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Rule Cloudscapes

Cloudscapes Forecast for Scottish Highlands, Scotland

Scotland, United Kingdom

The Scottish Highlands combine rugged ridges, peat moorland, lochs and winding glens, with mist and broken cloud often separating the landscape into layers.

Currently

Real-time conditions
Cloud Cover100%
Wind Gusts2.4m/s
Precipitation Chance100%
Air Pressure932.4hPa

Upcoming Opportunities

When all conditions match, PhotoWeather marks an opportunity window.

Times shown in Europe/London
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Next opportunity
Dramatic Cloud Drama
Scottish Highlands
Tomorrow · 03:00–04:00 · 1h window
High confidence
77%
☁️Cloud Drama Score100%
Cloud Cover: 34%
Wind Gusts: 1.9m/s
Precipitation Chance: 67%
Air Pressure: 942.3hPa
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Striking Cloud Drama
Scottish Highlands
Tue, Jul 28 · 24:00–01:00
☁️Cloud Drama Score:81%
Medium
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Striking Cloud Drama
Scottish Highlands
Tue, Jul 28 · 03:00–04:00
☁️Cloud Drama Score:82.2%
Medium
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Striking Cloud Drama at Sunrise
Scottish Highlands
Tue, Jul 28 · 04:00–05:00
☁️Cloud Drama Score:84.4%
Medium
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Striking Cloud Drama at Sunrise
Scottish Highlands
Tue, Jul 28 · 06:00–07:00
☁️Cloud Drama Score:78.6%
Medium
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Dramatic Cloud Drama
Scottish Highlands
Tue, Jul 28 · 14:00–16:00
☁️Cloud Drama Score:93.1-98.9%
High
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Dramatic Cloud Drama
Scottish Highlands
Thu, Jul 30 · 03:00–04:00
☁️Cloud Drama Score:89.7%
Medium
+10 more windows in the next 14 days

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 Scottish Highlands.

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Recorded match history

Completed PhotoWeather forecast matches recorded for this exact rule at Scottish Highlands during the last 365 days.

Last 30 days
23
recorded matching windows · 67% average confidence
Last 90 days
78
recorded matching windows · 66% average confidence
Last 365 days
138
recorded matching windows · 66% average confidence
Most frequent recorded start hour

20:00 local time, shared by 18 of 138 matches recorded in the last 365 days.

Most represented month

June, with 33 of 138 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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92-hour requirements breakdown

When available, the detailed table below covers only the stated 92-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.

What passed or failed, hour by hour
8matching hours in the next 92 hoursJump to next match
AND logic: all conditions required
Meets requirement
Misses requirement
Time
Europe/London
Cloud Drama Score
≥ 75.0%
Sat, Jul 25
06:0061%
07:0030%
08:0035%
09:0032%
10:0054%
11:0037%
12:0042%
13:0041%
14:0057%
15:0064%
16:0059%
17:0062%
18:0045%
19:0035%
20:0059%
21:0098%
22:0072%
23:0064%
Sun, Jul 26
24:0060%
01:004%
02:003.4%
03:0029%
04:0053%
05:0052%
06:0052%
07:0052%
08:0025%
09:0046%
10:0022%
11:0023%
12:0026%
13:0029%
14:0031%
15:0030%
16:0030%
17:0031%
18:0048%
19:0040%
20:0025%
21:0018%
22:0018%
23:0020%
Mon, Jul 27
24:0022%
01:0013%
02:0015%
03:00100%
04:0051%
05:0045%
06:0033%
07:0034%
08:0035%
09:0029%
10:0034%
11:0032%
12:0035%
13:0057%
14:0074%
15:0058%
16:0063%
17:0062%
18:0058%
19:0058%
20:0060%
21:0063%
22:0066%
23:0068%
Tue, Jul 28
24:0081%
01:003.6%
02:007.2%
03:0082%
04:0084%
05:0059%
06:0079%
07:0060%
08:0073%
09:0070%
10:0029%
11:0051%
12:0057%
13:0042%
14:0099%
15:0093%
16:0068%
17:0060%
18:0048%
19:0055%
20:0055%
21:0055%
22:0055%
23:0057%
Wed, Jul 29
24:000%
01:000%
How to read: colored cells show whether each predicate requirement is met; highlighted rows mean the full rule matched (an opportunity).

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
%
Low Clouds
%
Mid-Level Clouds
%
Precipitation Chance
%
Relative Humidity
%
Solar Elevation
°
Total Cloud Coverage
%
Visibility
m
Wind Gusts
m/s
Wind Speed
m/s
Sun, Jul 26 Sunrise 05:03 Sunset 21:40
03:00
932hPa 0% 100% 6% 100% 81% -11° 100% 24134m 2.4m/s 1.7m/s
04:00
932hPa 0% 100% 82% 99% 85% -6.7° 100% 24135m 2.7m/s 1.9m/s
05:00
932hPa 0% 100% 100% 100% 92% -0.87° 100% 10886m 2.1m/s 1.4m/s
06:00
932hPa 0% 100% 34% 100% 96% 5.8° 100% 24134m 1.8m/s 1.3m/s
07:00
932hPa 0% 100% 88% 100% 96% 13° 100% 24102m 1.8m/s 1.2m/s
08:00
932hPa 0% 100% 3% 99% 97% 21° 100% 24134m 1.3m/s 0.94m/s
09:00
933hPa 0% 100% 22% 98% 95% 29° 100% 24134m 1.4m/s 1.1m/s
10:00
934hPa 0% 100% 3% 97% 96% 37° 100% 10398m 1.3m/s 0.98m/s
11:00
934hPa 0% 100% 0% 97% 96% 44° 100% 18749m 1.1m/s 0.84m/s
12:00
935hPa 0% 100% 0% 98% 96% 49° 100% 22748m 2m/s 1.5m/s
13:00
935hPa 0% 100% 0% 98% 95% 52° 100% 18893m 2.1m/s 1.6m/s
14:00
936hPa 0% 100% 0% 73% 94% 52° 100% 23310m 2.8m/s 2m/s
15:00
937hPa 0% 93% 0% 47% 90% 48° 93% 23394m 3.4m/s 2.3m/s
16:00
937hPa 0% 100% 0% 22% 82% 42° 100% 20825m 5.2m/s 2.9m/s
17:00
938hPa 0% 97% 0% 33% 82% 35° 97% 23520m 6.9m/s 3.6m/s
18:00
939hPa 0% 81% 0% 45% 75% 27° 81% 24135m 6.9m/s 4.4m/s
19:00
939hPa 0% 14% 0% 56% 75% 19° 14% 24134m 6.9m/s 5.2m/s
20:00
940hPa 0% 5% 0% 37% 78% 11° 5% 24135m 7.5m/s 4.7m/s
21:00
940hPa 0% 5% 0% 19% 85% 3.9° 5% 24135m 6m/s 2.6m/s
22:00
941hPa 0% 2% 0% 0% 91% -2.7° 2% 24135m 1.5m/s 1.5m/s
23:00
942hPa 0% 0% 0% 13% 91% -8.1° 0% 24135m 0.9m/s 0.95m/s
Mon, Jul 27 Sunrise 05:03 Sunset 21:40
24:00
942hPa 0% 5% 0% 26% 93% -12° 5% 24135m 1.4m/s 1.4m/s
01:00
942hPa 0% 0% 0% 39% 95% -14° 0% 24135m 1.3m/s 1.4m/s
02:00
942hPa 5% 2% 0% 53% 95% -13° 5% 24135m 1.4m/s 1.5m/s
03:00
942hPa 32% 17% 0% 67% 95% -11° 34% 24135m 1.9m/s 2m/s
04:00
942hPa 99% 100% 0% 82% 95% -6.9° 100% 24134m 2m/s 1.9m/s
05:00
942hPa 5% 100% 0% 85% 91% -1.1° 100% 24135m 3.2m/s 2m/s
06:00
942hPa 5% 100% 0% 89% 92% 5.6° 100% 24134m 4.1m/s 2.6m/s
07:00
942hPa 0% 100% 0% 93% 95% 13° 100% 24135m 6.1m/s 2.7m/s
08:00
942hPa 0% 100% 1% 80% 95% 21° 100% 24134m 7.4m/s 2.9m/s
09:00
943hPa 0% 100% 5% 68% 87% 29° 100% 24135m 8.8m/s 3.1m/s
10:00
943hPa 0% 100% 0% 56% 80% 37° 100% 24135m 10m/s 3m/s
11:00
944hPa 0% 100% 0% 65% 86% 44° 100% 24134m 8.1m/s 2.5m/s
12:00
944hPa 0% 100% 0% 73% 87% 49° 100% 24134m 9.1m/s 2.8m/s
13:00
945hPa 0% 59% 0% 82% 74% 52° 59% 24135m 8.2m/s 4.5m/s
14:00
945hPa 0% 79% 0% 62% 63% 52° 79% 24134m 8.3m/s 5.5m/s
15:00
945hPa 4% 62% 0% 42% 61% 48° 62% 24135m 8.4m/s 6m/s
16:00
945hPa 5% 49% 0% 22% 61% 42° 49% 24134m 8.1m/s 5.9m/s
17:00
945hPa 38% 48% 0% 23% 61% 35° 48% 24135m 7.4m/s 5.2m/s
18:00
946hPa 88% 44% 0% 25% 63% 27° 88% 24134m 6.6m/s 4.9m/s
19:00
946hPa 100% 31% 0% 26% 65% 19° 100% 24134m 5.6m/s 4m/s
20:00
946hPa 100% 0% 100% 26% 74% 11° 100% 24134m 4m/s 2.5m/s
21:00
947hPa 29% 0% 100% 26% 83% 3.7° 100% 24134m 1.4m/s 1.4m/s
22:00
947hPa 73% 0% 71% 26% 88% -2.9° 74% 24134m 1.4m/s 1.4m/s
23:00
947hPa 6% 0% 73% 36% 91% -8.3° 73% 24134m 1.9m/s 2m/s
Tue, Jul 28 Sunrise 05:05 Sunset 21:38
24:00
948hPa 100% 19% 97% 45% 94% -12° 100% 24134m 2.3m/s 2.4m/s
01:00
947hPa 89% 90% 80% 54% 97% -14° 92% 24135m 2.1m/s 2.1m/s
02:00
947hPa 99% 33% 99% 57% 95% -14° 99% 24134m 3.5m/s 2.3m/s
03:00
947hPa 80% 90% 98% 59% 97% -11° 99% 24134m 3m/s 2.4m/s
04:00
947hPa 99% 72% 97% 61% 95% -7.1° 100% 24135m 3m/s 2m/s
05:00
947hPa 5% 100% 98% 69% 96% -1.3° 100% 24134m 3.5m/s 2.3m/s
06:00
947hPa 5% 100% 100% 76% 94% 5.4° 100% 24135m 2.9m/s 1.9m/s
07:00
947hPa 0% 100% 100% 84% 92% 13° 100% 24135m 2.7m/s 1.9m/s
08:00
946hPa 0% 100% 100% 66% 92% 21° 100% 13745m 3.1m/s 2.1m/s
09:00
946hPa 0% 100% 100% 48% 95% 29° 100% 24134m 3.7m/s 2.4m/s
10:00
946hPa 0% 100% 100% 30% 95% 37° 100% 18948m 4.3m/s 2.7m/s
11:00
946hPa 9% 100% 100% 36% 97% 44° 100% 14063m 3.7m/s 2.3m/s
12:00
946hPa 12% 100% 64% 42% 98% 49° 100% 2080m 6.3m/s 3.2m/s
13:00
946hPa 33% 100% 3% 48% 98% 52° 100% 2085m 11m/s 3.5m/s
14:00
946hPa 56% 94% 2% 39% 95% 51° 100% 9435m 9.7m/s 3.5m/s
15:00
947hPa 78% 88% 1% 31% 93% 48° 100% 16785m 8.6m/s 3.5m/s
16:00
947hPa 100% 82% 0% 22% 91% 42° 100% 24135m 7.5m/s 3.5m/s
17:00
947hPa 100% 88% 31% 34% 93% 35° 100% 24135m 7.2m/s 3.4m/s
18:00
947hPa 100% 94% 62% 45% 95% 27° 100% 24135m 6.8m/s 3.3m/s
19:00
947hPa 100% 100% 93% 56% 96% 19° 100% 24135m 6.4m/s 3.2m/s
20:00
946hPa 100% 100% 95% 48% 97% 11° 100% 24135m 5.9m/s 3m/s
21:00
946hPa 100% 100% 97% 39% 97% 3.5° 100% 24135m 5.4m/s 2.8m/s
22:00
946hPa 100% 100% 99% 30% 98% -3.1° 100% 24135m 4.9m/s 2.6m/s
23:00
946hPa 100% 100% 99% 37% 98% -8.5° 100% 24135m 4.7m/s 2.6m/s
Wed, Jul 29 Sunrise 05:07 Sunset 21:36
24:00
946hPa 100% 100% 99% 44% 97% -12° 100% 24135m 4.5m/s 2.5m/s
01:00
946hPa 100% 100% 100% 51% 97% -14° 100% 24135m 4.2m/s 2.5m/s
02:00
945hPa 84% 77% 87% 38% 91% -14° 87% 24135m 5.7m/s 3m/s
How to read: these inputs help produce the derived score; they are not requirements by themselves.

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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