Rule Cloudscapes

Cloudscapes Forecast for Rincón de la Vieja, Costa Rica

Liberia, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica

Rincón de la Vieja's mineral-stained mud pots and vents support tight studies of colour and texture. Forest trails then open toward broader volcanic slopes and active fumaroles.

Currently

Real-time conditions

Cloud Drama Score

38%

Cloud Cover53%

Wind Gusts6.6m/s

Precipitation Chance58%

Air Pressure978.8hPa

Upcoming Opportunities

When all conditions match, PhotoWeather marks an opportunity window.

Times shown in America/Costa_Rica

Next opportunity

Dramatic Cloud Drama

Rincón de la Vieja

Tomorrow · 08:00–09:00 · 1h window

Medium confidence

58%

☁️Cloud Drama Score85.4%

Cloud Cover: 29%

Wind Gusts: 6.0m/s

Precipitation Chance: 36%

Air Pressure: 980.7hPa

Striking Cloud Drama

Rincón de la Vieja

Mon, Aug 24 · 15:00–16:00

☁️Cloud Drama Score:79.3%

Medium

Dramatic Cloud Drama

Rincón de la Vieja

Tue, Aug 25 · 15:00–17:00

☁️Cloud Drama Score:90.8%

High

Dramatic Cloud Drama at Sunset

Rincón de la Vieja

Tue, Aug 25 · 17:00–19:00

☁️Cloud Drama Score:100%

High

Dramatic Cloud Drama at Sunrise

Rincón de la Vieja

Thu, Aug 27 · 05:00–06:00

☁️Cloud Drama Score:100%

Medium

Dramatic Cloud Drama

Rincón de la Vieja

Thu, Aug 27 · 06:00–10:00

☁️Cloud Drama Score:88.4-100%

High

Dramatic Cloud Drama at Sunrise

Rincón de la Vieja

Fri, Aug 28 · 05:00–06:00

☁️Cloud Drama Score:87.1%

Medium

+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 Rincón de la Vieja.

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Recorded match history

Completed PhotoWeather forecast matches recorded for this exact rule at Rincón de la Vieja during the last 365 days.

Last 30 days

recorded matching windows · 72% average confidence

Last 90 days

recorded matching windows · 68% average confidence

Last 365 days

recorded matching windows · 68% average confidence

Most frequent recorded start hour

07:00 local time, shared by 11 of 60 matches recorded in the last 365 days.

Most represented month

August, with 31 of 60 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

2matching 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
23:00	12%
Sat, Aug 22
24:00	11%
01:00	11%
02:00	12%
03:00	12%
04:00	14%
05:00	33%
06:00	41%
07:00	55%
08:00	71%
09:00	71%
10:00	30%
11:00	55%
12:00	52%
13:00	51%
14:00	60%
15:00	66%
16:00	47%
17:00	57%
18:00	40%
19:00	13%
20:00	13%
21:00	14%
22:00	14%
23:00	15%
Sun, Aug 23
24:00	15%
01:00	14%
02:00	14%
03:00	12%
04:00	12%
05:00	33%
06:00	35%
07:00	60%
08:00	85%
09:00	57%
10:00	32%
11:00	22%
12:00	23%
13:00	23%
14:00	23%
15:00	23%
16:00	39%
17:00	71%
18:00	53%
19:00	15%
20:00	15%
21:00	14%
22:00	14%
23:00	15%
Mon, Aug 24
24:00	15%
01:00	14%
02:00	7%
03:00	3.4%
04:00	1.7%
05:00	23%
06:00	51%
07:00	47%
08:00	23%
09:00	40%
10:00	22%
11:00	24%
12:00	34%
13:00	64%
14:00	59%
15:00	79%
16:00	51%
17:00	60%
18:00	58%
19:00	0%
20:00	0%
21:00	0%
22:00	0%
23:00	0%
Tue, Aug 25
24:00	0%
01:00	0%
02:00	0%
03:00	0%
04:00	0%
05:00	74%
06:00	73%
07:00	57%
08:00	53%
09:00	53%
10:00	37%
11:00	37%

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 05:32 Sunset 17:56
13:00	979hPa	53%	1%	5%	58%	42%	71°	53%	24134m	6.6m/s	4.4m/s
14:00	978hPa	18%	1%	3%	40%	43%	57°	18%	24134m	6.5m/s	4.7m/s
15:00	978hPa	32%	1%	3%	22%	46%	42°	32%	24135m	6.7m/s	5.2m/s
16:00	978hPa	12%	0%	2%	28%	51%	27°	12%	24134m	6.7m/s	5m/s
17:00	979hPa	61%	0%	2%	33%	58%	13°	61%	24134m	5.7m/s	4.2m/s
18:00 ☾	980hPa	5%	1%	4%	39%	69%	-1.4°	6%	24134m	5.2m/s	3.1m/s
19:00 ☾	980hPa	5%	1%	7%	26%	79%	-16°	8%	24134m	4.3m/s	2.8m/s
20:00 ☾	981hPa	5%	1%	12%	13%	83%	-30°	13%	24134m	3.5m/s	2.6m/s
21:00 ☾	981hPa	5%	2%	7%	0%	86%	-44°	8%	24134m	3.6m/s	2.6m/s
22:00 ☾	982hPa	5%	1%	5%	0%	87%	-56°	5%	24134m	3.4m/s	2.5m/s
23:00 ☾	982hPa	3%	3%	12%	0%	88%	-65°	12%	24135m	3.2m/s	2.5m/s
Sun, Aug 23 Sunrise 05:32 Sunset 17:56
24:00 ☾	981hPa	5%	2%	20%	0%	87%	-68°	20%	24135m	3.1m/s	2.5m/s
01:00 ☾	980hPa	5%	2%	45%	0%	88%	-61°	45%	24135m	3.1m/s	2.4m/s
02:00 ☾	979hPa	5%	3%	8%	0%	88%	-50°	8%	24134m	3.3m/s	2.5m/s
03:00 ☾	979hPa	4%	4%	12%	0%	88%	-37°	12%	24134m	3.8m/s	2.6m/s
04:00 ☾	979hPa	2%	4%	5%	13%	88%	-23°	7%	24134m	3.8m/s	2.5m/s
05:00 ☾	979hPa	2%	5%	5%	26%	89%	-8.5°	8%	21963m	4.5m/s	2.8m/s
06:00	980hPa	4%	10%	4%	39%	87%	6°	12%	21709m	5.8m/s	2.7m/s
07:00	980hPa	5%	16%	0%	38%	74%	20°	18%	21772m	5.8m/s	3.4m/s
08:00	981hPa	12%	20%	3%	36%	66%	35°	29%	24134m	6m/s	3.5m/s
09:00	981hPa	5%	24%	0%	35%	61%	50°	24%	24135m	6.7m/s	3.8m/s
10:00	981hPa	5%	13%	3%	37%	56%	64°	15%	24135m	7.1m/s	4.1m/s
11:00	980hPa	0%	4%	4%	40%	50%	79°	6%	24134m	7.5m/s	4.3m/s
12:00	979hPa	0%	5%	5%	43%	47%	86°	8%	24135m	7.5m/s	4.5m/s
13:00	978hPa	0%	5%	5%	32%	48%	71°	8%	24134m	7.9m/s	5.1m/s
14:00	978hPa	0%	0%	5%	21%	48%	57°	5%	24134m	8.4m/s	5.2m/s
15:00	977hPa	0%	3%	5%	10%	50%	42°	6%	24134m	7.5m/s	4.8m/s
16:00	978hPa	0%	3%	15%	23%	54%	27°	15%	24134m	6.7m/s	4.6m/s
17:00	979hPa	3%	4%	39%	37%	61%	13°	39%	24134m	6.2m/s	4.5m/s
18:00 ☾	979hPa	1%	4%	88%	50%	73%	-1.6°	88%	24134m	6.5m/s	3.7m/s
19:00 ☾	980hPa	1%	1%	97%	50%	78%	-16°	97%	24134m	7.2m/s	3.3m/s
20:00 ☾	980hPa	0%	1%	87%	50%	79%	-30°	87%	24134m	6.8m/s	2.9m/s
21:00 ☾	980hPa	14%	2%	58%	50%	80%	-44°	58%	24135m	7m/s	3m/s
22:00 ☾	981hPa	100%	6%	42%	50%	83%	-56°	100%	24134m	4.5m/s	2.5m/s
23:00 ☾	981hPa	98%	13%	79%	50%	85%	-66°	98%	21778m	4m/s	2.3m/s
Mon, Aug 24 Sunrise 05:32 Sunset 17:55
24:00 ☾	981hPa	89%	13%	18%	50%	84%	-68°	89%	21674m	4m/s	2.2m/s
01:00 ☾	980hPa	76%	14%	5%	33%	88%	-61°	76%	21697m	3.2m/s	1.9m/s
02:00 ☾	979hPa	100%	15%	4%	17%	89%	-50°	100%	21696m	3m/s	1.8m/s
03:00 ☾	979hPa	100%	9%	1%	0%	90%	-37°	100%	22818m	2.8m/s	1.8m/s
04:00 ☾	979hPa	100%	9%	1%	19%	90%	-23°	100%	21914m	3.1m/s	2m/s
05:00 ☾	980hPa	100%	7%	1%	37%	89%	-8.6°	100%	24134m	3.9m/s	2.4m/s
06:00	980hPa	100%	6%	16%	56%	85%	6°	100%	24134m	5.3m/s	2.3m/s
07:00	980hPa	100%	4%	19%	65%	73%	20°	100%	21949m	5.1m/s	2.9m/s
08:00	981hPa	100%	4%	4%	74%	63%	35°	100%	24135m	5.3m/s	3m/s
09:00	981hPa	100%	11%	6%	84%	57%	50°	100%	21714m	5.5m/s	3.2m/s
10:00	981hPa	93%	7%	3%	87%	52%	64°	93%	21683m	5.9m/s	3.4m/s
11:00	980hPa	100%	10%	9%	91%	49%	79°	100%	21657m	6.8m/s	4m/s
12:00	980hPa	100%	10%	8%	95%	48%	86°	100%	21700m	6.9m/s	4.6m/s
13:00	979hPa	74%	11%	16%	83%	48%	71°	74%	24134m	6.6m/s	4.9m/s
14:00	978hPa	78%	19%	51%	71%	49%	57°	86%	24134m	6.6m/s	5.4m/s
15:00	978hPa	73%	31%	72%	59%	59%	42°	79%	24134m	6.1m/s	5.3m/s
16:00	978hPa	94%	54%	79%	51%	71%	27°	99%	21768m	6.5m/s	4.6m/s
17:00	979hPa	100%	98%	100%	44%	77%	13°	100%	21653m	7m/s	4m/s
18:00 ☾	980hPa	100%	99%	100%	36%	82%	-1.7°	100%	21675m	7m/s	3.3m/s
19:00 ☾	987hPa	68%	66%	87%	57%	81%	-16°	87%	22495m	6.3m/s	2.9m/s
20:00 ☾	995hPa	37%	33%	74%	79%	80%	-30°	74%	23315m	5.6m/s	2.4m/s
21:00 ☾	1002hPa	5%	0%	62%	100%	79%	-44°	62%	24135m	4.8m/s	2m/s
22:00 ☾	1002hPa	21%	0%	43%	100%	80%	-56°	58%	24135m	4.5m/s	1.9m/s
23:00 ☾	1003hPa	37%	0%	24%	100%	81%	-66°	55%	24135m	4.1m/s	1.7m/s
Tue, Aug 25 Sunrise 05:32 Sunset 17:54
24:00 ☾	1003hPa	52%	0%	5%	100%	82%	-68°	52%	24135m	3.7m/s	1.6m/s
01:00 ☾	1004hPa	37%	1%	34%	67%	71%	-61°	66%	24135m	4.6m/s	2.6m/s
02:00 ☾	1004hPa	21%	2%	63%	33%	61%	-50°	79%	24135m	5.5m/s	3.5m/s
03:00 ☾	1004hPa	6%	3%	92%	0%	50%	-37°	92%	24135m	6.4m/s	4.5m/s
04:00 ☾	1003hPa	20%	35%	84%	16%	49%	-23°	95%	23848m	5.6m/s	3.6m/s
05:00 ☾	1003hPa	35%	67%	75%	31%	49%	-8.6°	97%	23560m	4.8m/s	2.8m/s
06:00	1002hPa	50%	100%	67%	47%	48%	6°	100%	23273m	4m/s	2m/s
07:00	1002hPa	61%	99%	53%	59%	60%	20°	99%	21236m	4.4m/s	2.2m/s
08:00	1001hPa	73%	98%	40%	72%	71%	35°	98%	19199m	4.8m/s	2.4m/s
09:00	1001hPa	85%	97%	26%	84%	83%	50°	98%	17162m	5.1m/s	2.6m/s
10:00	1001hPa	90%	72%	30%	87%	83%	65°	98%	19486m	4.1m/s	2.4m/s
11:00	1002hPa	95%	48%	34%	91%	83%	79°	99%	21810m	3.1m/s	2.2m/s
12:00	1002hPa	100%	24%	39%	94%	83%	86°	100%	24135m	2m/s	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, 6:57 PM UTC

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