Rule Mirror Lake

Mirror Lake - Scotland

Scotland, United Kingdom

Photography forecast for Scotland. Track aurora, fog, and dramatic Highland weather.

Next potential opportunity

Cairngorms

Aviemore, Scotland, United Kingdom

Starting in ~77 hours

Low confidence

Location status

0 of 11 locations currently active

Scottish Highlands

Inactive

Rugged mountains and moody atmospheric conditions

Right now: Visibility too low (360.0, ≥ 5000.0m)

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Isle of Skye

Inactive

Dramatic island landscapes with ever-changing weather

Portree, Scotland, United Kingdom

Right now: Visibility too low (2km, ≥ 5000.0m)

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Cairngorms

Inactive

Dark Sky Park with mountain views

Aviemore, Scotland, United Kingdom

Right now: Wind Speed too high (1.6m/s, ≤ 1.0m/s)

Next opportunity in ~77h

3 opportunities in next 14 days

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Glencoe

Inactive

Dramatic valley with iconic peaks

Fort William, Scotland, United Kingdom

Right now: Wind Speed too high (8.8m/s, ≤ 1.0m/s)

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Orkney Islands

Inactive

Northern archipelago with ancient stones

Kirkwall, Scotland, United Kingdom

Right now: Wind Speed too high (11.3m/s, ≤ 1.0m/s)

Next opportunity in ~124h

1 opportunity in next 14 days

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Shetland Islands

Inactive

Scotland's northernmost islands - aurora capital

Lerwick, Scotland, United Kingdom

Right now: Visibility too low (3km, ≥ 5000.0m)

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Isle of Lewis

Inactive

Callanish Stones under the lights

Stornoway, Scotland, United Kingdom

Right now: Wind Speed too high (7.6m/s, ≤ 1.0m/s)

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Ullapool

Inactive

Northwest Highlands coastal village

Ullapool, Scotland, United Kingdom

Right now: Wind Speed too high (4.4m/s, ≤ 1.0m/s)

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Durness

Inactive

Remote northern coast with dark skies

Durness, Scotland, United Kingdom

Right now: Wind Speed too high (9.3m/s, ≤ 1.0m/s)

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Loch Lomond

Inactive

Southern aurora viewing with loch reflections

Balloch, Scotland, United Kingdom

Right now: Wind Speed too high (6.9m/s, ≤ 1.0m/s)

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Rannoch Moor

Inactive

Desolate highland plateau with isolation

Kinloch Rannoch, Scotland, United Kingdom

Right now: Visibility too low (4km, ≥ 5000.0m)

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Upcoming Opportunities

When all conditions match, PhotoWeather marks an opportunity window.

Times shown in Europe/London

Next opportunity

Mirror Lake

Cairngorms

Thu, Jan 15 · 24:00–07:00 · 7h window

Low confidence

21%

Mirror Lake

Cairngorms

Thu, Jan 15 · 07:00–08:00

Low

Mirror Lake

Cairngorms

Thu, Jan 15 · 08:00–10:00

Low

Mirror Lake

Orkney Islands

Fri, Jan 16 · 23:00–01:00

Low

What's blocking opportunities

72-hour view of conditions preventing matches across 11 locations

Top 4 blocking conditions across 11 of 11 locations

Some blocked

Most blocked

11 Sun

12 Mon

13 Tue

14 Wed

Wind Gusts (≤ 2.0m/s)

95% blocked

Wind Speed (≤ 1.0m/s)

93% blocked

Precipitation Chance (≤ 10.0%)

84% blocked

Visibility (≥ 5000.0m)

20% blocked

How to read: Each row shows when a condition blocks opportunities. Stronger red means more locations are affected. These are the top 4 conditions preventing matches across the 72-hour forecast.

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