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Northern Lights Forecast for Loch Lomond, Scotland

Balloch, Scotland, United Kingdom

Loch Lomond provides wooded islands, shoreline trees and layered hills reflected in broad water, with mist often simplifying the loch into tonal planes.

Currently

Real-time conditions
Aurora Quality
0%
Kp IndexKp 3 (Unsettled)
Sun Elevation-10.0° (Nautical twilight)
Cloud Cover8%

Upcoming Opportunities

When all conditions match, PhotoWeather marks an opportunity window.

Times shown in Europe/London

No opportunities in the next 14 days

See which requirements block the most forecast hours below.

Most common blockers (95-hour forecast)

  • Aurora Quality100% of hours
  • Aurora Activity100% of hours
  • Solar Elevation83% of hours

How this forecast is evaluated

See which weather signals PhotoWeather uses to identify Northern Lights conditions across Scotland. The requirements and hourly values below show how those signals apply at Loch Lomond.

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Recorded match history

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

Last 30 days
0
recorded matching windows
Last 90 days
2
recorded matching windows · 63% average confidence
Last 365 days
5
recorded matching windows · 62% average confidence

Only 5 completed matches are recorded in the last 365 days—insufficient history to identify a reliable typical start time or month.

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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95-hour requirements breakdown

When available, the detailed table below covers only the stated 95-hour horizon (typically 72–168 hours, depending on available hourly data). Opportunity records above span the next 14 days, so this table does not explain that entire 14-day period.

What passed or failed, hour by hour
0matching hours in the next 95 hours
AND logic: all conditions required
Meets requirement
Misses requirement
Time
Europe/London
Aurora Quality
≥ 50.0%
Solar Elevation
≤ -8.0°
Aurora Activity
≥ 50.0%
Total Cloud Coverage
≤ 30.0%
Visibility
≥ 8000.0m
Wed, Jul 15
03:000%-9.8°0%5%24134m
04:000%-5.7°0%5%24135m
05:000%0.38°0%5%24134m
06:000%6.8°0%4%24135m
07:000%14°0%0%24135m
08:000%23°0%1.6%24134m
09:000%31°0%0%24135m
10:000%39°0%1.6%24134m
11:000%46°0%6.8%24135m
12:000%52°0%13%24135m
13:000%55°0%25%24135m
14:000%55°0%26%24135m
15:000%51°0%40%24135m
16:000%45°0%35%24135m
17:000%38°0%24%24135m
18:000%29°0%45%24134m
19:000%21°0%32%24135m
20:000%13°0%5%24135m
21:000%5.4°0%5%24134m
22:000%-1.2°8%5%24134m
23:000%-6.7°8%5%24135m
Thu, Jul 16
24:000%-11°8%5%24135m
01:000%-12°8%5%24135m
02:000%-12°8%10%24135m
03:000%-10°8%7.8%24134m
04:000%-5.9°0%4.4%24134m
05:000%0.25°0%3.1%24135m
06:000%6.7°0%4.8%24135m
07:000%14°0%12%24134m
08:000%23°0%22%24134m
09:000%31°0%13%24134m
10:000%39°0%1.2%24135m
11:000%46°0%5%24135m
12:000%52°0%5%24135m
13:000%55°0%5%24135m
14:000%55°0%16%24134m
15:000%51°0%55%24135m
16:000%45°0%100%24135m
17:000%37°0%100%24134m
18:000%29°0%50%24135m
19:000%21°0%89%24134m
20:000%13°0%100%24134m
21:000%5.3°0%100%24135m
22:000%-1.3°0%100%24134m
23:000%-6.9°0%100%24135m
Fri, Jul 17
24:000%-11°0%100%15376m
01:000%-13°0%100%17143m
02:000%-12°0%100%24135m
03:000%-10°0%100%24134m
04:000%-6°0%100%24135m
05:000%0.11°0%100%24135m
06:000%6.5°0%100%24134m
07:000%14°0%100%24135m
08:000%22°0%17%24134m
09:000%31°0%5%24134m
10:000%39°0%6.6%24135m
11:000%46°0%12%24134m
12:000%52°0%33%24135m
13:000%55°0%18%24135m
14:000%55°0%5.1%24135m
15:000%51°0%5.2%24135m
16:000%45°0%28%16049m
17:000%37°0%86%24134m
18:000%29°0%100%24134m
19:000%21°0%100%24134m
20:000%13°0%100%24135m
21:000%5.2°0%51%24135m
22:000%-1.5°0%0%24134m
23:000%-7°0%3.5%24135m
Sat, Jul 18
24:000%-11°0%5%24134m
01:000%-13°0%1.4%24134m
02:000%-13°0%4.9%24134m
03:000%-10°0%17%24134m
04:000%-6.2°0%9%24135m
05:000%-0.04°0%5%24134m
06:000%6.4°0%91%24134m
07:000%14°0%99%24134m
08:000%22°0%94%24134m
09:000%31°0%89%24135m
10:000%39°0%83%24135m
11:000%46°0%85%24135m
12:000%52°0%86%24135m
13:000%55°0%88%24135m
14:000%54°0%75%24135m
15:000%51°0%61%24135m
16:000%45°0%48%24135m
17:000%37°0%56%24135m
18:000%29°0%63%24135m
19:000%21°0%71%24135m
20:000%13°0%71%24135m
21:000%5°0%71%24135m
22:000%-1.6°0%71%24135m
23:000%-7.2°0%75%24135m
Sun, Jul 19
24:000%-11°0%79%24135m
01:000%-13°0%83%24135m
How to read: colored cells show whether each predicate requirement is met; highlighted rows mean the full rule matched (an opportunity).

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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