Rule
Cloudscapes
Orkney Islands - Cloudscapes - Scotland
Kirkwall, Scotland, United Kingdom
Multi-layered dramatic clouds for striking sky photography
Upcoming Opportunities
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Times shown in Europe/London
Next opportunity
Striking Cloud Drama
Orkney Islands
Wed, Jan 14 · 13:00–14:00 · 1h window
Medium confidence
50%
Striking Cloud Drama
Orkney Islands
Thu, Jan 15 · 11:00–12:00
Medium
Striking Cloud Drama at Sunrise
Orkney Islands
Tue, Jan 20 · 08:00–09:00
Medium
Dramatic Cloud Drama at Sunset
Orkney Islands
Tue, Jan 20 · 14:00–17:00
Low
Dramatic Cloud Drama at Sunset
Orkney Islands
Fri, Jan 23 · 14:00–17:00
Low
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72-hour requirements breakdown
What passed or failed, hour by hourOR 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Jan 11 | |||||
| 18:00 | 17% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 12620m |
| 19:00 | 17% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 9340m |
| 20:00 | 17% | 100% | 99% | 100% | 50000m |
| 21:00 | 17% | 100% | 96% | 100% | 10160m |
| 22:00 | 17% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 25880m |
| 23:00 | 17% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 50000m |
| Mon, Jan 12 | |||||
| 24:00 | 17% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 11100m |
| 01:00 | 32% | 86% | 100% | 100% | 25840m |
| 02:00 | 31% | 0% | 0% | 53% | 12640m |
| 03:00 | 36% | 72% | 100% | 21% | 50000m |
| 04:00 | 24% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 22320m |
| 05:00 | 15% | 0% | 97% | 100% | 20400m |
| 06:00 | 13% | 0% | 75% | 100% | 20980m |
| 07:00 | 12% | 0% | 18% | 100% | 20340m |
| 08:00 | 28% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 17920m |
| 09:00 | 33% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 17360m |
| 10:00 | 79% | 0% | 0% | 16% | 50000m |
| 11:00 | 44% | 0% | 1% | 100% | 50000m |
| 12:00 | 85% | 0% | 0% | 52% | 50000m |
| 13:00 | 37% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 20760m |
| 14:00 | 32% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 18260m |
| 15:00 | 30% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 17120m |
| 16:00 | 54% | 99% | 0% | 95% | 50000m |
| 17:00 | 46% | 99% | 0% | 74% | 50000m |
| 18:00 | 10% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 50000m |
| 19:00 | 14% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 15920m |
| 20:00 | 19% | 44% | 99% | 100% | 19980m |
| 21:00 | 7.5% | 100% | 3% | 0% | 22920m |
| 22:00 | 22% | 100% | 45% | 39% | 21240m |
| 23:00 | 16% | 100% | 35% | 97% | 50000m |
| Tue, Jan 13 | |||||
| 24:00 | 13% | 100% | 0% | 100% | 50000m |
| 01:00 | 17% | 62% | 0% | 91% | 50000m |
| 02:00 | 21% | 35% | 0% | 3% | 19120m |
| 03:00 | 37% | 19% | 0% | 40% | 50000m |
| 04:00 | 22% | 98% | 0% | 7% | 50000m |
| 05:00 | 24% | 0% | 0% | 12% | 50000m |
| 06:00 | 24% | 89% | 0% | 57% | 15820m |
| 07:00 | 18% | 0% | 0% | 4% | 50000m |
| 08:00 | 95% | 37% | 0% | 39% | 50000m |
| 09:00 | 47% | 80% | 6% | 80% | 49595m |
| 10:00 | 60% | 52% | 14% | 100% | 27270m |
| 11:00 | 56% | 45% | 63% | 99% | 50030m |
| 12:00 | 56% | 18% | 100% | 100% | 45160m |
| 13:00 | 49% | 2% | 100% | 100% | 41840m |
| 14:00 | 52% | 1% | 100% | 100% | 25180m |
| 15:00 | 49% | 1% | 100% | 100% | 20260m |
| 16:00 | 59% | 50% | 100% | 100% | 8680m |
| 17:00 | 53% | 45% | 100% | 100% | 5300m |
| 18:00 | 13% | 52% | 100% | 100% | 5760m |
| 19:00 | 14% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 3960m |
| 20:00 | 19% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 4260m |
| 21:00 | 22% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 4220m |
| 22:00 | 27% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 3320m |
| 23:00 | 27% | 99% | 100% | 99% | 4960m |
| Wed, Jan 14 | |||||
| 24:00 | 32% | 100% | 100% | 45% | 6480m |
| 01:00 | 11% | 100% | 97% | 0% | 9460m |
| 02:00 | 5.1% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 20980m |
| 03:00 | 5.7% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 41420m |
| 04:00 | 12% | 59% | 1% | 0% | 30020m |
| 05:00 | 11% | 46% | 5% | 0% | 29780m |
| 06:00 | 11% | 48% | 2% | 0% | 30060m |
| 07:00 | 18% | 39% | 13% | 0% | 32680m |
| 08:00 | 11% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 49960m |
| 09:00 | 17% | 8% | 0% | 0% | 53720m |
| 10:00 | 45% | 77% | 0% | 0% | 53700m |
| 11:00 | 29% | 100% | 8% | 4% | 57000m |
| 12:00 | 59% | 100% | 62% | 78% | 57000m |
| 13:00 | 80% | 98% | 41% | 29% | 57000m |
| 14:00 | 59% | 100% | 23% | 69% | 56980m |
| 15:00 | 59% | 100% | 98% | 96% | 53660m |
| 16:00 | 59% | 84% | 83% | 100% | 53660m |
| 17:00 | 53% | 43% | 71% | 63% | 49880m |
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 scoreThis 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 % | Total Cloud Coverage % | Wind Gusts m/s | Wind Speed m/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Jan 11
Sunrise 08:57
Sunset 15:42 | ||||||||
| 19:00 ☾ | 986hPa | 100% | 100% | 92% | 93% | 100% | 20m/s | 11m/s |
| 20:00 ☾ | 984hPa | 100% | 99% | 97% | 93% | 100% | 19m/s | 11m/s |
| 21:00 ☾ | 982hPa | 100% | 96% | 100% | 92% | 100% | 20m/s | 12m/s |
| 22:00 ☾ | 981hPa | 100% | 100% | 100% | 94% | 100% | 20m/s | 12m/s |
| 23:00 ☾ | 979hPa | 100% | 100% | 100% | 94% | 100% | 21m/s | 13m/s |
| Mon, Jan 12
Sunrise 08:56
Sunset 15:44 | ||||||||
| 24:00 ☾ | 978hPa | 100% | 100% | 100% | 93% | 100% | 22m/s | 13m/s |
| 01:00 ☾ | 977hPa | 100% | 100% | 93% | 93% | 100% | 22m/s | 11m/s |
| 02:00 ☾ | 976hPa | 53% | 0% | 84% | 89% | 53% | 19m/s | 11m/s |
| 03:00 ☾ | 977hPa | 21% | 100% | 73% | 78% | 100% | 23m/s | 13m/s |
| 04:00 ☾ | 977hPa | 100% | 100% | 60% | 77% | 100% | 22m/s | 13m/s |
| 05:00 ☾ | 978hPa | 100% | 97% | 45% | 79% | 100% | 22m/s | 13m/s |
| 06:00 ☾ | 979hPa | 100% | 75% | 35% | 79% | 100% | 21m/s | 12m/s |
| 07:00 ☾ | 980hPa | 100% | 18% | 32% | 79% | 100% | 21m/s | 11m/s |
| 08:00 ☾ | 981hPa | 100% | 0% | 34% | 83% | 100% | 18m/s | 10m/s |
| 09:00 | 982hPa | 0% | 0% | 35% | 83% | 0% | 17m/s | 9.6m/s |
| 10:00 | 982hPa | 16% | 0% | 34% | 81% | 16% | 17m/s | 10m/s |
| 11:00 | 983hPa | 100% | 1% | 32% | 80% | 100% | 18m/s | 10m/s |
| 12:00 | 983hPa | 52% | 0% | 29% | 80% | 52% | 19m/s | 10m/s |
| 13:00 | 983hPa | 0% | 0% | 24% | 79% | 0% | 17m/s | 10m/s |
| 14:00 | 982hPa | 0% | 0% | 19% | 82% | 0% | 17m/s | 10m/s |
| 15:00 | 982hPa | 0% | 0% | 16% | 84% | 0% | 18m/s | 11m/s |
| 16:00 ☾ | 982hPa | 95% | 0% | 18% | 84% | 100% | 18m/s | 10m/s |
| 17:00 ☾ | 982hPa | 74% | 0% | 22% | 87% | 100% | 18m/s | 9.6m/s |
| 18:00 ☾ | 982hPa | 0% | 0% | 25% | 86% | 0% | 16m/s | 8.6m/s |
| 19:00 ☾ | 983hPa | 0% | 0% | 27% | 85% | 100% | 16m/s | 9.3m/s |
| 20:00 ☾ | 983hPa | 100% | 99% | 28% | 80% | 100% | 18m/s | 11m/s |
| 21:00 ☾ | 983hPa | 0% | 3% | 29% | 76% | 100% | 18m/s | 11m/s |
| 22:00 ☾ | 984hPa | 39% | 45% | 29% | 78% | 100% | 18m/s | 10m/s |
| 23:00 ☾ | 985hPa | 97% | 35% | 28% | 84% | 100% | 17m/s | 8.8m/s |
| Tue, Jan 13
Sunrise 08:55
Sunset 15:46 | ||||||||
| 24:00 ☾ | 986hPa | 100% | 0% | 27% | 79% | 100% | 18m/s | 10m/s |
| 01:00 ☾ | 987hPa | 91% | 0% | 27% | 79% | 97% | 18m/s | 9.7m/s |
| 02:00 ☾ | 989hPa | 3% | 0% | 28% | 81% | 37% | 17m/s | 8.1m/s |
| 03:00 ☾ | 991hPa | 40% | 0% | 29% | 80% | 52% | 14m/s | 7.6m/s |
| 04:00 ☾ | 991hPa | 7% | 0% | 31% | 81% | 98% | 13m/s | 7.1m/s |
| 05:00 ☾ | 993hPa | 12% | 0% | 34% | 82% | 12% | 12m/s | 4.4m/s |
| 06:00 ☾ | 994hPa | 57% | 0% | 35% | 85% | 95% | 7.2m/s | 3.6m/s |
| 07:00 ☾ | 995hPa | 4% | 0% | 31% | 85% | 4% | 5.6m/s | 2.5m/s |
| 08:00 ☾ | 996hPa | 39% | 0% | 25% | 89% | 62% | 3.5m/s | 2.5m/s |
| 09:00 | 998hPa | 80% | 6% | 20% | 90% | 100% | 6.2m/s | 3.7m/s |
| 10:00 | 998hPa | 100% | 14% | 17% | 87% | 100% | 5.6m/s | 2.6m/s |
| 11:00 | 999hPa | 99% | 63% | 14% | 84% | 100% | 3.5m/s | 1.9m/s |
| 12:00 | 999hPa | 100% | 100% | 14% | 85% | 100% | 5.1m/s | 3.2m/s |
| 13:00 | 999hPa | 100% | 100% | 17% | 85% | 100% | 5.6m/s | 2.9m/s |
| 14:00 | 999hPa | 100% | 100% | 22% | 87% | 100% | 4.8m/s | 1.2m/s |
| 15:00 | 999hPa | 100% | 100% | 25% | 89% | 100% | 2m/s | 0.4m/s |
| 16:00 ☾ | 998hPa | 100% | 100% | 25% | 84% | 100% | 1.2m/s | 0.91m/s |
| 17:00 ☾ | 998hPa | 100% | 100% | 24% | 91% | 100% | 3.1m/s | 1m/s |
| 18:00 ☾ | 998hPa | 100% | 100% | 24% | 91% | 100% | 3m/s | 1.8m/s |
| 19:00 ☾ | 998hPa | 100% | 100% | 26% | 91% | 100% | 3.8m/s | 1.5m/s |
| 20:00 ☾ | 997hPa | 100% | 100% | 29% | 88% | 100% | 2.6m/s | 0.35m/s |
| 21:00 ☾ | 996hPa | 100% | 100% | 31% | 89% | 100% | 1.5m/s | 1.2m/s |
| 22:00 ☾ | 996hPa | 100% | 100% | 30% | 88% | 100% | 5.1m/s | 3.1m/s |
| 23:00 ☾ | 995hPa | 99% | 100% | 29% | 89% | 100% | 7.1m/s | 4.2m/s |
| Wed, Jan 14
Sunrise 08:53
Sunset 15:48 | ||||||||
| 24:00 ☾ | 995hPa | 45% | 100% | 27% | 90% | 100% | 7.1m/s | 4.1m/s |
| 01:00 ☾ | 994hPa | 0% | 97% | 26% | 90% | 100% | 7.3m/s | 4.4m/s |
| 02:00 ☾ | 993hPa | 0% | 0% | 25% | 87% | 100% | 9.4m/s | 5.9m/s |
| 03:00 ☾ | 993hPa | 0% | 0% | 24% | 85% | 100% | 10m/s | 6.5m/s |
| 04:00 ☾ | 993hPa | 0% | 1% | 21% | 84% | 59% | 11m/s | 7m/s |
| 05:00 ☾ | 993hPa | 0% | 5% | 18% | 83% | 46% | 11m/s | 6.5m/s |
| 06:00 ☾ | 993hPa | 0% | 2% | 14% | 83% | 48% | 10m/s | 6.3m/s |
| 07:00 ☾ | 994hPa | 0% | 13% | 10% | 79% | 40% | 10m/s | 6.3m/s |
| 08:00 ☾ | 994hPa | 0% | 1% | 5% | 73% | 1% | 10m/s | 6.5m/s |
| 09:00 | 995hPa | 0% | 0% | 2% | 65% | 8% | 10m/s | 6.3m/s |
| 10:00 | 995hPa | 0% | 0% | 2% | 61% | 77% | 10m/s | 6.3m/s |
| 11:00 | 996hPa | 4% | 8% | 5% | 61% | 100% | 11m/s | 6.5m/s |
| 12:00 | 996hPa | 78% | 62% | 6% | 59% | 100% | 10m/s | 5.6m/s |
| 13:00 | 996hPa | 29% | 41% | 5% | 58% | 99% | 8.9m/s | 4.4m/s |
| 14:00 | 996hPa | 69% | 23% | 4% | 58% | 100% | 7.1m/s | 3.5m/s |
| 15:00 | 996hPa | 96% | 98% | 4% | 61% | 100% | 5.8m/s | 3.1m/s |
| 16:00 ☾ | 996hPa | 100% | 83% | 5% | 64% | 100% | 5.9m/s | 3.9m/s |
| 17:00 ☾ | 996hPa | 63% | 71% | 8% | 74% | 94% | 8.1m/s | 4.9m/s |
| 18:00 ☾ | 996hPa | 54% | 41% | 10% | 76% | 82% | 8.1m/s | 3.9m/s |
How to read: these inputs help produce the derived score; they are not requirements by themselves.
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