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Painted Sky Forecast for Merzouga, Morocco

Merzouga, Drâa-Tafilalet, Morocco

Merzouga's dune crests and wind ripples form clean lines across the Erg Chebbi sand. A lone acacia, caravan, or distant village edge provides scale without crowding the desert forms.

0 matching opportunities in the 14-day forecast.

Hourly forecast scores

Forecast valid from Oct 8, 2026, 1:00 PM UTC (one hour; not an observation)
Painted Sky Potential
11%
Low Cloud Cover0%
Mid Cloud Cover59%
High Cloud Cover55%
Sun Elevation50.5°

Upcoming Opportunities

When all conditions match, PhotoWeather marks an opportunity window.

Times shown in Africa/Casablanca

No matching opportunities in this 14-day forecast

See which requirements block the most forecast hours below.

71-hour requirements breakdown

When available, this detailed table covers only the stated 71-hour horizon (typically 72–168 hours, depending on available hourly data). Opportunity records above span the full 14-day forecast period, so this table does not explain that entire period. Times shown in Africa/Casablanca.

Requirements breakdown is temporarily unavailable or expired. This does not mean no opportunities.

Supporting forecast inputs

Additional hourly values for interpreting the forecast and any derived scores. See the separate requirements breakdown for rule logic; missing values are unavailable.

Forecast time (Africa/Casablanca)Golden HourHigh CloudsLow CloudsMid-Level CloudsSolar ElevationTotal Cloud CoverageVisibility
Thu, Oct 8, 2026Sunrise · Sunset
Unavailable55%0%59%51°83%50020m
Unavailable83%0%8%44°89%48360m
Unavailable100%0%26%34°100%48060m
Unavailable100%0%38%23°100%47940m
Unavailable100%0%30%10°100%48220m
NightUnavailable100%0%9%-2.3°100%47620m
NightUnavailable100%0%39%-15°100%45840m
NightUnavailable100%0%0%-28°100%42840m
NightUnavailable100%0%47%-40°100%42020m
NightUnavailable100%0%26%-52°100%40680m
Fri, Oct 9, 2026Sunrise · Sunset
NightUnavailable100%0%23%-61°100%40320m
NightUnavailable100%12%60%-65°100%38220m
NightUnavailable100%0%26%-62°100%38500m
NightUnavailable100%0%0%-53°100%36860m
NightUnavailable100%0%34%-42°100%36300m
NightUnavailable100%0%92%-30°100%35420m
NightUnavailable100%45%100%-17°100%30680m
NightUnavailable100%16%68%-3.9°100%23420m
Unavailable100%0%96%8.8°100%24300m
Unavailable100%0%49%21°100%26400m
Unavailable100%0%71%32°100%32360m
Unavailable71%0%44%42°88%37720m
Unavailable80%0%57%50°94%39760m
Unavailable100%31%60%53°100%40700m
Unavailable100%6%66%50°100%40840m
Unavailable79%6%50%43°92%40660m
Unavailable74%29%52%34°92%41240m
Unavailable100%41%47%22°100%41240m
Unavailable24%26%42%10°68%41300m
NightUnavailable63%49%30%-2.5°88%41000m
NightUnavailable100%57%39%-15°100%39800m
NightUnavailable100%76%50%-28°100%33620m
NightUnavailable23%69%50%-41°82%27200m
NightUnavailable0%0%32%-52°32%30920m
Sat, Oct 10, 2026Sunrise · Sunset
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-61°0%30260m
NightUnavailable85%0%0%-65°85%29160m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-62°0%28040m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-53°0%26900m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-42°0%25160m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-30°0%23120m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-17°0%22360m
NightUnavailable0%0%40%-4°40%21520m
Unavailable0%0%0%8.7°0%20300m
Unavailable0%0%0%21°0%25940m
Unavailable0%0%4%32°4%33400m
Unavailable0%15%0%42°15%38180m
Unavailable0%11%0%49°11%39860m
Unavailable0%13%0%52°13%40920m
Unavailable2%26%56%50°71%42260m
Unavailable2%30%0%43°32%43360m
Unavailable5%0%0%33°5%44360m
Unavailable100%25%0%22°100%45700m
Unavailable100%4%16%9.8°100%45280m
NightUnavailable100%0%55%-2.8°100%43800m
NightUnavailable100%0%100%-16°100%43040m
NightUnavailable0%0%35%-29°35%42520m
NightUnavailable52%0%47%-41°77%41960m
NightUnavailable100%0%59%-52°100%41600m
Sun, Oct 11, 2026Sunrise · Sunset
NightUnavailable100%0%47%-62°100%40780m
NightUnavailable77%0%25%-66°89%40360m
NightUnavailable100%0%0%-62°100%39680m
NightUnavailable100%0%3%-54°100%38720m
NightUnavailable100%0%85%-42°100%36620m
NightUnavailable74%0%24%-30°86%35960m
NightUnavailable1%0%2%-17°2%37040m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-4.2°0%37100m
Unavailable0%0%0%8.5°0%37020m
Unavailable0%38%43%21°60%37900m
Unavailable0%0%21%32°21%37360m
Unavailable0%0%8%42°8%39500m
Unavailable0%42%34%49°50%40980m
Unavailable0%43%0%52°43%41800m

How this forecast is evaluated

See which weather signals PhotoWeather uses to identify Painted Sky conditions across Morocco. The requirements and hourly values above show how those signals apply at Merzouga.

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Recorded match history

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

Last 30 days
4
recorded matching windows · 75% average confidence
Last 90 days
5
recorded matching windows · 76% average confidence
Last 365 days
6
recorded matching windows · 74% average confidence

Only 6 completed matches are recorded in the last 365 days—insufficient history to identify a reliable typical start time or month.

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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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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