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Rule Cloudscapes

Cloudscapes Forecast for Loch Ard, Trossachs & Loch Lomond

Aberfoyle, Scotland, United Kingdom

A sheltered freshwater loch bordered by native woodland and low hills, with small jetties, islands and mist-prone open water.

Currently

Real-time conditions
Cloud Cover86%
Wind Gusts14.7m/s
Precipitation Chance81%
Air Pressure964.4hPa

Upcoming Opportunities

When all conditions match, PhotoWeather marks an opportunity window.

Times shown in Europe/London
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Next opportunity
Striking Cloud Drama at Sunrise
Loch Ard
Thu, Sep 10 · 06:00–07:00 · 1h window
Medium confidence
44%
☁️Cloud Drama Score80.7%
Cloud Cover: 82%
Wind Gusts: 1.5m/s
Precipitation Chance: 49%
Air Pressure: 974.8hPa
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Dramatic Cloud Drama
Loch Ard
Thu, Sep 10 · 08:00–09:00
☁️Cloud Drama Score:89.7%
Medium
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Striking Cloud Drama
Loch Ard
Thu, Sep 10 · 15:00–16:00
☁️Cloud Drama Score:83.9%
Medium
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Striking Cloud Drama
Loch Ard
Sat, Sep 12 · 18:00–19:00
☁️Cloud Drama Score:81.9%
Low
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Striking Cloud Drama
Loch Ard
Sun, Sep 13 · 08:00–09:00
☁️Cloud Drama Score:80.6%
Low
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Striking Cloud Drama
Loch Ard
Mon, Sep 14 · 09:00–11:00
☁️Cloud Drama Score:78-84.5%
Low
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Dramatic Cloud Drama
Loch Ard
Mon, Sep 14 · 15:00–16:00
☁️Cloud Drama Score:100%
Medium
+3 more windows in the next 14 days

How this forecast is evaluated

See which weather signals PhotoWeather uses to identify Cloudscapes conditions across Trossachs & Loch Lomond. The requirements and hourly values below show how those signals apply at Loch Ard.

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Recorded match history

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

Last 30 days
56
recorded matching windows · 70% average confidence
Last 90 days
98
recorded matching windows · 69% average confidence
Last 365 days
172
recorded matching windows · 67% average confidence
Most frequent recorded start hour

20:00 local time, shared by 19 of 172 matches recorded in the last 365 days.

Most represented month

August, with 57 of 172 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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95-hour requirements breakdown

When available, the detailed table below covers only the stated 95-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
5matching hours in the next 95 hoursJump to next match
AND logic: all conditions required
Meets requirement
Misses requirement
Time
Europe/London
Cloud Drama Score
≥ 75.0%
Sun, Sep 6
23:003.9%
Mon, Sep 7
24:000.9%
01:001.3%
02:001.8%
03:0015%
04:000%
05:000%
06:0063%
07:0065%
08:0065%
09:0046%
10:0058%
11:0095%
12:0070%
13:0040%
14:0082%
15:0062%
16:0063%
17:0065%
18:0069%
19:0048%
20:0074%
21:0071%
22:0015%
23:0015%
Tue, Sep 8
24:0015%
01:009.6%
02:007.9%
03:006.7%
04:001.6%
05:009.8%
06:0071%
07:0067%
08:0074%
09:0061%
10:0044%
11:0061%
12:0043%
13:0060%
14:0059%
15:0037%
16:0039%
17:0063%
18:0037%
19:0049%
20:0054%
21:0055%
22:0015%
23:0015%
Wed, Sep 9
24:0015%
01:0014%
02:006.3%
03:002.6%
04:002.5%
05:004%
06:0011%
07:0010%
08:0012%
09:0015%
10:0015%
11:0015%
12:0017%
13:0021%
14:0028%
15:0044%
16:0042%
17:0034%
18:0052%
19:0055%
20:0052%
21:0052%
22:000%
23:000%
Thu, Sep 10
24:000%
01:000%
02:000%
03:000%
04:000.3%
05:001.6%
06:0081%
07:0072%
08:0090%
09:0069%
10:0038%
11:0040%
12:0040%
13:0040%
14:0063%
15:0084%
16:0025%
17:0051%
18:0051%
19:0025%
20:0043%
21:0059%
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
Mon, Sep 7 Sunrise 06:33 Sunset 19:56
23:00
964hPa 0% 86% 0% 81% 91% -22° 86% 24134m 15m/s 6.7m/s
Tue, Sep 8 Sunrise 06:33 Sunset 19:56
24:00
964hPa 0% 97% 0% 90% 90% -26° 97% 24135m 15m/s 7.3m/s
01:00
963hPa 0% 98% 1% 100% 89% -28° 98% 22548m 16m/s 8.4m/s
02:00
962hPa 0% 70% 5% 95% 89% -27° 70% 24135m 16m/s 8.6m/s
03:00
962hPa 0% 98% 11% 90% 90% -24° 98% 23274m 16m/s 8.3m/s
04:00
961hPa 0% 100% 8% 86% 92% -20° 100% 14556m 16m/s 7.2m/s
05:00
960hPa 0% 100% 37% 90% 96% -13° 100% 8445m 16m/s 7.4m/s
06:00
961hPa 0% 100% 11% 93% 94% -5.5° 100% 11842m 14m/s 7.8m/s
07:00
960hPa 0% 21% 1% 97% 92% 2.8° 21% 24134m 14m/s 6.6m/s
08:00
960hPa 0% 57% 0% 91% 92% 11° 57% 24135m 13m/s 6.7m/s
09:00
961hPa 0% 80% 3% 84% 90% 19° 80% 22469m 14m/s 7.5m/s
10:00
961hPa 0% 100% 1% 77% 92% 26° 100% 21212m 14m/s 7.7m/s
11:00
961hPa 0% 79% 0% 79% 91% 33° 79% 24135m 14m/s 7.5m/s
12:00
961hPa 0% 96% 0% 81% 89% 37° 96% 22349m 14m/s 7.9m/s
13:00
961hPa 0% 26% 0% 84% 86% 39° 26% 24135m 14m/s 8.1m/s
14:00
962hPa 0% 74% 3% 56% 80% 39° 74% 23595m 14m/s 8m/s
15:00
963hPa 0% 99% 0% 28% 77% 35° 99% 24134m 14m/s 7.2m/s
16:00
964hPa 0% 88% 0% 0% 80% 30° 88% 24135m 13m/s 6.2m/s
17:00
965hPa 0% 53% 0% 0% 80% 23° 53% 24135m 13m/s 5.9m/s
18:00
966hPa 0% 99% 0% 0% 78% 15° 99% 24135m 12m/s 4.8m/s
19:00
967hPa 0% 83% 0% 0% 80% 6.8° 83% 24134m 8.6m/s 3.5m/s
20:00
968hPa 0% 73% 0% 0% 83% -1.4° 73% 24134m 6m/s 2.7m/s
21:00
970hPa 5% 84% 0% 0% 84% -9.5° 84% 24135m 4.1m/s 2.4m/s
22:00
971hPa 0% 83% 0% 0% 72% -17° 83% 24134m 6.6m/s 3.6m/s
23:00
971hPa 0% 93% 0% 0% 70% -22° 93% 24134m 7m/s 3.6m/s
Wed, Sep 9 Sunrise 06:35 Sunset 19:54
24:00
972hPa 0% 42% 0% 0% 73% -26° 42% 24135m 7.8m/s 3.1m/s
01:00
972hPa 0% 4% 0% 0% 82% -28° 4% 24135m 5.5m/s 3m/s
02:00
973hPa 0% 1% 0% 0% 91% -28° 1% 24134m 2.3m/s 2.2m/s
03:00
973hPa 0% 0% 0% 0% 93% -25° 0% 24134m 1.8m/s 2m/s
04:00
974hPa 0% 0% 0% 0% 93% -20° 0% 24134m 1.6m/s 1.9m/s
05:00
975hPa 0% 0% 0% 0% 93% -13° 0% 24135m 1.6m/s 1.8m/s
06:00
975hPa 0% 0% 0% 0% 93% -5.8° 0% 24135m 1.8m/s 2m/s
07:00
976hPa 0% 0% 0% 0% 93% 2.5° 0% 24135m 1.7m/s 2m/s
08:00
976hPa 0% 0% 0% 13% 87% 11° 0% 24134m 2.4m/s 1.9m/s
09:00
977hPa 0% 0% 0% 26% 78% 19° 0% 24134m 2.2m/s 1.7m/s
10:00
977hPa 0% 0% 0% 39% 70% 26° 0% 24134m 2.2m/s 1.7m/s
11:00
977hPa 0% 0% 0% 39% 61% 32° 0% 24134m 2.2m/s 1.5m/s
12:00
978hPa 0% 0% 0% 39% 58% 37° 0% 24134m 3.3m/s 2m/s
13:00
977hPa 0% 0% 0% 39% 57% 39° 0% 24134m 2.9m/s 2.1m/s
14:00
977hPa 4% 2% 0% 26% 58% 38° 5% 24135m 3.7m/s 2.6m/s
15:00
977hPa 95% 20% 0% 13% 60% 35° 95% 24134m 4.5m/s 3.6m/s
16:00
977hPa 100% 47% 0% 0% 63% 29° 100% 24135m 4.6m/s 4.2m/s
17:00
977hPa 100% 43% 0% 0% 67% 23° 100% 24135m 4.7m/s 3.7m/s
18:00
977hPa 100% 40% 12% 0% 72% 15° 100% 24134m 4.9m/s 3.1m/s
19:00
978hPa 100% 29% 100% 0% 77% 6.5° 100% 24134m 4.4m/s 2.2m/s
20:00
978hPa 100% 28% 100% 0% 81% -1.8° 100% 24135m 1.4m/s 1.6m/s
21:00
978hPa 100% 44% 100% 0% 84% -9.8° 100% 24135m 1.3m/s 1.4m/s
22:00
978hPa 100% 58% 85% 0% 83% -17° 100% 24134m 0.9m/s 0.88m/s
23:00
977hPa 100% 98% 100% 0% 83% -23° 100% 24135m 1m/s 0.98m/s
Thu, Sep 10 Sunrise 06:37 Sunset 19:51
24:00
977hPa 100% 96% 100% 0% 81% -27° 100% 24135m 1.1m/s 1.1m/s
01:00
977hPa 99% 42% 100% 0% 83% -29° 100% 24135m 1.1m/s 1.1m/s
02:00
976hPa 100% 8% 100% 8% 89% -28° 100% 24134m 1m/s 1.1m/s
03:00
976hPa 100% 4% 100% 15% 92% -25° 100% 24135m 1.2m/s 1.2m/s
04:00
975hPa 100% 43% 100% 23% 95% -20° 100% 24134m 1.1m/s 1.1m/s
05:00
975hPa 100% 18% 100% 36% 96% -14° 100% 24135m 1.2m/s 1.2m/s
06:00
975hPa 1% 15% 82% 49% 97% -6.1° 82% 24134m 1.5m/s 1.5m/s
07:00
975hPa 0% 17% 11% 62% 98% 2.3° 17% 24134m 1.2m/s 1.3m/s
08:00
980hPa 33% 45% 9% 62% 97% 10° 45% 22432m 4.7m/s 2.8m/s
09:00
985hPa 67% 72% 7% 63% 97% 18° 72% 20729m 8.3m/s 4.4m/s
10:00
991hPa 100% 100% 5% 64% 96% 26° 100% 19027m 12m/s 5.9m/s
11:00
990hPa 100% 98% 4% 71% 96% 32° 100% 20729m 12m/s 5.7m/s
12:00
990hPa 100% 96% 4% 78% 96% 37° 100% 22432m 11m/s 5.4m/s
13:00
990hPa 100% 94% 3% 84% 96% 39° 100% 24135m 11m/s 5.2m/s
14:00
990hPa 67% 66% 2% 68% 95% 38° 70% 24135m 11m/s 5m/s
15:00
990hPa 33% 38% 1% 52% 95% 35° 40% 24135m 10m/s 4.8m/s
16:00
990hPa 0% 10% 0% 36% 94% 29° 10% 24135m 9.7m/s 4.6m/s
17:00
990hPa 0% 40% 0% 42% 94% 22° 40% 24135m 9.3m/s 4.4m/s
18:00
991hPa 0% 70% 0% 47% 94% 14° 70% 24135m 8.9m/s 4.1m/s
19:00
991hPa 0% 100% 0% 53% 94% 6.1° 100% 24135m 8.5m/s 3.9m/s
20:00
992hPa 2% 82% 2% 55% 93% -2.2° 82% 24135m 9m/s 4.1m/s
21:00
992hPa 3% 64% 3% 56% 91% -10° 64% 24135m 9.5m/s 4.3m/s
22:00
993hPa 5% 46% 5% 58% 90% -17° 46% 24135m 9.9m/s 4.6m/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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