I'm a newbie to DX and skip. I have a mental picture of how bounce works that I think is right, but it's frustrating not being able to predict when it will open up. It seems weather has very little to do with it. I have talked skip in thunderstorms, and in sunny conditions and after dark here. But not late at night. Up to about 9:30 pm my time.
But your comments open up a new train of thought now. I never considered that other frequencies might or might not be affected in the same way as as 11 meters. For some reason, only the CB channels hold any interest for me. I don't have or have the time to study for a license, so it's out of reach and I wouldn't transmit on them anyway. So I have no recent experience with them, although, my dad was a Ham and I loved to listen in.