Rule Cloudscapes

Cloudscapes Forecast for Ribeira Grande, Azores

Ribeira Grande, Azores, Portugal

Ribeira Grande's river gorge and stone bridges cut through whitewashed streets. The watercourse leads outward toward the rugged cliffs of São Miguel's north coast.

12 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 Drama Score

Cloud Cover59%

Wind Gusts7.3m/s

Precipitation Chance0%

Air Pressure1025.6hPa

Upcoming Opportunities

When all conditions match, PhotoWeather marks an opportunity window.

Times shown in Atlantic/Azores

First upcoming window

Dramatic Cloud Drama

Ribeira Grande

Thu, Oct 8 · 09:00–11:00 · 2h window

High confidence

83%

☁️Cloud Drama Score83.7-92.6%

Cloud Cover: 61%

Wind Gusts: 9.9m/s

Precipitation Chance: 0%

Air Pressure: 1026.6hPa

Dramatic Cloud Drama

Ribeira Grande

Thu, Oct 8 · 12:00–14:00

☁️Cloud Drama Score:81.4-85.1%

Medium

Striking Cloud Drama at Sunset

Ribeira Grande

Thu, Oct 8 · 18:00–19:00

☁️Cloud Drama Score:83.8%

Medium

Striking Cloud Drama at Sunset

Ribeira Grande

Mon, Oct 12 · 18:00–19:00

☁️Cloud Drama Score:76.7%

Low

Striking Cloud Drama

Ribeira Grande

Wed, Oct 14 · 20:00–21:00

☁️Cloud Drama Score:80.6%

Low

Striking Cloud Drama

Ribeira Grande

Sat, Oct 17 · 09:00–11:00

☁️Cloud Drama Score:76.7-83.2%

Low

Striking Cloud Drama

Ribeira Grande

Sat, Oct 17 · 17:00–18:00

☁️Cloud Drama Score:83.2%

Low

+5 more windows in the next 14 days

71-hour requirements breakdown

When available, this detailed table covers only the stated 71-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 Pressure	High Clouds	Low Clouds	Mid-Level Clouds	Precipitation Chance	Relative Humidity	Solar Elevation	Total Cloud Coverage	Visibility	Wind Gusts	Wind Speed
Wed, Oct 7, 2026Sunrise 07:43 · Sunset 19:15
23:00 Night	1026hPa	3%	59%	0%	0%	81%	-43°	59%	24740m	7.3m/s	3.4m/s
Thu, Oct 8, 2026Sunrise 07:44 · Sunset 19:14
24:00 Night	1026hPa	7%	46%	0%	0%	79%	-52°	49%	26540m	7.6m/s	3.3m/s
01:00 Night	1026hPa	33%	25%	0%	0%	76%	-57°	55%	29720m	7.2m/s	3.1m/s
02:00 Night	1025hPa	98%	22%	0%	0%	73%	-57°	99%	32960m	7.3m/s	3.3m/s
03:00 Night	1025hPa	100%	7%	0%	0%	74%	-52°	100%	32960m	7.7m/s	3m/s
04:00 Night	1025hPa	100%	30%	0%	0%	75%	-43°	100%	32980m	7.1m/s	2.6m/s
05:00 Night	1025hPa	100%	0%	0%	0%	70%	-33°	98%	32940m	6.8m/s	2.7m/s
06:00 Night	1025hPa	58%	4%	0%	0%	69%	-21°	63%	32720m	6.4m/s	2.4m/s
07:00 Night	1026hPa	1%	5%	0%	0%	74%	-9.4°	7%	37820m	6.2m/s	2.3m/s
08:00	1026hPa	4%	33%	0%	0%	74%	2.6°	34%	37800m	5.7m/s	2.1m/s
09:00	1026hPa	29%	77%	0%	0%	75%	14°	75%	37760m	8.8m/s	4.4m/s
10:00	1027hPa	35%	35%	0%	0%	67%	25°	61%	37660m	9.9m/s	5.2m/s
11:00	1027hPa	34%	71%	0%	0%	61%	34°	81%	41600m	9.8m/s	4.8m/s
12:00	1027hPa	36%	57%	0%	0%	62%	41°	75%	30340m	10m/s	5.2m/s
13:00	1027hPa	12%	53%	0%	0%	60%	46°	57%	20960m	10m/s	5.1m/s
14:00	1026hPa	2%	68%	0%	0%	59%	46°	68%	14920m	9.5m/s	4.9m/s
15:00	1026hPa	0%	76%	0%	0%	58%	41°	76%	10040m	9.2m/s	4.8m/s
16:00	1026hPa	0%	52%	0%	0%	59%	34°	52%	37760m	8.9m/s	4.8m/s
17:00	1026hPa	0%	66%	0%	0%	65%	24°	66%	37720m	9.7m/s	5m/s
18:00	1026hPa	11%	30%	0%	0%	65%	14°	40%	37680m	9.2m/s	4.4m/s
19:00	1027hPa	8%	0%	0%	0%	66%	2.3°	9%	37620m	8.3m/s	3.6m/s
20:00 Night	1027hPa	10%	0%	0%	0%	71%	-9.7°	10%	37540m	7.5m/s	2.8m/s
21:00 Night	1027hPa	6%	15%	0%	0%	74%	-22°	21%	37200m	6.2m/s	2.6m/s
22:00 Night	1027hPa	0%	0%	0%	0%	73%	-33°	0%	37480m	6.2m/s	2.5m/s
23:00 Night	1027hPa	0%	0%	0%	0%	74%	-44°	0%	37440m	6m/s	2.4m/s
Fri, Oct 9, 2026Sunrise 07:45 · Sunset 19:13
24:00 Night	1027hPa	0%	13%	0%	0%	76%	-52°	13%	37460m	6m/s	2.5m/s
01:00 Night	1027hPa	8%	12%	0%	0%	76%	-58°	19%	37500m	6.1m/s	2.5m/s
02:00 Night	1027hPa	6%	19%	0%	0%	75%	-58°	24%	37560m	6.3m/s	2.5m/s
03:00 Night	1027hPa	1%	30%	0%	0%	76%	-52°	32%	26280m	6m/s	2.5m/s
04:00 Night	1027hPa	0%	23%	0%	0%	78%	-44°	23%	32700m	6m/s	2m/s
05:00 Night	1026hPa	0%	31%	0%	0%	81%	-33°	31%	29500m	5.4m/s	1.7m/s
06:00 Night	1026hPa	0%	17%	0%	0%	84%	-21°	17%	22940m	4.9m/s	1.7m/s
07:00 Night	1026hPa	0%	2%	0%	0%	82%	-9.6°	2%	25040m	4.4m/s	1.4m/s
08:00	1026hPa	0%	26%	0%	0%	85%	2.4°	26%	27820m	3.8m/s	1.4m/s
09:00	1027hPa	0%	50%	0%	0%	85%	14°	50%	20200m	3.9m/s	1.6m/s
10:00	1027hPa	0%	45%	0%	0%	71%	24°	45%	19500m	5m/s	2.2m/s
11:00	1027hPa	0%	51%	0%	0%	66%	34°	51%	22640m	6.7m/s	3.5m/s
12:00	1027hPa	0%	61%	0%	0%	66%	41°	61%	19040m	7.1m/s	3.8m/s
13:00	1027hPa	0%	49%	0%	0%	65%	45°	50%	13600m	7.2m/s	3.5m/s
14:00	1026hPa	0%	43%	0%	0%	62%	45°	43%	10880m	6.6m/s	3.1m/s
15:00	1026hPa	0%	51%	0%	0%	59%	41°	51%	10280m	6.1m/s	2.9m/s
16:00	1025hPa	0%	43%	0%	0%	57%	34°	43%	16580m	5.6m/s	2.6m/s
17:00	1025hPa	0%	6%	0%	0%	55%	24°	6%	37900m	5.2m/s	2.3m/s
18:00	1025hPa	0%	0%	0%	0%	54%	13°	0%	37880m	4.6m/s	2.2m/s
19:00	1026hPa	0%	0%	0%	0%	59%	2.1°	0%	37840m	4.2m/s	1.9m/s
20:00 Night	1026hPa	0%	0%	0%	0%	69%	-10°	0%	37760m	3.9m/s	1.6m/s
21:00 Night	1026hPa	0%	0%	0%	0%	75%	-22°	0%	37720m	3.8m/s	1.4m/s
22:00 Night	1026hPa	0%	0%	0%	0%	78%	-33°	0%	37680m	3.6m/s	1.5m/s
23:00 Night	1026hPa	0%	17%	0%	0%	78%	-44°	17%	37660m	3.5m/s	1.4m/s
Sat, Oct 10, 2026Sunrise 07:45 · Sunset 19:11
24:00 Night	1026hPa	0%	42%	0%	0%	81%	-53°	42%	37740m	3m/s	1.3m/s
01:00 Night	1025hPa	0%	52%	0%	0%	83%	-58°	52%	37820m	2.8m/s	1m/s
02:00 Night	1025hPa	15%	74%	0%	0%	83%	-58°	72%	37900m	3.8m/s	1.7m/s
03:00 Night	1025hPa	15%	54%	0%	0%	82%	-53°	59%	37960m	4.1m/s	1.8m/s
04:00 Night	1024hPa	0%	54%	0%	0%	82%	-44°	54%	38040m	4m/s	1.5m/s
05:00 Night	1024hPa	0%	52%	0%	0%	82%	-33°	52%	38140m	3.3m/s	1.3m/s
06:00 Night	1024hPa	0%	25%	0%	0%	81%	-22°	25%	33160m	2.7m/s	0.9m/s
07:00 Night	1024hPa	0%	7%	0%	0%	80%	-9.8°	7%	38140m	2.4m/s	0.54m/s
08:00	1024hPa	0%	39%	0%	0%	80%	2.2°	39%	38100m	2.6m/s	0.67m/s
09:00	1025hPa	0%	58%	0%	0%	80%	13°	58%	38040m	2.5m/s	0.89m/s
10:00	1025hPa	0%	66%	0%	0%	77%	24°	66%	42060m	3.1m/s	1.1m/s
11:00	1025hPa	0%	69%	0%	0%	73%	34°	69%	32960m	4.4m/s	1.5m/s
12:00	1024hPa	0%	69%	0%	0%	73%	41°	69%	42120m	5.3m/s	2.2m/s
13:00	1024hPa	10%	51%	0%	0%	74%	45°	52%	42180m	6.3m/s	2.9m/s
14:00	1023hPa	26%	31%	0%	0%	68%	45°	50%	42340m	6.8m/s	3.4m/s
15:00	1022hPa	28%	12%	0%	0%	63%	41°	36%	42480m	6.9m/s	3.4m/s
16:00	1022hPa	4%	10%	0%	0%	62%	33°	13%	42560m	7.2m/s	3.7m/s
17:00	1021hPa	0%	20%	0%	0%	63%	24°	20%	42660m	7.3m/s	3.5m/s
18:00	1021hPa	0%	0%	0%	0%	65%	13°	0%	38640m	7.2m/s	3.5m/s
19:00	1021hPa	1%	15%	0%	0%	69%	1.8°	14%	38620m	6.9m/s	3.1m/s
20:00 Night	1021hPa	1%	29%	0%	0%	74%	-10°	28%	38300m	6.4m/s	2.6m/s
21:00 Night	1021hPa	2%	44%	0%	0%	77%	-22°	42%	37120m	6.2m/s	2.4m/s
22:00 Night	1021hPa	1%	45%	0%	0%	78%	-34°	44%	38680m	6.4m/s	2.6m/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 Ribeira Grande.

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Recorded match history

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

Last 30 days

recorded matching windows · 69% average confidence

Last 90 days

recorded matching windows · 70% average confidence

Last 365 days

124

recorded matching windows · 69% average confidence

Most frequent recorded start hour

07:00 local time, shared by 22 of 124 matches recorded in the last 365 days.

Most represented month

August, with 44 of 124 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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