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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 Gusts11.1m/s
Precipitation Chance1%
Air Pressure1001.1hPa

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Times shown in Europe/London
Next opportunity
Dramatic Cloud Drama at Sunset
Shetland Islands
Sat, Feb 21 · 17:00–18:00 · 1h window
Medium confidence
48%
☁️Cloud Drama Score86.8%
Cloud Cover: 100%
Wind Gusts: 11.1m/s
Precipitation Chance: 59%
Air Pressure: 1004.9hPa
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Striking Cloud Drama at Sunrise
Shetland Islands
Mon, Feb 23 · 06:00–07:00
☁️Cloud Drama Score:75.6%
Low
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Striking Cloud Drama at Sunrise
Shetland Islands
Tue, Feb 24 · 08:00–09:00
☁️Cloud Drama Score:78.4%
Medium
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Dramatic Cloud Drama
Shetland Islands
Tue, Feb 24 · 10:00–12:00
☁️Cloud Drama Score:75.4-100%
Low
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Striking Cloud Drama
Shetland Islands
Wed, Feb 25 · 12:00–14:00
☁️Cloud Drama Score:75.4-78%
Low
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Striking Cloud Drama at Sunset
Shetland Islands
Wed, Feb 25 · 16:00–18:00
☁️Cloud Drama Score:78.4%
Low
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Striking Cloud Drama at Dusk
Shetland Islands
Wed, Feb 25 · 18:00–19:00
☁️Cloud Drama Score:78.4%
Medium
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72-hour requirements breakdown

What passed or failed, hour by hour
1matching 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, Feb 17
19:007.7%85%0.1%0%24134m
20:007.2%100%4.5%0.1%21474m
21:0010%100%5%3.2%24134m
22:007%95%5%0.5%24134m
23:005.1%100%5%2.2%24134m
Wed, Feb 18
24:0012%98%4.5%4.5%24135m
01:0015%100%39%22%1972m
02:0015%100%5%11%104m
03:0010%96%4.9%5%47m
04:0011%96%3.5%5%71m
05:0012%82%5%5%48m
06:004.4%71%5%5%60m
07:0041%61%5%95%5521m
08:0036%66%6.6%100%24134m
09:0053%37%33%100%24134m
10:0050%27%96%100%24134m
11:0044%5%100%100%24134m
12:0050%31%100%100%24134m
13:0040%5%100%100%24135m
14:0049%21%100%100%24135m
15:0052%31%100%82%24135m
16:0066%5.8%100%45%24135m
17:0049%5.3%100%85%24134m
18:0052%32%100%74%24135m
19:000.4%41%100%33%24134m
20:002.9%34%100%33%24135m
21:008.4%45%94%51%24134m
22:000.8%59%49%94%24135m
23:000.4%53%100%100%24134m
Thu, Feb 19
24:000%77%100%100%24135m
01:000%5.7%100%66%24135m
02:000%21%100%74%24134m
03:000%22%100%100%24135m
04:000%21%100%100%24135m
05:000%6.3%100%100%24134m
06:000%6.8%100%100%24135m
07:0052%5.6%100%100%24134m
08:0049%9.2%100%100%24135m
09:0052%5%100%100%24134m
10:0052%5%100%100%24135m
11:0052%5%100%100%24135m
12:0052%5%100%100%24135m
13:0055%5%100%100%24135m
14:0066%39%100%100%24135m
15:0066%53%100%100%24134m
16:0074%79%100%100%24134m
17:0071%100%100%100%24135m
18:0061%100%100%100%24135m
19:000%100%100%100%24134m
20:000%100%98%88%24134m
21:000%100%100%97%24134m
22:000%100%100%54%19789m
23:000%100%100%2.4%22492m
Fri, Feb 20
24:000%100%59%7.9%22898m
01:000%100%77%87%24135m
02:000.4%100%38%11%23828m
03:000%100%25%100%24134m
04:000%100%100%97%24134m
05:000%100%100%100%461m
06:0058%100%95%100%298m
07:0070%100%100%100%2578m
08:0070%100%100%100%23684m
09:0070%100%100%100%24135m
10:0065%99%100%100%24135m
11:0065%36%100%100%24134m
12:0065%26%100%100%24134m
13:0062%98%100%100%24134m
14:0060%92%100%91%24134m
15:0060%100%100%98%24135m
16:0064%100%100%100%24135m
17:0066%100%100%100%24135m
18:0062%100%100%97%24134m
19:000.8%100%100%100%24134m
20:001.7%99%100%100%24134m
21:002.4%100%95%92%23901m
22:006.4%91%93%91%24135m
23:000.2%25%100%100%24135m
Sat, Feb 21
24:000.1%59%100%100%24135m
01:000%46%79%67%24135m
02:000%32%59%33%24135m
03:000%19%38%0%24135m
04:000%14%26%1.1%24135m
05:000%9.6%13%2.2%24135m
06:0016%5%0%3.3%24135m
07:0077%5%2.7%36%24135m
08:0050%5.1%5.3%68%24135m
09:0015%5.1%8%100%24135m
10:0046%6.7%39%100%24135m
11:0043%8.2%69%100%24135m
12:0043%9.8%100%100%24135m
13:0052%40%100%100%24135m
14:0055%70%100%100%24135m
15:0055%100%100%100%24135m
16:0062%100%71%67%16387m
17:0087%100%42%33%8638m
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, Feb 18 Sunrise 07:35 Sunset 17:02
19:00
1001hPa 33% 100% 1% 71% -15° 100% 11m/s 7.3m/s
20:00
1001hPa 33% 100% 2% 71% -22° 100% 11m/s 7.4m/s
21:00
1001hPa 51% 94% 3% 71% -29° 94% 11m/s 7.3m/s
22:00
1001hPa 94% 49% 2% 72% -35° 94% 11m/s 7.2m/s
23:00
1000hPa 100% 100% 1% 72% -39° 100% 11m/s 7.4m/s
Thu, Feb 19 Sunrise 07:32 Sunset 17:05
24:00
1000hPa 100% 100% 0% 71% -41° 100% 12m/s 7.9m/s
01:00
1000hPa 66% 100% 0% 71% -41° 100% 12m/s 8.1m/s
02:00
1000hPa 74% 100% 0% 71% -38° 100% 12m/s 8.4m/s
03:00
1000hPa 100% 100% 0% 70% -33° 100% 12m/s 8.5m/s
04:00
1000hPa 100% 100% 0% 70% -27° 100% 12m/s 8.6m/s
05:00
1000hPa 100% 100% 0% 70% -19° 100% 13m/s 9m/s
06:00
999hPa 100% 100% 0% 72% -12° 100% 13m/s 9.3m/s
07:00
1000hPa 100% 100% 0% 73% -4.6° 100% 14m/s 9.4m/s
08:00
1000hPa 100% 100% 0% 76% 2.6° 100% 15m/s 9.6m/s
09:00
1000hPa 100% 100% 0% 76% 8.6° 100% 16m/s 9.7m/s
10:00
1000hPa 100% 100% 0% 75% 14° 100% 16m/s 10m/s
11:00
1000hPa 100% 100% 0% 74% 17° 100% 17m/s 10m/s
12:00
1000hPa 100% 100% 0% 74% 19° 100% 17m/s 11m/s
13:00
1000hPa 100% 100% 13% 75% 18° 100% 17m/s 11m/s
14:00
1000hPa 100% 100% 26% 75% 16° 100% 17m/s 11m/s
15:00
1000hPa 100% 100% 39% 75% 12° 100% 17m/s 11m/s
16:00
1000hPa 100% 100% 49% 75% 6.5° 100% 16m/s 11m/s
17:00
1000hPa 100% 100% 59% 75% 0.33° 100% 15m/s 11m/s
18:00
1000hPa 100% 100% 69% 76% -7.3° 100% 16m/s 11m/s
19:00
999hPa 100% 100% 73% 76% -15° 100% 16m/s 11m/s
20:00
999hPa 88% 98% 78% 76% -22° 100% 16m/s 11m/s
21:00
999hPa 97% 100% 83% 78% -29° 100% 17m/s 11m/s
22:00
999hPa 54% 100% 87% 88% -35° 100% 17m/s 11m/s
23:00
998hPa 2% 100% 91% 86% -39° 100% 16m/s 11m/s
Fri, Feb 20 Sunrise 07:29 Sunset 17:07
24:00
998hPa 8% 59% 95% 86% -41° 100% 16m/s 11m/s
01:00
997hPa 87% 77% 83% 86% -40° 100% 15m/s 11m/s
02:00
996hPa 11% 38% 70% 85% -37° 100% 15m/s 11m/s
03:00
996hPa 100% 25% 58% 83% -32° 100% 14m/s 10m/s
04:00
995hPa 97% 100% 61% 85% -26° 100% 13m/s 9.9m/s
05:00
994hPa 100% 100% 65% 96% -19° 100% 12m/s 9.1m/s
06:00
993hPa 100% 95% 69% 97% -12° 100% 12m/s 8.4m/s
07:00
992hPa 100% 100% 71% 95% -4.2° 100% 11m/s 8.3m/s
08:00
991hPa 100% 100% 74% 92% 2.9° 100% 12m/s 7.6m/s
09:00
991hPa 100% 100% 76% 88% 8.9° 100% 10m/s 7.2m/s
10:00
991hPa 100% 100% 79% 86% 14° 100% 9.9m/s 6.4m/s
11:00
990hPa 100% 100% 83% 88% 17° 100% 9.5m/s 6.3m/s
12:00
990hPa 100% 100% 86% 87% 19° 100% 8.7m/s 6m/s
13:00
989hPa 100% 100% 74% 85% 19° 100% 8.3m/s 5.8m/s
14:00
989hPa 91% 100% 62% 86% 16° 100% 7.7m/s 5.2m/s
15:00
988hPa 98% 100% 50% 87% 12° 100% 6.7m/s 4.1m/s
16:00
988hPa 100% 100% 55% 89% 6.8° 100% 6.3m/s 4.1m/s
17:00
988hPa 100% 100% 61% 91% 0.59° 100% 6.5m/s 4m/s
18:00
987hPa 97% 100% 66% 93% -7° 100% 5.5m/s 3.3m/s
19:00
987hPa 100% 100% 57% 94% -14° 100% 6m/s 3.6m/s
20:00
987hPa 100% 100% 47% 94% -22° 100% 7.1m/s 4.1m/s
21:00
987hPa 92% 95% 37% 96% -29° 100% 9.7m/s 4.7m/s
22:00
986hPa 91% 93% 46% 94% -34° 95% 10m/s 5.5m/s
23:00
986hPa 100% 100% 55% 93% -38° 100% 8.9m/s 4.2m/s
Sat, Feb 21 Sunrise 07:26 Sunset 17:10
24:00
986hPa 100% 100% 64% 94% -40° 100% 7.3m/s 3.4m/s
01:00
991hPa 67% 79% 56% 90% -40° 82% 7.8m/s 4.6m/s
02:00
996hPa 33% 59% 47% 86% -37° 64% 8.4m/s 5.7m/s
03:00
1001hPa 0% 38% 39% 83% -32° 46% 8.9m/s 6.8m/s
04:00
1002hPa 1% 26% 47% 77% -26° 33% 8.3m/s 6.7m/s
05:00
1003hPa 2% 13% 55% 70% -19° 19% 7.7m/s 6.5m/s
06:00
1004hPa 3% 0% 64% 64% -11° 5% 7.1m/s 6.4m/s
07:00
1005hPa 36% 3% 50% 66% -3.9° 37% 6.8m/s 6.2m/s
08:00
1006hPa 68% 5% 37% 67% 3.2° 68% 6.4m/s 6m/s
09:00
1006hPa 100% 8% 23% 69% 9.3° 100% 6.1m/s 5.8m/s
10:00
1007hPa 100% 39% 21% 70% 14° 100% 6.9m/s 6.6m/s
11:00
1007hPa 100% 69% 19% 72% 18° 100% 7.8m/s 7.4m/s
12:00
1007hPa 100% 100% 17% 73% 19° 100% 8.7m/s 8.2m/s
13:00
1007hPa 100% 100% 19% 74% 19° 100% 9.2m/s 8.6m/s
14:00
1007hPa 100% 100% 21% 75% 17° 100% 9.6m/s 9m/s
15:00
1007hPa 100% 100% 24% 75% 13° 100% 10m/s 9.4m/s
16:00
1006hPa 67% 71% 41% 82% 7.1° 100% 11m/s 9.9m/s
17:00
1005hPa 33% 42% 59% 88% 0.85° 100% 11m/s 10m/s
18:00
1004hPa 0% 12% 77% 95% -6.7° 100% 12m/s 11m/s
How to read: these inputs help produce the derived score; they are not requirements by themselves.

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