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Shetland Islands - Cloudscapes - Scotland

Lerwick, Scotland, United Kingdom

Multi-layered dramatic clouds for striking sky photography

Currently

Real-time conditions
Cloud Cover100%
Wind Gusts17.8m/s
Precipitation Chance85%
Air Pressure977.8hPa

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Times shown in Europe/London
Next opportunity
Dramatic Cloud Drama
Shetland Islands
Today · 10:00–11:00 · 1h window
Medium confidence
63%
☁️Cloud Drama Score99.3%
Cloud Cover: 72%
Wind Gusts: 16.5m/s
Precipitation Chance: 86%
Air Pressure: 971.5hPa
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Striking Cloud Drama at Sunset
Shetland Islands
Today · 18:00–19:00
☁️Cloud Drama Score:77%
Medium
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Striking Cloud Drama at Sunrise
Shetland Islands
Tomorrow · 07:00–08:00
☁️Cloud Drama Score:77%
Medium
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Dramatic Cloud Drama
Shetland Islands
Tomorrow · 15:00–17:00
☁️Cloud Drama Score:78.7-100%
Medium
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Striking Cloud Drama at Sunset
Shetland Islands
Tomorrow · 17:00–18:00
☁️Cloud Drama Score:78.5%
Medium
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Dramatic Cloud Drama at Sunset
Shetland Islands
Fri, Mar 13 · 17:00–19:00
☁️Cloud Drama Score:82.6-93.8%
Low
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Striking Cloud Drama
Shetland Islands
Sat, Mar 14 · 19:00–20:00
☁️Cloud Drama Score:76.8%
Low
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72-hour requirements breakdown

What passed or failed, hour by hour
9matching hours in the next 95 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
Tue, Mar 10
01:0014%0%0%5%24134m
02:005.6%3.8%100%100%24134m
03:003.3%5.5%91%100%24135m
04:004%54%74%82%24135m
05:0013%5%89%0.3%24135m
06:0056%20%5%0%24135m
07:0058%83%5%0%24135m
08:0098%76%15%0%24134m
09:0071%47%0.3%4.7%24135m
10:0076%34%1.2%5%24134m
11:0076%67%89%75%24134m
12:0061%96%100%100%24134m
13:0053%100%25%2.1%24134m
14:0043%100%0%88%24134m
15:0044%63%6.2%100%24135m
16:0046%40%2.4%100%24134m
17:0050%34%0%97%24134m
18:0071%47%16%99%24134m
19:0063%30%100%100%24135m
20:000%98%100%100%24135m
21:000%100%100%100%24134m
22:000%100%100%100%24134m
23:000%100%100%100%24135m
Wed, Mar 11
24:000%100%100%100%18790m
01:000%100%96%100%10108m
02:000.7%100%100%100%17359m
03:009.7%98%100%100%21006m
04:0015%75%83%76%24135m
05:0014%4.9%0%0%24134m
06:0082%38%0%0%24134m
07:0054%95%1.2%0%24135m
08:0054%100%1.2%0%24135m
09:0066%81%9.9%0%23307m
10:0099%28%72%0%24135m
11:0068%51%5%0%24135m
12:0066%100%99%0%10651m
13:0074%5%54%0.5%24135m
14:0088%5%100%12%24135m
15:0074%51%0%0%24135m
16:0049%5%6.5%1.5%24135m
17:0099%11%100%60%24134m
18:0077%50%100%100%24134m
19:0073%98%100%78%24135m
20:009.9%94%97%13%24135m
21:002.2%94%100%100%24135m
22:000%100%100%100%22390m
23:000%99%100%100%24135m
Thu, Mar 12
24:000%100%100%100%24134m
01:000%100%100%100%24135m
02:000%100%100%100%24134m
03:000%100%100%100%23880m
04:000%100%100%100%24135m
05:000%93%100%100%24134m
06:0074%100%100%100%10113m
07:0077%100%100%94%12189m
08:0074%100%100%100%24135m
09:0069%100%100%77%8271m
10:0065%99%100%0%24134m
11:0066%37%99%0%20605m
12:0072%5%41%0%24134m
13:0040%5.5%0%0%24134m
14:0077%35%4.8%0%24135m
15:0079%97%69%0%15434m
16:00100%73%55%0%24135m
17:0079%100%100%0%14657m
18:0068%95%34%0%23719m
19:0065%52%96%0%21687m
20:0014%5%20%0%19434m
21:0013%5%94%0%24134m
22:0012%5%100%0%24134m
23:005.6%5%100%0%22206m
Fri, Mar 13
24:006.1%12%100%0%23551m
01:0011%21%93%0%24134m
02:0012%85%100%0%22808m
03:008.6%100%100%0%24134m
04:0015%100%100%0%16781m
05:0064%99%60%0%304m
06:00100%74%16%0%17317m
07:0098%51%12%0.5%19590m
08:0068%28%9%1%21862m
09:0033%4.5%5.8%1.5%24135m
10:0070%4.7%30%1%24135m
11:0059%4.8%54%0.5%24135m
12:0050%5%79%0%24135m
13:0065%34%84%1.7%23877m
14:0066%62%89%3.5%23619m
15:0072%91%94%5.2%23361m
16:0066%79%87%3.5%23592m
17:0083%67%80%1.7%23824m
18:0094%55%73%0%24056m
19:0066%57%82%0%24082m
20:000%59%91%0%24108m
21:000%61%100%0%24135m
22:000%47%97%0%21588m
23:000%32%94%0%19041m
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
Wed, Mar 11 Sunrise 06:34 Sunset 17:56
01:00
978hPa 100% 96% 85% 94% -33° 100% 18m/s 13m/s
02:00
976hPa 100% 100% 70% 94% -30° 100% 17m/s 12m/s
03:00
975hPa 100% 100% 56% 95% -25° 100% 15m/s 11m/s
04:00
974hPa 76% 83% 69% 93% -19° 83% 16m/s 9.5m/s
05:00
973hPa 0% 0% 83% 71% -12° 5% 19m/s 12m/s
06:00
972hPa 0% 0% 96% 75% -5° 38% 19m/s 13m/s
07:00
971hPa 0% 1% 91% 75% 2.7° 95% 18m/s 13m/s
08:00
970hPa 0% 1% 87% 79% 9.6° 100% 22m/s 14m/s
09:00
970hPa 0% 10% 82% 84% 16° 80% 21m/s 16m/s
10:00
972hPa 0% 72% 86% 81% 21° 72% 17m/s 12m/s
11:00
972hPa 0% 5% 91% 85% 25° 51% 13m/s 9.2m/s
12:00
976hPa 0% 99% 95% 88% 26° 100% 20m/s 15m/s
13:00
978hPa 0% 54% 94% 70% 26° 54% 21m/s 14m/s
14:00
980hPa 12% 100% 93% 68% 23° 100% 21m/s 14m/s
15:00
983hPa 0% 0% 92% 71% 19° 51% 20m/s 13m/s
16:00
984hPa 2% 6% 92% 70% 13° 8% 20m/s 12m/s
17:00
985hPa 60% 100% 91% 72% 6.2° 100% 17m/s 11m/s
18:00
985hPa 100% 100% 90% 79% -0.97° 100% 17m/s 11m/s
19:00
985hPa 78% 100% 88% 83% -8.6° 100% 17m/s 12m/s
20:00
984hPa 13% 97% 85% 84% -16° 98% 18m/s 13m/s
21:00
983hPa 100% 100% 82% 77% -22° 100% 19m/s 13m/s
22:00
982hPa 100% 100% 86% 78% -28° 100% 21m/s 14m/s
23:00
980hPa 100% 100% 89% 80% -31° 100% 26m/s 16m/s
Thu, Mar 12 Sunrise 06:30 Sunset 17:58
24:00
979hPa 100% 100% 93% 84% -33° 100% 24m/s 15m/s
01:00
978hPa 100% 100% 92% 83% -33° 100% 21m/s 15m/s
02:00
977hPa 100% 100% 92% 85% -30° 100% 19m/s 14m/s
03:00
976hPa 100% 100% 91% 92% -25° 100% 18m/s 14m/s
04:00
975hPa 100% 100% 93% 90% -19° 100% 17m/s 12m/s
05:00
973hPa 100% 100% 94% 90% -12° 100% 16m/s 12m/s
06:00
972hPa 100% 100% 95% 91% -4.6° 100% 15m/s 11m/s
07:00
971hPa 94% 100% 92% 92% 100% 18m/s 12m/s
08:00
969hPa 100% 100% 90% 92% 10° 100% 16m/s 11m/s
09:00
970hPa 77% 100% 87% 90% 16° 100% 16m/s 12m/s
10:00
969hPa 0% 100% 91% 90% 21° 100% 15m/s 11m/s
11:00
969hPa 0% 99% 94% 81% 25° 99% 18m/s 12m/s
12:00
969hPa 0% 41% 98% 72% 27° 41% 19m/s 12m/s
13:00
969hPa 0% 0% 89% 73% 26° 6% 18m/s 12m/s
14:00
969hPa 0% 5% 80% 72% 23° 35% 19m/s 13m/s
15:00
968hPa 0% 69% 72% 72% 19° 97% 20m/s 14m/s
16:00
967hPa 0% 55% 78% 72% 13° 75% 19m/s 13m/s
17:00
967hPa 0% 100% 84% 84% 6.5° 100% 20m/s 14m/s
18:00
966hPa 0% 34% 90% 88% -0.57° 95% 16m/s 12m/s
19:00
966hPa 0% 96% 85% 80% -8.3° 96% 16m/s 11m/s
20:00
967hPa 0% 20% 80% 79% -16° 20% 15m/s 11m/s
21:00
969hPa 0% 94% 75% 78% -22° 94% 13m/s 9m/s
22:00
970hPa 0% 100% 78% 76% -27° 100% 11m/s 7m/s
23:00
971hPa 0% 100% 82% 82% -31° 100% 12m/s 7.9m/s
Fri, Mar 13 Sunrise 06:27 Sunset 18:01
24:00
971hPa 0% 100% 86% 84% -33° 100% 13m/s 9.6m/s
01:00
971hPa 0% 92% 80% 87% -32° 92% 13m/s 9m/s
02:00
971hPa 0% 100% 75% 85% -29° 100% 11m/s 7.8m/s
03:00
971hPa 0% 100% 69% 81% -25° 100% 13m/s 9.7m/s
04:00
971hPa 0% 100% 71% 90% -19° 100% 13m/s 9.4m/s
05:00
971hPa 0% 60% 73% 95% -12° 99% 13m/s 8.5m/s
06:00
971hPa 0% 16% 75% 76% -4.2° 74% 13m/s 9.2m/s
07:00
974hPa 0% 12% 74% 76% 3.4° 51% 13m/s 10m/s
08:00
977hPa 1% 9% 74% 75% 10° 29% 13m/s 11m/s
09:00
980hPa 2% 6% 74% 75% 17° 6% 13m/s 11m/s
10:00
981hPa 1% 30% 79% 76% 22° 30% 14m/s 12m/s
11:00
981hPa 0% 54% 85% 77% 25° 54% 14m/s 12m/s
12:00
981hPa 0% 79% 90% 78% 27° 79% 14m/s 12m/s
13:00
982hPa 2% 84% 87% 79% 26° 84% 14m/s 12m/s
14:00
982hPa 3% 89% 85% 80% 24° 89% 14m/s 13m/s
15:00
982hPa 5% 94% 83% 80% 19° 94% 14m/s 13m/s
16:00
983hPa 3% 87% 88% 82% 14° 89% 14m/s 13m/s
17:00
983hPa 2% 80% 93% 83% 6.8° 83% 13m/s 12m/s
18:00
983hPa 0% 73% 98% 84% -0.08° 77% 13m/s 12m/s
19:00
984hPa 0% 82% 93% 84% -8° 85% 13m/s 11m/s
20:00
984hPa 0% 91% 87% 84% -15° 92% 13m/s 11m/s
21:00
985hPa 0% 100% 82% 85% -22° 100% 13m/s 11m/s
22:00
986hPa 0% 97% 86% 82% -27° 97% 12m/s 10m/s
23:00
987hPa 0% 94% 90% 80% -31° 94% 11m/s 9.1m/s
Sat, Mar 14 Sunrise 06:24 Sunset 18:03
24:00
988hPa 0% 90% 95% 77% -32° 90% 9.9m/s 8m/s
How to read: these inputs help produce the derived score; they are not requirements by themselves.

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