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Tropical Africa 30s 50e

30°S, 50°E · Lesley Tannahill · 2026-03-28

tropical-africa-30s-50e weather artwork
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Creative Rationale

Over the Indian Ocean southeast of Madagascar, where tropical currents meet the cooler southern waters, a moderate pressure gradient creates atmospheric layers of memory. The significant temperature anomaly of 10.6K drives chaotic marks breaking through more structured atmospheric strata, while easterly winds at 8.9 m/s scrub aggressive gestural energy into the underlying weather systems. High humidity at 70% allows earlier atmospheric events to show through like a palimpsest of cloud formations, with light precipitation adding temporal drip marks that suggest the slow accumulation of meteorological time.

Atmospheric Data

Date
2026-03-28
Location
30°S, 50°E (Tropical Africa 30s 50e)
Pressure
1019 hPa (gradient: 44.42)
Wind
8.9 m/s from 96°
Temperature
24°C (anomaly: 10.6°C)
Humidity
70%
Precipitation
0.1 mm
Visual Interest Score
29.1

Technical Details

Model
Flux 1.1 Pro (Black Forest Labs)
Artist Inspiration
Lesley Tannahill
Weather Source
Open-Meteo API (GFS model)
Format
PNG 8K (Flux 1.1 Pro → Real-ESRGAN 4× → Clarity 2×) + SVG vector interpretation
Generated
2026-03-28T06:25:55.923332+00:00
Run ID
2026-03-28-060044

License: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. Attribution: James Tannahill / art.jamestannahill.com. No commercial use or derivatives without permission.