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 Gusts11.5m/s

Precipitation Chance0%

Air Pressure1003.5hPa

Upcoming Opportunities

When all conditions match, PhotoWeather marks an opportunity window.

Times shown in Africa/Windhoek

Next opportunity

Dramatic Cloud Drama

Kolmanskop

Tue, Aug 25 · 09:00–10:00 · 1h window

Medium confidence

52%

☁️Cloud Drama Score87.1%

Cloud Cover: 38%

Wind Gusts: 8.0m/s

Precipitation Chance: 0%

Air Pressure: 1010.3hPa

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 window · 85% average confidence

Last 90 days

recorded matching windows · 77% average confidence

Last 365 days

recorded matching windows · 70% average confidence

Only 5 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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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 Africa/Windhoek	Cloud Drama Score ≥ 75.0%
Fri, Aug 21
21:00	0%
22:00	0.1%
23:00	0.1%
Sat, Aug 22
24:00	0%
01:00	0.4%
02:00	0%
03:00	0%
04:00	0%
05:00	0%
06:00	0.7%
07:00	3.9%
08:00	7.6%
09:00	7%
10:00	6.4%
11:00	11%
12:00	11%
13:00	6.6%
14:00	10%
15:00	9.6%
16:00	9.3%
17:00	10%
18:00	9.4%
19:00	12%
20:00	0.8%
21:00	1.1%
22:00	0.7%
23:00	0.1%
Sun, Aug 23
24:00	10%
01:00	1.7%
02:00	0.5%
03:00	11%
04:00	13%
05:00	15%
06:00	1.1%
07:00	20%
08:00	24%
09:00	46%
10:00	66%
11:00	30%
12:00	62%
13:00	61%
14:00	26%
15:00	32%
16:00	68%
17:00	29%
18:00	30%
19:00	31%
20:00	15%
21:00	13%
22:00	11%
23:00	7.8%
Mon, Aug 24
24:00	5.9%
01:00	14%
02:00	5.1%
03:00	0.8%
04:00	0.5%
05:00	1.4%
06:00	6.3%
07:00	13%
08:00	6.9%
09:00	10%
10:00	9.3%
11:00	13%
12:00	28%
13:00	25%
14:00	32%
15:00	26%
16:00	23%
17:00	23%
18:00	27%
19:00	24%
20:00	14%
21:00	14%
22:00	13%
23:00	15%
Tue, Aug 25
24:00	15%
01:00	9%
02:00	13%
03:00	0%
04:00	0%
05:00	0%
06:00	0%
07:00	57%
08:00	18%
09:00	87%
10:00	62%
11:00	36%
12:00	33%
13:00	33%
14:00	33%
15:00	33%
16:00	33%
17:00	9.1%
18:00	29%
19:00	51%

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 07:22 Sunset 18:42
22:00 ☾	1004hPa	0%	0%	0%	0%	53%	-45°	0%	24135m	12m/s	7.5m/s
23:00 ☾	1003hPa	0%	0%	0%	0%	50%	-58°	0%	24135m	12m/s	7.3m/s
Sun, Aug 23 Sunrise 07:22 Sunset 18:42
24:00 ☾	1003hPa	0%	0%	0%	0%	50%	-69°	0%	24134m	8.1m/s	5.5m/s
01:00 ☾	1002hPa	0%	0%	0%	0%	52%	-75°	0%	24134m	7m/s	5.3m/s
02:00 ☾	1002hPa	0%	0%	0%	0%	53%	-70°	0%	24134m	7.1m/s	5.2m/s
03:00 ☾	1001hPa	0%	0%	0%	0%	50%	-58°	0%	24134m	5.4m/s	4.3m/s
04:00 ☾	1001hPa	1%	0%	0%	0%	48%	-46°	1%	24134m	4.5m/s	4m/s
05:00 ☾	1001hPa	8%	0%	0%	0%	48%	-32°	8%	24134m	4m/s	3.6m/s
06:00 ☾	1001hPa	100%	0%	0%	0%	45%	-19°	100%	24134m	2.9m/s	2.9m/s
07:00 ☾	1002hPa	100%	0%	0%	0%	44%	-5.5°	100%	24135m	2.4m/s	2.4m/s
08:00	1002hPa	100%	0%	0%	0%	36%	7.6°	100%	24135m	2.5m/s	2.5m/s
09:00	1002hPa	73%	0%	0%	0%	23%	20°	73%	24135m	1.7m/s	1.6m/s
10:00	1003hPa	39%	0%	0%	0%	17%	32°	39%	24134m	1.7m/s	1.5m/s
11:00	1002hPa	9%	0%	0%	0%	12%	42°	9%	24134m	2.7m/s	1.6m/s
12:00	1002hPa	28%	0%	0%	0%	10%	49°	28%	24134m	3.9m/s	1.2m/s
13:00	1001hPa	36%	0%	0%	0%	11%	52°	36%	24135m	2.8m/s	2.3m/s
14:00	1000hPa	100%	0%	0%	0%	16%	50°	100%	24135m	3.7m/s	3.7m/s
15:00	999hPa	86%	0%	0%	0%	16%	42°	86%	24135m	5.7m/s	6.1m/s
16:00	998hPa	34%	0%	0%	0%	20%	33°	34%	24134m	8.6m/s	7.9m/s
17:00	998hPa	100%	0%	0%	0%	23%	21°	100%	24135m	9m/s	7.2m/s
18:00	999hPa	100%	0%	0%	0%	30%	8.5°	100%	24135m	7.6m/s	4.9m/s
19:00 ☾	999hPa	99%	0%	0%	0%	38%	-4.5°	99%	24134m	5.6m/s	3.3m/s
20:00 ☾	1000hPa	40%	0%	0%	0%	38%	-18°	40%	24135m	4.8m/s	3.6m/s
21:00 ☾	1000hPa	6%	0%	0%	0%	32%	-31°	6%	24134m	4.4m/s	3.9m/s
22:00 ☾	1000hPa	5%	0%	0%	0%	25%	-45°	5%	24134m	4.9m/s	4.4m/s
23:00 ☾	999hPa	5%	0%	0%	0%	19%	-57°	5%	24134m	4.3m/s	4.3m/s
Mon, Aug 24 Sunrise 07:21 Sunset 18:42
24:00 ☾	999hPa	5%	0%	0%	0%	17%	-69°	5%	24134m	3.6m/s	3.5m/s
01:00 ☾	999hPa	88%	0%	0%	0%	17%	-75°	88%	24134m	2.1m/s	1.8m/s
02:00 ☾	999hPa	4%	0%	0%	0%	18%	-69°	4%	24134m	1.6m/s	1.2m/s
03:00 ☾	998hPa	0%	0%	0%	0%	18%	-58°	0%	24134m	1.7m/s	1.6m/s
04:00 ☾	998hPa	0%	0%	0%	0%	17%	-45°	0%	24134m	1.4m/s	1.3m/s
05:00 ☾	998hPa	0%	0%	0%	0%	19%	-32°	0%	24135m	1.4m/s	1.1m/s
06:00 ☾	998hPa	5%	0%	0%	0%	19%	-19°	5%	24134m	2.1m/s	1.7m/s
07:00 ☾	999hPa	2%	0%	0%	0%	21%	-5.3°	2%	24134m	1.3m/s	1.1m/s
08:00	999hPa	0%	0%	0%	0%	19%	7.8°	0%	24134m	2.2m/s	1.9m/s
09:00	999hPa	0%	0%	0%	0%	12%	20°	0%	24134m	5.9m/s	3.5m/s
10:00	999hPa	0%	0%	0%	0%	8%	32°	0%	24135m	9.8m/s	5.6m/s
11:00	999hPa	1%	0%	0%	0%	6%	42°	1%	24135m	7.2m/s	5.4m/s
12:00	998hPa	5%	0%	0%	0%	5%	49°	5%	24134m	4.5m/s	3.7m/s
13:00	997hPa	5%	0%	0%	0%	6%	52°	5%	24134m	3.3m/s	0.94m/s
14:00	997hPa	5%	0%	0%	0%	10%	50°	5%	24134m	3.2m/s	3.5m/s
15:00	996hPa	2%	0%	0%	0%	10%	43°	2%	24134m	5.4m/s	6.2m/s
16:00	996hPa	0%	0%	0%	0%	15%	33°	0%	24135m	9m/s	7.7m/s
17:00	996hPa	0%	0%	0%	0%	15%	21°	0%	24134m	9.3m/s	6.9m/s
18:00	996hPa	0%	0%	0%	0%	18%	8.6°	0%	24135m	8.4m/s	5.6m/s
19:00 ☾	996hPa	0%	0%	0%	0%	25%	-4.4°	0%	24134m	5.8m/s	4.2m/s
20:00 ☾	997hPa	6%	0%	0%	0%	26%	-18°	6%	24135m	4.6m/s	3.9m/s
21:00 ☾	997hPa	100%	0%	0%	0%	22%	-31°	100%	24134m	4.5m/s	3.9m/s
22:00 ☾	997hPa	100%	0%	0%	0%	19%	-44°	100%	24134m	3.9m/s	3.9m/s
23:00 ☾	996hPa	100%	0%	0%	0%	15%	-57°	100%	24134m	4m/s	4m/s
Tue, Aug 25 Sunrise 07:20 Sunset 18:43
24:00 ☾	996hPa	80%	0%	0%	0%	14%	-69°	80%	24135m	3.3m/s	3.1m/s
01:00 ☾	996hPa	0%	0%	0%	0%	14%	-74°	0%	24134m	2.7m/s	2.5m/s
02:00 ☾	995hPa	0%	0%	0%	0%	12%	-69°	0%	24134m	2m/s	1.9m/s
03:00 ☾	1001hPa	33%	0%	0%	0%	27%	-58°	33%	24134m	3.3m/s	3m/s
04:00 ☾	1006hPa	67%	0%	0%	0%	42%	-45°	67%	24134m	4.6m/s	4.2m/s
05:00 ☾	1012hPa	100%	0%	0%	0%	56%	-32°	100%	24135m	5.9m/s	5.3m/s
06:00 ☾	1011hPa	69%	0%	0%	0%	62%	-18°	69%	24135m	6.8m/s	5.9m/s
07:00 ☾	1011hPa	38%	0%	0%	0%	68%	-5.1°	38%	24135m	7.7m/s	6.4m/s
08:00	1010hPa	7%	0%	0%	0%	74%	8°	7%	24135m	8.5m/s	7m/s
09:00	1010hPa	38%	0%	13%	0%	77%	21°	38%	24135m	8m/s	6.3m/s
10:00	1010hPa	69%	0%	27%	0%	79%	32°	69%	24135m	7.5m/s	5.6m/s
11:00	1010hPa	100%	0%	40%	0%	82%	42°	100%	24135m	7m/s	4.9m/s
12:00	1011hPa	100%	1%	60%	0%	83%	50°	100%	21340m	5.2m/s	3.7m/s
13:00	1012hPa	100%	2%	80%	0%	84%	53°	100%	18544m	3.4m/s	2.6m/s
14:00	1013hPa	100%	2%	100%	0%	86%	50°	100%	15749m	1.5m/s	1.4m/s
15:00	1013hPa	100%	3%	67%	0%	85%	43°	100%	14172m	1.8m/s	1.7m/s
16:00	1013hPa	100%	3%	33%	0%	85%	33°	100%	12594m	2m/s	1.9m/s
17:00	1013hPa	100%	4%	0%	0%	84%	21°	100%	11017m	2.2m/s	2.2m/s
18:00	1013hPa	72%	3%	0%	0%	84%	8.7°	72%	15390m	1.9m/s	1.9m/s
19:00 ☾	1013hPa	44%	1%	0%	0%	84%	-4.3°	44%	19762m	1.6m/s	1.5m/s
20:00 ☾	1013hPa	16%	0%	0%	0%	84%	-18°	16%	24135m	1.2m/s	1.2m/s
21:00 ☾	1013hPa	12%	0%	0%	0%	84%	-31°	12%	24135m	1.3m/s	1.2m/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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