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Rule Cloudscapes

Scottish Highlands - Cloudscapes - Scotland

Scotland, United Kingdom

Multi-layered dramatic clouds for striking sky photography

Currently

Real-time conditions
Cloud Cover100%
Wind Gusts14.9m/s
Precipitation Chance83%
Air Pressure942.4hPa

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Times shown in Europe/London
Next opportunity
Dramatic Cloud Drama at Sunrise
Scottish Highlands
Tomorrow · 06:00–07:00 · 1h window
Medium confidence
52%
☁️Cloud Drama Score91.8%
Cloud Cover: 48%
Wind Gusts: 0.8m/s
Precipitation Chance: 22%
Air Pressure: 954.2hPa
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Dramatic Cloud Drama
Scottish Highlands
Wed, Mar 11 · 08:00–09:00
☁️Cloud Drama Score:92.4%
Medium
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Dramatic Cloud Drama
Scottish Highlands
Thu, Mar 12 · 13:00–14:00
☁️Cloud Drama Score:89.1%
Low

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72-hour requirements breakdown

What passed or failed, hour by hour
2matching hours in the next 93 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
Wed, Mar 4
04:0015%4.2%0%7.9%24134m
05:0015%12%0%18%24134m
06:0045%100%0%8.3%24134m
07:0047%90%0%5.7%24135m
08:0082%41%0%77%24135m
09:0040%99%0%80%24134m
10:0044%100%0%60%24135m
11:0062%100%0%31%24134m
12:0060%100%0%18%24134m
13:0059%100%0%28%24134m
14:0047%100%0%100%24134m
15:0050%100%0%100%3233m
16:0049%100%0%100%1713m
17:0074%100%0%21%1463m
18:0073%100%0%34%196m
19:0061%100%19%100%117m
20:009.9%100%21%71%111m
21:0012%100%2.1%40%323m
22:005.4%100%0%46%5167m
23:0010%100%0%91%24135m
Thu, Mar 5
24:009.8%100%0%96%24134m
01:008.6%100%0%100%4872m
02:008.7%100%5%100%5298m
03:009.9%100%39%100%7200m
04:007.5%100%27%66%4923m
05:005.4%100%5.9%35%4690m
06:0060%100%87%67%5625m
07:0070%100%99%83%490m
08:0084%100%68%59%921m
09:0089%100%69%32%377m
10:0065%100%100%5.1%125m
11:0065%100%100%5.9%137m
12:0053%100%100%66%183m
13:0059%100%100%59%211m
14:0060%100%100%100%206m
15:0060%100%100%100%174m
16:0060%100%100%100%63m
17:0064%100%100%100%24m
18:0064%100%100%100%24m
19:0055%100%100%100%22m
20:000%100%100%100%26m
21:000%100%100%100%63m
22:000%100%100%100%68m
23:000%100%100%100%51m
Fri, Mar 6
24:000%100%100%100%61m
01:009.1%91%100%100%140m
02:008.8%94%100%100%3570m
03:0012%86%100%100%4840m
04:0015%65%43%100%24134m
05:0015%51%0%100%24134m
06:0092%44%0%48%19160m
07:00100%44%0%16%15432m
08:0054%29%0%0%20962m
09:0022%6.4%0%0%24134m
10:0018%5%0%0%24134m
11:0014%2.3%0%0%24135m
12:006.8%2%0%0%24134m
13:007.2%1.8%0%0%24134m
14:008.6%1.8%0%0%24135m
15:0011%1.8%0%0%24134m
16:009.9%1.7%0%0%24134m
17:007.9%4.9%0%0%24134m
18:0021%3.2%0%5%24135m
19:0017%2.8%0%4.9%24135m
20:0012%2.8%0%23%24134m
21:0014%1%0%5%24134m
22:0015%0.5%0%60%24134m
23:0014%0.4%0%100%24135m
Sat, Mar 7
24:0014%2.1%0%20%24135m
01:0015%3.4%0%50%24135m
02:0012%5%0%100%24135m
03:008.9%5%0%100%24134m
04:0010%4.6%0%100%24135m
05:0014%4.6%0%49%24134m
06:0039%2.9%0%85%24135m
07:0062%6.6%0%59%24135m
08:0091%10%0%33%24135m
09:0040%14%0%6.7%24135m
10:0062%9.4%0%17%24135m
11:0051%4.7%0%28%24135m
12:0051%0%0%38%24135m
13:0045%0%0%27%24135m
14:0040%0%0%16%24135m
15:0017%0%0%5%24135m
16:0012%0.63%0%4.4%24135m
17:0013%1.3%0%3.8%24135m
18:0013%1.9%0%3.2%24135m
19:0011%3.9%0%2.2%24135m
20:000%6%0%1.1%24135m
21:000%8%0%0.1%24135m
22:000%39%0%1.1%24135m
23:000%69%0%2.2%24135m
Sun, Mar 8
24:000%100%0%3.2%24135m
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
Thu, Mar 5 Sunrise 06:58 Sunset 17:57
02:00
942hPa 100% 5% 83% 93% -36° 100% 15m/s 5.1m/s
03:00
942hPa 100% 39% 84% 94% -31° 100% 14m/s 5m/s
04:00
941hPa 66% 27% 87% 95% -24° 100% 12m/s 4.2m/s
05:00
941hPa 34% 6% 91% 96% -17° 100% 12m/s 4.1m/s
06:00
940hPa 67% 87% 94% 97% -8.8° 100% 11m/s 3.4m/s
07:00
940hPa 83% 99% 95% 98% -0.15° 100% 12m/s 3.6m/s
08:00
941hPa 59% 68% 96% 98% 7.3° 100% 12m/s 3.5m/s
09:00
941hPa 32% 69% 97% 98% 14° 100% 10m/s 3.1m/s
10:00
941hPa 5% 100% 98% 98% 20° 100% 5.2m/s 2.8m/s
11:00
941hPa 6% 100% 99% 98% 25° 100% 4.9m/s 2.6m/s
12:00
942hPa 66% 100% 100% 99% 27° 100% 3.4m/s 2.2m/s
13:00
942hPa 59% 100% 100% 99% 27° 100% 2.5m/s 1.5m/s
14:00
942hPa 100% 100% 99% 99% 24° 100% 0.71m/s 0.45m/s
15:00
943hPa 100% 100% 99% 99% 20° 100% 2.2m/s 1.9m/s
16:00
944hPa 100% 100% 98% 99% 14° 100% 4.7m/s 3.6m/s
17:00
945hPa 100% 100% 98% 99% 6.8° 100% 3.3m/s 2.7m/s
18:00
946hPa 100% 100% 97% 100% -0.91° 100% 3.2m/s 2.6m/s
19:00
947hPa 100% 100% 77% 100% -9.3° 100% 4.2m/s 3m/s
20:00
948hPa 100% 100% 57% 100% -17° 100% 7.9m/s 3m/s
21:00
949hPa 100% 100% 37% 99% -25° 100% 8.6m/s 3.4m/s
22:00
950hPa 100% 100% 36% 99% -31° 100% 5.5m/s 2.4m/s
23:00
950hPa 100% 100% 35% 99% -36° 100% 3.8m/s 2.2m/s
Fri, Mar 6 Sunrise 06:56 Sunset 17:59
24:00
951hPa 100% 100% 33% 99% -38° 100% 3.3m/s 1.9m/s
01:00
952hPa 100% 100% 25% 98% -38° 100% 3.1m/s 1.9m/s
02:00
953hPa 100% 100% 18% 98% -36° 100% 2.6m/s 1.8m/s
03:00
953hPa 100% 100% 10% 97% -31° 100% 2.1m/s 1.5m/s
04:00
953hPa 100% 43% 14% 96% -24° 100% 1.9m/s 1.5m/s
05:00
954hPa 100% 0% 18% 98% -16° 100% 1m/s 1.1m/s
06:00
954hPa 48% 0% 22% 99% -8.4° 48% 0.8m/s 0.77m/s
07:00
955hPa 16% 0% 15% 99% 0.23° 44% 0.7m/s 0.78m/s
08:00
955hPa 0% 0% 7% 98% 7.7° 29% 1m/s 0.87m/s
09:00
956hPa 0% 0% 0% 91% 15° 6% 1m/s 0.88m/s
10:00
956hPa 0% 0% 0% 84% 21° 5% 1.5m/s 1.3m/s
11:00
956hPa 0% 0% 0% 80% 25° 2% 2.1m/s 1.7m/s
12:00
956hPa 0% 0% 0% 78% 27° 2% 3.2m/s 2.3m/s
13:00
956hPa 0% 0% 0% 77% 27° 2% 4m/s 2.5m/s
14:00
955hPa 0% 0% 0% 77% 25° 2% 4.3m/s 2.5m/s
15:00
955hPa 0% 0% 0% 79% 20° 2% 4.8m/s 2.7m/s
16:00
955hPa 0% 0% 0% 82% 14° 2% 5.1m/s 2.4m/s
17:00
955hPa 0% 0% 0% 86% 7.1° 5% 3.1m/s 2.2m/s
18:00
956hPa 5% 0% 0% 88% -0.52° 5% 2.2m/s 2.5m/s
19:00
956hPa 5% 0% 0% 88% -9° 5% 2.4m/s 2.6m/s
20:00
956hPa 23% 0% 0% 89% -17° 23% 2.4m/s 2.6m/s
21:00
956hPa 5% 0% 0% 90% -24° 5% 2.5m/s 2.8m/s
22:00
955hPa 60% 0% 0% 90% -31° 60% 3.7m/s 3m/s
23:00
955hPa 100% 0% 0% 92% -36° 100% 3.7m/s 3m/s
Sat, Mar 7 Sunrise 06:53 Sunset 18:01
24:00
955hPa 20% 0% 0% 92% -38° 20% 3.6m/s 2.9m/s
01:00
955hPa 50% 0% 2% 92% -38° 50% 3.9m/s 3.1m/s
02:00
955hPa 100% 0% 3% 91% -35° 100% 4m/s 3.1m/s
03:00
955hPa 100% 0% 5% 89% -30° 100% 4m/s 3.2m/s
04:00
954hPa 100% 0% 3% 88% -24° 100% 3.9m/s 3.1m/s
05:00
954hPa 49% 0% 2% 84% -16° 49% 4m/s 3.2m/s
06:00
953hPa 85% 0% 0% 82% -8.1° 85% 4m/s 3.3m/s
07:00
953hPa 59% 0% 0% 83% 0.54° 62% 4.1m/s 3.1m/s
08:00
953hPa 33% 0% 0% 83% 39% 4.2m/s 2.8m/s
09:00
953hPa 7% 0% 0% 84% 15° 16% 4.3m/s 2.6m/s
10:00
953hPa 17% 0% 0% 86% 21° 23% 3.6m/s 2.5m/s
11:00
953hPa 28% 0% 0% 89% 25° 31% 2.8m/s 2.3m/s
12:00
953hPa 38% 0% 0% 92% 28° 38% 2m/s 2.2m/s
13:00
953hPa 27% 0% 0% 92% 28° 27% 2.1m/s 2.3m/s
14:00
953hPa 16% 0% 0% 93% 25° 16% 2.1m/s 2.4m/s
15:00
953hPa 5% 0% 0% 94% 21° 5% 2.2m/s 2.5m/s
16:00
953hPa 4% 0% 0% 94% 15° 4% 2.3m/s 2.5m/s
17:00
952hPa 4% 0% 0% 94% 7.4° 4% 2.3m/s 2.6m/s
18:00
952hPa 3% 0% 0% 94% -0.05° 3% 2.4m/s 2.7m/s
19:00
951hPa 2% 0% 0% 95% -8.7° 5% 2.7m/s 2.7m/s
20:00
951hPa 1% 0% 0% 95% -17° 6% 3.1m/s 2.8m/s
21:00
951hPa 0% 0% 0% 96% -24° 8% 3.4m/s 2.9m/s
22:00
950hPa 1% 0% 7% 96% -31° 39% 3.8m/s 2.9m/s
23:00
950hPa 2% 0% 15% 96% -35° 69% 4.1m/s 2.9m/s
Sun, Mar 8 Sunrise 06:51 Sunset 18:03
24:00
949hPa 3% 0% 22% 96% -38° 100% 4.5m/s 2.9m/s
01:00
949hPa 4% 2% 25% 97% -38° 100% 4.4m/s 2.9m/s
How to read: these inputs help produce the derived score; they are not requirements by themselves.

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