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Cloudscapes Forecast for Ponta Delgada, Azores

Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal

Ponta Delgada's white facades and dark basalt trim repeat across patterned pavements. The city gates and marina provide structured foregrounds for wider views of the compact Atlantic capital.

14 matching opportunities in the 14-day forecast.

Hourly forecast scores

Forecast valid from Oct 7, 2026, 11:00 PM UTC (one hour; not an observation)
Cloud Cover41%
Wind Gusts3.1m/s
Precipitation Chance0%
Air Pressure1026.1hPa

Upcoming Opportunities

When all conditions match, PhotoWeather marks an opportunity window.

Times shown in Atlantic/Azores
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First upcoming window
Dramatic Cloud Drama at Sunrise
Ponta Delgada
Thu, Oct 8 · 07:00–09:00 · 2h window
High confidence
86%
☁️Cloud Drama Score89.5-90.6%
Cloud Cover: 43%
Wind Gusts: 3.9m/s
Precipitation Chance: 0%
Air Pressure: 1026.4hPa
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Striking Cloud Drama
Ponta Delgada
Thu, Oct 8 · 13:00–14:00
☁️Cloud Drama Score:78.2%
Low
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Striking Cloud Drama
Ponta Delgada
Sat, Oct 10 · 17:00–18:00
☁️Cloud Drama Score:76.7%
Low
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Striking Cloud Drama at Sunrise
Ponta Delgada
Sun, Oct 11 · 08:00–09:00
☁️Cloud Drama Score:76.7%
Low
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Striking Cloud Drama
Ponta Delgada
Sun, Oct 11 · 09:00–11:00
☁️Cloud Drama Score:80.6-83.2%
Low
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Striking Cloud Drama
Ponta Delgada
Mon, Oct 12 · 13:00–14:00
☁️Cloud Drama Score:77%
Low
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Striking Cloud Drama
Ponta Delgada
Wed, Oct 14 · 17:00–18:00
☁️Cloud Drama Score:75.4%
Low
+7 more windows in the next 14 days

70-hour requirements breakdown

When available, this detailed table covers only the stated 70-hour horizon (typically 72–168 hours, depending on available hourly data). Opportunity records above span the full 14-day forecast period, so this table does not explain that entire period. Times shown in Atlantic/Azores.

Requirements breakdown is temporarily unavailable or expired. This does not mean no opportunities.

Supporting forecast inputs

Additional hourly values for interpreting the forecast and any derived scores. See the separate requirements breakdown for rule logic; missing values are unavailable.

Forecast time (Atlantic/Azores)Air PressureHigh CloudsLow CloudsMid-Level CloudsPrecipitation ChanceRelative HumiditySolar ElevationTotal Cloud CoverageVisibilityWind GustsWind Speed
Wed, Oct 7, 2026Sunrise · Sunset
Night1026hPa16%30%0%0%91%-43°41%25060m3.1m/s1.3m/s
Thu, Oct 8, 2026Sunrise · Sunset
Night1026hPa8%25%0%0%92%-52°31%23460m3m/s1.3m/s
Night1026hPa48%25%0%0%91%-57°62%27880m2.9m/s1.3m/s
Night1026hPa39%13%0%0%89%-57°47%32620m3.2m/s1.5m/s
Night1026hPa89%4%0%0%88%-52°90%32620m3.5m/s1.6m/s
Night1026hPa96%7%0%0%87%-43°96%32640m3.8m/s1.8m/s
Night1026hPa98%3%0%0%86%-33°98%32600m3.9m/s1.7m/s
Night1026hPa55%7%0%0%86%-21°59%37500m3.8m/s1.6m/s
Night1026hPa43%29%0%0%85%-9.6°59%37440m3.8m/s1.6m/s
1026hPa29%20%0%0%84%2.5°43%37420m3.9m/s1.7m/s
1027hPa6%27%0%0%78%14°31%36500m6.2m/s3.3m/s
1027hPa6%51%0%0%72%25°53%41320m8.4m/s4m/s
1028hPa0%68%0%0%71%34°68%41260m9.2m/s4.3m/s
1028hPa0%94%0%0%71%41°94%41260m9.4m/s4.2m/s
1028hPa14%70%0%1%72%46°75%26120m9.2m/s3.5m/s
1027hPa1%100%0%2%71%46°100%29240m8m/s3.4m/s
1027hPa0%100%0%2%73%41°100%8280m7.7m/s3.3m/s
1026hPa0%100%0%2%76%34°100%18300m7.2m/s3.1m/s
1027hPa0%100%0%1%75%25°100%37360m6.9m/s3.3m/s
1027hPa0%48%0%0%74%14°48%37320m6.9m/s3m/s
1027hPa0%32%0%0%76%2.5°32%37260m6m/s2.9m/s
Night1028hPa0%49%0%0%78%-9.6°49%37220m6m/s2.6m/s
Night1028hPa0%23%0%0%82%-21°23%27400m5.1m/s1.6m/s
Night1028hPa0%30%0%0%81%-33°30%31000m4.4m/s1.9m/s
Night1028hPa0%41%0%0%81%-44°41%36900m4.5m/s1.8m/s
Fri, Oct 9, 2026Sunrise · Sunset
Night1028hPa0%97%0%0%83%-52°97%37200m4m/s1.4m/s
Night1028hPa0%45%0%0%84%-58°45%37180m3.3m/s1.4m/s
Night1027hPa0%28%0%0%83%-58°28%28280m3.5m/s1.5m/s
Night1027hPa0%28%0%0%82%-52°28%24000m4.4m/s2.2m/s
Night1027hPa0%31%0%0%85%-44°31%26200m4.5m/s1.7m/s
Night1027hPa0%55%0%0%87%-33°55%29420m3.6m/s1.5m/s
Night1027hPa0%34%0%0%87%-22°34%22880m3.2m/s1.4m/s
Night1026hPa0%32%0%0%88%-9.7°32%25020m3.1m/s1.3m/s
1027hPa0%51%0%0%88%2.3°51%31400m2.7m/s1.1m/s
1027hPa0%40%0%0%84%14°40%21300m3.6m/s1.8m/s
1027hPa0%58%0%1%79%24°58%15760m5.2m/s2.3m/s
1027hPa0%65%0%2%75%34°65%18000m5.7m/s2.4m/s
1027hPa0%73%0%6%72%41°73%13200m5.8m/s2.4m/s
1027hPa0%100%0%17%70%45°100%12680m5.8m/s2.2m/s
1026hPa0%100%0%31%71%45°100%9100m5.6m/s1.7m/s
1025hPa0%100%0%39%72%41°100%7640m4.9m/s0.89m/s
1025hPa0%100%0%36%73%34°100%8960m3.7m/s0.92m/s
1025hPa0%100%0%28%76%24°100%17060m4.4m/s1.9m/s
1025hPa0%100%0%20%75%13°100%25260m4.7m/s2.2m/s
1025hPa0%100%0%14%77%2.2°100%37460m4.5m/s1.8m/s
Night1025hPa0%100%0%8%80%-9.9°100%37400m3.5m/s1.3m/s
Night1026hPa0%98%0%4%84%-22°98%37360m2.6m/s0.96m/s
Night1026hPa0%100%0%3%83%-33°100%37300m1.9m/s0.81m/s
Night1026hPa0%100%0%4%83%-44°100%37300m1.9m/s0.93m/s
Sat, Oct 10, 2026Sunrise · Sunset
Night1026hPa0%100%0%4%82%-53°100%37380m1.9m/s0.88m/s
Night1025hPa0%100%0%3%81%-58°100%37440m1.8m/s0.61m/s
Night1025hPa16%91%0%3%81%-58°92%37520m1.4m/s0.52m/s
Night1024hPa1%100%0%2%80%-53°100%37580m1.2m/s0.21m/s
Night1024hPa32%100%0%1%81%-44°100%37660m0.6m/s0m/s
Night1023hPa48%100%0%1%82%-33°100%37740m1.1m/s0.45m/s
Night1023hPa79%88%0%0%81%-22°98%37760m1.7m/s0.85m/s
Night1023hPa41%9%0%0%80%-9.9°47%37740m2.6m/s0.96m/s
1023hPa55%27%0%0%77%2.1°67%37720m1.9m/s0.34m/s
1023hPa41%100%0%0%75%13°100%37680m1.5m/s0.5m/s
1024hPa10%52%0%0%70%24°57%41660m2.2m/s0.54m/s
1024hPa59%69%0%1%68%34°88%35220m3.3m/s1.1m/s
1023hPa94%92%0%2%66%41°99%41720m5m/s2.1m/s
1023hPa71%38%0%3%65%45°82%41780m6.6m/s2.8m/s
1022hPa38%30%0%5%64%45°56%41940m6.8m/s2.7m/s
1021hPa67%100%0%6%65%41°100%42080m6.2m/s2.4m/s
1021hPa59%64%0%7%65%33°85%42140m5.8m/s2.1m/s
1021hPa46%15%0%7%67%24°55%42240m5.2m/s2.3m/s
1020hPa59%24%0%6%71%13°70%42300m6.1m/s2.9m/s
1020hPa78%26%0%4%75%1.9°84%38220m6.2m/s2.4m/s
Night1020hPa99%57%0%2%77%-10°99%38240m5m/s2.3m/s
Night1020hPa100%41%0%0%77%-22°100%38240m6m/s3m/s
Night1020hPa99%100%0%0%79%-34°100%38260m6.2m/s2.9m/s

How this forecast is evaluated

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

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Recorded match history

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

Last 30 days
32
recorded matching windows · 69% average confidence
Last 90 days
74
recorded matching windows · 67% average confidence
Last 365 days
123
recorded matching windows · 65% average confidence
Most frequent recorded start hour

08:00 local time, shared by 21 of 123 matches recorded in the last 365 days.

Most represented month

August, with 34 of 123 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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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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