Rule Cloudscapes

Cloudscapes Forecast for Kolmanskop, Namibia

Luderitzort, Karas Region, Namibia

Windblown dunes spill through Kolmanskop's abandoned doorways and rooms. Aligned windows, peeling walls, and rising sand create repeating frames inside the former mining settlement.

Currently

Real-time conditions

Cloud Drama Score

Cloud Cover0%

Wind Gusts1.7m/s

Precipitation Chance0%

Air Pressure1001.6hPa

Upcoming Opportunities

When all conditions match, PhotoWeather marks an opportunity window.

Times shown in Africa/Windhoek

Next opportunity

Dramatic Cloud Drama

Kolmanskop

Wed, Sep 9 · 13:00–14:00 · 1h window

High confidence

71%

☁️Cloud Drama Score95%

Cloud Cover: 40%

Wind Gusts: 8.6m/s

Precipitation Chance: 0%

Air Pressure: 999.0hPa

Striking Cloud Drama at Sunset

Kolmanskop

Wed, Sep 9 · 19:00–20:00

☁️Cloud Drama Score:84.5%

Medium

Striking Cloud Drama

Kolmanskop

Fri, Sep 11 · 15:00–17:00

☁️Cloud Drama Score:75.9-83.9%

Low

Striking Cloud Drama at Sunrise

Kolmanskop

Sat, Sep 12 · 07:00–08:00

☁️Cloud Drama Score:84.5%

Medium

Striking Cloud Drama

Kolmanskop

Sat, Sep 12 · 08:00–09:00

☁️Cloud Drama Score:75.4%

Low

Striking Cloud Drama

Kolmanskop

Mon, Sep 14 · 08:00–09:00

☁️Cloud Drama Score:81.9%

Low

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 Kolmanskop.

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Recorded match history

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

Last 30 days

recorded matching windows · 66% average confidence

Last 90 days

recorded matching windows · 66% average confidence

Last 365 days

recorded matching windows · 66% average confidence

Most represented month

August, with 6 of 10 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

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AND logic: all conditions required

Meets requirement

Misses requirement

Time Africa/Windhoek	Cloud Drama Score ≥ 75.0%
Sun, Sep 6
07:00	6.7%
08:00	3.9%
09:00	3.9%
10:00	3.4%
11:00	4%
12:00	7.9%
13:00	12%
14:00	13%
15:00	13%
16:00	12%
17:00	13%
18:00	12%
19:00	13%
20:00	6%
21:00	5.1%
22:00	2.1%
23:00	1.9%
Mon, Sep 7
24:00	1.3%
01:00	0.6%
02:00	0.2%
03:00	0.1%
04:00	0%
05:00	0%
06:00	0%
07:00	3.9%
08:00	3.9%
09:00	3.9%
10:00	3.4%
11:00	9.4%
12:00	10%
13:00	9.9%
14:00	9.8%
15:00	12%
16:00	12%
17:00	13%
18:00	5.5%
19:00	4.8%
20:00	0%
21:00	0%
22:00	0%
23:00	0%
Tue, Sep 8
24:00	0%
01:00	0.4%
02:00	0%
03:00	0%
04:00	0%
05:00	0%
06:00	0%
07:00	6.5%
08:00	6.5%
09:00	3.9%
10:00	9.3%
11:00	12%
12:00	12%
13:00	12%
14:00	12%
15:00	12%
16:00	9.1%
17:00	7.6%
18:00	7.5%
19:00	6.5%
20:00	0%
21:00	0%
22:00	0%
23:00	0.3%
Wed, Sep 9
24:00	0%
01:00	0%
02:00	5.6%
03:00	9%
04:00	15%
05:00	15%
06:00	15%
07:00	49%
08:00	27%
09:00	24%
10:00	21%
11:00	60%
12:00	16%
13:00	95%
14:00	55%
15:00	36%
16:00	36%
17:00	36%
18:00	39%
19:00	85%
20:00	0%
21:00	0%
22:00	0%
23:00	0%
Thu, Sep 10
24:00	0%
01:00	0%
02:00	0%
03:00	0%
04:00	0%
05:00	0%

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
Mon, Sep 7 Sunrise 07:06 Sunset 18:49
08:00	1002hPa	0%	0%	0%	0%	67%	11°	0%	24135m	1.7m/s	1.7m/s
09:00	1002hPa	0%	0%	0%	0%	56%	24°	0%	24134m	0.9m/s	0.71m/s
10:00	1002hPa	0%	0%	0%	0%	47%	36°	0%	24134m	0.91m/s	0.39m/s
11:00	1002hPa	0%	0%	0%	0%	40%	47°	0%	24134m	1.4m/s	1.8m/s
12:00	1002hPa	0%	0%	0%	0%	39%	55°	0%	24134m	2m/s	3.7m/s
13:00	1001hPa	0%	0%	0%	0%	42%	57°	0%	24135m	2.4m/s	4.2m/s
14:00	1000hPa	0%	0%	0%	0%	42%	54°	0%	24135m	2.5m/s	3.7m/s
15:00	1000hPa	0%	0%	0%	0%	43%	46°	0%	24134m	3.5m/s	4.6m/s
16:00	1000hPa	0%	0%	0%	0%	44%	35°	0%	24135m	3.2m/s	3.9m/s
17:00	1000hPa	0%	0%	0%	0%	48%	23°	0%	24134m	4m/s	4.3m/s
18:00	1000hPa	0%	0%	0%	0%	53%	10°	0%	24135m	4.4m/s	3.9m/s
19:00 ☾	1001hPa	0%	0%	0%	0%	65%	-3.1°	0%	24135m	4.4m/s	3.2m/s
20:00 ☾	1001hPa	0%	0%	0%	0%	66%	-17°	0%	24134m	3.8m/s	2.9m/s
21:00 ☾	1002hPa	0%	0%	0%	0%	63%	-30°	0%	24135m	2.9m/s	2.4m/s
22:00 ☾	1001hPa	0%	0%	0%	0%	59%	-43°	0%	24134m	1.7m/s	1.6m/s
23:00 ☾	1001hPa	0%	0%	0%	0%	56%	-55°	0%	24134m	1.5m/s	1.4m/s
Tue, Sep 8 Sunrise 07:06 Sunset 18:49
24:00 ☾	1001hPa	0%	0%	0%	0%	59%	-65°	0%	24134m	1.4m/s	1.5m/s
01:00 ☾	1001hPa	0%	0%	0%	0%	64%	-69°	0%	24135m	1.7m/s	1.7m/s
02:00 ☾	1000hPa	0%	0%	0%	0%	59%	-64°	0%	24135m	1.7m/s	1.6m/s
03:00 ☾	999hPa	0%	0%	0%	0%	56%	-54°	0%	24134m	1.6m/s	1.5m/s
04:00 ☾	999hPa	0%	0%	0%	0%	54%	-42°	0%	24135m	1.6m/s	1.5m/s
05:00 ☾	998hPa	0%	0%	0%	0%	53%	-29°	0%	24134m	1.5m/s	1.3m/s
06:00 ☾	999hPa	0%	0%	0%	0%	52%	-15°	0%	24135m	1.7m/s	1.6m/s
07:00 ☾	999hPa	0%	0%	0%	0%	55%	-1.7°	0%	24135m	2.4m/s	2.5m/s
08:00	1000hPa	0%	0%	0%	0%	42%	11°	0%	24135m	2m/s	2m/s
09:00	1000hPa	0%	0%	0%	0%	29%	24°	0%	24134m	1.4m/s	1.2m/s
10:00	1000hPa	0%	0%	0%	0%	23%	36°	0%	24135m	1.8m/s	2.3m/s
11:00	1000hPa	0%	0%	0%	0%	21%	47°	0%	24134m	2.5m/s	3.1m/s
12:00	999hPa	0%	0%	0%	0%	18%	55°	0%	24134m	2.4m/s	3.1m/s
13:00	998hPa	0%	0%	0%	0%	22%	58°	0%	24134m	2.8m/s	5.1m/s
14:00	998hPa	0%	0%	0%	0%	30%	54°	0%	24134m	4.9m/s	5.8m/s
15:00	997hPa	0%	0%	0%	0%	31%	46°	0%	24135m	6.4m/s	6.3m/s
16:00	997hPa	0%	0%	0%	0%	29%	35°	0%	24135m	7.3m/s	6.4m/s
17:00	997hPa	0%	0%	0%	0%	28%	23°	0%	24135m	7.1m/s	5.9m/s
18:00	997hPa	0%	0%	0%	0%	32%	10°	0%	24135m	6.3m/s	5m/s
19:00 ☾	997hPa	0%	0%	0%	0%	37%	-3°	0%	24134m	5.1m/s	4m/s
20:00 ☾	998hPa	0%	0%	0%	0%	36%	-17°	0%	24135m	5.6m/s	4.3m/s
21:00 ☾	998hPa	0%	0%	0%	0%	39%	-30°	0%	24134m	6.3m/s	4.8m/s
22:00 ☾	998hPa	0%	0%	0%	0%	37%	-43°	0%	24135m	5.8m/s	4.5m/s
23:00 ☾	998hPa	0%	0%	0%	0%	38%	-55°	0%	24135m	4.1m/s	3.4m/s
Wed, Sep 9 Sunrise 07:05 Sunset 18:49
24:00 ☾	998hPa	0%	0%	0%	0%	45%	-65°	0%	24134m	5.1m/s	3.8m/s
01:00 ☾	997hPa	0%	0%	0%	0%	47%	-69°	0%	24134m	4.8m/s	4.1m/s
02:00 ☾	997hPa	0%	0%	0%	0%	48%	-64°	0%	24134m	6.1m/s	4.5m/s
03:00 ☾	995hPa	0%	0%	0%	0%	41%	-54°	0%	24134m	5.7m/s	4.9m/s
04:00 ☾	995hPa	4%	0%	0%	0%	35%	-41°	4%	24134m	3.8m/s	3.7m/s
05:00 ☾	995hPa	0%	0%	0%	0%	31%	-28°	0%	24134m	3.3m/s	3.1m/s
06:00 ☾	995hPa	31%	0%	0%	0%	31%	-15°	31%	24135m	2.3m/s	2m/s
07:00 ☾	996hPa	11%	0%	0%	0%	38%	-1.5°	11%	24135m	1.9m/s	1.5m/s
08:00	997hPa	4%	0%	0%	0%	41%	12°	4%	24135m	2.8m/s	2.3m/s
09:00	998hPa	100%	0%	0%	0%	33%	25°	100%	24135m	3.3m/s	3.2m/s
10:00	998hPa	100%	0%	5%	1%	24%	37°	100%	24135m	1.4m/s	0.85m/s
11:00	999hPa	57%	0%	5%	1%	23%	47°	57%	24134m	7.4m/s	4.6m/s
12:00	998hPa	100%	0%	2%	1%	20%	55°	100%	24134m	4.3m/s	3.5m/s
13:00	999hPa	40%	0%	16%	0%	30%	58°	40%	24135m	8.6m/s	6.5m/s
14:00	999hPa	100%	0%	22%	0%	32%	55°	100%	24135m	7.8m/s	6m/s
15:00	1004hPa	100%	0%	33%	0%	41%	46°	100%	24135m	6.1m/s	4.9m/s
16:00	1010hPa	100%	0%	45%	0%	51%	35°	100%	24135m	4.4m/s	3.7m/s
17:00	1016hPa	100%	0%	56%	0%	60%	23°	100%	24135m	2.7m/s	2.6m/s
18:00	1015hPa	68%	0%	59%	0%	69%	10°	88%	24135m	3.7m/s	3.4m/s
19:00 ☾	1015hPa	37%	0%	62%	0%	78%	-2.9°	77%	24135m	4.7m/s	4.1m/s
20:00 ☾	1015hPa	5%	0%	65%	0%	86%	-16°	65%	24135m	5.7m/s	4.9m/s
21:00 ☾	1014hPa	5%	0%	62%	0%	86%	-30°	62%	24135m	5.3m/s	4.8m/s
22:00 ☾	1014hPa	4%	0%	60%	0%	85%	-43°	60%	24135m	5m/s	4.7m/s
23:00 ☾	1013hPa	4%	0%	57%	0%	84%	-55°	57%	24135m	4.6m/s	4.5m/s
Thu, Sep 10 Sunrise 07:03 Sunset 18:49
24:00 ☾	1014hPa	3%	0%	40%	0%	84%	-65°	40%	24135m	4.7m/s	4.7m/s
01:00 ☾	1014hPa	1%	0%	22%	0%	83%	-68°	22%	24135m	4.8m/s	4.8m/s
02:00 ☾	1014hPa	0%	0%	5%	0%	83%	-64°	5%	24135m	4.9m/s	5m/s
03:00 ☾	1014hPa	0%	6%	5%	0%	83%	-53°	11%	21796m	5.8m/s	5.5m/s
04:00 ☾	1014hPa	0%	12%	5%	0%	83%	-41°	16%	19457m	6.7m/s	6m/s
05:00 ☾	1014hPa	0%	18%	5%	0%	84%	-28°	22%	17118m	7.6m/s	6.5m/s
06:00 ☾	1013hPa	0%	21%	5%	0%	86%	-15°	24%	11516m	8.8m/s	6.7m/s
07:00 ☾	1012hPa	0%	24%	4%	0%	88%	-1.2°	25%	5914m	10m/s	6.8m/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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Sep 7, 2026, 5:06 AM UTC

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