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Cloudscapes Forecast for Tortuguero, Costa Rica

Puerto Limón, Limón Province, Costa Rica

A low view along Tortuguero's canals mirrors palms and buttressed trees, with open water separating boats, birds or reptiles from the reflections.

Currently

Real-time conditions
Cloud Cover9%
Wind Gusts2.2m/s
Precipitation Chance99%
Air Pressure1006.9hPa

Upcoming Opportunities

When all conditions match, PhotoWeather marks an opportunity window.

Times shown in America/Costa_Rica
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Next opportunity
Dramatic Cloud Drama
Tortuguero
Today · 15:00–16:00 · 1h window
High confidence
84%
☁️Cloud Drama Score95.2%
Cloud Cover: 50%
Wind Gusts: 2.8m/s
Precipitation Chance: 99%
Air Pressure: 1005.9hPa
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Dramatic Cloud Drama
Tortuguero
Tomorrow · 07:00–10:00
☁️Cloud Drama Score:75.6-100%
Medium
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Dramatic Cloud Drama
Tortuguero
Mon, Aug 24 · 07:00–08:00
☁️Cloud Drama Score:100%
High
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Dramatic Cloud Drama at Sunrise
Tortuguero
Tue, Aug 25 · 05:00–06:00
☁️Cloud Drama Score:85.8%
Medium
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Striking Cloud Drama
Tortuguero
Tue, Aug 25 · 08:00–10:00
☁️Cloud Drama Score:75.9%
Low
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Dramatic Cloud Drama at Sunrise
Tortuguero
Thu, Aug 27 · 05:00–06:00
☁️Cloud Drama Score:100%
Medium
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Dramatic Cloud Drama
Tortuguero
Thu, Aug 27 · 06:00–09:00
☁️Cloud Drama Score:78.2-96.2%
Medium
+2 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 Tortuguero.

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Recorded match history

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

Last 30 days
33
recorded matching windows · 69% average confidence
Last 90 days
41
recorded matching windows · 68% average confidence
Last 365 days
50
recorded matching windows · 66% average confidence
Most frequent recorded start hour

07:00 local time, shared by 13 of 50 matches recorded in the last 365 days.

Most represented month

August, with 26 of 50 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
23:0015%
Sat, Aug 22
24:0015%
01:0013%
02:0013%
03:0015%
04:0015%
05:0074%
06:0066%
07:00100%
08:0080%
09:00100%
10:0075%
11:0044%
12:0043%
13:0031%
14:0049%
15:0095%
16:0053%
17:0057%
18:0052%
19:000.3%
20:000.5%
21:001.7%
22:001.1%
23:006.5%
Sun, Aug 23
24:004.9%
01:0014%
02:0012%
03:009.6%
04:007.9%
05:0070%
06:0050%
07:00100%
08:0076%
09:0084%
10:0072%
11:0066%
12:0046%
13:0023%
14:0048%
15:0057%
16:0054%
17:0051%
18:0048%
19:000.9%
20:001.9%
21:002.1%
22:003%
23:006.5%
Mon, Aug 24
24:005.9%
01:006.1%
02:0011%
03:0013%
04:008%
05:0063%
06:0065%
07:00100%
08:0055%
09:0053%
10:0046%
11:0044%
12:0054%
13:0052%
14:0070%
15:0066%
16:0058%
17:0058%
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%
05:0086%
06:0070%
07:0070%
08:0076%
09:0076%
10:0065%
11:0062%
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 05:23 Sunset 17:46
13:00
1007hPa 8% 3% 7% 99% 72% 69° 9% 24134m 2.2m/s 2.2m/s
14:00
1006hPa 12% 4% 8% 99% 71% 54° 12% 24135m 2.6m/s 2.8m/s
15:00
1006hPa 50% 10% 25% 99% 72% 40° 50% 24135m 2.8m/s 3.1m/s
16:00
1006hPa 98% 2% 17% 99% 75% 25° 98% 24134m 3.2m/s 3.1m/s
17:00
1007hPa 90% 0% 22% 99% 80% 11° 90% 19260m 3.1m/s 2.5m/s
18:00
1007hPa 92% 0% 19% 100% 82% -4° 92% 11006m 2.5m/s 1.9m/s
19:00
1008hPa 100% 0% 21% 98% 83% -18° 100% 24134m 2.1m/s 1.7m/s
20:00
1008hPa 100% 0% 40% 96% 83% -32° 100% 24134m 2.8m/s 2m/s
21:00
1008hPa 100% 0% 68% 95% 83% -46° 100% 24134m 3.1m/s 2.1m/s
22:00
1009hPa 99% 0% 63% 96% 84% -58° 99% 24134m 2.9m/s 2.1m/s
23:00
1008hPa 100% 1% 64% 98% 86% -67° 100% 24135m 3.1m/s 2.5m/s
Sun, Aug 23 Sunrise 05:23 Sunset 17:45
24:00
1007hPa 100% 1% 33% 99% 87% -68° 100% 24135m 3.8m/s 3.1m/s
01:00
1007hPa 57% 3% 75% 98% 88% -60° 81% 24135m 4m/s 3.2m/s
02:00
1006hPa 49% 1% 51% 96% 87% -48° 54% 19397m 4.4m/s 3.4m/s
03:00
1006hPa 86% 4% 92% 95% 87% -35° 92% 24134m 4.5m/s 3.6m/s
04:00
1007hPa 84% 5% 88% 96% 88% -21° 91% 10979m 4.5m/s 3.5m/s
05:00
1007hPa 94% 23% 30% 98% 87% -6.4° 94% 17488m 4m/s 3.2m/s
06:00
1007hPa 92% 42% 5% 100% 86% 8.2° 92% 19577m 3.7m/s 3m/s
07:00
1008hPa 28% 50% 5% 99% 84% 23° 50% 23359m 3.7m/s 3m/s
08:00
1008hPa 61% 40% 8% 99% 83% 37° 61% 5035m 3.7m/s 2.9m/s
09:00
1008hPa 50% 33% 7% 98% 81% 52° 51% 4723m 4.4m/s 3.7m/s
10:00
1008hPa 25% 25% 5% 99% 81% 67° 32% 21550m 4.4m/s 3.7m/s
11:00
1008hPa 40% 11% 5% 99% 81% 81° 40% 5290m 4.2m/s 3.5m/s
12:00
1007hPa 59% 4% 5% 99% 80% 84° 59% 24135m 4.1m/s 3.5m/s
13:00
1006hPa 99% 5% 6% 97% 78% 69° 99% 24134m 3.9m/s 3.4m/s
14:00
1006hPa 100% 8% 10% 95% 76% 54° 100% 24134m 3.7m/s 3.2m/s
15:00
1006hPa 100% 11% 14% 93% 78% 40° 100% 11300m 3.6m/s 3m/s
16:00
1006hPa 100% 8% 28% 94% 79% 25° 100% 19478m 3.5m/s 2.7m/s
17:00
1006hPa 100% 1% 65% 95% 82% 10° 100% 6170m 3.2m/s 2.5m/s
18:00
1007hPa 98% 3% 89% 96% 86% -4.1° 98% 5374m 3.5m/s 2.5m/s
19:00
1007hPa 74% 5% 99% 85% 87% -19° 99% 11581m 3.5m/s 2.4m/s
20:00
1008hPa 88% 5% 100% 73% 86% -33° 100% 24134m 3m/s 2.3m/s
21:00
1008hPa 45% 5% 99% 62% 87% -46° 99% 11339m 2.5m/s 2.2m/s
22:00
1008hPa 94% 9% 98% 71% 89% -58° 99% 5722m 2.2m/s 1.9m/s
23:00
1008hPa 97% 6% 100% 81% 88% -67° 100% 24134m 2.4m/s 2.1m/s
Mon, Aug 24 Sunrise 05:23 Sunset 17:45
24:00
1007hPa 51% 6% 100% 91% 89% -68° 100% 24134m 2.3m/s 2m/s
01:00
1006hPa 81% 7% 65% 87% 88% -60° 88% 24134m 2.5m/s 2.2m/s
02:00
1006hPa 68% 2% 26% 83% 87% -48° 68% 24135m 2.6m/s 2.3m/s
03:00
1006hPa 6% 20% 54% 79% 88% -35° 55% 6910m 2.3m/s 2m/s
04:00
1006hPa 55% 14% 78% 84% 85% -21° 84% 24134m 1.9m/s 1.8m/s
05:00
1007hPa 98% 60% 78% 90% 85% -6.4° 98% 6172m 1.8m/s 1.7m/s
06:00
1007hPa 70% 53% 82% 95% 84% 8.2° 86% 24134m 1.6m/s 1.6m/s
07:00
1008hPa 34% 33% 72% 94% 83% 23° 72% 24134m 1.5m/s 1.7m/s
08:00
1008hPa 92% 69% 92% 93% 83% 37° 94% 5700m 1.1m/s 0.97m/s
09:00
1009hPa 68% 100% 100% 92% 82% 52° 100% 6261m 0.41m/s 0.24m/s
10:00
1009hPa 51% 100% 100% 94% 87% 67° 100% 10214m 0.91m/s 0.71m/s
11:00
1009hPa 8% 73% 100% 96% 90% 81° 100% 21867m 2.3m/s 1.9m/s
12:00
1008hPa 16% 77% 100% 98% 90% 84° 100% 7654m 2m/s 1.7m/s
13:00
1007hPa 41% 88% 100% 99% 89% 69° 100% 9731m 1.8m/s 1.7m/s
14:00
1006hPa 35% 97% 100% 99% 90% 54° 100% 7658m 1.9m/s 1.7m/s
15:00
1006hPa 13% 78% 100% 99% 91% 40° 100% 13151m 3.3m/s 2.8m/s
16:00
1006hPa 93% 49% 100% 99% 90% 25° 100% 11425m 3.9m/s 3m/s
17:00
1007hPa 99% 27% 100% 99% 89% 10° 100% 21024m 4m/s 3.2m/s
18:00
1007hPa 94% 10% 86% 99% 88% -4.2° 95% 24134m 4.2m/s 3.4m/s
19:00
1007hPa 70% 9% 66% 92% 87% -19° 73% 24134m 3.9m/s 3.2m/s
20:00
1007hPa 47% 7% 45% 84% 87% -33° 51% 24134m 3.6m/s 3m/s
21:00
1007hPa 24% 5% 24% 76% 86% -46° 29% 24135m 3.3m/s 2.8m/s
22:00
1007hPa 19% 16% 18% 69% 86% -59° 32% 24135m 3.2m/s 2.7m/s
23:00
1007hPa 13% 27% 12% 62% 85% -68° 35% 24135m 3.1m/s 2.7m/s
Tue, Aug 25 Sunrise 05:23 Sunset 17:44
24:00
1008hPa 8% 38% 6% 55% 84% -68° 38% 24135m 3m/s 2.6m/s
01:00
1008hPa 14% 31% 5% 62% 82% -60° 35% 24135m 3.2m/s 2.8m/s
02:00
1008hPa 19% 25% 5% 69% 79% -48° 33% 24135m 3.3m/s 3m/s
03:00
1008hPa 24% 18% 5% 77% 77% -35° 30% 24135m 3.4m/s 3.1m/s
04:00
1008hPa 22% 18% 5% 84% 78% -21° 26% 24135m 3.8m/s 3.8m/s
05:00
1007hPa 20% 18% 5% 91% 79% -6.4° 22% 24135m 4.1m/s 4.4m/s
06:00
1007hPa 17% 18% 5% 98% 80% 8.2° 18% 24135m 4.4m/s 5m/s
07:00
1006hPa 19% 16% 6% 99% 80% 23° 20% 24135m 4.2m/s 4.6m/s
08:00
1005hPa 21% 14% 6% 99% 80% 37° 21% 24135m 4m/s 4.1m/s
09:00
1005hPa 23% 13% 7% 99% 80% 52° 23% 24135m 3.8m/s 3.7m/s
10:00
1005hPa 18% 10% 29% 99% 81% 67° 40% 18708m 3.4m/s 3.1m/s
11:00
1006hPa 13% 7% 51% 100% 83% 82° 57% 13281m 3m/s 2.5m/s
12:00
1006hPa 8% 4% 74% 100% 85% 84° 74% 7854m 2.5m/s 1.9m/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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