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Cloudscapes Forecast for Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica

Quepos, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica

Manuel Antonio's curved coves unfold below densely forested headlands. Palms, offshore rocks, and receding beach arcs build depth along the compact Pacific shoreline.

Currently

Real-time conditions
Cloud Cover64%
Wind Gusts2.3m/s
Precipitation Chance99%
Air Pressure994.2hPa

Upcoming Opportunities

When all conditions match, PhotoWeather marks an opportunity window.

Times shown in America/Costa_Rica
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Next opportunity
Striking Cloud Drama
Manuel Antonio
Tomorrow · 06:00–07:00 · 1h window
Medium confidence
48%
☁️Cloud Drama Score77.5%
Cloud Cover: 48%
Wind Gusts: 2.8m/s
Precipitation Chance: 100%
Air Pressure: 994.3hPa
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Dramatic Cloud Drama
Manuel Antonio
Tomorrow · 14:00–16:00
☁️Cloud Drama Score:93.2%
High
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Dramatic Cloud Drama at Sunrise
Manuel Antonio
Wed, Aug 26 · 05:00–06:00
☁️Cloud Drama Score:88.4%
Medium
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Dramatic Cloud Drama at Sunrise
Manuel Antonio
Thu, Aug 27 · 05:00–06:00
☁️Cloud Drama Score:100%
Medium
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Dramatic Cloud Drama
Manuel Antonio
Thu, Aug 27 · 06:00–08:00
☁️Cloud Drama Score:83.2-100%
High
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Dramatic Cloud Drama at Sunrise
Manuel Antonio
Fri, Aug 28 · 05:00–06:00
☁️Cloud Drama Score:92.3%
Medium
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Dramatic Cloud Drama at Sunrise
Manuel Antonio
Fri, Aug 28 · 15:00–16:00
☁️Cloud Drama Score:75.9%
Low
+4 more windows in the next 14 days

How this forecast is evaluated

See which weather signals PhotoWeather uses to identify Cloudscapes conditions across Costa Rica. The requirements and hourly values below show how those signals apply at Manuel Antonio.

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Recorded match history

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

Last 30 days
42
recorded matching windows · 66% average confidence
Last 90 days
56
recorded matching windows · 65% average confidence
Last 365 days
75
recorded matching windows · 64% average confidence
Most frequent recorded start hour

14:00 local time, shared by 13 of 75 matches recorded in the last 365 days.

Most represented month

August, with 30 of 75 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
3matching hours in the next 85 hoursJump to next match
AND logic: all conditions required
Meets requirement
Misses requirement
Time
America/Costa_Rica
Cloud Drama Score
≥ 75.0%
Fri, Aug 21
23:0011%
Sat, Aug 22
24:0012%
01:0011%
02:008.4%
03:0011%
04:0011%
05:0034%
06:0038%
07:0042%
08:0034%
09:0072%
10:0027%
11:0038%
12:0060%
13:0062%
14:0048%
15:0056%
16:0057%
17:0054%
18:0057%
19:004.9%
20:007.9%
21:004.2%
22:000.1%
23:000%
Sun, Aug 23
24:000%
01:000.8%
02:004.4%
03:004.7%
04:008.2%
05:0048%
06:0078%
07:0072%
08:0031%
09:0033%
10:0027%
11:0034%
12:0042%
13:0051%
14:0093%
15:0093%
16:0060%
17:0066%
18:0066%
19:0012%
20:009.8%
21:009%
22:009.9%
23:007.7%
Mon, Aug 24
24:007.1%
01:008.9%
02:007.5%
03:007.1%
04:005.6%
05:0048%
06:0051%
07:0053%
08:0048%
09:0050%
10:0032%
11:0044%
12:0033%
13:0045%
14:0060%
15:0056%
16:0059%
17:0066%
18:0063%
19:000%
20:000%
21:000%
22:000%
23:000%
Tue, Aug 25
24:000%
01:000%
02:000%
03:000%
04:000%
05:0040%
06:0040%
07:0060%
08:0053%
09:0053%
10:0039%
11:0039%
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
America/Costa_Rica
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 05:28 Sunset 17:50
13:00
994hPa 64% 27% 4% 99% 71% 70° 64% 24134m 2.3m/s 2.9m/s
14:00
994hPa 96% 10% 9% 98% 74% 55° 96% 24135m 2.3m/s 2.7m/s
15:00
993hPa 100% 6% 32% 96% 78% 41° 100% 24135m 2.4m/s 2.3m/s
16:00
994hPa 100% 12% 71% 97% 81% 26° 100% 12391m 2.3m/s 1.7m/s
17:00
994hPa 100% 9% 82% 98% 84% 12° 100% 23367m 1.4m/s 1.1m/s
18:00
995hPa 100% 8% 100% 99% 83% -3° 100% 24134m 1.2m/s 1m/s
19:00
995hPa 100% 5% 100% 82% 86% -17° 100% 24134m 2.5m/s 2.2m/s
20:00
996hPa 100% 5% 100% 66% 90% -32° 100% 24134m 5m/s 3.6m/s
21:00
997hPa 100% 8% 100% 49% 92% -45° 100% 24134m 4m/s 2.8m/s
22:00
997hPa 100% 4% 100% 57% 91% -58° 100% 24134m 1m/s 0.43m/s
23:00
995hPa 100% 0% 92% 64% 91% -67° 100% 24135m 2.7m/s 1.9m/s
Sun, Aug 23 Sunrise 05:28 Sunset 17:49
24:00
994hPa 100% 0% 67% 72% 90% -69° 100% 24135m 3.6m/s 2.4m/s
01:00
993hPa 100% 0% 58% 64% 87% -61° 100% 24135m 3.3m/s 2.3m/s
02:00
993hPa 100% 0% 57% 57% 85% -49° 100% 24134m 2.1m/s 1.4m/s
03:00
993hPa 100% 0% 18% 49% 84% -36° 100% 24134m 1.6m/s 0.52m/s
04:00
994hPa 100% 0% 13% 66% 85% -22° 100% 24134m 1.9m/s 1.3m/s
05:00
994hPa 83% 2% 7% 83% 86% -7.6° 83% 24135m 1.9m/s 1.8m/s
06:00
994hPa 48% 0% 5% 100% 86% 48% 24135m 2.8m/s 2.2m/s
07:00
995hPa 56% 0% 5% 100% 82% 21° 56% 17871m 3.2m/s 2.1m/s
08:00
995hPa 3% 0% 5% 100% 81% 36° 5% 24134m 3.3m/s 2.5m/s
09:00
996hPa 0% 5% 5% 100% 77% 51° 6% 24135m 2.6m/s 2.2m/s
10:00
995hPa 0% 9% 4% 100% 72% 66° 10% 24135m 2.1m/s 2.3m/s
11:00
995hPa 3% 14% 3% 100% 68% 80° 15% 24134m 1.9m/s 2.5m/s
12:00
994hPa 4% 16% 2% 100% 67% 85° 16% 24135m 2m/s 2.7m/s
13:00
993hPa 16% 10% 4% 93% 68% 70° 16% 23357m 2.1m/s 2.8m/s
14:00
993hPa 71% 12% 14% 87% 70% 55° 71% 24134m 1.8m/s 2.5m/s
15:00
992hPa 74% 18% 58% 80% 72% 41° 74% 23325m 1.7m/s 2.3m/s
16:00
993hPa 98% 5% 89% 82% 76% 26° 98% 24134m 2m/s 2m/s
17:00
993hPa 63% 6% 100% 83% 83% 11° 100% 24134m 1.7m/s 1.3m/s
18:00
994hPa 87% 4% 100% 84% 84% -3.1° 100% 24134m 1.3m/s 1.2m/s
19:00
994hPa 70% 2% 100% 69% 84% -18° 100% 24134m 1.6m/s 1.5m/s
20:00
995hPa 36% 1% 94% 53% 84% -32° 94% 24134m 1.2m/s 1.1m/s
21:00
995hPa 8% 2% 68% 38% 85% -45° 68% 24135m 0.83m/s 0.74m/s
22:00
995hPa 4% 9% 62% 47% 86% -58° 62% 24134m 0.91m/s 1m/s
23:00
995hPa 30% 18% 72% 56% 87% -67° 72% 21960m 1.2m/s 1.3m/s
Mon, Aug 24 Sunrise 05:28 Sunset 17:49
24:00
995hPa 50% 3% 37% 65% 86% -69° 52% 7582m 1.4m/s 1.6m/s
01:00
994hPa 100% 0% 5% 64% 87% -61° 100% 23575m 1.4m/s 1.5m/s
02:00
994hPa 100% 2% 5% 63% 87% -49° 100% 16624m 1.2m/s 1.3m/s
03:00
993hPa 100% 5% 5% 62% 87% -36° 100% 9530m 1.3m/s 1.3m/s
04:00
993hPa 72% 0% 5% 74% 86% -22° 72% 24134m 1.3m/s 1.4m/s
05:00
994hPa 98% 0% 12% 87% 85% -7.6° 98% 24134m 1.2m/s 1.4m/s
06:00
995hPa 100% 0% 20% 100% 84% 100% 24134m 1.3m/s 1.5m/s
07:00
995hPa 100% 1% 27% 100% 80% 22° 100% 24134m 1.1m/s 1m/s
08:00
996hPa 100% 1% 42% 100% 75% 36° 100% 24135m 0.43m/s 0.18m/s
09:00
996hPa 100% 2% 52% 100% 72% 51° 100% 24134m 1.1m/s 1.2m/s
10:00
996hPa 100% 4% 16% 100% 72% 66° 100% 13517m 1.3m/s 1.5m/s
11:00
995hPa 100% 12% 12% 100% 73% 80° 100% 13228m 1.7m/s 2m/s
12:00
995hPa 100% 7% 15% 100% 75% 85° 100% 12751m 1.9m/s 2m/s
13:00
994hPa 100% 18% 39% 91% 74% 70° 100% 13343m 1.6m/s 1.5m/s
14:00
993hPa 94% 37% 78% 83% 77% 55° 94% 12224m 1.5m/s 1.4m/s
15:00
993hPa 100% 71% 100% 75% 83% 41° 100% 12529m 1.3m/s 1.1m/s
16:00
993hPa 100% 78% 100% 76% 84% 26° 100% 12654m 0.81m/s 0.5m/s
17:00
994hPa 100% 88% 100% 77% 89% 11° 100% 9747m 1.5m/s 1.5m/s
18:00
994hPa 100% 78% 92% 78% 94% -3.2° 100% 7711m 2.7m/s 2.2m/s
19:00
971hPa 68% 54% 75% 60% 92% -18° 80% 12471m 2.3m/s 2m/s
20:00
947hPa 36% 30% 58% 42% 91% -32° 61% 17232m 1.8m/s 1.8m/s
21:00
923hPa 4% 6% 41% 24% 89% -46° 41% 21992m 1.3m/s 1.5m/s
22:00
924hPa 36% 6% 31% 22% 89% -58° 61% 21823m 1.3m/s 1.6m/s
23:00
924hPa 68% 6% 22% 21% 89% -68° 80% 21654m 1.3m/s 1.6m/s
Tue, Aug 25 Sunrise 05:28 Sunset 17:48
24:00
925hPa 100% 6% 12% 20% 88% -69° 100% 21484m 1.3m/s 1.6m/s
01:00
925hPa 100% 12% 10% 22% 85% -61° 100% 22368m 1.2m/s 1.6m/s
02:00
926hPa 100% 19% 7% 25% 82% -50° 100% 23251m 1.1m/s 1.6m/s
03:00
926hPa 100% 25% 5% 28% 78% -36° 100% 24135m 0.93m/s 1.6m/s
04:00
926hPa 100% 41% 6% 52% 80% -22° 100% 16359m 1.2m/s 1.8m/s
05:00
925hPa 100% 57% 7% 76% 81% -7.6° 100% 8583m 1.5m/s 2m/s
06:00
925hPa 100% 73% 8% 100% 83% 100% 807m 1.7m/s 2.1m/s
07:00
924hPa 100% 70% 17% 100% 84% 22° 100% 701m 1.7m/s 1.9m/s
08:00
924hPa 100% 67% 25% 100% 86% 36° 100% 594m 1.7m/s 1.6m/s
09:00
923hPa 100% 63% 34% 100% 87% 51° 100% 487m 1.6m/s 1.4m/s
10:00
923hPa 100% 54% 38% 100% 90% 66° 100% 737m 1.2m/s 1m/s
11:00
924hPa 100% 44% 43% 100% 93% 80° 100% 987m 0.84m/s 0.63m/s
12:00
924hPa 100% 35% 47% 100% 96% 85° 100% 1237m 0.44m/s 0.25m/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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