Rule Cloudscapes

Cloudscapes Forecast for Tamarindo, Costa Rica

Nicoya, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica

The composition combines Tamarindo's broad beach with wet-sand reflections, using surfers, estuary curves or exposed rocks as scale against the Pacific horizon.

Currently

Real-time conditions

Cloud Drama Score

28%

Cloud Cover95%

Wind Gusts5.7m/s

Precipitation Chance82%

Air Pressure990.9hPa

Upcoming Opportunities

When all conditions match, PhotoWeather marks an opportunity window.

Times shown in America/Costa_Rica

Next opportunity

Striking Cloud Drama at Sunset

Tamarindo

Today · 17:00–19:00 · 2h window

Medium confidence

53%

☁️Cloud Drama Score79.5-83.9%

Cloud Cover: 70%

Wind Gusts: 9.0m/s

Precipitation Chance: 68%

Air Pressure: 992.2hPa

Striking Cloud Drama

Tamarindo

Tomorrow · 08:00–09:00

☁️Cloud Drama Score:76.2%

Medium

Dramatic Cloud Drama

Tamarindo

Tomorrow · 14:00–17:00

☁️Cloud Drama Score:91.3-96.6%

High

Dramatic Cloud Drama at Sunset

Tamarindo

Tomorrow · 17:00–19:00

☁️Cloud Drama Score:100%

High

Dramatic Cloud Drama

Tamarindo

Tue, Aug 25 · 14:00–17:00

☁️Cloud Drama Score:79.4-98.9%

Medium

Dramatic Cloud Drama at Sunset

Tamarindo

Tue, Aug 25 · 17:00–18:00

☁️Cloud Drama Score:96.2%

Medium

Dramatic Cloud Drama at Sunrise

Tamarindo

Wed, Aug 26 · 05:00–06:00

☁️Cloud Drama Score:85.8%

Medium

+6 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 Tamarindo.

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Recorded match history

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

Last 30 days

recorded matching windows · 68% average confidence

Last 90 days

recorded matching windows · 67% average confidence

Last 365 days

recorded matching windows · 66% average confidence

Most frequent recorded start hour

17:00 local time, shared by 15 of 64 matches recorded in the last 365 days.

Most represented month

August, with 32 of 64 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

11matching 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	13%
Sat, Aug 22
24:00	15%
01:00	11%
02:00	13%
03:00	10%
04:00	11%
05:00	31%
06:00	31%
07:00	56%
08:00	92%
09:00	94%
10:00	77%
11:00	67%
12:00	58%
13:00	36%
14:00	50%
15:00	63%
16:00	59%
17:00	80%
18:00	84%
19:00	15%
20:00	15%
21:00	15%
22:00	15%
23:00	15%
Sun, Aug 23
24:00	15%
01:00	15%
02:00	15%
03:00	15%
04:00	15%
05:00	29%
06:00	39%
07:00	43%
08:00	76%
09:00	60%
10:00	31%
11:00	45%
12:00	51%
13:00	58%
14:00	97%
15:00	91%
16:00	93%
17:00	100%
18:00	100%
19:00	15%
20:00	15%
21:00	13%
22:00	12%
23:00	13%
Mon, Aug 24
24:00	12%
01:00	14%
02:00	5.8%
03:00	3.9%
04:00	0.4%
05:00	20%
06:00	22%
07:00	23%
08:00	39%
09:00	53%
10:00	43%
11:00	43%
12:00	44%
13:00	45%
14:00	57%
15:00	53%
16:00	53%
17:00	61%
18:00	63%
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	57%
06:00	38%
07:00	57%
08:00	53%
09:00	47%
10:00	48%
11:00	67%

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	991hPa	95%	82%	5%	82%	41%	71°	95%	24074m	5.7m/s	5.1m/s
14:00	990hPa	88%	88%	4%	64%	48%	57°	92%	24129m	4.7m/s	2.7m/s
15:00	991hPa	49%	100%	3%	46%	56%	42°	100%	24132m	4.4m/s	0.99m/s
16:00	991hPa	51%	97%	4%	53%	61%	27°	97%	24134m	6m/s	1.7m/s
17:00	991hPa	71%	55%	3%	61%	62%	13°	71%	24134m	8m/s	3.1m/s
18:00 ☾	992hPa	70%	58%	5%	68%	64%	-1.5°	70%	24134m	9m/s	5.1m/s
19:00 ☾	993hPa	40%	57%	5%	59%	71%	-16°	57%	24134m	7.2m/s	3.7m/s
20:00 ☾	993hPa	9%	48%	5%	49%	75%	-30°	48%	24134m	5.4m/s	2.6m/s
21:00 ☾	994hPa	8%	38%	5%	39%	78%	-44°	38%	24134m	4.3m/s	2.2m/s
22:00 ☾	995hPa	29%	23%	5%	34%	81%	-56°	31%	24134m	3.4m/s	1.6m/s
23:00 ☾	994hPa	34%	14%	5%	30%	84%	-66°	34%	24135m	0.91m/s	0.96m/s
Sun, Aug 23 Sunrise 05:32 Sunset 17:55
24:00 ☾	994hPa	35%	8%	5%	26%	85%	-68°	35%	24135m	1.1m/s	1.1m/s
01:00 ☾	993hPa	42%	0%	31%	17%	88%	-61°	58%	24135m	1.4m/s	1.3m/s
02:00 ☾	992hPa	72%	0%	38%	9%	89%	-50°	72%	24134m	0.93m/s	0.71m/s
03:00 ☾	992hPa	20%	0%	64%	0%	88%	-37°	64%	24134m	0.92m/s	0.77m/s
04:00 ☾	992hPa	5%	0%	5%	17%	89%	-23°	5%	24134m	1m/s	0.7m/s
05:00 ☾	992hPa	5%	0%	4%	35%	90%	-8.7°	5%	24135m	1.6m/s	1.5m/s
06:00	993hPa	5%	0%	0%	52%	88%	5.9°	5%	24135m	5.7m/s	1.5m/s
07:00	993hPa	5%	0%	1%	67%	76%	20°	5%	24135m	11m/s	5.1m/s
08:00	993hPa	11%	19%	3%	81%	63%	35°	19%	24134m	10m/s	7.2m/s
09:00	993hPa	4%	20%	5%	95%	55%	50°	20%	24135m	9.5m/s	7.5m/s
10:00	993hPa	5%	5%	5%	96%	49%	64°	8%	24135m	9.4m/s	7.5m/s
11:00	992hPa	4%	22%	5%	97%	45%	79°	22%	24134m	9.3m/s	7m/s
12:00	991hPa	5%	45%	5%	98%	42%	86°	45%	24080m	8.9m/s	6.9m/s
13:00	990hPa	5%	71%	3%	70%	41%	71°	71%	24134m	8.6m/s	7.3m/s
14:00	990hPa	37%	67%	2%	42%	45%	57°	67%	24079m	8.3m/s	8.4m/s
15:00	989hPa	30%	50%	2%	15%	47%	42°	50%	24074m	8.4m/s	8m/s
16:00	990hPa	34%	50%	2%	26%	48%	27°	51%	24134m	8.5m/s	8.1m/s
17:00	991hPa	46%	39%	5%	38%	53%	13°	46%	24126m	9.6m/s	8.1m/s
18:00 ☾	992hPa	53%	17%	14%	50%	63%	-1.6°	53%	24134m	11m/s	7.8m/s
19:00 ☾	992hPa	4%	0%	22%	41%	71%	-16°	22%	24134m	12m/s	6.7m/s
20:00 ☾	993hPa	5%	1%	13%	31%	72%	-30°	13%	24134m	11m/s	5.5m/s
21:00 ☾	993hPa	8%	0%	18%	22%	74%	-44°	18%	24135m	9.7m/s	4.6m/s
22:00 ☾	994hPa	10%	0%	6%	22%	78%	-56°	10%	24134m	8.2m/s	3.6m/s
23:00 ☾	994hPa	8%	0%	5%	22%	81%	-66°	8%	24134m	7.8m/s	2.9m/s
Mon, Aug 24 Sunrise 05:32 Sunset 17:55
24:00 ☾	993hPa	5%	0%	5%	22%	84%	-68°	5%	24134m	5.8m/s	1.9m/s
01:00 ☾	993hPa	50%	0%	5%	31%	87%	-62°	50%	24134m	2.8m/s	1.4m/s
02:00 ☾	992hPa	39%	0%	5%	41%	90%	-50°	39%	24135m	2.7m/s	1.4m/s
03:00 ☾	992hPa	100%	0%	4%	50%	92%	-37°	100%	24135m	3.8m/s	1.2m/s
04:00 ☾	992hPa	100%	11%	4%	46%	92%	-23°	100%	24134m	1.1m/s	1m/s
05:00 ☾	992hPa	100%	8%	5%	41%	92%	-8.7°	100%	24134m	2.4m/s	1.2m/s
06:00	993hPa	100%	2%	1%	37%	88%	5.9°	100%	24134m	8.1m/s	1.4m/s
07:00	993hPa	100%	0%	3%	57%	76%	20°	100%	24134m	8m/s	3.2m/s
08:00	994hPa	100%	25%	4%	76%	66%	35°	100%	24135m	6.8m/s	4.8m/s
09:00	994hPa	98%	22%	50%	96%	56%	50°	98%	24134m	6.6m/s	5.5m/s
10:00	993hPa	100%	14%	81%	97%	50%	64°	100%	24135m	6.1m/s	5.4m/s
11:00	993hPa	98%	12%	79%	98%	46%	79°	98%	24134m	5.7m/s	5.2m/s
12:00	992hPa	98%	43%	75%	99%	45%	86°	98%	24135m	4.7m/s	4.8m/s
13:00	991hPa	83%	77%	68%	88%	46%	71°	99%	24134m	4.2m/s	4.7m/s
14:00	991hPa	99%	50%	87%	76%	49%	57°	99%	24076m	4.4m/s	4.5m/s
15:00	990hPa	100%	23%	98%	65%	53%	42°	100%	24081m	5m/s	4.6m/s
16:00	991hPa	100%	50%	95%	63%	56%	27°	100%	24084m	5.2m/s	5.3m/s
17:00	992hPa	100%	40%	100%	62%	66%	13°	100%	24134m	8.2m/s	5.3m/s
18:00 ☾	993hPa	100%	23%	100%	60%	86%	-1.8°	100%	5984m	10m/s	4.2m/s
19:00 ☾	988hPa	87%	17%	99%	74%	88%	-16°	100%	12034m	7.4m/s	3.2m/s
20:00 ☾	984hPa	74%	11%	99%	87%	90%	-30°	100%	18084m	4.5m/s	2.2m/s
21:00 ☾	979hPa	61%	5%	98%	100%	93%	-44°	100%	24135m	1.6m/s	1.3m/s
22:00 ☾	980hPa	61%	4%	92%	100%	92%	-57°	97%	24135m	1.9m/s	1.4m/s
23:00 ☾	980hPa	61%	3%	87%	100%	92%	-66°	95%	24135m	2.2m/s	1.5m/s
Tue, Aug 25 Sunrise 05:32 Sunset 17:54
24:00 ☾	981hPa	61%	2%	81%	100%	92%	-69°	92%	24135m	2.5m/s	1.7m/s
01:00 ☾	981hPa	72%	2%	65%	83%	85%	-62°	93%	24135m	2m/s	1.5m/s
02:00 ☾	982hPa	83%	1%	49%	67%	78%	-50°	94%	24135m	1.5m/s	1.2m/s
03:00 ☾	982hPa	94%	0%	32%	50%	70%	-37°	94%	24135m	0.93m/s	1m/s
04:00 ☾	982hPa	96%	10%	23%	51%	70%	-23°	96%	21795m	1.1m/s	1.4m/s
05:00 ☾	981hPa	98%	20%	14%	52%	70%	-8.7°	98%	19455m	1.3m/s	1.8m/s
06:00	981hPa	100%	30%	5%	53%	69%	5.9°	100%	17116m	1.4m/s	2.2m/s
07:00	980hPa	98%	21%	18%	68%	73%	20°	98%	14385m	1.6m/s	2m/s
08:00	980hPa	96%	12%	32%	83%	77%	35°	96%	11655m	1.8m/s	1.8m/s
09:00	979hPa	94%	3%	45%	98%	81%	50°	94%	8925m	2m/s	1.6m/s
10:00	979hPa	75%	19%	40%	99%	84%	64°	81%	8851m	1.7m/s	1.4m/s
11:00	980hPa	56%	35%	36%	99%	86%	79°	67%	8777m	1.3m/s	1.1m/s
12:00	980hPa	37%	51%	31%	100%	89%	86°	54%	8703m	0.94m/s	0.83m/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, 6:57 PM UTC

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