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Rule Cloudscapes

Shetland Islands - Cloudscapes - Scotland

Lerwick, Scotland, United Kingdom

Multi-layered dramatic clouds for striking sky photography

Currently

Real-time conditions
Cloud Cover100%
Wind Gusts3.8m/s
Precipitation Chance0%
Air Pressure1002.1hPa

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Times shown in Europe/London
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Next opportunity
Dramatic Cloud Drama
Shetland Islands
Today · 19:00–21:00 · 2h window
Medium confidence
45%
☁️Cloud Drama Score76-100%
Cloud Cover: 100%
Wind Gusts: 12.3m/s
Precipitation Chance: 39%
Air Pressure: 1003.0hPa
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Dramatic Cloud Drama
Shetland Islands
Tomorrow · 24:00–02:00
☁️Cloud Drama Score:84.6-86.6%
Medium
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Striking Cloud Drama at Sunrise
Shetland Islands
Tomorrow · 02:00–03:00
☁️Cloud Drama Score:84.4%
Medium
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Striking Cloud Drama
Shetland Islands
Tomorrow · 19:00–20:00
☁️Cloud Drama Score:76.7%
Medium
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Striking Cloud Drama at Sunset
Shetland Islands
Tomorrow · 22:00–23:00
☁️Cloud Drama Score:77.2%
Medium
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Striking Cloud Drama at Sunset
Shetland Islands
Thu, Jun 11 · 23:00–24:00
☁️Cloud Drama Score:75.6%
Medium
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Striking Cloud Drama
Shetland Islands
Fri, Jun 12 · 24:00–01:00
☁️Cloud Drama Score:79.8%
Medium
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72-hour requirements breakdown

What passed or failed, hour by hour
8matching hours in the next 91 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
07:0060%100%64%91%23698m
08:0060%96%84%5%24134m
09:0089%20%54%6.3%24135m
10:0080%5%67%18%24134m
11:0079%5.5%63%22%24135m
12:0023%6.2%5%1.8%24135m
13:0022%7.9%5%0%24134m
14:0047%42%5%0%22018m
15:0031%100%3.4%0.1%21468m
16:0036%100%3.1%5%24135m
17:0057%21%5%5%24134m
18:0031%0%5%5%24135m
19:0034%0.4%5%5%24135m
20:00100%0.2%20%19%24134m
21:0084%0.4%6.1%33%24135m
22:0075%5%5%44%24135m
23:0078%5%4.9%38%24134m
Sat, Jun 6
24:0064%5%1.2%29%24134m
01:0060%5%4.7%54%24134m
02:0027%7.9%4.9%95%24135m
03:0020%9.1%5%100%24135m
04:0045%71%5%100%24134m
05:0065%64%99%100%24135m
06:0054%21%100%99%24135m
07:0044%5%100%100%24134m
08:0051%11%100%100%24134m
09:0049%59%100%100%24134m
10:0032%5%100%100%24134m
11:0032%5%100%100%24135m
12:0034%7.3%92%100%24135m
13:0040%63%100%100%24135m
14:0040%14%100%100%24134m
15:0032%6%98%100%24134m
16:0038%43%100%100%24135m
17:0046%86%100%100%24135m
18:0071%5.4%83%32%24134m
19:0076%49%100%55%24135m
20:00100%56%59%22%24134m
21:0069%82%11%93%24135m
22:0050%100%5%67%24134m
23:0043%87%5%3.5%24134m
Sun, Jun 7
24:0085%67%39%4.9%24134m
01:0087%60%76%5%24134m
02:0084%62%78%5%24134m
03:0041%98%5%5%24135m
04:0035%100%5%4.9%24135m
05:0089%86%21%11%24134m
06:0064%100%23%4.9%23493m
07:0069%100%4.7%13%1063m
08:0084%95%60%29%1037m
09:0068%78%94%85%22186m
10:0053%47%100%64%19734m
11:0049%57%100%100%24134m
12:0051%77%100%100%24135m
13:0051%24%100%100%24135m
14:0054%9.2%85%70%24135m
15:0087%14%48%20%24135m
16:0048%38%5%5%20082m
17:0090%39%26%25%24135m
18:0045%66%5%5%24135m
19:0077%98%72%19%24134m
20:0052%30%35%100%24135m
21:0056%99%100%100%24135m
22:0077%100%100%40%24134m
23:0059%100%100%0%10503m
Mon, Jun 8
24:0060%100%100%0%7123m
01:0053%100%77%0%8529m
02:0053%100%14%2%20844m
03:0067%100%10%6.1%24134m
04:0072%71%7.4%8.1%24134m
05:0071%33%100%100%24135m
06:0085%11%3.1%53%24135m
07:0057%100%85%78%24135m
08:0048%100%90%85%23895m
09:0052%100%95%93%23654m
10:0040%100%100%100%23414m
11:0041%100%100%100%23654m
12:0041%100%100%100%23895m
13:0041%100%100%100%24135m
14:0041%100%100%100%23591m
15:0046%100%100%100%23048m
16:0046%100%100%100%22504m
17:0056%100%100%100%15537m
18:0056%100%100%100%8570m
19:0065%100%100%100%1603m
20:0062%100%100%100%6126m
21:0064%100%100%100%10649m
22:0064%100%100%100%15171m
23:0064%82%100%100%18159m
Tue, Jun 9
24:0064%64%100%100%21147m
01:0055%46%100%100%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
Sat, Jun 6 Sunrise 03:46 Sunset 22:21
03:00
1002hPa 100% 5% 0% 87% -3.8° 100% 3.8m/s 2.6m/s
04:00
1002hPa 100% 5% 0% 88% 0.71° 100% 8.9m/s 3.2m/s
05:00
1002hPa 100% 99% 0% 87% 5.8° 100% 9.9m/s 4.8m/s
06:00
1002hPa 98% 100% 0% 85% 12° 100% 10m/s 5.1m/s
07:00
1002hPa 100% 100% 0% 81% 19° 100% 11m/s 5.7m/s
08:00
1002hPa 100% 100% 0% 78% 27° 100% 11m/s 6.7m/s
09:00
1002hPa 100% 100% 0% 76% 34° 100% 11m/s 7.2m/s
10:00
1003hPa 100% 100% 0% 74% 41° 100% 11m/s 6.8m/s
11:00
1003hPa 100% 100% 13% 71% 47° 100% 11m/s 7.2m/s
12:00
1003hPa 100% 92% 26% 68% 51° 100% 10m/s 7.1m/s
13:00
1003hPa 100% 100% 39% 69% 53° 100% 10m/s 7m/s
14:00
1003hPa 100% 100% 26% 68% 51° 100% 11m/s 7.1m/s
15:00
1003hPa 100% 98% 13% 70% 47° 100% 12m/s 7.6m/s
16:00
1003hPa 100% 100% 0% 74% 42° 100% 12m/s 7.5m/s
17:00
1003hPa 100% 100% 13% 75% 35° 100% 12m/s 7.4m/s
18:00
1003hPa 32% 83% 26% 78% 27° 83% 12m/s 7.4m/s
19:00
1003hPa 55% 100% 39% 81% 20° 100% 12m/s 7m/s
20:00
1003hPa 22% 59% 39% 85% 13° 64% 12m/s 6.5m/s
21:00
1003hPa 93% 11% 38% 89% 6.5° 95% 12m/s 6.1m/s
22:00
1003hPa 67% 5% 38% 93% 1.2° 100% 11m/s 5.7m/s
23:00
1003hPa 4% 5% 49% 93% -3.3° 87% 11m/s 5.3m/s
Sun, Jun 7 Sunrise 03:46 Sunset 22:21
24:00
1003hPa 5% 39% 60% 95% -6.1° 66% 12m/s 5.5m/s
01:00
1003hPa 5% 76% 71% 93% -7.1° 76% 12m/s 5.4m/s
02:00
1002hPa 5% 78% 65% 91% -6.3° 78% 12m/s 5.7m/s
03:00
1002hPa 5% 5% 58% 93% -3.7° 98% 12m/s 6.1m/s
04:00
1002hPa 5% 5% 52% 92% 0.78° 100% 12m/s 6.5m/s
05:00
1002hPa 11% 21% 56% 95% 5.9° 86% 12m/s 6.8m/s
06:00
1002hPa 5% 23% 60% 96% 12° 100% 12m/s 7m/s
07:00
1001hPa 13% 5% 64% 97% 19° 100% 12m/s 7m/s
08:00
1001hPa 29% 60% 46% 97% 27° 95% 12m/s 6.9m/s
09:00
1001hPa 85% 94% 27% 94% 34° 95% 12m/s 7m/s
10:00
1001hPa 64% 100% 9% 90% 41° 100% 12m/s 7.2m/s
11:00
1001hPa 100% 100% 19% 84% 47° 100% 10m/s 7.1m/s
12:00
1002hPa 100% 100% 29% 82% 51° 100% 9.6m/s 6.7m/s
13:00
1002hPa 100% 100% 39% 80% 53° 100% 8.4m/s 6.1m/s
14:00
1002hPa 70% 85% 35% 77% 51° 85% 7.5m/s 5.5m/s
15:00
1002hPa 20% 48% 30% 73% 47° 48% 6.2m/s 4.8m/s
16:00
1003hPa 5% 5% 26% 74% 42° 38% 5.2m/s 4.8m/s
17:00
1003hPa 25% 26% 33% 74% 35° 40% 4.6m/s 4.4m/s
18:00
1004hPa 5% 5% 39% 69% 28° 66% 6.2m/s 4.3m/s
19:00
1004hPa 19% 72% 46% 67% 20° 98% 5.7m/s 3.5m/s
20:00
1004hPa 100% 35% 39% 70% 13° 100% 3m/s 1.7m/s
21:00
1004hPa 100% 100% 33% 74% 6.6° 100% 2.1m/s 1.7m/s
22:00
1004hPa 40% 100% 26% 72% 1.3° 100% 1.1m/s 1.1m/s
23:00
1004hPa 0% 100% 23% 82% -3.2° 100% 2.9m/s 1.9m/s
Mon, Jun 8 Sunrise 03:45 Sunset 22:22
24:00
1004hPa 0% 100% 20% 91% -6° 100% 0.9m/s 0.59m/s
01:00
1004hPa 0% 77% 17% 93% -7° 100% 1.9m/s 1.5m/s
02:00
1003hPa 2% 14% 17% 94% -6.2° 100% 3.5m/s 2.4m/s
03:00
1003hPa 6% 10% 18% 94% -3.6° 100% 3.1m/s 1.9m/s
04:00
1003hPa 8% 7% 18% 94% 0.84° 71% 2.7m/s 1.8m/s
05:00
1003hPa 100% 100% 27% 94% 5.9° 100% 2.3m/s 1.4m/s
06:00
1003hPa 53% 3% 36% 92% 12° 53% 3.3m/s 2.2m/s
07:00
1003hPa 78% 85% 46% 87% 19° 100% 3.2m/s 2m/s
08:00
1003hPa 85% 90% 43% 90% 27° 100% 6.6m/s 4.3m/s
09:00
1003hPa 93% 95% 41% 93% 34° 100% 10m/s 6.6m/s
10:00
1003hPa 100% 100% 38% 96% 41° 100% 14m/s 8.9m/s
11:00
1002hPa 100% 100% 41% 95% 47° 100% 14m/s 9m/s
12:00
1001hPa 100% 100% 43% 95% 51° 100% 14m/s 9.1m/s
13:00
1001hPa 100% 100% 46% 94% 53° 100% 14m/s 9.2m/s
14:00
1000hPa 100% 100% 46% 95% 51° 100% 14m/s 9.6m/s
15:00
1000hPa 100% 100% 47% 96% 48° 100% 15m/s 10m/s
16:00
999hPa 100% 100% 47% 96% 42° 100% 15m/s 11m/s
17:00
998hPa 100% 100% 55% 97% 35° 100% 15m/s 10m/s
18:00
998hPa 100% 100% 63% 98% 28° 100% 14m/s 10m/s
19:00
997hPa 100% 100% 70% 98% 20° 100% 14m/s 9.9m/s
20:00
997hPa 100% 100% 65% 96% 13° 100% 12m/s 9.4m/s
21:00
997hPa 100% 100% 60% 93% 6.7° 100% 11m/s 8.9m/s
22:00
997hPa 100% 100% 55% 91% 1.4° 100% 9m/s 8.4m/s
23:00
997hPa 100% 100% 57% 88% -3.1° 100% 9.5m/s 8.7m/s
Tue, Jun 9 Sunrise 03:44 Sunset 22:23
24:00
997hPa 100% 100% 59% 86% -5.9° 100% 10m/s 8.9m/s
01:00
997hPa 100% 100% 61% 83% -6.9° 100% 11m/s 9.1m/s
02:00
997hPa 100% 100% 54% 83% -6.1° 100% 9.8m/s 8.3m/s
How to read: these inputs help produce the derived score; they are not requirements by themselves.

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