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Rule Cloudscapes

Isle of Lewis - Cloudscapes - Scotland

Stornoway, Scotland, United Kingdom

Multi-layered dramatic clouds for striking sky photography

Currently

Real-time conditions
Cloud Cover100%
Wind Gusts17.2m/s
Precipitation Chance96%
Air Pressure997.0hPa

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When all conditions match, PhotoWeather marks an opportunity window.

Times shown in Europe/London
Next opportunity
Striking Cloud Drama
Isle of Lewis
Sun, Mar 8 · 10:00–11:00 · 1h window
Medium confidence
47%
☁️Cloud Drama Score75.4%
Cloud Cover: 100%
Wind Gusts: 11.5m/s
Precipitation Chance: 54%
Air Pressure: 1002.2hPa
overcast weather icon
Striking Cloud Drama
Isle of Lewis
Tue, Mar 10 · 11:00–12:00
☁️Cloud Drama Score:76.7%
Low

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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
04:0014%0%1.8%6.3%24134m
05:0014%0.1%4.7%8.8%24134m
06:0046%0%1.4%10%24134m
07:0041%4.9%7.5%100%24135m
08:0054%27%6.2%100%24135m
09:0044%97%4.9%100%24134m
10:0045%97%5%100%24135m
11:0066%74%70%100%24134m
12:0057%73%100%98%24134m
13:0055%88%100%96%24134m
14:0068%96%100%100%24134m
15:0065%98%100%100%24135m
16:0065%98%100%100%23365m
17:0070%96%100%100%24135m
18:0070%93%99%100%24135m
19:0060%23%97%100%24135m
20:000%100%82%100%8560m
21:001.8%100%97%98%9026m
22:000.2%100%78%100%17915m
23:000%100%98%99%8025m
Thu, Mar 5
24:000%100%100%100%13966m
01:000%100%99%92%9710m
02:000%100%100%100%8834m
03:000%100%100%80%19277m
04:000%100%99%5%22316m
05:000%100%73%5%23459m
06:0065%100%99%5%23373m
07:0067%100%100%5%16433m
08:0059%100%100%3.9%13487m
09:0055%100%100%2.5%20794m
10:0052%100%100%2.8%24134m
11:0055%100%100%1.3%11895m
12:0046%100%100%3.9%11654m
13:0049%100%100%5%24134m
14:0055%99%100%5%24134m
15:0052%100%100%5%24134m
16:0069%100%100%19%24135m
17:0059%99%100%8.6%24135m
18:0057%94%100%78%24135m
19:0059%21%100%100%24134m
20:0015%4.8%77%100%24134m
21:0015%4.9%3.1%95%24134m
22:0015%4.4%9.8%15%24134m
23:0015%4.6%0%0%24135m
Fri, Mar 6
24:0011%5%0%0%24134m
01:0010%5%0%0%24135m
02:001.9%2.5%0%0%24135m
03:001%0%0%0%24134m
04:000.9%0%0%0%24134m
05:000.9%0%0%0%24134m
06:004.6%1.4%0%0%24135m
07:005.3%5%0%0%24134m
08:008%5%0%0%24135m
09:007.5%5%0.2%0%24134m
10:0015%5%4.6%4.4%24134m
11:0026%5%5%5%24135m
12:0015%5%5%0%24134m
13:0023%4.9%3.9%5%24134m
14:0013%1.1%1.2%0.1%24135m
15:0020%2.5%3.9%5%24134m
16:0068%0%0.3%51%24134m
17:0068%0%98%100%24134m
18:0068%4.7%82%99%24135m
19:00100%1.3%60%19%24135m
20:0015%2.5%9.1%94%24134m
21:0014%0%97%98%24134m
22:004.1%0%85%99%24134m
23:0011%0%93%100%24135m
Sat, Mar 7
24:007.3%0%55%100%24135m
01:001.7%0%28%100%24135m
02:004.7%0%4.8%100%24135m
03:0011%0%4.7%99%24134m
04:0012%0%0%100%24135m
05:0014%0.6%0%98%24134m
06:0034%0.6%0%100%24135m
07:0043%34%0%79%24135m
08:0057%67%0%58%24135m
09:0062%100%0%37%24135m
10:0062%100%0%26%24135m
11:0057%100%0%16%24135m
12:0028%100%0%5%24135m
13:0050%68%0%8.6%24135m
14:0083%37%0%12%24135m
15:0049%5%0%16%24135m
16:0036%4.9%0%12%24135m
17:0031%4.7%0%8.6%24135m
18:0024%4.6%0%5%24135m
19:0016%3.1%0%4.3%24135m
20:000%1.5%0%3.7%24135m
21:000%0%0%3%24135m
22:000%0%0%8.7%24135m
23:000%0%0%14%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 07:10 Sunset 18:05
02:00
997hPa 100% 100% 96% 91% -35° 100% 17m/s 9.6m/s
03:00
997hPa 80% 100% 94% 91% -31° 100% 16m/s 9m/s
04:00
997hPa 5% 99% 94% 88% -25° 100% 12m/s 6m/s
05:00
996hPa 5% 73% 95% 87% -18° 100% 13m/s 6.6m/s
06:00
997hPa 5% 99% 95% 91% -10° 100% 12m/s 6.1m/s
07:00
998hPa 5% 100% 72% 93% -1.9° 100% 6.7m/s 5.6m/s
08:00
999hPa 4% 100% 49% 93% 5.7° 100% 7.2m/s 5.3m/s
09:00
1001hPa 2% 100% 26% 90% 13° 100% 8.8m/s 6.6m/s
10:00
1002hPa 3% 100% 34% 83% 19° 100% 8.1m/s 5.8m/s
11:00
1003hPa 1% 100% 41% 83% 23° 100% 7.6m/s 5.5m/s
12:00
1004hPa 4% 100% 49% 87% 25° 100% 8.3m/s 5.9m/s
13:00
1005hPa 5% 100% 33% 74% 26° 100% 7.4m/s 4.5m/s
14:00
1005hPa 5% 100% 16% 64% 24° 100% 6.9m/s 4.4m/s
15:00
1006hPa 5% 100% 0% 61% 20° 100% 6.2m/s 4.4m/s
16:00
1007hPa 19% 100% 0% 64% 14° 100% 6.6m/s 5.3m/s
17:00
1008hPa 9% 100% 0% 67% 7.5° 100% 7.6m/s 4.7m/s
18:00
1008hPa 78% 100% 0% 65% 0.37° 100% 7.8m/s 3.8m/s
19:00
1009hPa 100% 100% 0% 68% -7.9° 100% 7.2m/s 3m/s
20:00
1010hPa 100% 77% 0% 70% -16° 100% 6.4m/s 2.8m/s
21:00
1011hPa 95% 3% 0% 72% -23° 95% 6.2m/s 2.9m/s
22:00
1011hPa 14% 10% 0% 73% -29° 17% 5.9m/s 2.9m/s
23:00
1012hPa 0% 0% 0% 73% -34° 5% 5m/s 2.7m/s
Fri, Mar 6 Sunrise 07:07 Sunset 18:07
24:00
1013hPa 0% 0% 0% 73% -37° 5% 5m/s 2.7m/s
01:00
1013hPa 0% 0% 0% 73% -37° 5% 3.2m/s 2.5m/s
02:00
1013hPa 0% 0% 0% 72% -35° 2% 2.7m/s 2.5m/s
03:00
1013hPa 0% 0% 0% 72% -31° 0% 4.1m/s 3m/s
04:00
1014hPa 0% 0% 0% 73% -25° 0% 5.5m/s 3.2m/s
05:00
1014hPa 0% 0% 0% 72% -17° 0% 6.5m/s 3.5m/s
06:00
1014hPa 0% 0% 0% 73% -9.6° 1% 8m/s 3.8m/s
07:00
1014hPa 0% 0% 0% 76% -1.6° 5% 8.6m/s 4.1m/s
08:00
1014hPa 0% 0% 0% 78% 6.1° 5% 9.6m/s 4.3m/s
09:00
1015hPa 0% 0% 0% 76% 13° 5% 11m/s 5.2m/s
10:00
1014hPa 4% 5% 0% 70% 19° 5% 11m/s 6.4m/s
11:00
1014hPa 5% 5% 0% 67% 23° 5% 11m/s 7.5m/s
12:00
1014hPa 0% 5% 0% 66% 26° 5% 12m/s 8m/s
13:00
1014hPa 5% 4% 2% 67% 26° 5% 13m/s 9m/s
14:00
1013hPa 0% 1% 3% 67% 24° 2% 14m/s 9.3m/s
15:00
1013hPa 5% 4% 5% 69% 20° 5% 15m/s 9.7m/s
16:00
1013hPa 51% 0% 3% 74% 15° 51% 16m/s 9.8m/s
17:00
1012hPa 100% 98% 2% 74% 7.8° 100% 17m/s 10m/s
18:00
1012hPa 99% 82% 0% 74% 0.62° 99% 18m/s 10m/s
19:00
1012hPa 19% 60% 33% 71% -7.6° 67% 19m/s 11m/s
20:00
1012hPa 94% 9% 67% 68% -15° 94% 19m/s 10m/s
21:00
1011hPa 98% 97% 100% 69% -23° 98% 19m/s 11m/s
22:00
1011hPa 99% 84% 100% 68% -29° 99% 20m/s 11m/s
23:00
1011hPa 100% 93% 100% 68% -34° 100% 21m/s 11m/s
Sat, Mar 7 Sunrise 07:04 Sunset 18:09
24:00
1010hPa 100% 55% 100% 68% -37° 100% 21m/s 11m/s
01:00
1010hPa 100% 28% 71% 69% -37° 100% 21m/s 12m/s
02:00
1010hPa 100% 5% 43% 72% -35° 100% 22m/s 12m/s
03:00
1010hPa 99% 5% 14% 73% -30° 99% 21m/s 11m/s
04:00
1010hPa 100% 0% 19% 74% -24° 100% 21m/s 11m/s
05:00
1009hPa 98% 0% 24% 75% -17° 98% 20m/s 11m/s
06:00
1009hPa 100% 0% 28% 75% -9.2° 100% 20m/s 10m/s
07:00
1010hPa 79% 0% 36% 74% -1.1° 100% 19m/s 10m/s
08:00
1010hPa 58% 0% 43% 74% 6.4° 100% 18m/s 9.5m/s
09:00
1010hPa 37% 0% 50% 73% 13° 100% 17m/s 9.1m/s
10:00
1010hPa 26% 0% 40% 74% 19° 100% 16m/s 8.7m/s
11:00
1010hPa 16% 0% 31% 74% 24° 100% 16m/s 8.2m/s
12:00
1010hPa 5% 0% 21% 75% 26° 100% 16m/s 7.8m/s
13:00
1010hPa 9% 0% 20% 75% 27° 72% 15m/s 7.4m/s
14:00
1010hPa 12% 0% 18% 74% 25° 44% 15m/s 7.1m/s
15:00
1010hPa 16% 0% 17% 74% 20° 16% 15m/s 6.7m/s
16:00
1010hPa 12% 0% 19% 73% 15° 12% 14m/s 6.4m/s
17:00
1010hPa 9% 0% 21% 72% 8.1° 9% 14m/s 6.2m/s
18:00
1009hPa 5% 0% 24% 71% 0.89° 5% 13m/s 6m/s
19:00
1009hPa 4% 0% 21% 72% -7.3° 4% 13m/s 5.9m/s
20:00
1008hPa 4% 0% 19% 72% -15° 4% 13m/s 5.8m/s
21:00
1008hPa 3% 0% 17% 73% -22° 3% 13m/s 5.8m/s
22:00
1007hPa 9% 0% 17% 71% -29° 9% 13m/s 5.9m/s
23:00
1007hPa 14% 0% 17% 70% -34° 14% 13m/s 6m/s
Sun, Mar 8 Sunrise 07:01 Sunset 18:11
24:00
1006hPa 20% 0% 17% 69% -36° 20% 14m/s 6.2m/s
01:00
1006hPa 47% 0% 20% 72% -37° 47% 14m/s 6.3m/s
How to read: these inputs help produce the derived score; they are not requirements by themselves.

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