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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 Cover54%
Wind Gusts6.5m/s
Precipitation Chance60%
Air Pressure985.4hPa

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Times shown in Europe/London
Next opportunity
Striking Cloud Drama
Isle of Skye
Mon, Feb 16 · 10:00–11:00 · 1h window
Low confidence
39%
☁️Cloud Drama Score81.9%
Cloud Cover: 41%
Wind Gusts: 6.5m/s
Precipitation Chance: 69%
Air Pressure: 982.9hPa
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Striking Cloud Drama
Isle of Skye
Fri, Feb 20 · 15:00–16:00
☁️Cloud Drama Score:81.9%
Medium
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Striking Cloud Drama at Sunset
Isle of Skye
Fri, Feb 20 · 16:00–17:00
☁️Cloud Drama Score:79.3%
Medium
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Dramatic Cloud Drama at Sunset
Isle of Skye
Fri, Feb 20 · 17:00–18:00
☁️Cloud Drama Score:85.4%
Medium
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Striking Cloud Drama
Isle of Skye
Sun, Feb 22 · 14:00–15:00
☁️Cloud Drama Score:76.7%
Low

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72-hour requirements breakdown

What passed or failed, hour by hour
1matching hours in the next 72 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, Feb 13
12:0065%38%1.5%0%24135m
13:0063%54%0%0%24134m
14:0057%23%0%0%24135m
15:0027%5%0%0%24135m
16:0067%32%0%0%24135m
17:0063%59%0%0%24135m
18:0062%21%0%0%24135m
19:0015%20%0%0%24134m
20:0015%8.6%0%0%24134m
21:0015%6.9%0%0%24134m
22:0013%5%0%0%24134m
23:0012%4.9%1%0%24134m
Sat, Feb 14
24:0012%3.9%0.2%0%24134m
01:0012%4.9%1.6%0%24134m
02:0015%3.9%4.8%0%24135m
03:0015%4.8%78%0%24134m
04:0015%4.8%14%0%24135m
05:0015%73%73%0.7%24135m
06:0014%5%5%5%24134m
07:0067%29%5%5.2%24135m
08:0073%56%20%98%24135m
09:0073%90%80%100%24134m
10:0060%100%100%100%24134m
11:0063%94%100%100%24135m
12:0062%64%100%100%24134m
13:0062%54%100%100%24134m
14:0060%52%100%100%24134m
15:0057%22%100%100%24134m
16:0067%35%100%100%24135m
17:0073%90%100%100%24134m
18:0073%65%100%100%24135m
19:000%100%100%100%24134m
20:000%100%100%100%13139m
21:000%100%100%100%8936m
22:000%100%100%100%2035m
23:000%100%100%100%101m
Sun, Feb 15
24:000%100%100%100%68m
01:000%100%0.1%0%65m
02:008%100%69%0%91m
03:0015%96%99%0%9692m
04:0015%8.1%2.8%0%20160m
05:0015%17%0%0%24012m
06:0015%21%0%0%24075m
07:0061%22%0%0%24106m
08:0061%20%0%0%23760m
09:0061%19%5%0%23441m
10:0063%14%96%0%23723m
11:0066%21%87%0%19570m
12:0063%75%100%0%15453m
13:0055%100%100%0%17846m
14:0055%100%100%0%19764m
15:0055%100%100%0%11738m
16:0059%100%100%0%12204m
17:0059%100%100%0%10939m
18:0059%100%100%0%1847m
19:000%93%100%0%3043m
20:000%86%100%0%4239m
21:000%78%100%0%5436m
22:000%55%100%0%11669m
23:000%31%100%0%17902m
Mon, Feb 16
24:000%7.6%100%0%24135m
01:000%7.1%87%0%24135m
02:000%6.5%73%0%24135m
03:000%6%60%0%24135m
04:000%7.7%49%0%17928m
05:000%9.4%38%0%11722m
06:000%11%28%0%5516m
07:0071%11%20%0%6770m
08:0066%11%13%0%8024m
09:0031%11%5%0%9279m
10:0082%41%35%0%6437m
11:0083%70%65%0%3595m
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
Fri, Feb 13 Sunrise 07:59 Sunset 17:19
13:00
985hPa 0% 0% 60% 50% 19° 54% 6.5m/s 4.2m/s
14:00
986hPa 0% 0% 56% 49% 17° 23% 6.3m/s 4m/s
15:00
987hPa 0% 0% 52% 51% 14° 5% 6m/s 4m/s
16:00
987hPa 0% 0% 56% 56% 8.3° 32% 6.2m/s 3.3m/s
17:00
988hPa 0% 0% 60% 66% 1.9° 59% 4.4m/s 2.5m/s
18:00
989hPa 0% 0% 64% 69% -5.9° 21% 4.9m/s 2.6m/s
19:00
990hPa 0% 0% 50% 70% -14° 20% 5.2m/s 2.6m/s
20:00
991hPa 0% 0% 36% 70% -22° 9% 4.4m/s 2.5m/s
21:00
991hPa 0% 0% 22% 69% -30° 7% 4.2m/s 2.3m/s
22:00
992hPa 0% 0% 31% 70% -36° 5% 4m/s 2.2m/s
23:00
992hPa 0% 1% 41% 70% -42° 5% 3.5m/s 2m/s
Sat, Feb 14 Sunrise 07:57 Sunset 17:21
24:00
993hPa 0% 0% 50% 70% -45° 4% 2.7m/s 1.7m/s
01:00
993hPa 0% 2% 33% 69% -45° 5% 2.2m/s 1.6m/s
02:00
994hPa 0% 5% 17% 68% -43° 5% 1.7m/s 1.5m/s
03:00
994hPa 0% 78% 0% 68% -38° 78% 1.3m/s 1.2m/s
04:00
995hPa 0% 14% 0% 68% -32° 14% 0.9m/s 0.86m/s
05:00
995hPa 1% 73% 0% 68% -24° 78% 1.2m/s 1.2m/s
06:00
995hPa 5% 5% 0% 68% -16° 5% 1.2m/s 1.3m/s
07:00
995hPa 5% 5% 17% 69% -8.1° 29% 2m/s 2m/s
08:00
995hPa 98% 20% 33% 69% 0.12° 98% 3.2m/s 2.5m/s
09:00
995hPa 100% 80% 50% 68% 6.7° 100% 5.5m/s 2.9m/s
10:00
995hPa 100% 100% 67% 65% 12° 100% 6.9m/s 3m/s
11:00
994hPa 100% 100% 83% 63% 17° 100% 7.5m/s 3.6m/s
12:00
994hPa 100% 100% 100% 60% 19° 100% 7.8m/s 4.6m/s
13:00
993hPa 100% 100% 80% 61% 20° 100% 9m/s 5.4m/s
14:00
992hPa 100% 100% 59% 63% 18° 100% 9.4m/s 5.4m/s
15:00
991hPa 100% 100% 39% 66% 14° 100% 10m/s 5.1m/s
16:00
990hPa 100% 100% 57% 69% 8.6° 100% 11m/s 5.5m/s
17:00
989hPa 100% 100% 76% 72% 2.1° 100% 12m/s 6m/s
18:00
988hPa 100% 100% 94% 71% -5.6° 100% 13m/s 6.9m/s
19:00
986hPa 100% 100% 96% 74% -14° 100% 14m/s 7.1m/s
20:00
985hPa 100% 100% 98% 78% -22° 100% 15m/s 7.4m/s
21:00
983hPa 100% 100% 100% 83% -29° 100% 18m/s 8.7m/s
22:00
981hPa 100% 100% 100% 93% -36° 100% 19m/s 8.3m/s
23:00
978hPa 100% 100% 100% 96% -42° 100% 21m/s 7.1m/s
Sun, Feb 15 Sunrise 07:54 Sunset 17:24
24:00
977hPa 100% 100% 100% 97% -45° 100% 21m/s 7.5m/s
01:00
975hPa 0% 0% 99% 97% -45° 100% 19m/s 7.7m/s
02:00
974hPa 0% 69% 98% 97% -43° 100% 16m/s 7.6m/s
03:00
974hPa 0% 99% 97% 92% -38° 99% 12m/s 5.3m/s
04:00
974hPa 0% 3% 98% 87% -31° 8% 13m/s 6.6m/s
05:00
974hPa 0% 0% 99% 90% -24° 17% 13m/s 6.2m/s
06:00
973hPa 0% 0% 100% 90% -16° 21% 13m/s 5.8m/s
07:00
973hPa 0% 0% 99% 90% -7.8° 22% 13m/s 5.6m/s
08:00
973hPa 0% 0% 98% 90% 0.38° 20% 13m/s 5.4m/s
09:00
972hPa 0% 5% 97% 91% 19% 12m/s 5.2m/s
10:00
972hPa 0% 96% 95% 89% 13° 96% 11m/s 5.1m/s
11:00
972hPa 0% 87% 93% 87% 17° 87% 10m/s 5.1m/s
12:00
971hPa 0% 100% 91% 85% 20° 100% 9.4m/s 4.9m/s
13:00
970hPa 0% 100% 88% 84% 20° 100% 9.3m/s 5.5m/s
14:00
969hPa 0% 100% 85% 89% 18° 100% 9.8m/s 5.2m/s
15:00
968hPa 0% 100% 82% 93% 14° 100% 9.2m/s 4.6m/s
16:00
968hPa 0% 100% 86% 94% 8.9° 100% 8.6m/s 4.1m/s
17:00
967hPa 0% 100% 91% 95% 2.4° 100% 8.1m/s 3.9m/s
18:00
967hPa 0% 100% 96% 98% -5.3° 100% 5.9m/s 3m/s
19:00
971hPa 0% 100% 94% 95% -13° 100% 6.2m/s 3.6m/s
20:00
975hPa 0% 100% 92% 93% -21° 100% 6.6m/s 4.3m/s
21:00
980hPa 0% 100% 90% 90% -29° 100% 6.9m/s 5m/s
22:00
980hPa 0% 100% 87% 87% -36° 100% 6.7m/s 4.5m/s
23:00
980hPa 0% 100% 85% 83% -41° 100% 6.5m/s 4m/s
Mon, Feb 16 Sunrise 07:52 Sunset 17:26
24:00
980hPa 0% 100% 82% 80% -44° 100% 6.3m/s 3.5m/s
01:00
980hPa 0% 87% 75% 80% -45° 87% 5.8m/s 3.5m/s
02:00
980hPa 0% 73% 68% 81% -42° 73% 5.3m/s 3.5m/s
03:00
980hPa 0% 60% 62% 82% -38° 60% 4.8m/s 3.5m/s
04:00
980hPa 0% 49% 67% 83% -31° 49% 4.6m/s 3.5m/s
05:00
980hPa 0% 38% 73% 84% -24° 38% 4.4m/s 3.6m/s
06:00
981hPa 0% 28% 79% 86% -16° 28% 4.1m/s 3.7m/s
07:00
981hPa 0% 20% 77% 85% -7.5° 22% 3.8m/s 3.5m/s
08:00
982hPa 0% 12% 74% 85% 0.64° 16% 3.5m/s 3.2m/s
09:00
982hPa 0% 5% 72% 85% 7.3° 11% 3.2m/s 3m/s
10:00
983hPa 0% 35% 69% 88% 13° 41% 6.5m/s 5.3m/s
11:00
984hPa 0% 65% 67% 92% 17° 70% 9.8m/s 7.6m/s
12:00
985hPa 0% 95% 64% 95% 20° 100% 13m/s 9.9m/s
How to read: these inputs help produce the derived score; they are not requirements by themselves.

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