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Kansas Flint Hills - Cloudscapes - US Great Plains

Wichita, Kansas, United States

Multi-layered dramatic clouds for striking sky photography

Currently

Real-time conditions
Cloud Cover100%
Wind Gusts15.5m/s
Precipitation Chance17%
Air Pressure968.3hPa

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Times shown in America/Chicago
Next opportunity
Dramatic Cloud Drama
Kansas Flint Hills
Sun, Apr 12 · 08:00–09:00 · 1h window
Medium confidence
47%
☁️Cloud Drama Score97.5%
Cloud Cover: 67%
Wind Gusts: 12.5m/s
Precipitation Chance: 79%
Air Pressure: 963.4hPa
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Dramatic Cloud Drama
Kansas Flint Hills
Mon, Apr 13 · 21:00–22:00
☁️Cloud Drama Score:85.2%
Low
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Striking Cloud Drama
Kansas Flint Hills
Wed, Apr 15 · 08:00–10:00
☁️Cloud Drama Score:80.6-84.5%
Low
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Striking Cloud Drama
Kansas Flint Hills
Fri, Apr 17 · 18:00–19:00
☁️Cloud Drama Score:83.2%
Low
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Dramatic Cloud Drama
Kansas Flint Hills
Fri, Apr 17 · 20:00–21:00
☁️Cloud Drama Score:100%
Low

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72-hour requirements breakdown

What passed or failed, hour by hour
0matching hours in the next 74 hours
OR logic: one branch per group is enough
Meets requirement
Misses requirement
Time
America/Chicago
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
Wed, Apr 8
23:0014%0%26%4.5%24134m
Thu, Apr 9
24:0015%0%13%5%24135m
01:0015%0%100%5%24134m
02:0015%0%29%99%24135m
03:0014%0%16%100%24135m
04:0015%0%14%29%24134m
05:0015%0%84%5%24135m
06:0014%0%86%3.3%24134m
07:0033%0%5%4.4%24134m
08:0079%0%67%5%24135m
09:0063%0%25%100%24135m
10:0058%0.1%53%100%24135m
11:0048%0%97%100%24134m
12:0048%0%77%100%24135m
13:0050%0%35%97%24135m
14:0070%0.3%73%61%24135m
15:0065%2.1%94%24%24135m
16:0045%3.4%100%82%24134m
17:0058%0%79%5%24134m
18:0076%0%53%4.5%24135m
19:0044%0%4.8%5%24134m
20:0068%0.6%17%100%24135m
21:001.1%0%100%100%24135m
22:003.4%0%5.5%100%24135m
23:003.4%0%0.1%100%24134m
Fri, Apr 10
24:009.8%0%0%100%24135m
01:0015%0%0%94%24135m
02:0014%0%0%4.6%24134m
03:0013%0%1.9%38%24134m
04:0011%0%5%100%24135m
05:0010%2.3%98%100%4320m
06:008.6%0%100%100%6501m
07:0071%69%100%100%6105m
08:0065%63%100%100%5562m
09:0071%33%100%100%4526m
10:0065%39%100%100%6581m
11:0055%56%100%100%5007m
12:0056%64%61%100%18870m
13:0074%44%35%61%24134m
14:0035%36%3.8%96%9692m
15:0039%0%40%100%8713m
16:0045%80%88%100%18609m
17:0056%100%30%88%9325m
18:0062%100%5.7%48%24135m
19:0063%86%83%100%24134m
20:0072%100%100%100%3390m
21:001.2%71%100%100%4097m
22:000%76%100%100%2722m
23:000%92%100%100%4385m
Sat, Apr 11
24:000%47%100%100%24135m
01:000%2.9%100%100%24135m
02:000.2%5%100%96%24134m
03:008.8%4.4%100%5%24134m
04:006.1%0.1%100%50%24134m
05:005.4%0%21%89%24135m
06:005.6%0%77%93%24135m
07:0064%0%84%100%24134m
08:0065%26%89%100%20008m
09:0068%53%95%100%15882m
10:0055%79%100%100%11757m
11:0047%68%100%100%15012m
12:0047%57%100%100%18267m
13:0026%47%100%100%21522m
14:0026%47%100%100%22393m
15:0045%48%100%100%23264m
16:0045%49%100%100%24135m
17:0055%61%70%100%22040m
18:0068%73%40%100%19946m
19:0068%85%10%100%17851m
20:0073%90%40%100%19946m
21:0062%95%70%100%22040m
22:000%100%100%100%24135m
23:000%75%96%100%24135m
Sun, Apr 12
24:000%51%91%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
America/Chicago
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
Thu, Apr 9 Sunrise 07:02 Sunset 19:58
03:00
968hPa 100% 16% 17% 55% -40° 100% 16m/s 5.5m/s
04:00
968hPa 29% 14% 17% 59% -33° 39% 15m/s 5.4m/s
05:00
969hPa 5% 84% 16% 64% -23° 84% 15m/s 4.8m/s
06:00
969hPa 3% 86% 16% 67% -13° 86% 14m/s 4.8m/s
07:00
969hPa 4% 5% 15% 70% -1.1° 5% 14m/s 4.7m/s
08:00
970hPa 5% 66% 10% 70% 11° 66% 15m/s 5.1m/s
09:00
970hPa 100% 25% 5% 65% 22° 100% 14m/s 5.9m/s
10:00
970hPa 100% 53% 0% 60% 34° 100% 13m/s 6.5m/s
11:00
970hPa 100% 97% 7% 54% 45° 100% 12m/s 6.9m/s
12:00
969hPa 100% 77% 15% 50% 54° 100% 11m/s 7.5m/s
13:00
969hPa 97% 35% 22% 46% 59° 97% 11m/s 8.1m/s
14:00
968hPa 61% 73% 27% 43% 59° 73% 11m/s 8.4m/s
15:00
967hPa 24% 94% 33% 41% 54° 94% 11m/s 8.7m/s
16:00
967hPa 82% 100% 38% 39% 45° 100% 11m/s 9.2m/s
17:00
966hPa 5% 79% 38% 43% 34° 79% 12m/s 8.3m/s
18:00
966hPa 4% 53% 39% 45% 23° 53% 13m/s 8.7m/s
19:00
965hPa 5% 5% 39% 52% 11° 9% 13m/s 8.5m/s
20:00
967hPa 100% 17% 51% 55% -0.54° 100% 15m/s 8.9m/s
21:00
967hPa 100% 100% 62% 58% -12° 100% 15m/s 8.6m/s
22:00
967hPa 100% 6% 74% 58% -23° 100% 17m/s 9.4m/s
23:00
967hPa 100% 0% 82% 58% -32° 100% 16m/s 8.6m/s
Fri, Apr 10 Sunrise 07:01 Sunset 19:59
24:00
967hPa 100% 0% 91% 62% -40° 100% 17m/s 8.6m/s
01:00
968hPa 94% 0% 100% 62% -44° 94% 17m/s 8.3m/s
02:00
968hPa 5% 0% 98% 62% -44° 5% 17m/s 7.5m/s
03:00
968hPa 38% 2% 97% 63% -40° 38% 16m/s 6.8m/s
04:00
968hPa 100% 5% 95% 66% -33° 100% 16m/s 5.9m/s
05:00
970hPa 100% 98% 95% 78% -23° 100% 8.4m/s 2.4m/s
06:00
970hPa 100% 100% 95% 86% -12° 100% 2.3m/s 1.1m/s
07:00
970hPa 100% 100% 95% 90% -0.76° 100% 2.4m/s 1.4m/s
08:00
971hPa 100% 100% 94% 91% 11° 100% 4.3m/s 2.5m/s
09:00
971hPa 100% 100% 93% 90% 23° 100% 6.6m/s 3.6m/s
10:00
971hPa 100% 100% 92% 87% 34° 100% 6.2m/s 3.9m/s
11:00
972hPa 100% 100% 94% 87% 45° 100% 6.4m/s 3.7m/s
12:00
972hPa 100% 61% 96% 87% 54° 100% 4m/s 1.9m/s
13:00
971hPa 61% 35% 98% 80% 60° 62% 3.3m/s 1.1m/s
14:00
971hPa 96% 4% 92% 70% 60° 96% 3.3m/s 1.3m/s
15:00
970hPa 100% 40% 85% 67% 54° 100% 4m/s 2.1m/s
16:00
969hPa 100% 88% 79% 64% 45° 100% 3.7m/s 1.8m/s
17:00
969hPa 88% 30% 81% 72% 34° 100% 4.3m/s 1.8m/s
18:00
969hPa 48% 6% 83% 82% 23° 100% 6.4m/s 3.7m/s
19:00
969hPa 100% 83% 85% 86% 11° 100% 7.3m/s 4.5m/s
20:00
969hPa 100% 100% 90% 89% -0.27° 100% 8.9m/s 4.3m/s
21:00
970hPa 100% 100% 95% 90% -12° 100% 7.3m/s 2.6m/s
22:00
971hPa 100% 100% 100% 93% -23° 100% 4.5m/s 1.6m/s
23:00
972hPa 100% 100% 100% 93% -32° 100% 8m/s 2.5m/s
Sat, Apr 11 Sunrise 07:00 Sunset 20:00
24:00
971hPa 100% 100% 100% 90% -39° 100% 9.9m/s 3.5m/s
01:00
972hPa 100% 100% 100% 92% -43° 100% 12m/s 3.1m/s
02:00
972hPa 96% 100% 72% 90% -43° 100% 13m/s 4.1m/s
03:00
971hPa 5% 100% 44% 89% -39° 100% 14m/s 4.9m/s
04:00
970hPa 50% 100% 16% 88% -32° 100% 15m/s 5.1m/s
05:00
970hPa 89% 21% 31% 88% -23° 89% 15m/s 4.7m/s
06:00
970hPa 93% 77% 46% 90% -12° 93% 14m/s 4.5m/s
07:00
970hPa 100% 84% 61% 90% -0.38° 100% 14m/s 4.6m/s
08:00
970hPa 100% 89% 71% 86% 11° 100% 14m/s 5.8m/s
09:00
969hPa 100% 95% 80% 82% 23° 100% 13m/s 7.1m/s
10:00
968hPa 100% 100% 90% 78% 34° 100% 13m/s 8.3m/s
11:00
968hPa 100% 100% 90% 80% 45° 100% 14m/s 8.8m/s
12:00
968hPa 100% 100% 91% 82% 54° 100% 15m/s 9.3m/s
13:00
968hPa 100% 100% 91% 85% 60° 100% 16m/s 9.8m/s
14:00
967hPa 100% 100% 77% 86% 60° 100% 16m/s 9.1m/s
15:00
967hPa 100% 100% 63% 88% 55° 100% 17m/s 8.5m/s
16:00
967hPa 100% 100% 49% 90% 45° 100% 17m/s 7.9m/s
17:00
967hPa 100% 70% 60% 90% 35° 100% 17m/s 8.3m/s
18:00
966hPa 100% 40% 71% 90% 23° 100% 17m/s 8.6m/s
19:00
966hPa 100% 10% 81% 90% 11° 100% 18m/s 9m/s
20:00
965hPa 100% 40% 81% 91% 0.02° 100% 17m/s 8.9m/s
21:00
964hPa 100% 70% 81% 92% -12° 100% 17m/s 8.8m/s
22:00
964hPa 100% 100% 81% 93% -23° 100% 17m/s 8.7m/s
23:00
964hPa 100% 96% 79% 93% -32° 100% 17m/s 8.7m/s
Sun, Apr 12 Sunrise 06:58 Sunset 20:01
24:00
964hPa 100% 91% 78% 92% -39° 100% 17m/s 8.6m/s
01:00
964hPa 100% 87% 76% 92% -43° 100% 17m/s 8.5m/s
02:00
965hPa 67% 60% 54% 88% -43° 92% 17m/s 8.8m/s
How to read: these inputs help produce the derived score; they are not requirements by themselves.

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