Rule Cloudscapes

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.

Currently

Real-time conditions

Cloud Drama Score

17%

Cloud Cover86%

Wind Gusts9.8m/s

Precipitation Chance39%

Air Pressure1012.3hPa

Upcoming Opportunities

When all conditions match, PhotoWeather marks an opportunity window.

Times shown in Atlantic/Azores

Next opportunity

Striking Cloud Drama

Ponta Delgada

Wed, Aug 26 · 08:00–10:00 · 2h window

Low confidence

21%

☁️Cloud Drama Score76.7-79.3%

Cloud Cover: 21%

Wind Gusts: 7.4m/s

Precipitation Chance: 27%

Air Pressure: 1021.7hPa

Striking Cloud Drama at Sunrise

Ponta Delgada

Thu, Aug 27 · 07:00–08:00

☁️Cloud Drama Score:76.7%

Low

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 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

recorded matching windows · 69% average confidence

Last 90 days

recorded matching windows · 65% average confidence

Last 365 days

recorded matching windows · 64% average confidence

Most frequent recorded start hour

08:00 local time, shared by 14 of 70 matches recorded in the last 365 days.

Most represented month

May, with 19 of 70 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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85-hour requirements breakdown

When available, the detailed table below covers only the stated 85-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

0matching hours in the next 85 hours

AND logic: all conditions required

Meets requirement

Misses requirement

Time Atlantic/Azores	Cloud Drama Score ≥ 75.0%
Sat, Aug 22
05:00	9%
06:00	13%
07:00	70%
08:00	11%
09:00	13%
10:00	18%
11:00	11%
12:00	9.2%
13:00	15%
14:00	47%
15:00	68%
16:00	59%
17:00	33%
18:00	59%
19:00	31%
20:00	46%
21:00	42%
22:00	14%
23:00	13%
Sun, Aug 23
24:00	15%
01:00	15%
02:00	15%
03:00	15%
04:00	15%
05:00	15%
06:00	15%
07:00	66%
08:00	33%
09:00	33%
10:00	31%
11:00	31%
12:00	31%
13:00	22%
14:00	21%
15:00	49%
16:00	29%
17:00	23%
18:00	18%
19:00	25%
20:00	21%
21:00	24%
22:00	11%
23:00	11%
Mon, Aug 24
24:00	8.5%
01:00	9.4%
02:00	9.3%
03:00	8.5%
04:00	4.1%
05:00	6.6%
06:00	6%
07:00	12%
08:00	20%
09:00	21%
10:00	22%
11:00	28%
12:00	31%
13:00	46%
14:00	36%
15:00	47%
16:00	67%
17:00	70%
18:00	68%
19:00	60%
20:00	75%
21:00	27%
22:00	15%
23:00	15%
Tue, Aug 25
24:00	3.4%
01:00	0%
02:00	0%
03:00	0%
04:00	0%
05:00	0%
06:00	0%
07:00	39%
08:00	23%
09:00	10%
10:00	9.2%
11:00	12%
12:00	12%
13:00	8.5%
14:00	8.5%
15:00	14%
16:00	14%
17:00	21%

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 07:04 Sunset 20:26
19:00	1012hPa	86%	0%	0%	39%	61%	16°	86%	24134m	9.8m/s	8m/s
20:00	1012hPa	5%	12%	0%	39%	63%	4.4°	13%	24134m	9.9m/s	8m/s
21:00 ☾	1013hPa	6%	96%	0%	39%	65%	-7.1°	96%	24135m	9.5m/s	7.7m/s
22:00 ☾	1013hPa	6%	100%	0%	59%	67%	-18°	100%	24134m	9.7m/s	7.5m/s
23:00 ☾	1013hPa	0%	87%	0%	79%	68%	-27°	87%	24134m	9.6m/s	7.5m/s
Sun, Aug 23 Sunrise 07:05 Sunset 20:24
24:00 ☾	1013hPa	5%	86%	0%	98%	64%	-35°	86%	24134m	9.4m/s	8m/s
01:00 ☾	1013hPa	14%	47%	0%	73%	69%	-40°	47%	24134m	9m/s	7.6m/s
02:00 ☾	1013hPa	6%	29%	0%	47%	71%	-41°	30%	24134m	9.1m/s	7.5m/s
03:00 ☾	1012hPa	6%	10%	0%	22%	71%	-38°	11%	24134m	9m/s	7.2m/s
04:00 ☾	1012hPa	6%	14%	0%	33%	72%	-32°	14%	24134m	9.1m/s	6.9m/s
05:00 ☾	1011hPa	25%	9%	0%	45%	72%	-23°	25%	24135m	9.1m/s	7m/s
06:00 ☾	1012hPa	8%	14%	0%	56%	73%	-13°	14%	23141m	9.2m/s	7.2m/s
07:00 ☾	1012hPa	4%	34%	0%	37%	73%	-1.6°	34%	23616m	9.2m/s	7.2m/s
08:00	1013hPa	5%	5%	0%	19%	70%	9.9°	6%	24134m	8.9m/s	7.3m/s
09:00	1013hPa	5%	5%	0%	0%	66%	22°	7%	24134m	8.5m/s	6.8m/s
10:00	1013hPa	5%	8%	0%	0%	63%	33°	9%	24134m	8.1m/s	6.6m/s
11:00	1014hPa	5%	5%	1%	0%	59%	45°	6%	24135m	7.8m/s	6.5m/s
12:00	1014hPa	5%	5%	1%	0%	57%	55°	6%	24135m	7.3m/s	6.6m/s
13:00	1013hPa	5%	0%	0%	2%	56%	62°	5%	24135m	7.1m/s	6.5m/s
14:00	1013hPa	5%	0%	0%	5%	56%	63°	5%	24134m	7.1m/s	6.4m/s
15:00	1013hPa	16%	0%	0%	7%	56%	59°	16%	24135m	6.6m/s	6m/s
16:00	1013hPa	5%	3%	0%	5%	57%	50°	5%	24135m	6.4m/s	5.8m/s
17:00	1013hPa	5%	3%	0%	2%	58%	39°	5%	24134m	6.4m/s	5.6m/s
18:00	1013hPa	2%	8%	0%	0%	59%	28°	8%	24135m	6.3m/s	5.7m/s
19:00	1013hPa	5%	8%	0%	2%	61%	16°	10%	24134m	6.1m/s	5.5m/s
20:00	1013hPa	5%	2%	0%	5%	62%	4.2°	5%	24134m	5.6m/s	4.7m/s
21:00 ☾	1014hPa	5%	4%	0%	7%	64%	-7.4°	6%	24134m	5.4m/s	4.3m/s
22:00 ☾	1014hPa	5%	4%	0%	5%	65%	-18°	7%	24134m	5m/s	3.9m/s
23:00 ☾	1014hPa	0%	4%	0%	2%	66%	-28°	4%	24134m	4.6m/s	3.7m/s
Mon, Aug 24 Sunrise 07:06 Sunset 20:23
24:00 ☾	1014hPa	4%	6%	0%	0%	67%	-35°	7%	24134m	4.4m/s	3.5m/s
01:00 ☾	1014hPa	5%	10%	0%	0%	69%	-40°	11%	24134m	4.1m/s	3.3m/s
02:00 ☾	1013hPa	5%	9%	0%	0%	70%	-41°	10%	24134m	4m/s	3.3m/s
03:00 ☾	1013hPa	5%	5%	0%	0%	69%	-38°	6%	24135m	3.8m/s	3.2m/s
04:00 ☾	1012hPa	5%	0%	0%	0%	68%	-32°	5%	24134m	3.7m/s	3.2m/s
05:00 ☾	1012hPa	10%	2%	0%	0%	70%	-23°	10%	24134m	3.8m/s	3.2m/s
06:00 ☾	1012hPa	5%	2%	0%	0%	71%	-13°	5%	24134m	3.7m/s	3m/s
07:00 ☾	1012hPa	5%	0%	0%	0%	71%	-1.8°	5%	24134m	3.9m/s	3.2m/s
08:00	1012hPa	5%	0%	4%	0%	69%	9.7°	5%	24135m	4.2m/s	3.6m/s
09:00	1012hPa	5%	0%	1%	0%	66%	22°	5%	24135m	4.7m/s	4m/s
10:00	1012hPa	5%	0%	0%	13%	65%	33°	5%	24134m	4.8m/s	4m/s
11:00	1012hPa	5%	0%	2%	25%	66%	44°	5%	24134m	5.4m/s	4.7m/s
12:00	1012hPa	5%	6%	5%	38%	67%	54°	6%	24134m	5.6m/s	5.3m/s
13:00	1012hPa	70%	7%	5%	54%	68%	61°	70%	24134m	5.7m/s	5.4m/s
14:00	1011hPa	100%	22%	5%	70%	71%	63°	100%	24135m	6m/s	5.5m/s
15:00	1011hPa	84%	80%	5%	86%	74%	58°	90%	24134m	6.9m/s	5.8m/s
16:00	1010hPa	5%	99%	14%	89%	78%	50°	99%	24135m	7.7m/s	6.1m/s
17:00	1009hPa	7%	100%	35%	92%	83%	39°	100%	15944m	8.5m/s	6.3m/s
18:00	1009hPa	3%	98%	28%	94%	86%	27°	98%	16733m	9.5m/s	6.8m/s
19:00	1009hPa	92%	54%	5%	75%	90%	16°	92%	9954m	9.1m/s	6.6m/s
20:00	1009hPa	54%	10%	0%	55%	91%	3.9°	54%	7496m	7.3m/s	5.5m/s
21:00 ☾	1009hPa	4%	5%	0%	35%	89%	-7.7°	5%	24134m	6.3m/s	4.5m/s
22:00 ☾	1009hPa	5%	2%	0%	36%	88%	-18°	5%	21620m	5.6m/s	3.9m/s
23:00 ☾	1009hPa	0%	4%	0%	37%	88%	-28°	5%	16430m	5.7m/s	4.2m/s
Tue, Aug 25 Sunrise 07:07 Sunset 20:21
24:00 ☾	1009hPa	0%	2%	0%	37%	86%	-36°	2%	24134m	6.3m/s	4.7m/s
01:00 ☾	1012hPa	30%	33%	0%	38%	82%	-40°	34%	24134m	6.6m/s	5.2m/s
02:00 ☾	1015hPa	60%	64%	0%	39%	78%	-41°	66%	24134m	6.9m/s	5.7m/s
03:00 ☾	1019hPa	90%	95%	0%	39%	73%	-38°	98%	24135m	7.1m/s	6.2m/s
04:00 ☾	1019hPa	74%	64%	0%	53%	68%	-32°	79%	24135m	6.8m/s	5.9m/s
05:00 ☾	1019hPa	57%	33%	0%	68%	64%	-23°	60%	24135m	6.4m/s	5.6m/s
06:00 ☾	1019hPa	41%	1%	0%	82%	59%	-13°	41%	24135m	6m/s	5.3m/s
07:00 ☾	1019hPa	61%	1%	0%	55%	58%	-2°	61%	24135m	6m/s	5.6m/s
08:00	1019hPa	80%	0%	0%	27%	58%	9.6°	80%	24135m	6m/s	5.9m/s
09:00	1019hPa	100%	0%	0%	0%	57%	21°	100%	24135m	5.9m/s	6.2m/s
10:00	1019hPa	100%	2%	0%	13%	60%	33°	100%	24135m	6.2m/s	6.5m/s
11:00	1019hPa	100%	3%	0%	26%	62%	44°	100%	24135m	6.5m/s	6.9m/s
12:00	1019hPa	100%	5%	0%	39%	65%	54°	100%	24135m	6.7m/s	7.2m/s
13:00	1020hPa	98%	3%	0%	39%	65%	61°	98%	24135m	6.9m/s	7m/s
14:00	1020hPa	97%	2%	0%	39%	64%	63°	97%	24135m	7.1m/s	6.9m/s
15:00	1021hPa	95%	0%	0%	39%	64%	58°	95%	24135m	7.2m/s	6.8m/s
16:00	1021hPa	88%	0%	0%	39%	65%	49°	88%	24135m	6.8m/s	6.1m/s
17:00	1021hPa	81%	0%	0%	39%	65%	39°	81%	24135m	6.3m/s	5.3m/s
18:00	1021hPa	74%	0%	0%	39%	65%	27°	74%	24135m	5.8m/s	4.6m/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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