Rule Cloudscapes

Cloudscapes Forecast for Sete Cidades, Azores

Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal

From the caldera rim, separate Sete Cidades' twin lakes with the bridge and village, using hedged fields to show the scale of the volcanic basin.

Currently

Real-time conditions

Cloud Drama Score

22%

Cloud Cover86%

Wind Gusts9.8m/s

Precipitation Chance73%

Air Pressure1012.3hPa

Upcoming Opportunities

When all conditions match, PhotoWeather marks an opportunity window.

Times shown in Atlantic/Azores

Next opportunity

Dramatic Cloud Drama at Sunrise

Sete Cidades

Tue, Aug 25 · 07:00–08:00 · 1h window

Medium confidence

50%

☁️Cloud Drama Score85.8%

Cloud Cover: 44%

Wind Gusts: 7.2m/s

Precipitation Chance: 50%

Air Pressure: 1019.7hPa

Striking Cloud Drama

Sete Cidades

Wed, Aug 26 · 10:00–11:00

☁️Cloud Drama Score:75.9%

Low

Striking Cloud Drama

Sete Cidades

Wed, Aug 26 · 16:00–17:00

☁️Cloud Drama Score:75.9%

Low

Striking Cloud Drama at Sunset

Sete Cidades

Wed, Aug 26 · 20:00–21:00

☁️Cloud Drama Score:76.7%

Low

Striking Cloud Drama

Sete Cidades

Wed, Aug 26 · 21:00–22:00

☁️Cloud Drama Score:79.3%

Low

Striking Cloud Drama

Sete Cidades

Sat, Aug 29 · 16:00–17:00

☁️Cloud Drama Score:82.8%

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 Sete Cidades.

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Recorded match history

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

Last 30 days

recorded matching windows · 71% average confidence

Last 90 days

recorded matching windows · 66% average confidence

Last 365 days

recorded matching windows · 65% average confidence

Most frequent recorded start hour

08:00 local time, shared by 15 of 72 matches recorded in the last 365 days.

Most represented month

May, with 19 of 72 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

1matching hours in the next 85 hoursJump to next match

AND logic: all conditions required

Meets requirement

Misses requirement

Time Atlantic/Azores	Cloud Drama Score ≥ 75.0%
Sat, Aug 22
05:00	11%
06:00	13%
07:00	69%
08:00	8.2%
09:00	12%
10:00	18%
11:00	12%
12:00	11%
13:00	13%
14:00	46%
15:00	70%
16:00	64%
17:00	34%
18:00	63%
19:00	36%
20:00	49%
21:00	44%
22:00	15%
23:00	14%
Sun, Aug 23
24:00	15%
01:00	14%
02:00	15%
03:00	15%
04:00	15%
05:00	15%
06:00	15%
07:00	66%
08:00	36%
09:00	36%
10:00	33%
11:00	33%
12:00	33%
13:00	25%
14:00	22%
15:00	52%
16:00	29%
17:00	28%
18:00	19%
19:00	23%
20:00	15%
21:00	24%
22:00	8.3%
23:00	8.3%
Mon, Aug 24
24:00	4.5%
01:00	4.9%
02:00	5.2%
03:00	3.9%
04:00	2.3%
05:00	8.1%
06:00	4.4%
07:00	13%
08:00	22%
09:00	24%
10:00	26%
11:00	32%
12:00	36%
13:00	47%
14:00	37%
15:00	46%
16:00	65%
17:00	70%
18:00	67%
19:00	60%
20:00	75%
21:00	27%
22:00	15%
23:00	13%
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	86%
08:00	62%
09:00	31%
10:00	30%
11:00	30%
12:00	32%
13:00	22%
14:00	22%
15:00	12%
16:00	14%
17:00	14%

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%	73%	61%	16°	86%	24134m	9.8m/s	8m/s
20:00	1012hPa	5%	12%	0%	65%	63%	4.5°	13%	24134m	9.9m/s	8m/s
21:00 ☾	1013hPa	6%	96%	0%	56%	65%	-7°	96%	24135m	9.5m/s	7.7m/s
22:00 ☾	1013hPa	6%	100%	0%	69%	67%	-18°	100%	24134m	9.7m/s	7.5m/s
23:00 ☾	1013hPa	0%	87%	0%	82%	68%	-27°	87%	24134m	9.6m/s	7.5m/s
Sun, Aug 23 Sunrise 07:05 Sunset 20:25
24:00 ☾	1013hPa	5%	86%	0%	95%	64%	-35°	86%	24134m	9.4m/s	8m/s
01:00 ☾	1013hPa	14%	47%	0%	82%	69%	-39°	47%	24134m	9m/s	7.6m/s
02:00 ☾	1013hPa	6%	29%	0%	69%	71%	-41°	30%	24134m	9.1m/s	7.5m/s
03:00 ☾	1012hPa	6%	10%	0%	56%	71%	-38°	11%	24134m	9m/s	7.2m/s
04:00 ☾	1012hPa	6%	14%	0%	50%	72%	-32°	14%	24134m	9.1m/s	6.9m/s
05:00 ☾	1011hPa	25%	9%	0%	44%	72%	-23°	25%	24135m	9.1m/s	7m/s
06:00 ☾	1012hPa	8%	14%	0%	39%	73%	-13°	14%	23141m	9.2m/s	7.2m/s
07:00 ☾	1012hPa	4%	34%	0%	39%	73%	-1.7°	34%	23616m	9.2m/s	7.2m/s
08:00	1013hPa	5%	5%	0%	39%	70%	9.8°	6%	24134m	8.9m/s	7.3m/s
09:00	1013hPa	5%	5%	0%	39%	66%	22°	7%	24134m	8.5m/s	6.8m/s
10:00	1013hPa	5%	8%	0%	39%	63%	33°	9%	24134m	8.1m/s	6.6m/s
11:00	1014hPa	5%	5%	1%	39%	59%	45°	6%	24135m	7.8m/s	6.5m/s
12:00	1014hPa	5%	5%	1%	39%	57%	54°	6%	24135m	7.3m/s	6.6m/s
13:00	1013hPa	5%	0%	0%	29%	56%	62°	5%	24135m	7.1m/s	6.5m/s
14:00	1013hPa	5%	0%	0%	19%	56%	63°	5%	24134m	7.1m/s	6.4m/s
15:00	1013hPa	16%	0%	0%	8%	56%	59°	16%	24135m	6.6m/s	6m/s
16:00	1013hPa	5%	3%	0%	6%	57%	50°	5%	24135m	6.4m/s	5.8m/s
17:00	1013hPa	5%	3%	0%	3%	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%	0%	61%	16°	10%	24134m	6.1m/s	5.5m/s
20:00	1013hPa	5%	2%	0%	1%	62%	4.3°	5%	24134m	5.6m/s	4.7m/s
21:00 ☾	1014hPa	5%	4%	0%	1%	64%	-7.3°	6%	24134m	5.4m/s	4.3m/s
22:00 ☾	1014hPa	5%	4%	0%	1%	65%	-18°	7%	24134m	5m/s	3.9m/s
23:00 ☾	1014hPa	0%	4%	0%	0%	66%	-27°	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%	13%	71%	-1.9°	5%	24134m	3.9m/s	3.2m/s
08:00	1012hPa	5%	0%	4%	25%	69%	9.7°	5%	24135m	4.2m/s	3.6m/s
09:00	1012hPa	5%	0%	1%	38%	66%	21°	5%	24135m	4.7m/s	4m/s
10:00	1012hPa	5%	0%	0%	56%	65%	33°	5%	24134m	4.8m/s	4m/s
11:00	1012hPa	5%	0%	2%	74%	66%	44°	5%	24134m	5.4m/s	4.7m/s
12:00	1012hPa	5%	6%	5%	93%	67%	54°	6%	24134m	5.6m/s	5.3m/s
13:00	1012hPa	70%	7%	5%	90%	68%	61°	70%	24134m	5.7m/s	5.4m/s
14:00	1011hPa	100%	22%	5%	88%	71%	63°	100%	24135m	6m/s	5.5m/s
15:00	1011hPa	84%	80%	5%	85%	74%	58°	90%	24134m	6.9m/s	5.8m/s
16:00	1010hPa	5%	99%	14%	87%	78%	50°	99%	24135m	7.7m/s	6.1m/s
17:00	1009hPa	7%	100%	35%	88%	83%	39°	100%	15944m	8.5m/s	6.3m/s
18:00	1009hPa	3%	98%	28%	90%	86%	27°	98%	16733m	9.5m/s	6.8m/s
19:00	1009hPa	92%	54%	5%	70%	90%	16°	92%	9954m	9.1m/s	6.6m/s
20:00	1009hPa	54%	10%	0%	50%	91%	4°	54%	7496m	7.3m/s	5.5m/s
21:00 ☾	1009hPa	4%	5%	0%	30%	89%	-7.6°	5%	24134m	6.3m/s	4.5m/s
22:00 ☾	1009hPa	5%	2%	0%	39%	88%	-18°	5%	21620m	5.6m/s	3.9m/s
23:00 ☾	1009hPa	0%	4%	0%	48%	88%	-28°	5%	16430m	5.7m/s	4.2m/s
Tue, Aug 25 Sunrise 07:07 Sunset 20:22
24:00 ☾	1009hPa	0%	2%	0%	57%	86%	-35°	2%	24134m	6.3m/s	4.7m/s
01:00 ☾	1012hPa	5%	12%	0%	46%	78%	-40°	12%	24134m	6.7m/s	5.6m/s
02:00 ☾	1016hPa	10%	22%	0%	34%	70%	-41°	23%	24134m	7.1m/s	6.6m/s
03:00 ☾	1019hPa	15%	31%	0%	22%	62%	-38°	33%	24135m	7.5m/s	7.5m/s
04:00 ☾	1019hPa	12%	26%	0%	33%	62%	-32°	27%	24135m	7.4m/s	7.3m/s
05:00 ☾	1020hPa	9%	20%	0%	45%	62%	-23°	21%	24135m	7.3m/s	7.1m/s
06:00 ☾	1020hPa	7%	14%	0%	56%	61%	-13°	16%	24135m	7.1m/s	7m/s
07:00 ☾	1020hPa	38%	41%	0%	50%	63%	-2°	44%	24135m	7.2m/s	7.2m/s
08:00	1020hPa	69%	67%	0%	45%	65%	9.5°	72%	24135m	7.3m/s	7.4m/s
09:00	1019hPa	100%	93%	0%	39%	67%	21°	100%	24135m	7.4m/s	7.6m/s
10:00	1019hPa	100%	75%	0%	53%	66%	33°	100%	24135m	7.5m/s	7.5m/s
11:00	1019hPa	100%	56%	0%	68%	66%	44°	100%	24135m	7.6m/s	7.4m/s
12:00	1020hPa	100%	37%	0%	82%	65%	54°	100%	24135m	7.6m/s	7.3m/s
13:00	1020hPa	100%	25%	0%	68%	65%	61°	100%	24135m	7.6m/s	7m/s
14:00	1020hPa	100%	13%	0%	53%	65%	63°	100%	24135m	7.5m/s	6.8m/s
15:00	1021hPa	100%	0%	0%	39%	65%	58°	100%	24135m	7.4m/s	6.6m/s
16:00	1021hPa	99%	3%	0%	53%	66%	49°	99%	24058m	7.6m/s	7.1m/s
17:00	1021hPa	99%	6%	0%	68%	68%	39°	99%	23981m	7.8m/s	7.6m/s
18:00	1021hPa	99%	10%	0%	82%	69%	27°	99%	23903m	8m/s	8.2m/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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Aug 22, 2026, 6:55 PM UTC

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