Rule Cloudscapes

Cloudscapes Forecast for Swakopmund, Namibia

Swakopmund, Erongo Region, Namibia

Swakopmund's German-era facades stand along unusually broad, ordered streets at the desert edge. The jetty extends that geometry into the Atlantic and connects the built waterfront with an open marine horizon.

Currently

Real-time conditions

Cloud Drama Score

Cloud Cover100%

Wind Gusts3.2m/s

Precipitation Chance0%

Air Pressure1017.2hPa

Upcoming Opportunities

When all conditions match, PhotoWeather marks an opportunity window.

Times shown in Africa/Windhoek

Next opportunity

Dramatic Cloud Drama at Sunrise

Swakopmund

Tue, Aug 25 · 07:00–08:00 · 1h window

High confidence

70%

☁️Cloud Drama Score100%

Cloud Cover: 57%

Wind Gusts: 7.9m/s

Precipitation Chance: 0%

Air Pressure: 1008.8hPa

Striking Cloud Drama

Swakopmund

Tue, Aug 25 · 08:00–10:00

☁️Cloud Drama Score:75.4-81.9%

Low

Dramatic Cloud Drama

Swakopmund

Tue, Aug 25 · 12:00–13:00

☁️Cloud Drama Score:89.7%

Medium

Striking Cloud Drama at Sunrise

Swakopmund

Sun, Aug 30 · 07:00–08:00

☁️Cloud Drama Score:79.3%

Low

Striking Cloud Drama

Swakopmund

Sun, Aug 30 · 09:00–10:00

☁️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 Swakopmund.

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Recorded match history

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

Last 30 days

recorded matching windows · 52% average confidence

Last 90 days

recorded matching windows · 52% average confidence

Last 365 days

recorded matching windows · 62% average confidence

Most represented month

March, with 5 of 12 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

4matching 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	0.2%
22:00	0.7%
23:00	4.6%
Sat, Aug 22
24:00	8.2%
01:00	11%
02:00	15%
03:00	15%
04:00	15%
05:00	15%
06:00	9.5%
07:00	23%
08:00	23%
09:00	59%
10:00	20%
11:00	54%
12:00	33%
13:00	39%
14:00	49%
15:00	49%
16:00	40%
17:00	45%
18:00	71%
19:00	61%
20:00	15%
21:00	11%
22:00	1.8%
23:00	1.8%
Sun, Aug 23
24:00	7.2%
01:00	13%
02:00	15%
03:00	14%
04:00	15%
05:00	14%
06:00	15%
07:00	18%
08:00	17%
09:00	68%
10:00	61%
11:00	27%
12:00	51%
13:00	57%
14:00	74%
15:00	47%
16:00	19%
17:00	32%
18:00	56%
19:00	25%
20:00	14%
21:00	12%
22:00	8.8%
23:00	6.2%
Mon, Aug 24
24:00	15%
01:00	7.3%
02:00	13%
03:00	13%
04:00	15%
05:00	8.2%
06:00	12%
07:00	24%
08:00	66%
09:00	31%
10:00	57%
11:00	20%
12:00	9.9%
13:00	4.5%
14:00	20%
15:00	28%
16:00	30%
17:00	31%
18:00	27%
19:00	68%
20:00	14%
21:00	15%
22:00	4.1%
23:00	9.7%
Tue, Aug 25
24:00	14%
01:00	14%
02:00	15%
03:00	0%
04:00	0%
05:00	0%
06:00	0%
07:00	100%
08:00	82%
09:00	75%
10:00	46%
11:00	30%
12:00	90%
13:00	72%
14:00	44%
15:00	44%
16:00	36%
17:00	43%
18:00	43%
19:00	43%

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 07:21 Sunset 18:48
22:00 ☾	1017hPa	100%	0%	0%	0%	84%	-45°	100%	24135m	3.2m/s	2.4m/s
23:00 ☾	1017hPa	100%	0%	0%	0%	86%	-58°	100%	24135m	4.2m/s	3.4m/s
Sun, Aug 23 Sunrise 07:21 Sunset 18:48
24:00 ☾	1017hPa	100%	0%	0%	0%	87%	-71°	100%	24134m	3.4m/s	2.9m/s
01:00 ☾	1017hPa	62%	0%	0%	0%	87%	-79°	62%	24134m	3.1m/s	2.4m/s
02:00 ☾	1016hPa	94%	0%	0%	0%	87%	-73°	94%	24134m	3.5m/s	3.1m/s
03:00 ☾	1015hPa	100%	0%	0%	0%	86%	-60°	100%	24134m	2.2m/s	1.9m/s
04:00 ☾	1015hPa	84%	0%	0%	0%	84%	-47°	84%	24134m	2.3m/s	1.8m/s
05:00 ☾	1015hPa	2%	0%	0%	0%	84%	-33°	2%	24134m	1.8m/s	1.7m/s
06:00 ☾	1015hPa	92%	0%	0%	0%	82%	-19°	92%	24134m	3.1m/s	2.9m/s
07:00 ☾	1015hPa	96%	0%	0%	0%	84%	-5.4°	96%	24135m	3.8m/s	3.6m/s
08:00	1016hPa	100%	0%	0%	0%	80%	8.2°	100%	24135m	2.5m/s	2.4m/s
09:00	1016hPa	39%	0%	0%	0%	74%	21°	39%	24135m	2.1m/s	2m/s
10:00	1016hPa	32%	0%	0%	0%	77%	33°	32%	24134m	3m/s	3.1m/s
11:00	1016hPa	5%	6%	0%	0%	74%	44°	6%	24134m	2.9m/s	3m/s
12:00	1015hPa	5%	39%	0%	0%	72%	52°	39%	334m	3.7m/s	4.1m/s
13:00	1014hPa	5%	53%	0%	0%	80%	56°	53%	319m	4.2m/s	4.2m/s
14:00	1013hPa	28%	16%	0%	0%	78%	53°	28%	24135m	4.1m/s	3.6m/s
15:00	1012hPa	16%	6%	0%	0%	74%	46°	16%	24135m	6.7m/s	5.4m/s
16:00	1011hPa	5%	0%	0%	0%	66%	35°	5%	24134m	7.7m/s	5.7m/s
17:00	1011hPa	5%	0%	0%	0%	62%	23°	5%	24135m	8.3m/s	5.9m/s
18:00	1011hPa	15%	0%	0%	0%	63%	10°	15%	24135m	5.7m/s	4.2m/s
19:00 ☾	1012hPa	7%	0%	0%	0%	71%	-3.2°	7%	24134m	4.8m/s	3.9m/s
20:00 ☾	1013hPa	38%	0%	0%	0%	74%	-17°	38%	24135m	4.5m/s	3.5m/s
21:00 ☾	1013hPa	10%	0%	0%	0%	75%	-31°	10%	24134m	2.8m/s	1.9m/s
22:00 ☾	1014hPa	7%	0%	0%	0%	74%	-45°	7%	24134m	1.8m/s	0.83m/s
23:00 ☾	1013hPa	25%	0%	0%	0%	73%	-58°	25%	24134m	1.1m/s	1m/s
Mon, Aug 24 Sunrise 07:20 Sunset 18:48
24:00 ☾	1013hPa	10%	0%	0%	0%	70%	-71°	10%	24134m	1.8m/s	1.7m/s
01:00 ☾	1012hPa	6%	0%	0%	0%	70%	-78°	6%	24134m	2.5m/s	2.5m/s
02:00 ☾	1012hPa	15%	0%	0%	0%	69%	-72°	15%	24134m	3.7m/s	3.7m/s
03:00 ☾	1011hPa	5%	0%	0%	0%	66%	-60°	5%	24134m	1.4m/s	1.4m/s
04:00 ☾	1011hPa	50%	0%	0%	0%	67%	-47°	50%	24134m	2.2m/s	2.1m/s
05:00 ☾	1011hPa	100%	0%	0%	0%	73%	-33°	100%	24135m	1.7m/s	1.5m/s
06:00 ☾	1011hPa	95%	0%	0%	0%	73%	-19°	95%	24134m	1.3m/s	1.2m/s
07:00 ☾	1011hPa	99%	0%	0%	0%	59%	-5.2°	99%	24134m	1.6m/s	1.5m/s
08:00	1012hPa	41%	0%	0%	0%	48%	8.4°	41%	24134m	1.4m/s	1.2m/s
09:00	1012hPa	8%	0%	0%	0%	43%	21°	8%	24134m	2.6m/s	2.6m/s
10:00	1012hPa	24%	0%	0%	0%	42%	34°	24%	24135m	3.9m/s	2.8m/s
11:00	1012hPa	4%	0%	0%	0%	34%	45°	4%	24135m	5.1m/s	0.81m/s
12:00	1011hPa	2%	0%	0%	0%	32%	53°	2%	24134m	5.2m/s	1.9m/s
13:00	1010hPa	0%	0%	0%	0%	39%	56°	0%	24134m	4.9m/s	4.6m/s
14:00	1009hPa	1%	0%	0%	0%	45%	54°	1%	24134m	6.4m/s	5.8m/s
15:00	1008hPa	93%	0%	0%	0%	47%	46°	93%	24134m	6.6m/s	5.4m/s
16:00	1008hPa	100%	0%	0%	0%	46%	35°	100%	24135m	8.8m/s	6.3m/s
17:00	1008hPa	100%	0%	0%	0%	43%	23°	100%	24134m	9.7m/s	6.7m/s
18:00	1008hPa	100%	0%	0%	0%	47%	10°	100%	24135m	8.3m/s	5.8m/s
19:00 ☾	1009hPa	48%	0%	0%	0%	54%	-3.1°	48%	24134m	4.9m/s	4.3m/s
20:00 ☾	1010hPa	1%	0%	0%	0%	57%	-17°	1%	24135m	4.8m/s	4.3m/s
21:00 ☾	1010hPa	0%	0%	0%	0%	54%	-31°	0%	24134m	4.6m/s	4.1m/s
22:00 ☾	1010hPa	0%	0%	0%	0%	48%	-45°	0%	24134m	5.1m/s	4.6m/s
23:00 ☾	1009hPa	4%	0%	0%	0%	37%	-58°	4%	24134m	5m/s	4.8m/s
Tue, Aug 25 Sunrise 07:19 Sunset 18:49
24:00 ☾	1009hPa	5%	0%	0%	0%	36%	-71°	5%	24135m	3.3m/s	2.9m/s
01:00 ☾	1009hPa	88%	0%	0%	0%	42%	-78°	88%	24134m	1.9m/s	1.7m/s
02:00 ☾	1008hPa	17%	0%	0%	0%	46%	-72°	17%	24134m	3m/s	3m/s
03:00 ☾	1009hPa	35%	0%	27%	0%	53%	-60°	39%	24134m	4.8m/s	4m/s
04:00 ☾	1009hPa	53%	0%	55%	0%	61%	-46°	60%	24134m	6.6m/s	4.9m/s
05:00 ☾	1010hPa	71%	0%	82%	0%	68%	-33°	82%	24135m	8.3m/s	5.9m/s
06:00 ☾	1009hPa	48%	14%	61%	0%	70%	-19°	70%	16261m	8.1m/s	5.8m/s
07:00 ☾	1009hPa	26%	27%	39%	0%	72%	-5°	57%	8388m	7.9m/s	5.7m/s
08:00	1008hPa	3%	40%	17%	0%	73%	8.6°	44%	515m	7.7m/s	5.7m/s
09:00	1008hPa	2%	36%	12%	0%	74%	22°	38%	3002m	5.9m/s	4.5m/s
10:00	1008hPa	1%	31%	6%	0%	75%	34°	32%	5489m	4.1m/s	3.3m/s
11:00	1008hPa	0%	26%	0%	0%	75%	45°	26%	7976m	2.3m/s	2m/s
12:00	1009hPa	31%	25%	20%	0%	79%	53°	48%	11231m	2.4m/s	2.2m/s
13:00	1009hPa	61%	24%	38%	0%	82%	57°	70%	14485m	2.4m/s	2.3m/s
14:00	1010hPa	92%	22%	58%	0%	86%	54°	92%	17740m	2.4m/s	2.4m/s
15:00	1010hPa	92%	15%	71%	17%	82%	46°	94%	18781m	2.1m/s	2m/s
16:00	1010hPa	92%	8%	85%	33%	79%	36°	97%	19823m	1.8m/s	1.7m/s
17:00	1010hPa	93%	1%	99%	50%	76%	23°	99%	20864m	1.5m/s	1.3m/s
18:00	1011hPa	95%	1%	100%	50%	79%	10°	100%	21954m	3.3m/s	2.5m/s
19:00 ☾	1011hPa	98%	0%	100%	50%	83%	-3.1°	100%	23045m	5.1m/s	3.6m/s
20:00 ☾	1011hPa	100%	0%	100%	50%	86%	-17°	100%	24135m	6.9m/s	4.8m/s
21:00 ☾	1010hPa	79%	0%	96%	41%	82%	-31°	96%	24135m	5.1m/s	3.2m/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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