Rule Cloudscapes

Cloudscapes Forecast for Deadvlei, Namibia

Sesriem, Hardap Region, Namibia

The view isolates Deadvlei's black camelthorn trunks against the pale clay pan and orange dune walls for stark, graphic layers with minimal overlap.

Currently

Real-time conditions

Cloud Drama Score

Cloud Cover0%

Wind Gusts2.3m/s

Precipitation Chance0%

Air Pressure952.7hPa

Upcoming Opportunities

When all conditions match, PhotoWeather marks an opportunity window.

Times shown in Africa/Windhoek

Next opportunity

Striking Cloud Drama

Deadvlei

Mon, Aug 24 · 08:00–09:00 · 1h window

Medium confidence

42%

☁️Cloud Drama Score76.9%

Cloud Cover: 46%

Wind Gusts: 17.4m/s

Precipitation Chance: 0%

Air Pressure: 951.3hPa

Striking Cloud Drama

Deadvlei

Tue, Aug 25 · 16:00–17:00

☁️Cloud Drama Score:79.4%

Medium

Striking Cloud Drama at Sunrise

Deadvlei

Wed, Aug 26 · 07:00–08:00

☁️Cloud Drama Score:75.4%

Low

Dramatic Cloud Drama at Sunset

Deadvlei

Wed, Aug 26 · 18:00–19:00

☁️Cloud Drama Score:91%

Medium

Dramatic Cloud Drama at Dusk

Deadvlei

Wed, Aug 26 · 19:00–20:00

☁️Cloud Drama Score:91%

Medium

How this forecast is evaluated

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

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Recorded match history

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

Last 30 days

recorded matching windows

Last 90 days

recorded matching windows · 67% average confidence

Last 365 days

recorded matching windows · 65% average confidence

Most frequent recorded start hour

16:00 local time, shared by 4 of 20 matches recorded in the last 365 days.

Most represented month

April, with 12 of 20 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

2matching hours in the next 85 hoursJump to next match

AND logic: all conditions required

Meets requirement

Misses requirement

Time Africa/Windhoek	Cloud Drama Score ≥ 75.0%
Sat, Aug 22
07:00	14%
08:00	19%
09:00	14%
10:00	8.9%
11:00	6.8%
12:00	7.5%
13:00	9.4%
14:00	9.4%
15:00	6.8%
16:00	6.5%
17:00	16%
18:00	26%
19:00	62%
20:00	15%
21:00	14%
22:00	4.7%
23:00	15%
Sun, Aug 23
24:00	8.7%
01:00	13%
02:00	10%
03:00	13%
04:00	15%
05:00	13%
06:00	15%
07:00	26%
08:00	29%
09:00	38%
10:00	45%
11:00	51%
12:00	32%
13:00	23%
14:00	31%
15:00	54%
16:00	45%
17:00	34%
18:00	68%
19:00	48%
20:00	11%
21:00	13%
22:00	15%
23:00	14%
Mon, Aug 24
24:00	14%
01:00	12%
02:00	14%
03:00	13%
04:00	8.6%
05:00	11%
06:00	15%
07:00	74%
08:00	77%
09:00	39%
10:00	41%
11:00	39%
12:00	61%
13:00	10%
14:00	17%
15:00	27%
16:00	32%
17:00	62%
18:00	66%
19:00	32%
20:00	15%
21:00	15%
22:00	14%
23:00	15%
Tue, Aug 25
24:00	15%
01:00	11%
02:00	7.7%
03:00	0%
04:00	0%
05:00	0%
06:00	0%
07:00	14%
08:00	14%
09:00	43%
10:00	38%
11:00	38%
12:00	38%
13:00	38%
14:00	38%
15:00	63%
16:00	79%
17:00	21%
18:00	60%
19:00	34%

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 Africa/Windhoek	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 07:20 Sunset 18:43
22:00 ☾	953hPa	0%	0%	0%	0%	13%	-45°	0%	24135m	2.3m/s	2.2m/s
23:00 ☾	953hPa	100%	0%	0%	0%	14%	-58°	100%	24135m	1.9m/s	1.9m/s
Sun, Aug 23 Sunrise 07:20 Sunset 18:43
24:00 ☾	952hPa	100%	0%	0%	0%	14%	-70°	100%	24134m	1.6m/s	1.3m/s
01:00 ☾	952hPa	100%	0%	0%	0%	13%	-77°	100%	24134m	3.1m/s	3.1m/s
02:00 ☾	952hPa	100%	0%	0%	0%	14%	-71°	100%	24134m	3.9m/s	3.9m/s
03:00 ☾	952hPa	100%	0%	0%	0%	13%	-59°	100%	24134m	4.9m/s	4.7m/s
04:00 ☾	951hPa	53%	0%	0%	0%	14%	-46°	53%	24134m	11m/s	6.5m/s
05:00 ☾	951hPa	100%	0%	0%	0%	14%	-32°	100%	24134m	15m/s	7.8m/s
06:00 ☾	951hPa	98%	0%	0%	0%	13%	-19°	98%	24134m	16m/s	8.1m/s
07:00 ☾	952hPa	100%	0%	0%	0%	12%	-5°	100%	24135m	18m/s	9.7m/s
08:00	952hPa	100%	0%	0%	0%	12%	8.2°	100%	24135m	18m/s	10m/s
09:00	953hPa	100%	0%	0%	0%	11%	21°	100%	24135m	14m/s	10m/s
10:00	953hPa	82%	0%	0%	0%	10%	33°	82%	24134m	12m/s	10m/s
11:00	953hPa	76%	0%	0%	0%	9%	43°	76%	24134m	11m/s	10m/s
12:00	952hPa	93%	0%	0%	0%	8%	51°	93%	24134m	8.1m/s	8.3m/s
13:00	951hPa	3%	0%	0%	0%	7%	54°	3%	24135m	6.5m/s	5.4m/s
14:00	950hPa	5%	0%	0%	0%	7%	51°	5%	24135m	4.8m/s	2.4m/s
15:00	949hPa	18%	0%	0%	0%	7%	44°	18%	24135m	4.8m/s	3.2m/s
16:00	949hPa	11%	0%	0%	0%	8%	33°	11%	24134m	3.6m/s	5.6m/s
17:00	949hPa	5%	0%	0%	0%	9%	22°	5%	24135m	6.2m/s	6.9m/s
18:00	949hPa	29%	0%	0%	0%	10%	9°	29%	24135m	7.3m/s	5.2m/s
19:00 ☾	950hPa	14%	0%	0%	0%	12%	-4.3°	14%	24134m	4.3m/s	4.1m/s
20:00 ☾	951hPa	3%	0%	0%	0%	12%	-18°	3%	24135m	3.8m/s	3.6m/s
21:00 ☾	951hPa	34%	0%	0%	0%	12%	-31°	34%	24134m	4.2m/s	4.2m/s
22:00 ☾	951hPa	62%	0%	0%	0%	12%	-45°	62%	24134m	6.1m/s	5.2m/s
23:00 ☾	951hPa	19%	0%	0%	0%	12%	-58°	19%	24134m	5.7m/s	5.1m/s
Mon, Aug 24 Sunrise 07:19 Sunset 18:43
24:00 ☾	951hPa	70%	0%	0%	0%	13%	-70°	70%	24134m	6.7m/s	5.6m/s
01:00 ☾	951hPa	5%	0%	0%	0%	13%	-76°	5%	24134m	8.4m/s	6.3m/s
02:00 ☾	951hPa	100%	0%	0%	0%	13%	-71°	100%	24134m	9.5m/s	6.2m/s
03:00 ☾	951hPa	14%	0%	0%	0%	13%	-59°	14%	24134m	11m/s	6.1m/s
04:00 ☾	950hPa	56%	0%	0%	0%	13%	-46°	56%	24134m	14m/s	7m/s
05:00 ☾	950hPa	28%	0%	0%	0%	12%	-32°	28%	24135m	15m/s	8m/s
06:00 ☾	951hPa	64%	0%	0%	0%	13%	-18°	64%	24134m	15m/s	8.1m/s
07:00 ☾	951hPa	60%	0%	0%	0%	13%	-4.8°	60%	24134m	16m/s	8.7m/s
08:00	951hPa	46%	0%	0%	0%	12%	8.5°	46%	24134m	17m/s	9.2m/s
09:00	952hPa	5%	0%	0%	0%	10%	21°	5%	24134m	16m/s	11m/s
10:00	952hPa	9%	0%	0%	0%	8%	33°	9%	24135m	15m/s	12m/s
11:00	952hPa	9%	0%	0%	0%	7%	44°	9%	24135m	13m/s	12m/s
12:00	951hPa	53%	0%	0%	0%	6%	51°	53%	24134m	9.8m/s	10m/s
13:00	950hPa	0%	0%	0%	0%	6%	54°	0%	24134m	5.9m/s	7.6m/s
14:00	949hPa	0%	0%	0%	0%	6%	51°	0%	24134m	4.4m/s	5.3m/s
15:00	948hPa	5%	0%	0%	0%	6%	44°	5%	24134m	3.6m/s	3.5m/s
16:00	947hPa	8%	0%	0%	0%	6%	34°	8%	24135m	3.3m/s	3.1m/s
17:00	947hPa	18%	0%	0%	0%	6%	22°	18%	24134m	3.4m/s	3.3m/s
18:00	947hPa	56%	0%	0%	0%	6%	9.1°	56%	24135m	4.4m/s	3.7m/s
19:00 ☾	947hPa	89%	0%	0%	0%	8%	-4.2°	89%	24134m	4.5m/s	4.4m/s
20:00 ☾	948hPa	89%	0%	0%	0%	8%	-18°	89%	24135m	4.4m/s	4.1m/s
21:00 ☾	948hPa	91%	0%	0%	0%	9%	-31°	91%	24134m	4.5m/s	4.4m/s
22:00 ☾	949hPa	100%	0%	0%	0%	10%	-45°	100%	24134m	5.5m/s	4.7m/s
23:00 ☾	949hPa	100%	0%	0%	0%	10%	-58°	100%	24134m	4.6m/s	4.5m/s
Tue, Aug 25 Sunrise 07:18 Sunset 18:44
24:00 ☾	948hPa	22%	0%	0%	0%	10%	-70°	22%	24135m	6.5m/s	5m/s
01:00 ☾	948hPa	0%	0%	0%	0%	10%	-76°	0%	24134m	9.8m/s	6.4m/s
02:00 ☾	948hPa	0%	0%	0%	0%	10%	-70°	0%	24134m	14m/s	7.4m/s
03:00 ☾	938hPa	29%	0%	0%	0%	9%	-59°	29%	24134m	12m/s	7.4m/s
04:00 ☾	929hPa	58%	0%	0%	0%	8%	-45°	58%	24134m	9.5m/s	7.4m/s
05:00 ☾	920hPa	87%	0%	0%	0%	8%	-32°	87%	24135m	7.1m/s	7.4m/s
06:00 ☾	920hPa	91%	0%	0%	0%	7%	-18°	91%	24135m	6.6m/s	6.4m/s
07:00 ☾	919hPa	96%	0%	0%	0%	7%	-4.6°	96%	24135m	6m/s	5.5m/s
08:00	919hPa	100%	0%	0%	0%	7%	8.7°	100%	24135m	5.4m/s	4.6m/s
09:00	919hPa	100%	0%	33%	0%	8%	21°	100%	24135m	5.6m/s	4.9m/s
10:00	919hPa	100%	0%	65%	0%	9%	33°	100%	24135m	5.7m/s	5.1m/s
11:00	919hPa	100%	0%	98%	0%	11%	44°	100%	24135m	5.8m/s	5.4m/s
12:00	919hPa	100%	0%	78%	0%	11%	52°	100%	24135m	4.6m/s	4.3m/s
13:00	920hPa	100%	0%	58%	0%	12%	55°	100%	24135m	3.4m/s	3.2m/s
14:00	921hPa	100%	0%	38%	0%	12%	52°	100%	24135m	2.2m/s	2.1m/s
15:00	921hPa	69%	0%	27%	0%	12%	44°	70%	24135m	2.4m/s	2.3m/s
16:00	921hPa	39%	0%	16%	0%	12%	34°	40%	24135m	2.6m/s	2.5m/s
17:00	921hPa	8%	0%	5%	0%	12%	22°	10%	24135m	2.7m/s	2.8m/s
18:00	921hPa	39%	0%	4%	0%	13%	9.2°	40%	24135m	2.6m/s	2.6m/s
19:00 ☾	920hPa	69%	0%	3%	0%	13%	-4.1°	70%	24135m	2.5m/s	2.5m/s
20:00 ☾	920hPa	100%	0%	2%	0%	14%	-18°	100%	24135m	2.3m/s	2.4m/s
21:00 ☾	920hPa	69%	0%	2%	0%	14%	-31°	69%	24135m	2.1m/s	2.2m/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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Aug 22, 2026, 7:04 PM UTC

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