Rule Cloudscapes

Cloudscapes Forecast for Horta, Azores

Horta, Azores, Portugal

Horta's painted marina walls and yacht masts create a colourful, graphic foreground. Across the channel, Pico's volcanic cone can align with the harbour mouth in clear conditions.

Currently

Real-time conditions

Cloud Drama Score

23%

Cloud Cover83%

Wind Gusts8.3m/s

Precipitation Chance0%

Air Pressure1023.9hPa

Upcoming Opportunities

When all conditions match, PhotoWeather marks an opportunity window.

Times shown in Atlantic/Azores

Next opportunity

Dramatic Cloud Drama

Horta

Mon, Aug 24 · 08:00–10:00 · 2h window

Medium confidence

69%

☁️Cloud Drama Score84.7-86.5%

Cloud Cover: 84%

Wind Gusts: 9.2m/s

Precipitation Chance: 82%

Air Pressure: 1020.2hPa

Dramatic Cloud Drama

Horta

Mon, Aug 24 · 12:00–13:00

☁️Cloud Drama Score:90.9%

Medium

Dramatic Cloud Drama at Dusk

Horta

Mon, Aug 24 · 21:00–22:00

☁️Cloud Drama Score:93%

Medium

Striking Cloud Drama

Horta

Tue, Aug 25 · 08:00–10:00

☁️Cloud Drama Score:80.6-83.2%

Medium

Striking Cloud Drama at Sunset

Horta

Tue, Aug 25 · 20:00–21:00

☁️Cloud Drama Score:80.6%

Medium

Striking Cloud Drama at Dusk

Horta

Tue, Aug 25 · 21:00–22:00

☁️Cloud Drama Score:78%

Low

Striking Cloud Drama at Sunset

Horta

Wed, Aug 26 · 19:00–21:00

☁️Cloud Drama Score:81.9-84.5%

Low

+8 more windows in the next 14 days

How this forecast is evaluated

See which weather signals PhotoWeather uses to identify Cloudscapes conditions across Azores. The requirements and hourly values below show how those signals apply at Horta.

Explore Cloudscapes conditions across Azores →

Recorded match history

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

Last 30 days

recorded matching windows · 67% average confidence

Last 90 days

recorded matching windows · 66% average confidence

Last 365 days

recorded matching windows · 64% average confidence

Most frequent recorded start hour

07:00 local time, shared by 10 of 36 matches recorded in the last 365 days.

Most represented month

May, with 10 of 36 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

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AND logic: all conditions required

Meets requirement

Misses requirement

Time Atlantic/Azores	Cloud Drama Score ≥ 75.0%
Fri, Aug 21
19:00	47%
20:00	25%
21:00	16%
22:00	10%
23:00	9%
Sat, Aug 22
24:00	9.5%
01:00	15%
02:00	12%
03:00	12%
04:00	13%
05:00	14%
06:00	13%
07:00	27%
08:00	31%
09:00	42%
10:00	64%
11:00	61%
12:00	41%
13:00	25%
14:00	47%
15:00	18%
16:00	46%
17:00	28%
18:00	64%
19:00	38%
20:00	63%
21:00	30%
22:00	13%
23:00	15%
Sun, Aug 23
24:00	15%
01:00	13%
02:00	14%
03:00	13%
04:00	13%
05:00	12%
06:00	14%
07:00	25%
08:00	61%
09:00	26%
10:00	15%
11:00	15%
12:00	9.6%
13:00	9.8%
14:00	7.9%
15:00	17%
16:00	9.5%
17:00	6.1%
18:00	10%
19:00	6.2%
20:00	0.9%
21:00	6.3%
22:00	0.9%
23:00	0.3%
Mon, Aug 24
24:00	2.8%
01:00	12%
02:00	13%
03:00	15%
04:00	15%
05:00	15%
06:00	14%
07:00	45%
08:00	87%
09:00	85%
10:00	60%
11:00	63%
12:00	91%
13:00	38%
14:00	24%
15:00	26%
16:00	64%
17:00	44%
18:00	24%
19:00	31%
20:00	46%
21:00	93%
22:00	15%
23:00	15%
Tue, Aug 25
24:00	14%
01:00	0%
02:00	0%
03:00	0%
04:00	0%
05:00	0%
06:00	0%
07:00	70%
08:00	81%
09:00	83%
10:00	71%
11:00	59%
12:00	47%
13:00	45%
14:00	33%
15:00	43%
16:00	59%
17:00	59%

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 Atlantic/Azores	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
Sat, Aug 22 Sunrise 07:15 Sunset 20:38
19:00	1024hPa	83%	0%	0%	0%	66%	18°	83%	24134m	8.3m/s	8.4m/s
20:00	1024hPa	42%	0%	0%	0%	64%	6.8°	42%	24135m	8m/s	8m/s
21:00 ☾	1024hPa	5%	1%	0%	0%	63%	-4.7°	6%	24135m	8m/s	8.1m/s
22:00 ☾	1025hPa	6%	0%	0%	0%	62%	-15°	6%	24134m	7.8m/s	7.7m/s
23:00 ☾	1025hPa	5%	0%	0%	0%	61%	-25°	5%	24134m	7.4m/s	7.4m/s
Sun, Aug 23 Sunrise 07:16 Sunset 20:37
24:00 ☾	1025hPa	82%	0%	0%	0%	61%	-33°	82%	24134m	7.2m/s	7.2m/s
01:00 ☾	1025hPa	99%	1%	0%	0%	60%	-38°	99%	24134m	6.6m/s	6.5m/s
02:00 ☾	1024hPa	5%	1%	0%	0%	60%	-40°	6%	24134m	6.2m/s	6.2m/s
03:00 ☾	1024hPa	5%	1%	0%	0%	60%	-38°	6%	24134m	5.8m/s	5.8m/s
04:00 ☾	1024hPa	31%	1%	0%	0%	60%	-32°	31%	24134m	5.3m/s	5.4m/s
05:00 ☾	1023hPa	80%	0%	0%	0%	60%	-24°	80%	24135m	5.2m/s	5.3m/s
06:00 ☾	1024hPa	63%	0%	5%	0%	60%	-15°	63%	24135m	5.6m/s	5.6m/s
07:00 ☾	1024hPa	5%	1%	5%	0%	60%	-3.7°	5%	24135m	5.6m/s	5.6m/s
08:00	1024hPa	48%	1%	0%	0%	60%	7.7°	48%	24134m	5.8m/s	5.9m/s
09:00	1025hPa	7%	1%	0%	0%	60%	19°	7%	24134m	5.7m/s	5.7m/s
10:00	1025hPa	5%	0%	0%	0%	60%	31°	5%	24134m	5.1m/s	5.1m/s
11:00	1025hPa	5%	0%	0%	0%	60%	42°	5%	24135m	4.8m/s	4.8m/s
12:00	1025hPa	5%	0%	0%	0%	60%	52°	5%	24135m	4.4m/s	4.5m/s
13:00	1025hPa	5%	0%	0%	0%	60%	60°	5%	24135m	3.9m/s	4.1m/s
14:00	1025hPa	5%	0%	0%	0%	60%	63°	5%	24134m	3.5m/s	3.8m/s
15:00	1024hPa	5%	0%	0%	0%	59%	59°	5%	24135m	2.8m/s	3.1m/s
16:00	1024hPa	5%	0%	0%	0%	59%	51°	5%	24135m	2.9m/s	3m/s
17:00	1024hPa	5%	0%	0%	0%	59%	41°	5%	24134m	3.1m/s	3.1m/s
18:00	1024hPa	5%	0%	0%	0%	60%	30°	5%	24135m	3.1m/s	3.2m/s
19:00	1024hPa	5%	0%	0%	0%	62%	18°	5%	24134m	3.3m/s	3.4m/s
20:00	1024hPa	0%	0%	0%	0%	62%	6.5°	0%	24134m	3.6m/s	3.7m/s
21:00 ☾	1024hPa	4%	0%	0%	0%	61%	-4.9°	4%	24134m	3.4m/s	3.4m/s
22:00 ☾	1024hPa	5%	0%	0%	13%	60%	-16°	5%	24134m	3.3m/s	3.1m/s
23:00 ☾	1024hPa	5%	0%	4%	26%	61%	-25°	5%	24134m	3.4m/s	2.9m/s
Mon, Aug 24 Sunrise 07:16 Sunset 20:36
24:00 ☾	1024hPa	5%	0%	0%	39%	63%	-33°	5%	24134m	3.4m/s	2.9m/s
01:00 ☾	1023hPa	5%	0%	0%	50%	65%	-39°	5%	24134m	3.4m/s	2.8m/s
02:00 ☾	1023hPa	5%	0%	0%	62%	67%	-40°	5%	24134m	3.9m/s	3.3m/s
03:00 ☾	1022hPa	24%	3%	4%	73%	71%	-38°	26%	24135m	4.6m/s	4m/s
04:00 ☾	1021hPa	47%	69%	0%	80%	74%	-33°	70%	24134m	5.7m/s	5.3m/s
05:00 ☾	1021hPa	48%	98%	0%	88%	77%	-25°	98%	24134m	6.5m/s	6.1m/s
06:00 ☾	1020hPa	26%	100%	0%	96%	82%	-15°	100%	24134m	7.5m/s	6.9m/s
07:00 ☾	1020hPa	8%	100%	0%	89%	84%	-3.9°	100%	24134m	8.8m/s	7.7m/s
08:00	1020hPa	5%	84%	26%	82%	84%	7.6°	84%	6893m	9.2m/s	8.3m/s
09:00	1020hPa	5%	29%	82%	75%	85%	19°	84%	8649m	8.2m/s	6.6m/s
10:00	1020hPa	5%	32%	4%	77%	84%	31°	32%	9891m	7.6m/s	6m/s
11:00	1020hPa	5%	30%	5%	80%	82%	42°	30%	24134m	5.7m/s	4.6m/s
12:00	1020hPa	36%	10%	5%	83%	80%	52°	36%	24134m	6.3m/s	5m/s
13:00	1020hPa	82%	0%	4%	64%	77%	60°	82%	24134m	5.9m/s	5.6m/s
14:00	1019hPa	7%	0%	5%	45%	78%	62°	7%	22112m	5.7m/s	5.4m/s
15:00	1019hPa	6%	1%	5%	26%	80%	59°	6%	10064m	5.3m/s	4.4m/s
16:00	1019hPa	4%	6%	34%	40%	83%	51°	34%	9153m	5.9m/s	4.9m/s
17:00	1018hPa	14%	0%	0%	54%	82%	41°	14%	21764m	5.2m/s	4.4m/s
18:00	1018hPa	4%	0%	0%	69%	82%	30°	4%	22414m	5.1m/s	4.4m/s
19:00	1018hPa	5%	0%	0%	58%	82%	18°	5%	24134m	5.1m/s	4.7m/s
20:00	1018hPa	100%	14%	0%	48%	82%	6.3°	100%	24134m	4.9m/s	4.8m/s
21:00 ☾	1019hPa	49%	30%	0%	38%	83%	-5.2°	55%	23194m	5.9m/s	6m/s
22:00 ☾	1020hPa	0%	42%	0%	38%	85%	-16°	42%	23354m	7.5m/s	7.4m/s
23:00 ☾	1020hPa	0%	72%	0%	38%	83%	-26°	72%	21219m	9.2m/s	9.1m/s
Tue, Aug 25 Sunrise 07:17 Sunset 20:34
24:00 ☾	1020hPa	1%	100%	0%	39%	79%	-34°	100%	24134m	9.8m/s	10m/s
01:00 ☾	1012hPa	24%	81%	0%	39%	77%	-39°	91%	24134m	8.7m/s	8.8m/s
02:00 ☾	1004hPa	46%	63%	0%	39%	75%	-41°	82%	24134m	7.6m/s	7.4m/s
03:00 ☾	997hPa	69%	44%	0%	39%	72%	-39°	72%	24135m	6.4m/s	6.1m/s
04:00 ☾	997hPa	72%	52%	0%	53%	70%	-33°	75%	24135m	6.3m/s	6.1m/s
05:00 ☾	997hPa	75%	61%	0%	68%	68%	-25°	77%	24135m	6.2m/s	6.2m/s
06:00 ☾	997hPa	78%	69%	0%	82%	66%	-15°	79%	24135m	6.1m/s	6.2m/s
07:00 ☾	997hPa	67%	53%	0%	68%	65%	-4.1°	68%	24135m	5.8m/s	5.7m/s
08:00	997hPa	56%	37%	0%	53%	65%	7.4°	57%	24135m	5.5m/s	5.2m/s
09:00	997hPa	45%	21%	0%	39%	64%	19°	46%	24135m	5.1m/s	4.8m/s
10:00	997hPa	58%	28%	0%	53%	65%	31°	59%	24112m	5m/s	4.9m/s
11:00	997hPa	70%	35%	0%	68%	66%	42°	72%	24090m	4.9m/s	5m/s
12:00	997hPa	83%	42%	0%	82%	67%	52°	84%	24067m	4.8m/s	5.1m/s
13:00	997hPa	83%	41%	0%	68%	67%	59°	84%	24090m	5.2m/s	5.4m/s
14:00	997hPa	82%	39%	0%	53%	66%	62°	83%	24112m	5.6m/s	5.7m/s
15:00	998hPa	82%	38%	0%	39%	66%	59°	82%	24135m	5.9m/s	6m/s
16:00	998hPa	79%	32%	0%	53%	67%	51°	79%	24135m	5.5m/s	5.4m/s
17:00	998hPa	76%	26%	0%	68%	69%	41°	76%	24135m	5.1m/s	4.9m/s
18:00	998hPa	73%	21%	0%	82%	70%	29°	73%	24135m	4.7m/s	4.3m/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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Forecast generated

Aug 22, 2026, 6:55 PM UTC

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