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Tamarindo - Fog Hunter - Costa Rica

Nicoya, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica

Thick, moody fog for atmospheric forest and landscape shots

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Rule requirements (key thresholds)
Fog Probability · ≥ 60.0%

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Most common blockers (next 72 hours)
Fog Probability 100% failing

Currently

Real-time conditions
Fog Probability
0%
Dewpoint Spread23.0°C
Visibility24134 (Clear)
Relative Humidity26%
Wind Speed4.4m/s (calm conditions)

Upcoming Opportunities

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Times shown in America/Costa_Rica

No opportunities in the next 10 days

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What this forecast looks for

Plain-language explanation from the rule

This forecast predicts when cloud forest conditions and valley fog create atmospheric scenes across Costa Rica's diverse elevations and microclimates. We track elevation-specific humidity, temperature differentials, and wind patterns to identify when fog and mist transform rainforest, cloud forest, and volcanic landscapes.

Costa Rica's dramatic topography creates numerous fog microclimates—from Monteverde's perpetual cloud forest mist to volcanic valley inversions to Caribbean coastal morning fog. The collision of Pacific and Caribbean weather systems over mountainous terrain produces exceptional fog photography opportunities year-round, with green season (May-November) bringing the most dramatic conditions.

What makes Costa Rica fog photography special:

  • Cloud forest immersion - Monteverde's permanent fog layer supports epiphyte-draped forests where mist is the defining feature, not occasional visitor
  • Volcanic valley fog - Arenal and Turrialba valleys fill with morning fog while volcanic peaks emerge above inversion layers
  • Microclimate transitions - Experience multiple fog types in single day—cloud forest, valley fog, coastal mist across short distances
  • Jungle emergence - Rainforest canopy trees and cecropia emerging from morning fog layers create layered atmospheric compositions

Monteverde cloud forest reserve exists because of fog—the persistent cloud layer that supports one of Earth's most biodiverse ecosystems. Here, photography captures fog as environment, with epiphytes, bromeliads, and moss-draped trees emerging from perpetual mist. The suspended bridges offer unique elevated perspectives into the fog layer. From La Fortuna, Arenal Volcano's perfect cone rises above valley fog on calm mornings, especially during green season. Turrialba Valley experiences similar inversions with the active volcano emerging above fog pools. Rincón de la Vieja's volcanic slopes create altitude-based fog layers with fumaroles adding volcanic steam to natural mist. Best conditions occur during green season when humidity is highest—arrive early as valley fog often dissipates by 8-9 AM.

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72-hour requirements breakdown

What passed or failed, hour by hour
0matching hours in the next 95 hours
AND logic: all conditions required
Meets requirement
Misses requirement
Time
America/Costa_Rica
Fog Probability
≥ 60.0%
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How to read: colored cells show whether each predicate requirement is met; highlighted rows mean the full rule matched (an opportunity).

What does Fog Probability 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
Clear Sky Probability (Ensemble)
%
Dew Point
°C
Rainfall
mm
Relative Humidity
%
Snowfall
cm
Solar Elevation
°
Temperature
°C
Total Precipitation
mm
Vapor Pressure Deficit
kPa
Visibility
m
Wind Gusts
m/s
Wind Speed
m/s
Tue, Apr 21 Sunrise 05:28 Sunset 17:52
13:00
78% 15°C 0mm 26% 0cm 70° 38°C 0mm 4.8kPa 24134m 4.5m/s 4.4m/s
14:00
60% 15°C 0mm 27% 0cm 56° 38°C 0mm 4.7kPa 24134m 3.7m/s 1.4m/s
15:00
42% 19°C 0mm 41% 0cm 41° 34°C 0.13mm 3kPa 24078m 4.5m/s 4m/s
16:00
40% 20°C 0mm 54% 0cm 26° 31°C 0.69mm 2kPa 12514m 4.5m/s 4m/s
17:00
37% 21°C 0mm 57% 0cm 12° 30°C 1.1mm 1.8kPa 24135m 3.9m/s 3.4m/s
18:00 ☾
35% 21°C 0mm 58% 0cm -2.5° 30°C 1.5mm 1.8kPa 24078m 2.7m/s 1.9m/s
19:00 ☾
37% 21°C 0mm 60% 0cm -17° 30°C 0.13mm 1.7kPa 24135m 2.2m/s 0.29m/s
20:00 ☾
40% 21°C 0mm 64% 0cm -31° 28°C 0.25mm 1.4kPa 24134m 2.7m/s 1.6m/s
21:00 ☾
42% 20°C 0mm 64% 0cm -44° 28°C 0.25mm 1.4kPa 24135m 7.3m/s 3.9m/s
22:00 ☾
37% 20°C 0mm 65% 0cm -57° 27°C 0.25mm 1.2kPa 24134m 7m/s 3.3m/s
23:00 ☾
33% 20°C 0mm 70% 0cm -66° 26°C 0.25mm 1kPa 24135m 5.8m/s 2.5m/s
Wed, Apr 22 Sunrise 05:28 Sunset 17:52
24:00 ☾
28% 20°C 0mm 74% 0cm -67° 25°C 0.25mm 0.81kPa 24134m 4.2m/s 1.8m/s
01:00 ☾
26% 20°C 0mm 78% 0cm -60° 24°C 0mm 0.68kPa 24134m 2.7m/s 1.2m/s
02:00 ☾
25% 20°C 0mm 80% 0cm -49° 24°C 0mm 0.61kPa 24134m 0.7m/s 0.55m/s
03:00 ☾
23% 20°C 0mm 80% 0cm -36° 24°C 0mm 0.58kPa 24135m 0.6m/s 0.47m/s
04:00 ☾
24% 20°C 0mm 80% 0cm -22° 24°C 0mm 0.57kPa 24134m 0.52m/s 0.51m/s
05:00 ☾
26% 20°C 0mm 81% 0cm -7.5° 24°C 0mm 0.56kPa 24134m 1m/s 1m/s
06:00
27% 20°C 0mm 77% 0cm 7° 24°C 0mm 0.68kPa 24135m 1.3m/s 0.94m/s
07:00
34% 20°C 0mm 66% 0cm 21° 26°C 0mm 1.1kPa 24135m 2.7m/s 1.8m/s
08:00
41% 19°C 0mm 55% 0cm 36° 29°C 0mm 1.8kPa 24135m 4.9m/s 2.9m/s
09:00
48% 18°C 0mm 46% 0cm 51° 31°C 0mm 2.5kPa 24135m 5.5m/s 3.7m/s
10:00
44% 17°C 0mm 38% 0cm 65° 34°C 0mm 3.2kPa 24135m 5.3m/s 3.7m/s
11:00
39% 16°C 0mm 32% 0cm 80° 35°C 0mm 3.9kPa 24134m 4.7m/s 3.8m/s
12:00
35% 16°C 0mm 29% 0cm 85° 37°C 0mm 4.4kPa 24134m 4m/s 3.5m/s
13:00
25% 16°C 0mm 32% 0cm 70° 35°C 0.13mm 3.9kPa 24134m 4.2m/s 2.9m/s
14:00
15% 20°C 0mm 51% 0cm 56° 31°C 0.44mm 2.2kPa 11183m 6.1m/s 5.6m/s
15:00
5% 20°C 0mm 58% 0cm 41° 30°C 1.5mm 1.7kPa 24074m 5.1m/s 4.4m/s
16:00
6% 20°C 0mm 56% 0cm 26° 30°C 1.8mm 1.9kPa 24135m 3.1m/s 3.1m/s
17:00
6% 20°C 0mm 56% 0cm 12° 30°C 1.8mm 1.9kPa 24135m 2.5m/s 3.1m/s
18:00 ☾
7% 21°C 0mm 63% 0cm -2.4° 29°C 2mm 1.4kPa 22727m 2.9m/s 2.4m/s
19:00 ☾
8% 21°C 0mm 68% 0cm -17° 28°C 0.13mm 1.2kPa 24135m 3.5m/s 2.6m/s
20:00 ☾
10% 22°C 0mm 72% 0cm -31° 27°C 0.13mm 1kPa 24135m 2.8m/s 2.1m/s
21:00 ☾
11% 22°C 0mm 74% 0cm -44° 27°C 0.13mm 0.9kPa 24135m 3.1m/s 2.1m/s
22:00 ☾
10% 22°C 0mm 76% 0cm -56° 26°C 0.13mm 0.8kPa 24135m 1.9m/s 1.7m/s
23:00 ☾
8% 22°C 0mm 78% 0cm -65° 26°C 0.13mm 0.73kPa 24135m 1.3m/s 1.2m/s
Thu, Apr 23 Sunrise 05:27 Sunset 17:52
24:00 ☾
7% 22°C 0.01mm 80% 0cm -67° 25°C 0.5mm 0.65kPa 24135m 1m/s 0.95m/s
01:00 ☾
9% 22°C 0mm 83% 0cm -60° 25°C 1.4mm 0.53kPa 24074m 0.71m/s 0.69m/s
02:00 ☾
12% 21°C 0mm 83% 0cm -48° 24°C 2.3mm 0.52kPa 24134m 0.53m/s 0.51m/s
03:00 ☾
14% 21°C 0mm 83% 0cm -35° 24°C 2.4mm 0.51kPa 16315m 0.21m/s 0.15m/s
04:00 ☾
11% 21°C 0mm 84% 0cm -22° 24°C 2.6mm 0.5kPa 24135m 0.41m/s 0.45m/s
05:00 ☾
8% 21°C 0mm 84% 0cm -7.4° 24°C 2.6mm 0.5kPa 24135m 0.63m/s 0.57m/s
06:00
5% 21°C 0mm 80% 0cm 7.1° 25°C 2.8mm 0.6kPa 24081m 0.7m/s 0.57m/s
07:00
5% 21°C 0mm 74% 0cm 22° 26°C 0.19mm 0.87kPa 24080m 1.1m/s 1.1m/s
08:00
6% 21°C 0mm 66% 0cm 36° 28°C 0.31mm 1.3kPa 24135m 1.5m/s 1.4m/s
09:00
6% 20°C 0mm 57% 0cm 51° 30°C 0.31mm 1.8kPa 24134m 1.2m/s 1.2m/s
10:00
6% 19°C 0mm 47% 0cm 65° 32°C 0.38mm 2.5kPa 24135m 1.3m/s 1.2m/s
11:00
7% 18°C 0mm 40% 0cm 80° 34°C 0.38mm 3.1kPa 24086m 1.4m/s 1.1m/s
12:00
7% 17°C 0mm 34% 0cm 84° 35°C 0.5mm 3.8kPa 24087m 1.2m/s 0.35m/s
13:00
6% 18°C 0mm 37% 0cm 70° 35°C 0.06mm 3.5kPa 24134m 3.5m/s 4.1m/s
14:00
5% 20°C 0mm 47% 0cm 56° 32°C 0.06mm 2.6kPa 24134m 3.5m/s 5.6m/s
15:00
4% 20°C 0mm 48% 0cm 41° 32°C 0.06mm 2.5kPa 24079m 2.5m/s 3.8m/s
16:00
3% 21°C 0.33mm 58% 0cm 26° 30°C 1.9mm 1.7kPa 3470m 1.6m/s 1m/s
17:00
3% 22°C 0.63mm 72% 0cm 12° 27°C 5.5mm 0.99kPa 3560m 1.5m/s 1.4m/s
18:00 ☾
2% 22°C 2.6mm 79% 0cm -2.4° 26°C 9.8mm 0.71kPa 4211m 1.3m/s 1.3m/s
19:00 ☾
3% 22°C 1.8mm 82% 0cm -17° 25°C 7.4mm 0.58kPa 5159m 1.2m/s 1.2m/s
20:00 ☾
5% 21°C 0.88mm 85% 0cm -31° 24°C 5mm 0.46kPa 6107m 1.1m/s 1m/s
21:00 ☾
6% 21°C 0mm 88% 0cm -44° 23°C 2.6mm 0.35kPa 7055m 1m/s 0.84m/s
22:00 ☾
5% 21°C 0.12mm 88% 0cm -56° 23°C 3.5mm 0.36kPa 9495m 0.79m/s 0.68m/s
23:00 ☾
4% 21°C 0.23mm 87% 0cm -65° 24°C 4.4mm 0.37kPa 11936m 0.56m/s 0.52m/s
Fri, Apr 24 Sunrise 05:27 Sunset 17:52
24:00 ☾
3% 21°C 0.35mm 87% 0cm -66° 24°C 5.3mm 0.38kPa 14377m 0.33m/s 0.36m/s
01:00 ☾
10% 21°C 0.24mm 79% 0cm -60° 25°C 3.9mm 0.68kPa 17630m 0.74m/s 0.74m/s
02:00 ☾
16% 21°C 0.12mm 70% 0cm -48° 27°C 2.5mm 1kPa 20882m 1.2m/s 1.1m/s
03:00 ☾
23% 20°C 0.01mm 62% 0cm -35° 28°C 1.1mm 1.4kPa 24135m 1.6m/s 1.5m/s
04:00 ☾
22% 20°C 0.06mm 61% 0cm -21° 28°C 1.6mm 1.5kPa 21364m 1.8m/s 1.9m/s
05:00 ☾
21% 20°C 0.12mm 61% 0cm -7.2° 29°C 2mm 1.5kPa 18593m 2.1m/s 2.3m/s
06:00
20% 20°C 0.17mm 60% 0cm 7.2° 29°C 2.4mm 1.6kPa 15822m 2.3m/s 2.7m/s
07:00
21% 20°C 0.11mm 59% 0cm 22° 29°C 1.8mm 1.6kPa 17087m 2.6m/s 2.9m/s
08:00
21% 20°C 0.06mm 59% 0cm 36° 29°C 1.1mm 1.6kPa 18352m 2.8m/s 3m/s
09:00
22% 20°C 0mm 58% 0cm 51° 29°C 0.38mm 1.7kPa 19616m 3m/s 3.2m/s
10:00
19% 20°C 0.02mm 63% 0cm 65° 28°C 0.48mm 1.4kPa 21123m 2.8m/s 2.7m/s
11:00
16% 20°C 0.04mm 67% 0cm 80° 27°C 0.58mm 1.1kPa 22629m 2.5m/s 2.1m/s
12:00
13% 20°C 0.06mm 72% 0cm 84° 26°C 0.69mm 0.93kPa 24135m 2.3m/s 1.6m/s
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