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Isle of Skye - Cloudscapes - Scotland

Portree, Scotland, United Kingdom

Multi-layered dramatic clouds for striking sky photography

Currently

Real-time conditions
Cloud Cover100%
Wind Gusts15.3m/s
Precipitation Chance100%
Air Pressure987.5hPa

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Times shown in Europe/London
Next opportunity
Striking Cloud Drama
Isle of Skye
Today · 08:00–09:00 · 1h window
Medium confidence
64%
☁️Cloud Drama Score78.4%
Cloud Cover: 100%
Wind Gusts: 6.6m/s
Precipitation Chance: 88%
Air Pressure: 988.8hPa
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Striking Cloud Drama at Sunrise
Isle of Skye
Sat, Mar 7 · 07:00–08:00
☁️Cloud Drama Score:78.4%
Medium
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Striking Cloud Drama
Isle of Skye
Sun, Mar 8 · 08:00–12:00
☁️Cloud Drama Score:75.4-82.6%
Low
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Striking Cloud Drama at Sunrise
Isle of Skye
Mon, Mar 9 · 06:00–07:00
☁️Cloud Drama Score:75.6%
Low
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Dramatic Cloud Drama
Isle of Skye
Mon, Mar 9 · 19:00–20:00
☁️Cloud Drama Score:97.2%
Low
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Striking Cloud Drama
Isle of Skye
Tue, Mar 10 · 08:00–11:00
☁️Cloud Drama Score:78-81.9%
Low
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Striking Cloud Drama at Sunset
Isle of Skye
Tue, Mar 10 · 17:00–19:00
☁️Cloud Drama Score:78.4-79.8%
Low
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72-hour requirements breakdown

What passed or failed, hour by hour
2matching 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
Wed, Mar 4
02:0012%0%3.7%50%24134m
03:0014%0.1%4.8%61%24135m
04:0014%0.1%1.3%5%24134m
05:0015%1.4%0.6%35%24134m
06:0077%50%0.7%5.7%24134m
07:0054%78%0.1%85%24135m
08:0052%100%2.9%100%24135m
09:0050%87%0%100%24134m
10:0063%100%0%50%24135m
11:0046%100%4.8%100%24134m
12:0039%100%4.8%100%24134m
13:0039%100%4.8%100%24134m
14:0046%100%4.4%94%24134m
15:0063%100%85%100%3275m
16:0065%100%98%100%24135m
17:0070%99%62%100%24135m
18:0070%100%85%100%24135m
19:0042%99%5%100%24135m
20:000%100%17%100%24134m
21:000.4%100%17%95%24134m
22:000.5%98%8.5%99%24135m
23:000.3%100%46%17%24135m
Thu, Mar 5
24:001.3%100%98%100%24134m
01:000.6%100%44%20%21965m
02:004.7%100%97%15%10323m
03:000%100%89%3.5%10038m
04:002.7%100%100%5%6611m
05:000%100%98%5.3%1169m
06:0062%100%100%5%11260m
07:0067%100%99%66%3481m
08:0078%100%100%56%7916m
09:0060%100%100%0.5%9467m
10:0065%100%100%5.6%8431m
11:0060%100%100%4.8%861m
12:0051%100%100%4.1%147m
13:0053%100%100%6.8%120m
14:0070%100%100%54%146m
15:0057%100%100%96%24134m
16:0073%100%100%50%24135m
17:0062%90%100%62%24135m
18:0062%100%100%67%23571m
19:0053%95%100%63%24134m
20:0011%7.8%100%99%24134m
21:0014%5%99%100%24134m
22:0015%5%83%100%24134m
23:0015%5%0.2%76%24135m
Fri, Mar 6
24:0015%4.2%0%0%24134m
01:0014%5%0%0%24135m
02:0012%5%0%0%24135m
03:004.4%4.2%0%0%24134m
04:002.9%1.1%0%0%24134m
05:002.2%0%0%0%24134m
06:005.2%0%0%0%24135m
07:008.3%3.7%0%0%24134m
08:008.1%4.8%0%0%24135m
09:007.6%4.8%0%0%24134m
10:007.6%4.8%0%0%24134m
11:0013%4.8%0%0.8%24135m
12:006.6%4.9%0%0%24134m
13:0013%2.9%0%4.8%24134m
14:0015%0%3.9%4.2%24135m
15:0021%0%0%5%24134m
16:0033%0%0%5%24134m
17:0036%0%5%5%24134m
18:0078%0%28%82%24135m
19:0026%0.2%0%5%24135m
20:0010%3.1%0%5%24134m
21:0015%3.1%4.8%94%24134m
22:0013%0.2%5%100%24134m
23:0013%0%4.8%84%24135m
Sat, Mar 7
24:0012%0%5%100%24135m
01:007.2%0%1%95%24135m
02:007.6%0%0%100%24135m
03:005.5%0%0%100%24134m
04:0014%0%0%78%24135m
05:0013%0%0%26%24134m
06:0060%0%0%66%24135m
07:0078%20%0%66%24135m
08:0071%40%0%67%24135m
09:0061%61%0%68%24135m
10:0061%43%0%75%24135m
11:0043%26%0%82%24135m
12:0014%9.3%0%89%24135m
13:0037%6.2%0%60%24135m
14:0048%3.2%0%32%24135m
15:009.1%0.1%0%4.1%24135m
16:009.1%0.07%0%2.8%24135m
17:009.8%0.03%0%1.4%24135m
18:0013%0%0%0.1%24135m
19:0011%0%0%0.47%24135m
20:000%0%0%0.83%24135m
21:000%0%0%1.2%24135m
22:000%0%0%2.6%24135m
23:000%0%0%4%24135m
Sun, Mar 8
24:000%0%0%5.4%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 07:08 Sunset 18:05
02:00
988hPa 15% 97% 100% 91% -36° 100% 15m/s 5.8m/s
03:00
987hPa 4% 89% 100% 90% -32° 100% 16m/s 6.8m/s
04:00
986hPa 5% 100% 100% 93% -25° 100% 14m/s 5.5m/s
05:00
987hPa 5% 98% 100% 97% -18° 100% 13m/s 4.9m/s
06:00
987hPa 5% 100% 100% 95% -9.9° 100% 10m/s 4.7m/s
07:00
988hPa 66% 99% 94% 96% -1.7° 100% 10m/s 5.1m/s
08:00
989hPa 56% 100% 88% 96% 6.1° 100% 6.6m/s 4.4m/s
09:00
990hPa 0% 100% 82% 95% 13° 100% 5.3m/s 2.6m/s
10:00
991hPa 6% 100% 82% 94% 19° 100% 3.9m/s 1.5m/s
11:00
992hPa 5% 100% 82% 96% 24° 100% 5.3m/s 2.9m/s
12:00
993hPa 4% 100% 82% 97% 26° 100% 5.8m/s 3.1m/s
13:00
994hPa 7% 100% 67% 97% 27° 100% 5.7m/s 2.7m/s
14:00
995hPa 54% 100% 53% 94% 24° 100% 7.5m/s 2.9m/s
15:00
996hPa 96% 100% 39% 82% 20° 100% 7.1m/s 2.3m/s
16:00
997hPa 50% 100% 39% 76% 15° 100% 5.9m/s 2m/s
17:00
997hPa 62% 100% 39% 75% 7.7° 100% 6.1m/s 3.2m/s
18:00
998hPa 67% 100% 39% 76% 0.41° 100% 6.5m/s 2.8m/s
19:00
999hPa 63% 100% 26% 76% -8.1° 100% 5.7m/s 2m/s
20:00
1000hPa 99% 100% 13% 76% -16° 100% 3.9m/s 1.9m/s
21:00
1000hPa 100% 99% 0% 76% -24° 100% 2.9m/s 1.9m/s
22:00
1001hPa 100% 83% 0% 76% -30° 100% 2.6m/s 1.9m/s
23:00
1002hPa 76% 0% 0% 77% -35° 76% 2.1m/s 1.8m/s
Fri, Mar 6 Sunrise 07:05 Sunset 18:07
24:00
1002hPa 0% 0% 0% 76% -38° 4% 1.8m/s 1.7m/s
01:00
1003hPa 0% 0% 0% 74% -38° 5% 1.6m/s 1.5m/s
02:00
1003hPa 0% 0% 0% 74% -36° 5% 1.7m/s 1.5m/s
03:00
1003hPa 0% 0% 0% 76% -31° 4% 2m/s 2m/s
04:00
1003hPa 0% 0% 0% 77% -25° 1% 2.8m/s 2.3m/s
05:00
1004hPa 0% 0% 0% 77% -18° 0% 3.4m/s 2.6m/s
06:00
1004hPa 0% 0% 0% 78% -9.6° 0% 4.5m/s 2.9m/s
07:00
1005hPa 0% 0% 0% 80% -1.3° 4% 5.7m/s 3.2m/s
08:00
1005hPa 0% 0% 0% 81% 6.4° 5% 7.2m/s 3.3m/s
09:00
1005hPa 0% 0% 0% 78% 14° 5% 8.2m/s 3.6m/s
10:00
1005hPa 0% 0% 0% 72% 20° 5% 8.3m/s 4.3m/s
11:00
1005hPa 1% 0% 0% 67% 24° 5% 8.4m/s 5.2m/s
12:00
1005hPa 0% 0% 0% 64% 27° 5% 8.9m/s 5.7m/s
13:00
1005hPa 5% 0% 0% 63% 27° 5% 9.6m/s 6.3m/s
14:00
1004hPa 4% 4% 0% 64% 25° 4% 10m/s 6.2m/s
15:00
1003hPa 5% 0% 0% 68% 21° 5% 11m/s 5.9m/s
16:00
1003hPa 5% 0% 0% 70% 15° 5% 12m/s 6m/s
17:00
1003hPa 5% 5% 0% 72% 5% 13m/s 6m/s
18:00
1003hPa 82% 28% 0% 74% 0.66° 82% 14m/s 5.5m/s
19:00
1003hPa 5% 0% 0% 72% -7.8° 5% 14m/s 5.7m/s
20:00
1003hPa 5% 0% 0% 71% -16° 5% 15m/s 6.2m/s
21:00
1003hPa 94% 5% 0% 72% -23° 94% 15m/s 6m/s
22:00
1002hPa 100% 5% 17% 72% -30° 100% 15m/s 6m/s
23:00
1002hPa 84% 5% 33% 75% -35° 84% 16m/s 6.1m/s
Sat, Mar 7 Sunrise 07:02 Sunset 18:09
24:00
1002hPa 100% 5% 50% 73% -37° 100% 18m/s 6.6m/s
01:00
1001hPa 94% 1% 38% 71% -38° 94% 18m/s 6.6m/s
02:00
1001hPa 100% 0% 27% 70% -35° 100% 18m/s 6.8m/s
03:00
1001hPa 100% 0% 15% 72% -31° 100% 18m/s 6.8m/s
04:00
1001hPa 78% 0% 27% 73% -25° 78% 17m/s 5.7m/s
05:00
1001hPa 26% 0% 38% 74% -17° 26% 17m/s 5.9m/s
06:00
1000hPa 66% 0% 50% 74% -9.2° 66% 17m/s 6m/s
07:00
1005hPa 66% 0% 33% 73% -0.89° 69% 15m/s 6.4m/s
08:00
1009hPa 67% 0% 17% 71% 6.8° 72% 13m/s 6.8m/s
09:00
1014hPa 68% 0% 0% 69% 14° 75% 12m/s 7.2m/s
10:00
1014hPa 75% 0% 7% 71% 20° 80% 10m/s 6.5m/s
11:00
1014hPa 82% 0% 15% 72% 25° 84% 9m/s 5.8m/s
12:00
1014hPa 89% 0% 22% 73% 27° 89% 7.7m/s 5.2m/s
13:00
1014hPa 60% 0% 15% 75% 27° 60% 7.7m/s 5m/s
14:00
1014hPa 32% 0% 7% 77% 25° 32% 7.7m/s 4.9m/s
15:00
1014hPa 4% 0% 0% 78% 21° 4% 7.7m/s 4.7m/s
16:00
1013hPa 3% 0% 7% 78% 15° 3% 8m/s 4.9m/s
17:00
1013hPa 1% 0% 15% 77% 8.3° 1% 8.2m/s 5.1m/s
18:00
1013hPa 0% 0% 22% 76% 0.92° 0% 8.5m/s 5.4m/s
19:00
1012hPa 0% 0% 22% 75% -7.5° 0% 8.9m/s 5.5m/s
20:00
1012hPa 1% 0% 22% 74% -15° 1% 9.3m/s 5.7m/s
21:00
1011hPa 1% 0% 22% 74% -23° 1% 9.7m/s 5.9m/s
22:00
1011hPa 3% 0% 48% 73% -29° 3% 9.7m/s 5.9m/s
23:00
1010hPa 4% 0% 74% 73% -34° 4% 9.8m/s 5.9m/s
Sun, Mar 8 Sunrise 07:00 Sunset 18:11
24:00
1010hPa 5% 0% 100% 72% -37° 5% 9.8m/s 5.9m/s
01:00
1009hPa 18% 0% 79% 74% -37° 32% 9.9m/s 5.8m/s
How to read: these inputs help produce the derived score; they are not requirements by themselves.

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