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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 Gusts3.6m/s
Precipitation Chance23%
Air Pressure938.0hPa

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Times shown in Europe/London
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Striking Cloud Drama
Scottish Highlands
Today · 19:00–21:00 · 2h window
Medium confidence
44%
☁️Cloud Drama Score76.7-76.9%
Cloud Cover: 100%
Wind Gusts: 2.4m/s
Precipitation Chance: 64%
Air Pressure: 937.8hPa
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Striking Cloud Drama
Scottish Highlands
Tue, Jun 9 · 20:00–21:00
☁️Cloud Drama Score:76.7%
Medium
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Striking Cloud Drama at Sunset
Scottish Highlands
Tue, Jun 9 · 21:00–22:00
☁️Cloud Drama Score:75.6%
Medium
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Striking Cloud Drama at Sunrise
Scottish Highlands
Wed, Jun 10 · 05:00–06:00
☁️Cloud Drama Score:81.2%
Medium
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Dramatic Cloud Drama
Scottish Highlands
Wed, Jun 10 · 06:00–08:00
☁️Cloud Drama Score:81.9-88.2%
Medium
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Striking Cloud Drama
Scottish Highlands
Thu, Jun 11 · 09:00–10:00
☁️Cloud Drama Score:78.1%
Low
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Striking Cloud Drama at Sunrise
Scottish Highlands
Fri, Jun 12 · 04:00–05:00
☁️Cloud Drama Score:75.6%
Medium

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72-hour requirements breakdown

What passed or failed, hour by hour
6matching 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
Fri, Jun 5
05:0066%100%84%0%20235m
06:00100%46%59%0%24135m
07:0068%30%5%0%24135m
08:0043%100%5%0%24134m
09:0053%80%0%2.2%24135m
10:0041%95%0%5.4%24134m
11:0039%100%4.8%5.4%23510m
12:0054%97%5.5%20%23556m
13:0054%96%22%6.5%21096m
14:0059%100%12%12%18198m
15:0044%99%82%95%23512m
16:0043%73%100%100%24135m
17:0079%71%38%5%24134m
18:0080%75%5%42%24135m
19:0043%100%5%5.3%24135m
20:0090%39%5.4%56%24134m
21:0062%65%71%100%24135m
22:0058%58%100%100%24135m
23:0057%50%100%100%24134m
Sat, Jun 6
24:0051%36%98%100%24134m
01:0048%9.4%100%100%24134m
02:0055%15%100%100%24135m
03:0045%4.6%100%100%24134m
04:0049%5%100%100%24134m
05:0062%37%100%100%24135m
06:0062%100%100%100%24135m
07:0063%98%100%100%24134m
08:0065%100%100%100%24135m
09:0055%100%100%88%24134m
10:0048%100%98%68%24134m
11:0046%100%77%78%24134m
12:0047%100%79%100%24134m
13:0044%100%5.2%28%24134m
14:0034%100%5%63%24134m
15:0051%100%53%56%24135m
16:0042%100%67%96%24135m
17:0057%100%98%100%24134m
18:0053%100%100%99%24134m
19:0077%100%99%45%24134m
20:0077%100%41%26%24135m
21:0058%100%2.9%44%24135m
22:0062%100%47%100%24135m
23:0061%100%100%99%24135m
Sun, Jun 7
24:0054%100%100%5%2761m
01:0058%100%94%5%1592m
02:0031%100%5%2.2%314m
03:0059%100%53%96%105m
04:0071%30%100%100%3310m
05:0072%88%100%100%2616m
06:0070%73%100%100%1587m
07:0074%87%75%100%4727m
08:0058%87%30%100%5313m
09:0040%99%5.9%100%4735m
10:0048%100%76%88%1645m
11:0048%100%72%100%167m
12:0043%100%46%97%1599m
13:0045%97%100%79%1709m
14:0043%100%45%0.5%1665m
15:0041%100%20%0%23349m
16:0038%100%99%0%18391m
17:0047%100%56%0%23563m
18:0028%100%1%0%20851m
19:0064%31%0%0%24134m
20:0064%55%0%0%24134m
21:0026%4.1%3.9%0%24134m
22:0071%4.2%20%4.9%24134m
23:0077%4%65%5%24135m
Mon, Jun 8
24:0062%0%100%42%24134m
01:0056%0%100%13%24134m
02:0055%24%94%100%24134m
03:0054%38%100%100%24134m
04:0062%100%100%100%14894m
05:0062%100%100%100%4930m
06:0062%100%100%100%7608m
07:0057%100%100%100%5430m
08:0048%100%100%100%7431m
09:0048%100%100%100%5076m
10:0040%100%100%100%6585m
11:0040%100%100%100%1832m
12:0040%100%100%100%1501m
13:0040%100%100%100%1291m
14:0040%68%99%67%8906m
15:0053%37%98%33%16520m
16:0017%5%97%0%24135m
17:0044%31%97%1.7%24135m
18:0044%57%97%3.3%24135m
19:0057%83%97%5%24135m
20:0052%88%98%3.3%24135m
21:0056%94%99%1.7%24135m
22:0050%99%100%0%24135m
23:0050%99%100%0%18687m
Tue, Jun 9
24:0043%100%99%0%13239m
01:0043%100%99%0%7791m
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
Sat, Jun 6 Sunrise 04:26 Sunset 22:03
03:00
938hPa 100% 100% 23% 94% -7.3° 100% 3.6m/s 2.6m/s
04:00
938hPa 100% 100% 34% 94% -3° 100% 3.2m/s 2.4m/s
05:00
938hPa 100% 100% 50% 92% 2.8° 100% 2.8m/s 2m/s
06:00
938hPa 100% 100% 66% 88% 9.4° 100% 3.2m/s 2m/s
07:00
938hPa 100% 100% 82% 83% 17° 100% 6.5m/s 1.8m/s
08:00
937hPa 100% 100% 78% 80% 25° 100% 9.5m/s 2.7m/s
09:00
937hPa 88% 100% 75% 81% 33° 100% 8.3m/s 2.5m/s
10:00
937hPa 68% 98% 71% 85% 41° 100% 7.3m/s 2.2m/s
11:00
937hPa 78% 77% 78% 82% 48° 100% 7.1m/s 2.6m/s
12:00
937hPa 100% 79% 85% 80% 53° 100% 7.4m/s 2.8m/s
13:00
937hPa 28% 5% 92% 80% 56° 100% 7.1m/s 2.5m/s
14:00
937hPa 63% 5% 74% 85% 55° 100% 7.2m/s 2.1m/s
15:00
938hPa 56% 53% 56% 87% 51° 100% 6.3m/s 1.8m/s
16:00
938hPa 96% 67% 39% 88% 45° 100% 6.5m/s 1.6m/s
17:00
938hPa 100% 98% 47% 90% 37° 100% 6.8m/s 1.6m/s
18:00
938hPa 98% 100% 55% 90% 29° 100% 5.6m/s 1.5m/s
19:00
938hPa 45% 99% 64% 92% 21° 100% 2.4m/s 1.5m/s
20:00
938hPa 26% 41% 56% 94% 13° 100% 2.8m/s 1.8m/s
21:00
938hPa 44% 3% 47% 95% 100% 2.6m/s 1.7m/s
22:00
939hPa 100% 47% 39% 96% 0.11° 100% 2.8m/s 1.8m/s
23:00
939hPa 99% 100% 39% 97% -5.3° 100% 3m/s 1.9m/s
Sun, Jun 7 Sunrise 04:26 Sunset 22:03
24:00
939hPa 5% 100% 39% 98% -8.7° 100% 3.3m/s 1.9m/s
01:00
939hPa 5% 94% 39% 98% -10° 100% 3.7m/s 1.9m/s
02:00
939hPa 2% 5% 48% 98% -9.7° 100% 4.4m/s 2.1m/s
03:00
939hPa 96% 52% 56% 98% -7.2° 100% 5.3m/s 2.2m/s
04:00
939hPa 100% 100% 65% 96% -2.9° 100% 7m/s 2.9m/s
05:00
939hPa 100% 100% 74% 99% 2.9° 100% 3.8m/s 2.7m/s
06:00
939hPa 100% 100% 82% 97% 9.5° 100% 4.9m/s 2.7m/s
07:00
940hPa 100% 75% 90% 94% 17° 100% 5.7m/s 3.4m/s
08:00
940hPa 100% 30% 85% 93% 25° 100% 4.8m/s 3m/s
09:00
940hPa 100% 6% 81% 91% 33° 100% 5.1m/s 3.1m/s
10:00
940hPa 88% 76% 76% 96% 41° 100% 7.4m/s 2.7m/s
11:00
940hPa 100% 72% 78% 96% 48° 100% 7.5m/s 2.3m/s
12:00
941hPa 97% 46% 80% 97% 53° 100% 7.1m/s 2.2m/s
13:00
941hPa 78% 100% 82% 97% 56° 100% 8.2m/s 2.9m/s
14:00
940hPa 0% 45% 71% 93% 55° 100% 9m/s 3.2m/s
15:00
940hPa 0% 20% 60% 93% 51° 100% 8.8m/s 3.4m/s
16:00
940hPa 0% 99% 49% 90% 45° 100% 8.5m/s 3.3m/s
17:00
941hPa 0% 56% 50% 92% 37° 100% 8.2m/s 3.1m/s
18:00
941hPa 0% 1% 50% 90% 29° 100% 9.2m/s 4.3m/s
19:00
942hPa 0% 0% 51% 87% 21° 31% 8.6m/s 3.7m/s
20:00
942hPa 0% 0% 44% 83% 13° 55% 7.7m/s 3.6m/s
21:00
942hPa 0% 4% 36% 90% 6.1° 4% 7.3m/s 3m/s
22:00
942hPa 5% 20% 29% 95% 0.2° 21% 5.4m/s 3m/s
23:00
942hPa 5% 64% 36% 96% -5.2° 64% 3.4m/s 2.6m/s
Mon, Jun 8 Sunrise 04:25 Sunset 22:04
24:00
943hPa 42% 100% 44% 96% -8.6° 100% 2.8m/s 2.4m/s
01:00
943hPa 13% 100% 52% 96% -10° 100% 2.1m/s 2.2m/s
02:00
942hPa 100% 94% 54% 94% -9.6° 100% 1.3m/s 1.3m/s
03:00
941hPa 100% 100% 57% 93% -7.1° 100% 1.2m/s 1.3m/s
04:00
940hPa 100% 100% 59% 93% -2.9° 100% 1.2m/s 1.2m/s
05:00
940hPa 100% 100% 61% 95% 2.9° 100% 0.51m/s 0.54m/s
06:00
939hPa 100% 100% 63% 97% 9.5° 100% 3.5m/s 2.5m/s
07:00
939hPa 100% 100% 65% 98% 17° 100% 4.2m/s 2.6m/s
08:00
938hPa 100% 100% 63% 98% 25° 100% 4.9m/s 3m/s
09:00
937hPa 100% 100% 60% 98% 33° 100% 4.3m/s 2.7m/s
10:00
936hPa 100% 100% 57% 97% 41° 100% 4m/s 2.9m/s
11:00
936hPa 100% 100% 61% 97% 48° 100% 3.3m/s 2.3m/s
12:00
935hPa 100% 100% 65% 97% 53° 100% 3.3m/s 2.2m/s
13:00
934hPa 100% 100% 69% 97% 56° 100% 3.3m/s 2.3m/s
14:00
935hPa 67% 99% 57% 93% 55° 99% 3.4m/s 2.5m/s
15:00
936hPa 33% 98% 46% 88% 51° 98% 3.5m/s 2.6m/s
16:00
936hPa 0% 97% 35% 83% 45° 97% 3.6m/s 2.8m/s
17:00
936hPa 2% 97% 33% 84% 37° 97% 3m/s 2.6m/s
18:00
935hPa 3% 97% 31% 85% 29° 97% 2.5m/s 2.4m/s
19:00
935hPa 5% 97% 30% 86% 21° 97% 2m/s 2.1m/s
20:00
935hPa 3% 98% 29% 86% 13° 98% 2.6m/s 2.1m/s
21:00
934hPa 2% 99% 28% 86% 6.2° 99% 3.1m/s 2m/s
22:00
934hPa 0% 100% 27% 86% 0.28° 100% 3.6m/s 1.9m/s
23:00
934hPa 0% 100% 30% 88% -5.1° 100% 3.7m/s 2.2m/s
Tue, Jun 9 Sunrise 04:24 Sunset 22:05
24:00
934hPa 0% 99% 32% 90% -8.5° 100% 3.8m/s 2.4m/s
01:00
934hPa 0% 99% 35% 92% -10° 100% 3.9m/s 2.7m/s
02:00
934hPa 0% 92% 30% 92% -9.5° 97% 3.9m/s 2.7m/s
How to read: these inputs help produce the derived score; they are not requirements by themselves.

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