Rule Cloudscapes

Cloudscapes Forecast for Kansas Flint Hills, US Great Plains

Wichita, Kansas, United States

The Kansas Flint Hills preserve one of North America’s largest remaining expanses of tallgrass prairie because shallow, chert-rich soils over limestone discouraged widespread ploughing, leaving rolling ridgelines largely open. Around Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve and Konza Prairie, limestone benches, lone trees, ranch fences, and black-to-green prescribed-burn patterns provide visible scale beneath spring supercells and broad summer anvils.

Currently

Real-time conditions

Cloud Drama Score

15%

Cloud Cover0%

Wind Gusts11.9m/s

Precipitation Chance0%

Air Pressure960.7hPa

Upcoming Opportunities

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Times shown in America/Chicago

Next opportunity

Dramatic Cloud Drama

Kansas Flint Hills

Tomorrow · 16:00–17:00 · 1h window

High confidence

76%

☁️Cloud Drama Score100%

Cloud Cover: 42%

Wind Gusts: 10.5m/s

Precipitation Chance: 80%

Air Pressure: 962.8hPa

Striking Cloud Drama at Sunset

Kansas Flint Hills

Tomorrow · 19:00–20:00

☁️Cloud Drama Score:82.6%

Medium

Dramatic Cloud Drama at Sunrise

Kansas Flint Hills

Mon, Aug 17 · 06:00–07:00

☁️Cloud Drama Score:93.6%

Medium

Dramatic Cloud Drama

Kansas Flint Hills

Mon, Aug 17 · 08:00–09:00

☁️Cloud Drama Score:91%

Medium

Striking Cloud Drama

Kansas Flint Hills

Mon, Aug 17 · 12:00–13:00

☁️Cloud Drama Score:83.9%

Medium

Dramatic Cloud Drama at Sunset

Kansas Flint Hills

Tue, Aug 18 · 19:00–20:00

☁️Cloud Drama Score:89.7%

Medium

Dramatic Cloud Drama at Sunrise

Kansas Flint Hills

Wed, Aug 19 · 06:00–08:00

☁️Cloud Drama Score:75.4-89.7%

Low

+2 more windows in the next 14 days

How this forecast is evaluated

See which weather signals PhotoWeather uses to identify Cloudscapes conditions across US Great Plains. The requirements and hourly values below show how those signals apply at Kansas Flint Hills.

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Recorded match history

Completed PhotoWeather forecast matches recorded for this exact rule at Kansas Flint Hills during the last 365 days.

Last 30 days

recorded matching windows · 71% average confidence

Last 90 days

recorded matching windows · 69% average confidence

Last 365 days

recorded matching windows · 66% average confidence

Most frequent recorded start hour

08:00 local time, shared by 9 of 49 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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81-hour requirements breakdown

When available, the detailed table below covers only the stated 81-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

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AND logic: all conditions required

Meets requirement

Misses requirement

Time America/Chicago	Cloud Drama Score ≥ 75.0%
Wed, Aug 12
23:00	4.2%
Thu, Aug 13
24:00	1.4%
01:00	0.7%
02:00	15%
03:00	15%
04:00	15%
05:00	15%
06:00	37%
07:00	56%
08:00	46%
09:00	65%
10:00	21%
11:00	37%
12:00	38%
13:00	24%
14:00	20%
15:00	27%
16:00	29%
17:00	26%
18:00	27%
19:00	42%
20:00	67%
21:00	33%
22:00	13%
23:00	15%
Fri, Aug 14
24:00	15%
01:00	14%
02:00	14%
03:00	15%
04:00	14%
05:00	13%
06:00	39%
07:00	37%
08:00	36%
09:00	71%
10:00	44%
11:00	31%
12:00	45%
13:00	47%
14:00	48%
15:00	72%
16:00	100%
17:00	75%
18:00	38%
19:00	83%
20:00	69%
21:00	61%
22:00	0%
23:00	0.7%
Sat, Aug 15
24:00	7%
01:00	5.5%
02:00	2.9%
03:00	7.5%
04:00	14%
05:00	14%
06:00	38%
07:00	68%
08:00	32%
09:00	28%
10:00	25%
11:00	25%
12:00	27%
13:00	28%
14:00	51%
15:00	25%
16:00	60%
17:00	41%
18:00	22%
19:00	28%
20:00	22%
21:00	48%
22:00	0%
23:00	0%
Sun, Aug 16
24:00	0%
01:00	0%
02:00	0%
03:00	0%
04:00	0%
05:00	0%
06:00	48%
07:00	48%

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 America/Chicago	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
Thu, Aug 13 Sunrise 06:43 Sunset 20:24
10:00	961hPa	0%	0%	0%	0%	37%	38°	0%	24134m	12m/s	8.4m/s
11:00	961hPa	7%	0%	0%	0%	34%	49°	7%	24134m	10m/s	8.1m/s
12:00	961hPa	6%	0%	0%	0%	29%	59°	6%	24134m	10m/s	8.1m/s
13:00	960hPa	4%	0%	0%	0%	24%	66°	4%	24134m	9.8m/s	8m/s
14:00	959hPa	0%	0%	0%	10%	21%	66°	0%	24134m	9.5m/s	7.9m/s
15:00	959hPa	3%	0%	0%	19%	19%	60°	3%	24134m	8.9m/s	7.7m/s
16:00	958hPa	2%	0%	0%	29%	19%	50°	2%	24135m	8.5m/s	7.6m/s
17:00	958hPa	0%	0%	0%	41%	18%	39°	0%	24134m	8.1m/s	7.4m/s
18:00	956hPa	0%	0%	0%	53%	18%	27°	0%	24135m	8.8m/s	8.1m/s
19:00 ☾	957hPa	90%	1%	2%	65%	20%	15°	90%	24135m	10m/s	8.1m/s
20:00 ☾	959hPa	100%	2%	30%	53%	38%	4°	100%	24134m	12m/s	7.2m/s
21:00 ☾	959hPa	100%	0%	1%	41%	40%	-7.3°	100%	24135m	1.9m/s	1.8m/s
22:00 ☾	960hPa	100%	0%	10%	28%	42%	-18°	100%	20502m	1.9m/s	1.5m/s
23:00 ☾	960hPa	50%	0%	14%	34%	47%	-27°	50%	24135m	6.8m/s	3.3m/s
Fri, Aug 14 Sunrise 06:44 Sunset 20:22
24:00 ☾	961hPa	59%	0%	10%	40%	46%	-33°	59%	24134m	7.5m/s	2.8m/s
01:00 ☾	962hPa	13%	0%	5%	46%	66%	-37°	13%	13978m	3.3m/s	2.4m/s
02:00 ☾	962hPa	58%	0%	18%	36%	66%	-38°	58%	16565m	2m/s	1.9m/s
03:00 ☾	962hPa	61%	0%	32%	26%	64%	-34°	61%	10753m	3.1m/s	1.9m/s
04:00 ☾	962hPa	94%	0%	3%	16%	54%	-28°	94%	24135m	5.4m/s	2.8m/s
05:00 ☾	962hPa	86%	0%	0%	20%	47%	-19°	86%	24135m	9.4m/s	3.7m/s
06:00 ☾	962hPa	94%	0%	0%	23%	41%	-8.9°	94%	24135m	12m/s	4.2m/s
07:00	963hPa	99%	0%	0%	26%	40%	2.4°	99%	24134m	13m/s	5m/s
08:00	964hPa	93%	0%	0%	17%	37%	14°	93%	24134m	13m/s	5.5m/s
09:00	964hPa	42%	0%	0%	9%	33%	26°	42%	24134m	13m/s	6.7m/s
10:00	964hPa	84%	0%	5%	0%	32%	37°	84%	24135m	12m/s	7.8m/s
11:00	965hPa	100%	0%	5%	17%	31%	49°	100%	24135m	11m/s	7.9m/s
12:00	965hPa	84%	0%	5%	33%	28%	59°	84%	24135m	11m/s	7.9m/s
13:00	964hPa	66%	0%	5%	50%	26%	65°	66%	24135m	11m/s	8.4m/s
14:00	964hPa	63%	0%	5%	60%	23%	66°	63%	24135m	11m/s	8m/s
15:00	963hPa	44%	0%	5%	70%	21%	60°	44%	24135m	11m/s	8m/s
16:00	963hPa	32%	0%	39%	80%	20%	50°	42%	24135m	11m/s	7.9m/s
17:00	963hPa	8%	0%	77%	82%	19%	39°	77%	24134m	10m/s	8.3m/s
18:00	962hPa	4%	0%	5%	85%	19%	27°	5%	24134m	9.3m/s	7.7m/s
19:00 ☾	963hPa	94%	20%	75%	87%	25%	15°	94%	24135m	12m/s	8.7m/s
20:00 ☾	963hPa	100%	4%	33%	74%	40%	3.7°	100%	24135m	16m/s	9.2m/s
21:00 ☾	964hPa	100%	0%	40%	60%	39%	-7.6°	100%	24134m	13m/s	7.7m/s
22:00 ☾	965hPa	100%	0%	83%	47%	43%	-18°	100%	24134m	7.7m/s	2.9m/s
23:00 ☾	965hPa	100%	0%	85%	48%	41%	-27°	100%	24135m	1.3m/s	0.83m/s
Sat, Aug 15 Sunrise 06:45 Sunset 20:21
24:00 ☾	966hPa	94%	0%	63%	49%	46%	-34°	94%	24134m	2.9m/s	2.3m/s
01:00 ☾	967hPa	100%	0%	68%	50%	50%	-38°	100%	24135m	0.82m/s	0.55m/s
02:00 ☾	967hPa	96%	0%	85%	40%	48%	-38°	98%	24135m	4m/s	2.5m/s
03:00 ☾	966hPa	48%	0%	70%	29%	48%	-34°	71%	24134m	7.9m/s	3m/s
04:00 ☾	966hPa	19%	0%	25%	19%	38%	-28°	30%	24134m	11m/s	3.8m/s
05:00 ☾	966hPa	5%	0%	33%	20%	33%	-19°	33%	24135m	12m/s	4m/s
06:00 ☾	966hPa	5%	0%	5%	21%	32%	-9.1°	5%	24135m	14m/s	4.3m/s
07:00	967hPa	18%	0%	3%	22%	32%	2.3°	18%	24135m	15m/s	4.8m/s
08:00	967hPa	3%	0%	5%	15%	33%	14°	5%	24134m	14m/s	5.3m/s
09:00	968hPa	5%	0%	4%	7%	30%	25°	5%	24134m	12m/s	5.6m/s
10:00	968hPa	4%	0%	3%	0%	27%	37°	4%	24134m	9.9m/s	5.8m/s
11:00	969hPa	4%	0%	0%	0%	24%	48°	4%	24134m	8.8m/s	5.9m/s
12:00	969hPa	5%	0%	1%	0%	22%	58°	5%	24135m	8.3m/s	5.9m/s
13:00	968hPa	9%	0%	3%	0%	21%	65°	9%	24134m	7.3m/s	5.6m/s
14:00	968hPa	42%	0%	5%	7%	19%	65°	42%	24134m	6.4m/s	5.9m/s
15:00	967hPa	85%	0%	4%	13%	17%	59°	85%	24134m	6.3m/s	5.7m/s
16:00	967hPa	28%	0%	1%	20%	16%	50°	28%	24134m	6.1m/s	5.1m/s
17:00	966hPa	71%	0%	0%	30%	15%	39°	71%	24134m	5.9m/s	4.9m/s
18:00	966hPa	96%	0%	2%	40%	15%	27°	96%	24135m	5.7m/s	5.8m/s
19:00 ☾	966hPa	92%	0%	0%	50%	16%	15°	92%	24135m	5.4m/s	5.7m/s
20:00 ☾	966hPa	94%	0%	6%	65%	22%	3.5°	94%	24135m	5.9m/s	4.9m/s
21:00 ☾	967hPa	97%	0%	11%	80%	28%	-7.8°	97%	24135m	6.4m/s	4.1m/s
22:00 ☾	968hPa	100%	0%	17%	95%	35%	-18°	100%	24135m	6.9m/s	3.3m/s
23:00 ☾	968hPa	100%	0%	13%	97%	41%	-27°	100%	24135m	7m/s	3.7m/s
Sun, Aug 16 Sunrise 06:46 Sunset 20:20
24:00 ☾	969hPa	100%	0%	8%	98%	48%	-34°	100%	24135m	7m/s	4.2m/s
01:00 ☾	969hPa	100%	0%	4%	100%	55%	-38°	100%	24135m	7.1m/s	4.7m/s
02:00 ☾	969hPa	100%	0%	4%	78%	57%	-38°	100%	24135m	6.6m/s	4.9m/s
03:00 ☾	970hPa	100%	0%	5%	57%	58%	-35°	100%	24135m	6.1m/s	5m/s
04:00 ☾	970hPa	100%	0%	5%	35%	59%	-28°	100%	24135m	5.5m/s	5.2m/s
05:00 ☾	970hPa	100%	0%	22%	40%	53%	-19°	100%	24135m	5m/s	4.6m/s
06:00 ☾	970hPa	100%	0%	38%	45%	47%	-9.2°	100%	24135m	4.4m/s	4m/s
07:00	971hPa	100%	0%	55%	50%	41%	2.1°	100%	24135m	3.8m/s	3.4m/s
08:00	970hPa	100%	0%	38%	33%	38%	13°	100%	24135m	4.2m/s	3.8m/s
09:00	969hPa	100%	1%	22%	17%	34%	25°	100%	24135m	4.5m/s	4.2m/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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Aug 13, 2026, 2:09 PM UTC

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