Rule Cloudscapes

Cloudscapes Forecast for Spitzkoppe, Namibia

Usakos, Erongo Region, Namibia

Spitzkoppe's rounded granite peaks rise abruptly from bare gravel plains. Natural arches and isolated acacias provide restrained foreground frames without obscuring the massif's scale.

Currently

Real-time conditions

Cloud Drama Score

Cloud Cover100%

Wind Gusts1.5m/s

Precipitation Chance0%

Air Pressure904.5hPa

Upcoming Opportunities

When all conditions match, PhotoWeather marks an opportunity window.

Times shown in Africa/Windhoek

Next opportunity

Striking Cloud Drama

Spitzkoppe

Tue, Aug 25 · 10:00–12:00 · 2h window

Low confidence

24%

☁️Cloud Drama Score75.9-80.5%

Cloud Cover: 77%

Wind Gusts: 2.6m/s

Precipitation Chance: 0%

Air Pressure: 898.7hPa

Dramatic Cloud Drama

Spitzkoppe

Tue, Aug 25 · 15:00–18:00

☁️Cloud Drama Score:79.4-85.8%

Medium

Dramatic Cloud Drama at Sunset

Spitzkoppe

Tue, Aug 25 · 18:00–20:00

☁️Cloud Drama Score:89.7-94.9%

High

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 Spitzkoppe.

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Recorded match history

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

Last 30 days

recorded matching windows

Last 90 days

recorded matching windows · 57% average confidence

Last 365 days

recorded matching windows · 64% average confidence

Most frequent recorded start hour

18:00 local time, shared by 6 of 19 matches recorded in the last 365 days.

Most represented month

March, with 8 of 19 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

7matching 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	14%
09:00	31%
10:00	27%
11:00	30%
12:00	25%
13:00	17%
14:00	30%
15:00	41%
16:00	20%
17:00	49%
18:00	71%
19:00	36%
20:00	14%
21:00	15%
22:00	13%
23:00	6.9%
Sun, Aug 23
24:00	9.8%
01:00	15%
02:00	15%
03:00	11%
04:00	13%
05:00	13%
06:00	15%
07:00	31%
08:00	38%
09:00	50%
10:00	68%
11:00	30%
12:00	29%
13:00	23%
14:00	64%
15:00	60%
16:00	50%
17:00	19%
18:00	20%
19:00	23%
20:00	6.1%
21:00	9.7%
22:00	5.3%
23:00	3.9%
Mon, Aug 24
24:00	4%
01:00	6.2%
02:00	3%
03:00	13%
04:00	11%
05:00	12%
06:00	15%
07:00	70%
08:00	36%
09:00	35%
10:00	27%
11:00	23%
12:00	22%
13:00	21%
14:00	16%
15:00	12%
16:00	21%
17:00	68%
18:00	42%
19:00	28%
20:00	15%
21:00	15%
22:00	15%
23:00	14%
Tue, Aug 25
24:00	4.6%
01:00	4.6%
02:00	9.9%
03:00	0%
04:00	0%
05:00	0%
06:00	0%
07:00	43%
08:00	43%
09:00	56%
10:00	81%
11:00	76%
12:00	58%
13:00	41%
14:00	37%
15:00	79%
16:00	84%
17:00	86%
18:00	95%
19:00	90%

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 07:16 Sunset 18:44
22:00 ☾	905hPa	100%	0%	0%	0%	34%	-46°	100%	24135m	1.5m/s	1.4m/s
23:00 ☾	905hPa	100%	0%	0%	0%	32%	-59°	100%	24135m	0.84m/s	0.75m/s
Sun, Aug 23 Sunrise 07:16 Sunset 18:44
24:00 ☾	905hPa	98%	0%	0%	0%	32%	-72°	98%	24134m	0.71m/s	0.67m/s
01:00 ☾	904hPa	81%	0%	0%	0%	32%	-80°	81%	24134m	0.73m/s	0.7m/s
02:00 ☾	904hPa	36%	0%	0%	0%	29%	-72°	36%	24134m	1.8m/s	1.8m/s
03:00 ☾	904hPa	7%	0%	0%	0%	27%	-60°	7%	24134m	1.9m/s	1.9m/s
04:00 ☾	903hPa	23%	0%	0%	0%	26%	-46°	23%	24134m	2m/s	1.9m/s
05:00 ☾	903hPa	11%	0%	0%	0%	24%	-32°	11%	24134m	2.3m/s	2.4m/s
06:00 ☾	903hPa	5%	0%	0%	0%	21%	-18°	5%	24134m	3.2m/s	3.2m/s
07:00 ☾	904hPa	5%	0%	0%	0%	20%	-4.3°	5%	24135m	4.1m/s	4.2m/s
08:00	905hPa	5%	0%	0%	0%	20%	9.3°	5%	24135m	6.7m/s	4.6m/s
09:00	905hPa	70%	0%	0%	0%	17%	22°	70%	24135m	8.9m/s	5.1m/s
10:00	905hPa	38%	0%	0%	0%	14%	35°	38%	24134m	7.9m/s	5.7m/s
11:00	905hPa	9%	0%	0%	0%	12%	45°	9%	24134m	8.2m/s	6.7m/s
12:00	904hPa	7%	0%	0%	0%	10%	54°	7%	24134m	7.3m/s	7.1m/s
13:00	903hPa	7%	0%	0%	0%	9%	57°	7%	24135m	5.3m/s	5.8m/s
14:00	902hPa	48%	0%	0%	0%	9%	54°	48%	24135m	5m/s	4.3m/s
15:00	901hPa	22%	0%	0%	0%	8%	46°	22%	24135m	4.9m/s	4.4m/s
16:00	901hPa	17%	0%	0%	0%	8%	35°	17%	24134m	4.9m/s	4.8m/s
17:00	901hPa	5%	0%	0%	0%	8%	23°	5%	24135m	4.7m/s	4.4m/s
18:00	901hPa	1%	0%	0%	0%	9%	9.5°	1%	24135m	2.5m/s	2.3m/s
19:00 ☾	901hPa	5%	0%	0%	0%	12%	-4.1°	5%	24134m	1.2m/s	1.1m/s
20:00 ☾	902hPa	5%	0%	0%	0%	13%	-18°	5%	24135m	2.6m/s	2.5m/s
21:00 ☾	903hPa	4%	0%	0%	0%	18%	-32°	4%	24134m	3.7m/s	3.8m/s
22:00 ☾	903hPa	5%	0%	0%	0%	20%	-46°	5%	24134m	2.5m/s	2.5m/s
23:00 ☾	904hPa	10%	0%	0%	0%	21%	-59°	10%	24134m	1m/s	0.84m/s
Mon, Aug 24 Sunrise 07:15 Sunset 18:45
24:00 ☾	904hPa	5%	0%	0%	0%	19%	-72°	5%	24134m	2.1m/s	2.1m/s
01:00 ☾	903hPa	7%	0%	0%	0%	18%	-79°	7%	24134m	2.8m/s	2.9m/s
02:00 ☾	903hPa	20%	0%	0%	0%	16%	-72°	20%	24134m	3.6m/s	3.7m/s
03:00 ☾	902hPa	18%	0%	0%	0%	16%	-59°	18%	24134m	5.2m/s	4.6m/s
04:00 ☾	903hPa	14%	0%	0%	0%	16%	-46°	14%	24134m	7.3m/s	5m/s
05:00 ☾	902hPa	42%	0%	0%	0%	17%	-32°	42%	24135m	6m/s	4.5m/s
06:00 ☾	903hPa	76%	0%	0%	0%	18%	-18°	76%	24134m	4.9m/s	4.3m/s
07:00 ☾	903hPa	42%	0%	0%	0%	18%	-4.1°	42%	24134m	4m/s	4.1m/s
08:00	904hPa	5%	0%	0%	0%	18%	9.5°	5%	24134m	8.4m/s	4.2m/s
09:00	904hPa	5%	0%	0%	0%	14%	23°	5%	24134m	14m/s	6.7m/s
10:00	904hPa	5%	0%	0%	0%	12%	35°	5%	24135m	13m/s	9.8m/s
11:00	904hPa	5%	0%	0%	0%	10%	46°	5%	24135m	11m/s	10m/s
12:00	903hPa	5%	0%	0%	0%	9%	54°	5%	24134m	8.1m/s	9m/s
13:00	902hPa	5%	0%	0%	0%	8%	57°	5%	24134m	5.4m/s	6.2m/s
14:00	901hPa	5%	0%	0%	0%	8%	54°	5%	24134m	3.6m/s	3.3m/s
15:00	900hPa	4%	0%	0%	0%	8%	46°	4%	24134m	2.2m/s	0.96m/s
16:00	899hPa	0%	0%	0%	0%	7%	35°	0%	24135m	1.8m/s	0.49m/s
17:00	899hPa	20%	0%	0%	0%	7%	23°	20%	24134m	2m/s	1.2m/s
18:00	900hPa	82%	0%	0%	0%	9%	9.6°	82%	24135m	1.6m/s	1.5m/s
19:00 ☾	900hPa	100%	0%	0%	0%	11%	-4°	100%	24134m	2.2m/s	2m/s
20:00 ☾	901hPa	98%	0%	0%	0%	12%	-18°	98%	24135m	5.2m/s	4.4m/s
21:00 ☾	902hPa	100%	0%	0%	0%	14%	-32°	100%	24134m	3.8m/s	3.7m/s
22:00 ☾	902hPa	63%	0%	0%	0%	15%	-46°	63%	24134m	1.7m/s	1.7m/s
23:00 ☾	901hPa	0%	0%	0%	0%	16%	-59°	0%	24134m	0.7m/s	0.59m/s
Tue, Aug 25 Sunrise 07:14 Sunset 18:45
24:00 ☾	901hPa	0%	0%	0%	0%	15%	-72°	0%	24135m	2.1m/s	2.1m/s
01:00 ☾	901hPa	0%	0%	0%	0%	14%	-79°	0%	24134m	2.7m/s	2.8m/s
02:00 ☾	900hPa	0%	0%	0%	0%	15%	-72°	0%	24134m	2.4m/s	2.4m/s
03:00 ☾	901hPa	30%	0%	2%	0%	14%	-59°	30%	24134m	4.4m/s	3.9m/s
04:00 ☾	901hPa	61%	0%	3%	0%	12%	-46°	61%	24134m	6.4m/s	5.3m/s
05:00 ☾	901hPa	91%	0%	5%	0%	11%	-32°	91%	24135m	8.4m/s	6.8m/s
06:00 ☾	901hPa	88%	0%	37%	0%	10%	-18°	94%	24135m	6.5m/s	5.7m/s
07:00 ☾	900hPa	84%	0%	68%	0%	9%	-3.9°	97%	24135m	4.6m/s	4.6m/s
08:00	899hPa	81%	0%	100%	0%	8%	9.7°	100%	24135m	2.6m/s	3.5m/s
09:00	899hPa	57%	0%	88%	0%	8%	23°	88%	24135m	2.6m/s	3.4m/s
10:00	899hPa	34%	0%	77%	0%	8%	35°	77%	24135m	2.6m/s	3.3m/s
11:00	898hPa	11%	0%	65%	0%	8%	46°	65%	24135m	2.6m/s	3.2m/s
12:00	899hPa	7%	0%	68%	0%	14%	54°	68%	24135m	2.8m/s	3.2m/s
13:00	900hPa	4%	0%	71%	0%	21%	57°	71%	24135m	3m/s	3.2m/s
14:00	901hPa	0%	0%	75%	0%	27%	54°	75%	24135m	3.1m/s	3.1m/s
15:00	901hPa	14%	0%	54%	0%	28%	46°	63%	24135m	2.6m/s	2.6m/s
16:00	901hPa	28%	0%	34%	0%	29%	35°	52%	24135m	2.1m/s	2m/s
17:00	901hPa	41%	0%	14%	0%	30%	23°	41%	24135m	1.5m/s	1.5m/s
18:00	901hPa	28%	0%	34%	0%	30%	9.6°	53%	24135m	1.5m/s	1.4m/s
19:00 ☾	901hPa	14%	0%	55%	0%	29%	-3.9°	64%	24135m	1.5m/s	1.4m/s
20:00 ☾	901hPa	0%	0%	75%	0%	28%	-18°	75%	24135m	1.4m/s	1.4m/s
21:00 ☾	901hPa	20%	0%	71%	0%	29%	-32°	77%	24135m	1.4m/s	1.3m/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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