35°	35%	0.91m/s	1m/s
Sun, Mar 8 Sunrise 06:55 Sunset 18:08
24:00 ☾	977hPa	5%	0%	39%	91%	-38°	52%	0.8m/s	0.9m/s
01:00 ☾	976hPa	4%	0%	40%	90%	-38°	68%	1.1m/s	1m/s

How to read: these inputs help produce the derived score; they are not requirements by themselves.

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