Rule Cloudscapes

Cloudscapes Forecast for Machico, Madeira

Machico, Madeira, Portugal

Machico's curved bay connects its sandy beach with a long harbour wall. Green valley slopes press closely around the old town, allowing the shoreline to lead through several compact landscape layers.

Currently

Real-time conditions

Cloud Drama Score

31%

Cloud Cover41%

Wind Gusts4.4m/s

Precipitation Chance7%

Air Pressure998.2hPa

Upcoming Opportunities

When all conditions match, PhotoWeather marks an opportunity window.

Times shown in Atlantic/Madeira

Next opportunity

Striking Cloud Drama

Machico

Today · 16:00–17:00 · 1h window

Medium confidence

59%

☁️Cloud Drama Score81.7%

Cloud Cover: 57%

Wind Gusts: 5.0m/s

Precipitation Chance: 10%

Air Pressure: 997.8hPa

Striking Cloud Drama

Machico

Today · 18:00–19:00

☁️Cloud Drama Score:84%

Medium

Striking Cloud Drama at Sunset

Machico

Today · 20:00–21:00

☁️Cloud Drama Score:80%

Medium

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 Machico.

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Recorded match history

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

Last 30 days

recorded matching windows · 70% average confidence

Last 90 days

recorded matching windows · 68% average confidence

Last 365 days

recorded matching windows · 65% average confidence

Most frequent recorded start hour

08:00 local time, shared by 7 of 40 matches recorded in the last 365 days.

Most represented month

August, with 11 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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78-hour requirements breakdown

When available, the detailed table below covers only the stated 78-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

3matching hours in the next 78 hoursJump to next match

AND logic: all conditions required

Meets requirement

Misses requirement

Time Atlantic/Madeira	Cloud Drama Score ≥ 75.0%
Tue, Aug 18
07:00	48%
08:00	38%
09:00	45%
10:00	19%
11:00	16%
12:00	10%
13:00	15%
14:00	39%
15:00	46%
16:00	82%
17:00	46%
18:00	84%
19:00	71%
20:00	80%
21:00	51%
22:00	15%
23:00	15%
Wed, Aug 19
24:00	15%
01:00	15%
02:00	15%
03:00	15%
04:00	15%
05:00	15%
06:00	15%
07:00	22%
08:00	22%
09:00	19%
10:00	19%
11:00	21%
12:00	17%
13:00	18%
14:00	34%
15:00	40%
16:00	53%
17:00	53%
18:00	23%
19:00	18%
20:00	22%
21:00	21%
22:00	9.3%
23:00	4.1%
Thu, Aug 20
24:00	5.4%
01:00	2%
02:00	6.4%
03:00	11%
04:00	15%
05:00	12%
06:00	12%
07:00	49%
08:00	54%
09:00	26%
10:00	13%
11:00	9.5%
12:00	8.3%
13:00	8.4%
14:00	6.5%
15:00	7.4%
16:00	12%
17:00	6.6%
18:00	6.5%
19:00	7.8%
20:00	18%
21:00	31%
22:00	0%
23:00	0%
Fri, Aug 21
24:00	0%
01:00	0%
02:00	0%
03:00	0%
04:00	0%
05:00	0%
06:00	0%
07:00	29%
08:00	35%
09:00	33%
10:00	35%
11:00	26%
12:00	13%

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
Tue, Aug 18 Sunrise 07:32 Sunset 20:48
15:00	998hPa	1%	41%	0%	7%	72%	67°	41%	24135m	4.4m/s	3.9m/s
16:00	998hPa	56%	43%	2%	10%	73%	58°	57%	24135m	5m/s	4.4m/s
17:00	998hPa	94%	41%	4%	20%	73%	47°	94%	24135m	5.5m/s	4.9m/s
18:00	997hPa	55%	28%	1%	29%	73%	34°	55%	24134m	6.2m/s	5.5m/s
19:00	998hPa	54%	0%	0%	39%	73%	22°	54%	24135m	6.7m/s	6m/s
20:00	998hPa	34%	1%	2%	26%	74%	9.3°	34%	24135m	7.1m/s	6.3m/s
21:00 ☾	999hPa	13%	2%	1%	13%	80%	-3°	14%	24134m	7.3m/s	6.3m/s
22:00 ☾	1000hPa	11%	9%	0%	0%	81%	-15°	14%	24134m	6.4m/s	5.5m/s
23:00 ☾	1000hPa	8%	21%	0%	0%	81%	-26°	21%	24135m	5.8m/s	5m/s
Wed, Aug 19 Sunrise 07:32 Sunset 20:48
24:00 ☾	1000hPa	25%	18%	0%	0%	80%	-35°	28%	24135m	5m/s	4.6m/s
01:00 ☾	1000hPa	34%	10%	0%	0%	79%	-41°	35%	24134m	4.6m/s	4.3m/s
02:00 ☾	999hPa	5%	6%	2%	0%	80%	-44°	6%	24134m	4.6m/s	4.3m/s
03:00 ☾	999hPa	5%	1%	2%	0%	81%	-43°	5%	24135m	4m/s	3.9m/s
04:00 ☾	999hPa	4%	1%	1%	0%	81%	-38°	4%	24134m	3.6m/s	3.5m/s
05:00 ☾	999hPa	0%	3%	0%	0%	83%	-29°	3%	24134m	4.1m/s	3.6m/s
06:00 ☾	998hPa	0%	2%	0%	0%	85%	-19°	2%	24134m	5.2m/s	4.2m/s
07:00 ☾	999hPa	0%	1%	0%	0%	87%	-7.4°	1%	24135m	6m/s	4.9m/s
08:00	999hPa	0%	1%	0%	0%	86%	4.8°	1%	24135m	7m/s	5.8m/s
09:00	999hPa	0%	1%	0%	0%	79%	17°	1%	24134m	6.9m/s	5.8m/s
10:00	1000hPa	0%	1%	0%	0%	74%	30°	1%	24134m	6.8m/s	6.1m/s
11:00	1000hPa	0%	0%	0%	0%	69%	42°	0%	24135m	6.9m/s	6.7m/s
12:00	1000hPa	0%	0%	0%	0%	65%	54°	0%	24134m	6.4m/s	6.4m/s
13:00	1000hPa	0%	7%	0%	0%	65%	64°	7%	24135m	6.3m/s	6.2m/s
14:00	1000hPa	0%	29%	0%	0%	69%	70°	29%	24134m	5.9m/s	5.5m/s
15:00	1000hPa	0%	46%	0%	0%	72%	67°	46%	14784m	5.7m/s	5.5m/s
16:00	1000hPa	0%	56%	0%	0%	76%	58°	56%	24135m	6.5m/s	5.6m/s
17:00	999hPa	0%	36%	0%	0%	76%	46°	36%	24135m	6.4m/s	4.9m/s
18:00	999hPa	0%	9%	0%	0%	74%	34°	9%	24134m	6.1m/s	4.9m/s
19:00	999hPa	0%	0%	0%	0%	73%	22°	0%	24134m	6.4m/s	5.7m/s
20:00	999hPa	0%	0%	0%	0%	74%	9.1°	0%	24134m	7.6m/s	6.5m/s
21:00 ☾	1000hPa	0%	0%	0%	0%	80%	-3.2°	0%	24134m	8.3m/s	6.6m/s
22:00 ☾	1001hPa	0%	0%	0%	0%	83%	-15°	0%	24134m	8m/s	6.6m/s
23:00 ☾	1001hPa	0%	0%	0%	0%	83%	-26°	0%	24135m	8.6m/s	7m/s
Thu, Aug 20 Sunrise 07:33 Sunset 20:47
24:00 ☾	1001hPa	0%	0%	0%	0%	83%	-35°	0%	24134m	8.4m/s	6.9m/s
01:00 ☾	1001hPa	0%	0%	0%	0%	82%	-42°	0%	24135m	8.3m/s	6.7m/s
02:00 ☾	1001hPa	0%	0%	0%	0%	81%	-45°	0%	24134m	8.6m/s	7m/s
03:00 ☾	1001hPa	24%	0%	0%	0%	82%	-43°	24%	24134m	8.1m/s	6.6m/s
04:00 ☾	1000hPa	4%	0%	0%	0%	82%	-38°	4%	24134m	7.9m/s	6.3m/s
05:00 ☾	1000hPa	25%	0%	0%	0%	84%	-29°	25%	24134m	7.9m/s	6.4m/s
06:00 ☾	1000hPa	2%	1%	0%	0%	85%	-19°	2%	24135m	8.1m/s	6.5m/s
07:00 ☾	1000hPa	5%	19%	0%	0%	84%	-7.6°	19%	24134m	7.7m/s	6m/s
08:00	1001hPa	0%	31%	0%	0%	82%	4.7°	31%	24134m	7.6m/s	5.9m/s
09:00	1001hPa	0%	14%	0%	0%	81%	17°	14%	24133m	7.9m/s	6.5m/s
10:00	1002hPa	0%	4%	0%	0%	79%	30°	4%	24134m	7.2m/s	6.5m/s
11:00	1002hPa	0%	0%	0%	0%	75%	42°	0%	24135m	6.9m/s	6.2m/s
12:00	1002hPa	0%	0%	0%	0%	72%	54°	0%	24135m	6.6m/s	5.9m/s
13:00	1002hPa	0%	0%	0%	0%	69%	64°	0%	24135m	6.1m/s	5.5m/s
14:00	1002hPa	0%	0%	0%	0%	66%	69°	0%	24134m	6m/s	5.3m/s
15:00	1002hPa	3%	0%	0%	1%	65%	67°	3%	24134m	5.9m/s	5.7m/s
16:00	1002hPa	2%	0%	0%	1%	68%	58°	2%	24135m	6.3m/s	6.1m/s
17:00	1001hPa	0%	0%	0%	1%	72%	46°	0%	24134m	6.8m/s	6.7m/s
18:00	1001hPa	0%	0%	0%	0%	74%	34°	0%	24135m	7m/s	6.5m/s
19:00	1001hPa	0%	0%	0%	0%	76%	21°	0%	24134m	7m/s	6.4m/s
20:00	1007hPa	0%	11%	0%	6%	76%	8.8°	11%	24134m	5.3m/s	4.9m/s
21:00 ☾	1014hPa	0%	21%	0%	11%	75%	-3.5°	21%	24135m	3.6m/s	3.3m/s
22:00 ☾	1020hPa	0%	32%	0%	17%	74%	-15°	32%	24135m	1.9m/s	1.8m/s
23:00 ☾	1020hPa	0%	34%	0%	24%	73%	-26°	34%	24135m	2.6m/s	2.8m/s
Fri, Aug 21 Sunrise 07:34 Sunset 20:46
24:00 ☾	1020hPa	0%	36%	0%	32%	71%	-35°	36%	24135m	3.3m/s	3.8m/s
01:00 ☾	1020hPa	0%	39%	0%	39%	70%	-42°	39%	24135m	4m/s	4.7m/s
02:00 ☾	1020hPa	0%	27%	0%	26%	68%	-45°	27%	24135m	3.6m/s	4m/s
03:00 ☾	1020hPa	0%	15%	0%	13%	66%	-44°	15%	24135m	3.2m/s	3.2m/s
04:00 ☾	1021hPa	0%	3%	0%	0%	64%	-38°	3%	24135m	2.8m/s	2.5m/s
05:00 ☾	1021hPa	0%	8%	0%	13%	67%	-30°	8%	24135m	3.9m/s	3.8m/s
06:00 ☾	1021hPa	0%	13%	0%	26%	69%	-19°	13%	24135m	5m/s	5.1m/s
07:00 ☾	1021hPa	0%	18%	0%	39%	71%	-7.7°	18%	24135m	6m/s	6.4m/s
08:00	1020hPa	0%	23%	0%	26%	72%	4.5°	23%	24135m	5.8m/s	6.4m/s
09:00	1020hPa	0%	28%	0%	13%	72%	17°	28%	24135m	5.5m/s	6.3m/s
10:00	1020hPa	0%	33%	0%	0%	73%	29°	33%	24135m	5.2m/s	6.2m/s
11:00	1019hPa	0%	22%	0%	0%	72%	42°	22%	24135m	4.2m/s	4.7m/s
12:00	1019hPa	0%	11%	0%	0%	72%	54°	11%	24135m	3.2m/s	3.2m/s
13:00	1019hPa	0%	0%	0%	0%	72%	64°	0%	24135m	2.2m/s	1.6m/s
14:00	1019hPa	0%	6%	0%	0%	72%	69°	6%	24135m	2.6m/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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Forecast generated

Aug 18, 2026, 1:23 PM UTC

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