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Cloudscapes Forecast for Funchal, Madeira

Funchal, Madeira, Portugal

Funchal's white hillside neighbourhoods descend in dense tiers toward the harbour. Cable cars, subtropical gardens, and red roofs break the urban slope into distinct foreground and middle-distance layers.

Currently

Real-time conditions
Cloud Cover8%
Wind Gusts1.0m/s
Precipitation Chance74%
Air Pressure929.9hPa

Upcoming Opportunities

When all conditions match, PhotoWeather marks an opportunity window.

Times shown in Atlantic/Madeira
cloudscapes weather icon
Next opportunity
Dramatic Cloud Drama at Sunrise
Funchal
Mon, Aug 24 · 08:00–09:00 · 1h window
Medium confidence
56%
☁️Cloud Drama Score87%
Cloud Cover: 30%
Wind Gusts: 1.1m/s
Precipitation Chance: 26%
Air Pressure: 931.4hPa

How this forecast is evaluated

See which weather signals PhotoWeather uses to identify Cloudscapes conditions across Madeira. The requirements and hourly values below show how those signals apply at Funchal.

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Recorded match history

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

Last 30 days
19
recorded matching windows · 72% average confidence
Last 90 days
23
recorded matching windows · 70% average confidence
Last 365 days
40
recorded matching windows · 67% average confidence
Most represented month

August, with 15 of 40 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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95-hour requirements breakdown

When available, the detailed table below covers only the stated 95-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
1matching hours in the next 95 hoursJump to next match
AND logic: all conditions required
Meets requirement
Misses requirement
Time
Atlantic/Madeira
Cloud Drama Score
≥ 75.0%
Fri, Aug 21
20:0045%
21:0046%
22:0011%
23:0011%
Sat, Aug 22
24:009%
01:008.7%
02:006.4%
03:005.7%
04:009.8%
05:0010%
06:0010%
07:0022%
08:0045%
09:0051%
10:0022%
11:0020%
12:0021%
13:0028%
14:0043%
15:0041%
16:0051%
17:0052%
18:0049%
19:0046%
20:0029%
21:0031%
22:0013%
23:0014%
Sun, Aug 23
24:0015%
01:0015%
02:0015%
03:0011%
04:0013%
05:0014%
06:0013%
07:0058%
08:0058%
09:0051%
10:0021%
11:0020%
12:0015%
13:006.4%
14:008.5%
15:008.4%
16:0037%
17:0045%
18:0046%
19:0044%
20:0049%
21:0044%
22:003.5%
23:004.2%
Mon, Aug 24
24:005.3%
01:005.5%
02:007.4%
03:008.8%
04:009.2%
05:009.1%
06:007.3%
07:0046%
08:0087%
09:0048%
10:0037%
11:0042%
12:0045%
13:0020%
14:0021%
15:0021%
16:0025%
17:0025%
18:0027%
19:0030%
20:0030%
21:0045%
22:006.6%
23:007.3%
Tue, Aug 25
24:008.1%
01:005.9%
02:000%
03:000%
04:000%
05:000%
06:000%
07:000%
08:000%
09:000%
10:000%
11:000%
12:005.8%
13:0011%
14:004.2%
15:004.2%
16:003.4%
17:003.4%
18:0013%
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
Atlantic/Madeira
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 07:36 Sunset 20:44
21:00
930hPa 0% 8% 0% 74% 91% -3.9° 8% 24134m 1m/s 0.91m/s
22:00
930hPa 0% 2% 0% 92% 95% -16° 2% 22518m 1.2m/s 1.2m/s
23:00
931hPa 0% 17% 0% 94% 97% -27° 17% 22527m 2.1m/s 1.6m/s
Sun, Aug 23 Sunrise 07:36 Sunset 20:44
24:00
930hPa 0% 28% 0% 96% 98% -36° 28% 1225m 2.3m/s 1.7m/s
01:00
930hPa 7% 71% 0% 99% 99% -43° 71% 170m 3m/s 1.9m/s
02:00
930hPa 78% 99% 28% 66% 99% -46° 100% 194m 2.7m/s 1.7m/s
03:00
929hPa 72% 87% 91% 33% 97% -44° 91% 222m 3.4m/s 1.9m/s
04:00
929hPa 13% 90% 20% 0% 98% -39° 90% 81m 4.1m/s 2m/s
05:00
928hPa 0% 94% 1% 0% 97% -30° 94% 96m 4.4m/s 2.1m/s
06:00
928hPa 0% 64% 0% 0% 96% -20° 64% 300m 3.5m/s 1.8m/s
07:00
928hPa 0% 46% 0% 0% 97% -8.2° 46% 937m 3.6m/s 1.9m/s
08:00
929hPa 0% 31% 0% 0% 96% 4.2° 31% 24135m 3.8m/s 2m/s
09:00
929hPa 0% 22% 0% 0% 89% 17° 22% 24134m 4m/s 2.3m/s
10:00
929hPa 0% 0% 0% 0% 74% 29° 0% 24134m 4.2m/s 3.1m/s
11:00
930hPa 0% 0% 0% 0% 58% 42° 0% 24134m 3.6m/s 2.7m/s
12:00
930hPa 0% 0% 0% 0% 43% 53° 0% 24135m 3.3m/s 2.5m/s
13:00
929hPa 0% 0% 0% 0% 43% 63° 0% 24135m 3.5m/s 2.9m/s
14:00
929hPa 0% 0% 0% 2% 46% 69° 0% 24135m 3.7m/s 3.3m/s
15:00
929hPa 0% 1% 0% 5% 51% 66° 1% 24134m 3.4m/s 3m/s
16:00
929hPa 0% 27% 0% 7% 57% 57° 27% 24135m 3.1m/s 2.7m/s
17:00
929hPa 0% 31% 0% 5% 63% 46° 31% 24135m 2.9m/s 2.7m/s
18:00
929hPa 0% 49% 0% 2% 67% 33° 49% 24134m 2.9m/s 2.6m/s
19:00
930hPa 0% 72% 0% 0% 75% 21° 72% 24135m 2.9m/s 2.6m/s
20:00
930hPa 0% 54% 0% 1% 83% 8.3° 54% 23907m 4m/s 2.3m/s
21:00
931hPa 0% 21% 0% 2% 90% -4.1° 21% 24134m 4.3m/s 2.2m/s
22:00
931hPa 0% 22% 0% 3% 94% -16° 22% 24134m 4m/s 1.9m/s
23:00
932hPa 0% 35% 0% 15% 97% -27° 35% 2316m 4m/s 2m/s
Mon, Aug 24 Sunrise 07:36 Sunset 20:43
24:00
932hPa 0% 54% 0% 27% 96% -36° 54% 24134m 3.8m/s 2.1m/s
01:00
932hPa 0% 58% 0% 39% 94% -43° 58% 24134m 3.7m/s 2.2m/s
02:00
931hPa 0% 79% 0% 39% 93% -46° 79% 23538m 3.5m/s 2.2m/s
03:00
931hPa 0% 96% 0% 39% 90% -45° 96% 22661m 3.6m/s 2.1m/s
04:00
931hPa 0% 96% 0% 39% 84% -39° 96% 24135m 3.4m/s 2.1m/s
05:00
931hPa 3% 96% 0% 39% 85% -30° 96% 24134m 3.6m/s 2m/s
06:00
931hPa 36% 79% 0% 39% 84% -20° 79% 24134m 3m/s 1.6m/s
07:00
931hPa 6% 15% 0% 39% 89% -8.3° 15% 24134m 2.2m/s 1.3m/s
08:00
931hPa 12% 30% 0% 26% 95% 30% 1075m 1.1m/s 1.1m/s
09:00
932hPa 2% 25% 0% 13% 86% 16° 25% 617m 1.5m/s 0.99m/s
10:00
932hPa 0% 29% 0% 0% 74% 29° 29% 23769m 1.5m/s 1.1m/s
11:00
932hPa 0% 34% 0% 0% 69% 41° 34% 23920m 1.2m/s 0.9m/s
12:00
933hPa 0% 69% 0% 0% 70% 53° 69% 23858m 0.7m/s 0.6m/s
13:00
933hPa 0% 95% 0% 0% 78% 63° 95% 23599m 1.1m/s 0.6m/s
14:00
933hPa 0% 96% 0% 0% 86% 68° 96% 23508m 1.5m/s 0.79m/s
15:00
932hPa 0% 96% 0% 0% 88% 65° 96% 23558m 1.8m/s 1.1m/s
16:00
932hPa 0% 97% 0% 0% 89% 57° 97% 24030m 2m/s 1.2m/s
17:00
932hPa 0% 96% 0% 0% 91% 45° 96% 1036m 1.8m/s 0.99m/s
18:00
932hPa 0% 92% 0% 0% 92% 33° 92% 1221m 1.6m/s 0.9m/s
19:00
932hPa 0% 94% 0% 0% 89% 21° 94% 24135m 1.3m/s 0.94m/s
20:00
932hPa 0% 94% 0% 7% 91% 94% 7281m 1.2m/s 0.9m/s
21:00
932hPa 0% 71% 0% 14% 95% -4.4° 71% 23897m 1.3m/s 0.89m/s
22:00
933hPa 0% 44% 0% 20% 96% -16° 44% 4135m 1.4m/s 0.93m/s
23:00
933hPa 0% 59% 0% 27% 95% -27° 59% 24135m 1.3m/s 1m/s
Tue, Aug 25 Sunrise 07:37 Sunset 20:42
24:00
933hPa 0% 69% 0% 33% 93% -37° 69% 24134m 1.5m/s 1.2m/s
01:00
933hPa 0% 50% 0% 39% 92% -43° 50% 24134m 1.3m/s 1.1m/s
02:00
961hPa 1% 34% 0% 26% 84% -46° 34% 24134m 1.6m/s 1.6m/s
03:00
990hPa 1% 18% 0% 13% 77% -45° 18% 24134m 1.9m/s 2.1m/s
04:00
1019hPa 2% 2% 0% 0% 69% -39° 2% 24135m 2.2m/s 2.5m/s
05:00
1019hPa 1% 1% 0% 0% 69% -31° 2% 24135m 3m/s 3.3m/s
06:00
1019hPa 1% 1% 0% 0% 69% -20° 1% 24135m 3.7m/s 4.1m/s
07:00
1019hPa 0% 0% 0% 0% 69% -8.5° 0% 24135m 4.4m/s 5m/s
08:00
1019hPa 0% 0% 0% 0% 69% 3.9° 0% 24135m 4.7m/s 5.2m/s
09:00
1018hPa 0% 0% 0% 0% 69% 16° 0% 24135m 5m/s 5.4m/s
10:00
1018hPa 0% 0% 0% 0% 68% 29° 0% 24135m 5.2m/s 5.5m/s
11:00
1018hPa 0% 4% 0% 0% 71% 41° 4% 24135m 5.6m/s 5.9m/s
12:00
1018hPa 0% 8% 0% 0% 73% 53° 8% 24135m 5.9m/s 6.3m/s
13:00
1017hPa 0% 12% 0% 0% 75% 63° 12% 24135m 6.2m/s 6.7m/s
14:00
1018hPa 0% 10% 0% 0% 75% 68° 10% 24135m 6.2m/s 6.5m/s
15:00
1018hPa 0% 7% 0% 0% 75% 65° 7% 24135m 6.1m/s 6.2m/s
16:00
1019hPa 0% 5% 0% 0% 75% 56° 5% 24135m 6m/s 6m/s
17:00
1019hPa 0% 9% 0% 0% 75% 45° 9% 24135m 4.8m/s 4.9m/s
18:00
1019hPa 0% 13% 0% 0% 74% 33° 13% 24135m 3.6m/s 3.7m/s
19:00
1019hPa 0% 17% 0% 0% 74% 20° 17% 24135m 2.4m/s 2.6m/s
20:00
1018hPa 0% 15% 0% 0% 73% 7.8° 15% 24135m 2.2m/s 2.3m/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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