Cloudscapes Forecast for Orkney Islands, Scotland
Orkney combines low sea cliffs, wave-cut shores and Neolithic stone circles beneath broad northern skies, with long summer evenings extending coastal light.
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How this forecast is evaluated
See which weather signals PhotoWeather uses to identify Cloudscapes conditions across Scotland. The requirements and hourly values below show how those signals apply at Orkney Islands.
Explore Cloudscapes conditions across Scotland →Recorded match history
Completed PhotoWeather forecast matches recorded for this exact rule at Orkney Islands during the last 365 days.
20:00 local time, shared by 20 of 225 matches recorded in the last 365 days.
August, with 37 of 225 matches recorded in the last 365 days.
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.
Time Europe/London | Cloud Drama Score ≥ 75.0% |
|---|---|
| Sun, Sep 6 | |
| 07:00 | 60% |
| 08:00 | 61% |
| 09:00 | 60% |
| 10:00 | 52% |
| 11:00 | 54% |
| 12:00 | 53% |
| 13:00 | 53% |
| 14:00 | 51% |
| 15:00 | 54% |
| 16:00 | 56% |
| 17:00 | 76% |
| 18:00 | 38% |
| 19:00 | 31% |
| 20:00 | 70% |
| 21:00 | 100% |
| 22:00 | 9% |
| 23:00 | 3% |
| Mon, Sep 7 | |
| 24:00 | 3.1% |
| 01:00 | 0.1% |
| 02:00 | 0% |
| 03:00 | 0% |
| 04:00 | 0.5% |
| 05:00 | 48% |
| 06:00 | 51% |
| 07:00 | 76% |
| 08:00 | 61% |
| 09:00 | 69% |
| 10:00 | 38% |
| 11:00 | 73% |
| 12:00 | 46% |
| 13:00 | 32% |
| 14:00 | 27% |
| 15:00 | 27% |
| 16:00 | 17% |
| 17:00 | 20% |
| 18:00 | 24% |
| 19:00 | 31% |
| 20:00 | 36% |
| 21:00 | 83% |
| 22:00 | 15% |
| 23:00 | 15% |
| Tue, Sep 8 | |
| 24:00 | 15% |
| 01:00 | 15% |
| 02:00 | 12% |
| 03:00 | 13% |
| 04:00 | 13% |
| 05:00 | 80% |
| 06:00 | 74% |
| 07:00 | 27% |
| 08:00 | 100% |
| 09:00 | 99% |
| 10:00 | 52% |
| 11:00 | 81% |
| 12:00 | 61% |
| 13:00 | 56% |
| 14:00 | 82% |
| 15:00 | 55% |
| 16:00 | 58% |
| 17:00 | 38% |
| 18:00 | 34% |
| 19:00 | 30% |
| 20:00 | 39% |
| 21:00 | 19% |
| 22:00 | 1.8% |
| 23:00 | 2.8% |
| Wed, Sep 9 | |
| 24:00 | 8.7% |
| 01:00 | 14% |
| 02:00 | 15% |
| 03:00 | 15% |
| 04:00 | 15% |
| 05:00 | 34% |
| 06:00 | 54% |
| 07:00 | 57% |
| 08:00 | 61% |
| 09:00 | 36% |
| 10:00 | 18% |
| 11:00 | 19% |
| 12:00 | 19% |
| 13:00 | 20% |
| 14:00 | 75% |
| 15:00 | 53% |
| 16:00 | 26% |
| 17:00 | 30% |
| 18:00 | 30% |
| 19:00 | 30% |
| 20:00 | 49% |
| 21:00 | 49% |
| 22:00 | 0% |
| 23:00 | 0% |
| Thu, Sep 10 | |
| 24:00 | 0% |
| 01:00 | 0% |
| 02:00 | 0% |
| 03:00 | 0% |
| 04:00 | 0% |
| 05:00 | 79% |
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 % | Low Clouds % | Mid-Level Clouds % | Precipitation Chance % | Relative Humidity % | Solar Elevation ° | Total Cloud Coverage % | Visibility m | Wind Gusts m/s | Wind Speed m/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Sep 7
Sunrise 06:23
Sunset 19:55 | |||||||||||
| 07:00 | 1004hPa | 49% | 2% | 100% | 39% | 80% | 4.1° | 100% | 24135m | 15m/s | 9.5m/s |
| 08:00 | 1004hPa | 100% | 0% | 100% | 49% | 78% | 12° | 100% | 24134m | 16m/s | 11m/s |
| 09:00 | 1004hPa | 100% | 0% | 100% | 59% | 77% | 19° | 100% | 24134m | 16m/s | 12m/s |
| 10:00 | 1004hPa | 97% | 0% | 6% | 69% | 75% | 26° | 97% | 24134m | 16m/s | 12m/s |
| 11:00 | 1004hPa | 51% | 0% | 0% | 77% | 74% | 31° | 51% | 24134m | 16m/s | 11m/s |
| 12:00 | 1004hPa | 6% | 0% | 0% | 85% | 71% | 35° | 6% | 24135m | 15m/s | 11m/s |
| 13:00 | 1004hPa | 0% | 0% | 0% | 93% | 68% | 37° | 0% | 24135m | 16m/s | 12m/s |
| 14:00 | 1003hPa | 0% | 0% | 0% | 83% | 66% | 36° | 0% | 24134m | 16m/s | 12m/s |
| 15:00 | 1003hPa | 0% | 2% | 0% | 74% | 66% | 33° | 2% | 24135m | 16m/s | 12m/s |
| 16:00 | 1003hPa | 0% | 2% | 0% | 64% | 66% | 28° | 2% | 24134m | 16m/s | 12m/s |
| 17:00 | 1002hPa | 0% | 2% | 0% | 65% | 66% | 21° | 2% | 24135m | 16m/s | 11m/s |
| 18:00 | 1001hPa | 0% | 2% | 0% | 67% | 67% | 14° | 2% | 24135m | 15m/s | 10m/s |
| 19:00 | 1000hPa | 0% | 2% | 0% | 69% | 67% | 6.4° | 2% | 24134m | 14m/s | 10m/s |
| 20:00
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| 1000hPa | 0% | 0% | 1% | 62% | 67% | -1.1° | 1% | 24135m | 14m/s | 11m/s |
| 21:00
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| 999hPa | 3% | 0% | 41% | 56% | 67% | -8.6° | 41% | 24134m | 15m/s | 11m/s |
| 22:00
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| 999hPa | 12% | 0% | 47% | 49% | 68% | -15° | 47% | 24134m | 16m/s | 11m/s |
| 23:00
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| 998hPa | 22% | 1% | 12% | 55% | 69% | -20° | 23% | 24134m | 15m/s | 11m/s |
| Tue, Sep 8
Sunrise 06:23
Sunset 19:55 | |||||||||||
| 24:00
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| 997hPa | 100% | 1% | 99% | 60% | 72% | -24° | 100% | 24135m | 15m/s | 11m/s |
| 01:00
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| 996hPa | 4% | 30% | 99% | 65% | 72% | -25° | 99% | 24135m | 16m/s | 11m/s |
| 02:00
☾
| 995hPa | 1% | 96% | 62% | 62% | 72% | -24° | 96% | 24134m | 15m/s | 11m/s |
| 03:00
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| 995hPa | 36% | 78% | 82% | 59% | 72% | -22° | 82% | 24135m | 15m/s | 11m/s |
| 04:00
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| 994hPa | 8% | 52% | 100% | 56% | 73% | -17° | 100% | 24134m | 14m/s | 11m/s |
| 05:00
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| 993hPa | 8% | 100% | 100% | 59% | 75% | -11° | 100% | 24135m | 13m/s | 11m/s |
| 06:00
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| 993hPa | 0% | 31% | 88% | 62% | 74% | -3.8° | 88% | 24135m | 12m/s | 10m/s |
| 07:00 | 992hPa | 0% | 0% | 0% | 64% | 74% | 3.8° | 0% | 24135m | 11m/s | 9.5m/s |
| 08:00 | 992hPa | 0% | 30% | 30% | 52% | 76% | 11° | 30% | 24134m | 9.9m/s | 8.8m/s |
| 09:00 | 992hPa | 0% | 25% | 34% | 40% | 77% | 19° | 34% | 24135m | 9.4m/s | 8.7m/s |
| 10:00 | 992hPa | 0% | 21% | 5% | 28% | 77% | 26° | 21% | 24134m | 8.5m/s | 7.9m/s |
| 11:00 | 992hPa | 0% | 75% | 11% | 31% | 76% | 31° | 75% | 23870m | 7.8m/s | 7.6m/s |
| 12:00 | 992hPa | 0% | 66% | 92% | 34% | 75% | 35° | 92% | 24134m | 6.7m/s | 6.4m/s |
| 13:00 | 993hPa | 0% | 73% | 100% | 37% | 75% | 37° | 100% | 24134m | 5.4m/s | 4.9m/s |
| 14:00 | 994hPa | 0% | 65% | 70% | 38% | 75% | 36° | 70% | 24135m | 4.9m/s | 4.7m/s |
| 15:00 | 995hPa | 0% | 37% | 3% | 38% | 77% | 33° | 37% | 24135m | 5.1m/s | 5.4m/s |
| 16:00 | 996hPa | 0% | 44% | 3% | 39% | 78% | 27° | 44% | 24135m | 6.7m/s | 6.9m/s |
| 17:00 | 997hPa | 0% | 5% | 4% | 45% | 76% | 21° | 6% | 24135m | 8m/s | 7.4m/s |
| 18:00 | 999hPa | 5% | 0% | 5% | 50% | 78% | 14° | 5% | 24134m | 8m/s | 7.1m/s |
| 19:00 | 1000hPa | 4% | 5% | 2% | 56% | 81% | 6.1° | 5% | 13280m | 7.7m/s | 6.5m/s |
| 20:00
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| 1001hPa | 0% | 12% | 0% | 51% | 82% | -1.6° | 12% | 24134m | 8.8m/s | 7.3m/s |
| 21:00
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| 1002hPa | 0% | 5% | 0% | 45% | 82% | -9° | 5% | 24135m | 9.3m/s | 7.5m/s |
| 22:00
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| 1004hPa | 0% | 1% | 0% | 39% | 83% | -15° | 1% | 24135m | 9.6m/s | 7.9m/s |
| 23:00
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| 1005hPa | 0% | 1% | 0% | 45% | 84% | -21° | 1% | 24134m | 9.8m/s | 8.6m/s |
| Wed, Sep 9
Sunrise 06:25
Sunset 19:52 | |||||||||||
| 24:00
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| 1005hPa | 0% | 0% | 0% | 50% | 85% | -24° | 0% | 24134m | 10m/s | 9m/s |
| 01:00
☾
| 1006hPa | 0% | 0% | 0% | 56% | 85% | -26° | 0% | 24134m | 10m/s | 9.2m/s |
| 02:00
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| 1007hPa | 0% | 12% | 0% | 48% | 84% | -25° | 12% | 24134m | 10m/s | 9.2m/s |
| 03:00
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| 1007hPa | 0% | 92% | 0% | 40% | 84% | -22° | 92% | 24134m | 10m/s | 9.4m/s |
| 04:00
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| 1008hPa | 0% | 100% | 0% | 32% | 80% | -17° | 100% | 24134m | 9.9m/s | 9.3m/s |
| 05:00
☾
| 1008hPa | 0% | 99% | 0% | 36% | 77% | -11° | 99% | 24135m | 10m/s | 9.6m/s |
| 06:00
☾
| 1009hPa | 0% | 72% | 0% | 39% | 72% | -4.1° | 72% | 24135m | 10m/s | 9.5m/s |
| 07:00 | 1009hPa | 0% | 77% | 0% | 43% | 72% | 3.6° | 77% | 24135m | 10m/s | 9.5m/s |
| 08:00 | 1010hPa | 0% | 46% | 0% | 33% | 69% | 11° | 46% | 24135m | 10m/s | 9.3m/s |
| 09:00 | 1010hPa | 0% | 11% | 0% | 22% | 69% | 19° | 11% | 24135m | 9.4m/s | 8.7m/s |
| 10:00 | 1011hPa | 0% | 2% | 0% | 12% | 70% | 25° | 2% | 24134m | 9m/s | 8.2m/s |
| 11:00 | 1011hPa | 0% | 0% | 0% | 21% | 70% | 31° | 0% | 24134m | 8.1m/s | 7.4m/s |
| 12:00 | 1012hPa | 0% | 3% | 0% | 30% | 70% | 35° | 3% | 24135m | 7.6m/s | 7.1m/s |
| 13:00 | 1012hPa | 0% | 1% | 0% | 39% | 70% | 36° | 1% | 24135m | 7.6m/s | 7.1m/s |
| 14:00 | 1012hPa | 33% | 34% | 0% | 26% | 74% | 35° | 34% | 24135m | 7.7m/s | 6.5m/s |
| 15:00 | 1012hPa | 67% | 67% | 0% | 13% | 77% | 32° | 67% | 24135m | 7.7m/s | 6m/s |
| 16:00 | 1012hPa | 100% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 80% | 27° | 100% | 24135m | 7.7m/s | 5.4m/s |
| 17:00 | 1012hPa | 100% | 80% | 0% | 0% | 81% | 21° | 100% | 24135m | 7.7m/s | 6.1m/s |
| 18:00 | 1012hPa | 100% | 61% | 1% | 0% | 81% | 13° | 100% | 24135m | 7.6m/s | 6.9m/s |
| 19:00 | 1011hPa | 100% | 41% | 1% | 0% | 82% | 5.7° | 100% | 24135m | 7.5m/s | 7.6m/s |
| 20:00
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| 1011hPa | 100% | 35% | 34% | 0% | 81% | -2° | 100% | 24135m | 7.4m/s | 6.9m/s |
| 21:00
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| 1010hPa | 100% | 29% | 67% | 0% | 80% | -9.3° | 100% | 24135m | 7.2m/s | 6.2m/s |
| 22:00
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| 1010hPa | 100% | 24% | 100% | 0% | 80% | -16° | 100% | 24135m | 7.1m/s | 5.5m/s |
| 23:00
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| 1009hPa | 77% | 49% | 99% | 6% | 81% | -21° | 100% | 24135m | 7.6m/s | 6m/s |
| Thu, Sep 10
Sunrise 06:27
Sunset 19:49 | |||||||||||
| 24:00
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| 1008hPa | 53% | 74% | 97% | 11% | 82% | -25° | 100% | 24135m | 8.1m/s | 6.5m/s |
| 01:00
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| 1008hPa | 30% | 100% | 96% | 17% | 82% | -26° | 100% | 24135m | 8.5m/s | 7m/s |
| 02:00
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| 1008hPa | 20% | 100% | 90% | 28% | 83% | -25° | 100% | 24135m | 9.2m/s | 7.2m/s |
| 03:00
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| 1007hPa | 10% | 100% | 84% | 39% | 84% | -22° | 100% | 24135m | 9.8m/s | 7.4m/s |
| 04:00
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| 1007hPa | 0% | 100% | 78% | 50% | 84% | -18° | 100% | 24135m | 11m/s | 7.6m/s |
| 05:00
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| 1007hPa | 33% | 100% | 84% | 40% | 84% | -12° | 100% | 24135m | 11m/s | 8.2m/s |
| 06:00
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| 1006hPa | 67% | 100% | 90% | 31% | 84% | -4.4° | 100% | 24135m | 12m/s | 8.8m/s |
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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