Rule Cloudscapes

Cloudscapes Forecast for El Calafate, Patagonia

El Calafate, Santa Cruz, Argentina

El Calafate is the base for Perito Moreno Glacier, where fractured blue ice, dark Andean slopes, and Lago Argentino create strong scale contrasts.

Currently

Real-time conditions

Cloud Drama Score

Cloud Cover5%

Wind Gusts0.7m/s

Precipitation Chance0%

Air Pressure984.6hPa

Upcoming Opportunities

When all conditions match, PhotoWeather marks an opportunity window.

Times shown in America/Argentina/Rio_Gallegos

Next opportunity

Dramatic Cloud Drama at Sunrise

El Calafate

Wed, Aug 26 · 08:00–10:00 · 2h window

High confidence

82%

☁️Cloud Drama Score100%

Cloud Cover: 68%

Wind Gusts: 0.5m/s

Precipitation Chance: 15%

Air Pressure: 899.7hPa

Dramatic Cloud Drama

El Calafate

Wed, Aug 26 · 10:00–11:00

☁️Cloud Drama Score:93.6%

Medium

Striking Cloud Drama at Sunrise

El Calafate

Sun, Aug 30 · 08:00–09:00

☁️Cloud Drama Score:81.9%

Low

Striking Cloud Drama

El Calafate

Sun, Aug 30 · 10:00–12:00

☁️Cloud Drama Score:76.7-79.3%

Low

How this forecast is evaluated

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

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Recorded match history

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

Last 30 days

recorded matching windows · 76% average confidence

Last 90 days

recorded matching windows · 70% average confidence

Last 365 days

recorded matching windows · 65% average confidence

Most frequent recorded start hour

16:00 local time, shared by 13 of 67 matches recorded in the last 365 days.

Most represented month

March, with 22 of 67 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

0matching hours in the next 95 hours

AND logic: all conditions required

Meets requirement

Misses requirement

Time America/Argentina/Rio_Gallegos	Cloud Drama Score ≥ 75.0%
Fri, Aug 21
16:00	15%
17:00	15%
18:00	15%
19:00	15%
20:00	15%
21:00	8.7%
22:00	10%
23:00	10%
Sat, Aug 22
24:00	10%
01:00	8.7%
02:00	7.7%
03:00	8.4%
04:00	9.2%
05:00	9.4%
06:00	7.7%
07:00	7%
08:00	13%
09:00	9.9%
10:00	9%
11:00	7.2%
12:00	7%
13:00	6.5%
14:00	6.8%
15:00	8%
16:00	12%
17:00	12%
18:00	12%
19:00	13%
20:00	12%
21:00	4.3%
22:00	4.5%
23:00	4.7%
Sun, Aug 23
24:00	4.9%
01:00	4.9%
02:00	5.4%
03:00	6.1%
04:00	6.3%
05:00	6.2%
06:00	6.3%
07:00	7.6%
08:00	21%
09:00	21%
10:00	26%
11:00	19%
12:00	12%
13:00	16%
14:00	45%
15:00	68%
16:00	59%
17:00	58%
18:00	45%
19:00	57%
20:00	31%
21:00	15%
22:00	15%
23:00	14%
Mon, Aug 24
24:00	15%
01:00	14%
02:00	4.5%
03:00	2.7%
04:00	5.3%
05:00	0%
06:00	0%
07:00	0%
08:00	43%
09:00	43%
10:00	43%
11:00	52%
12:00	52%
13:00	46%
14:00	46%
15:00	46%
16:00	52%
17:00	52%
18:00	52%
19:00	52%
20:00	52%
21:00	1.9%
22:00	0%
23:00	0%
Tue, Aug 25
24:00	0%
01:00	0%
02:00	0%
03:00	0%
04:00	0%
05:00	0%
06:00	0%
07:00	0%
08:00	12%
09:00	17%
10:00	60%
11:00	40%
12:00	14%
13:00	38%
14:00	38%

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 America/Argentina/Rio_Gallegos	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 08:44 Sunset 19:00
17:00	985hPa	0%	5%	0%	0%	76%	16°	5%	24135m	0.7m/s	0.63m/s
18:00	984hPa	0%	5%	0%	0%	76%	8.1°	5%	24135m	0.54m/s	0.35m/s
19:00	984hPa	0%	5%	0%	0%	77%	-0.35°	5%	24134m	0.41m/s	0.33m/s
20:00 ☾	984hPa	0%	5%	0%	0%	78%	-10°	5%	24134m	0.63m/s	0.61m/s
21:00 ☾	984hPa	0%	5%	0%	0%	80%	-20°	5%	24134m	0.82m/s	0.82m/s
22:00 ☾	984hPa	0%	5%	0%	0%	80%	-29°	5%	24134m	1.1m/s	0.82m/s
23:00 ☾	984hPa	0%	8%	0%	0%	80%	-38°	8%	24134m	1.1m/s	0.88m/s
Sun, Aug 23 Sunrise 08:42 Sunset 19:01
24:00 ☾	983hPa	0%	11%	0%	0%	81%	-45°	11%	24134m	1.3m/s	0.99m/s
01:00 ☾	983hPa	0%	13%	0%	0%	81%	-50°	13%	24134m	1.3m/s	1.2m/s
02:00 ☾	983hPa	0%	12%	0%	0%	81%	-51°	12%	24135m	1.4m/s	1.3m/s
03:00 ☾	982hPa	0%	10%	0%	0%	81%	-49°	10%	24135m	1.6m/s	1.6m/s
04:00 ☾	982hPa	0%	8%	0%	0%	82%	-43°	8%	24135m	2.2m/s	2.2m/s
05:00 ☾	981hPa	0%	6%	0%	0%	82%	-35°	6%	24134m	2.2m/s	2.2m/s
06:00 ☾	981hPa	0%	5%	0%	0%	83%	-26°	5%	24134m	2.2m/s	2.2m/s
07:00 ☾	981hPa	0%	5%	0%	0%	82%	-17°	5%	24134m	1.9m/s	1.8m/s
08:00 ☾	981hPa	4%	5%	0%	0%	82%	-7.4°	5%	24135m	1.7m/s	1.7m/s
09:00	980hPa	5%	5%	0%	0%	81%	2.1°	5%	24135m	1.5m/s	1.5m/s
10:00	980hPa	5%	5%	0%	0%	79%	11°	5%	24135m	1.5m/s	1.5m/s
11:00	980hPa	4%	5%	4%	0%	77%	18°	5%	24134m	1.8m/s	1.7m/s
12:00	980hPa	0%	5%	4%	0%	75%	24°	5%	24135m	0.95m/s	0.9m/s
13:00	980hPa	0%	4%	1%	0%	74%	27°	4%	24135m	0.63m/s	0.58m/s
14:00	979hPa	13%	3%	0%	0%	72%	28°	13%	24134m	0.31m/s	0.17m/s
15:00	978hPa	30%	1%	4%	0%	71%	27°	30%	24135m	0.22m/s	0.11m/s
16:00	978hPa	89%	1%	85%	0%	72%	22°	92%	24134m	1m/s	1m/s
17:00	978hPa	100%	1%	100%	0%	71%	16°	100%	24134m	0.8m/s	0.84m/s
18:00	977hPa	1%	1%	86%	0%	72%	8.4°	86%	24134m	0.35m/s	0.19m/s
19:00	977hPa	0%	2%	23%	0%	72%	0.02°	23%	24134m	0.3m/s	0.35m/s
20:00 ☾	977hPa	5%	2%	5%	0%	72%	-9.9°	5%	24134m	0.51m/s	0.61m/s
21:00 ☾	977hPa	6%	2%	0%	0%	72%	-19°	6%	24134m	0.7m/s	0.74m/s
22:00 ☾	977hPa	100%	2%	11%	0%	72%	-29°	100%	24134m	0.91m/s	1.2m/s
23:00 ☾	976hPa	100%	2%	100%	0%	71%	-37°	100%	24134m	1.2m/s	1.2m/s
Mon, Aug 24 Sunrise 08:40 Sunset 19:03
24:00 ☾	976hPa	100%	2%	42%	0%	72%	-45°	100%	24135m	1.3m/s	1.5m/s
01:00 ☾	975hPa	7%	1%	87%	0%	71%	-49°	87%	24134m	0.71m/s	0.35m/s
02:00 ☾	975hPa	43%	2%	79%	0%	72%	-51°	79%	24134m	1.1m/s	1.3m/s
03:00 ☾	974hPa	100%	2%	10%	0%	73%	-48°	100%	24134m	1.2m/s	1.1m/s
04:00 ☾	974hPa	100%	1%	62%	0%	73%	-43°	100%	24134m	1.7m/s	1.9m/s
05:00 ☾	973hPa	100%	1%	98%	0%	73%	-35°	100%	24135m	1.5m/s	1.5m/s
06:00 ☾	972hPa	100%	1%	100%	0%	72%	-26°	100%	24135m	1.3m/s	1.4m/s
07:00 ☾	972hPa	100%	1%	100%	0%	72%	-17°	100%	24134m	1.1m/s	1.2m/s
08:00 ☾	971hPa	100%	1%	100%	0%	71%	-7.1°	100%	24134m	0.8m/s	0.99m/s
09:00	971hPa	100%	1%	100%	0%	71%	2.4°	100%	24134m	0.7m/s	0.54m/s
10:00	970hPa	100%	2%	100%	0%	70%	11°	100%	24134m	1.2m/s	1.3m/s
11:00	969hPa	100%	68%	100%	0%	72%	18°	100%	24135m	1.4m/s	1.6m/s
12:00	969hPa	100%	77%	100%	0%	74%	24°	100%	24134m	1.6m/s	1.9m/s
13:00	968hPa	100%	88%	100%	0%	77%	28°	100%	24135m	1.6m/s	1.9m/s
14:00	967hPa	100%	100%	100%	0%	77%	29°	100%	24134m	1.5m/s	1.7m/s
15:00	965hPa	100%	49%	100%	0%	76%	27°	100%	24135m	0.52m/s	0.34m/s
16:00	965hPa	100%	97%	100%	1%	77%	23°	100%	24134m	1.3m/s	1.2m/s
17:00	964hPa	100%	99%	100%	2%	78%	16°	100%	24134m	0.63m/s	0.66m/s
18:00	964hPa	100%	80%	100%	3%	82%	8.6°	100%	24073m	0.7m/s	0.75m/s
19:00	964hPa	100%	76%	100%	2%	82%	0.21°	100%	24135m	0.51m/s	0.52m/s
20:00 ☾	963hPa	100%	35%	100%	1%	82%	-9.7°	100%	24134m	0.41m/s	0.43m/s
21:00 ☾	963hPa	100%	33%	100%	0%	82%	-19°	100%	24134m	1.1m/s	1.1m/s
22:00 ☾	945hPa	67%	24%	67%	13%	80%	-29°	68%	24134m	1.2m/s	1.3m/s
23:00 ☾	928hPa	33%	14%	33%	26%	79%	-37°	37%	24134m	1.3m/s	1.5m/s
Tue, Aug 25 Sunrise 08:38 Sunset 19:04
24:00 ☾	910hPa	0%	5%	0%	39%	78%	-44°	5%	24135m	1.4m/s	1.7m/s
01:00 ☾	910hPa	0%	5%	0%	33%	80%	-49°	5%	24135m	1.3m/s	1.5m/s
02:00 ☾	910hPa	0%	5%	0%	28%	82%	-50°	5%	24135m	1.2m/s	1.4m/s
03:00 ☾	911hPa	0%	5%	0%	22%	84%	-48°	5%	24135m	1m/s	1.2m/s
04:00 ☾	911hPa	0%	5%	0%	15%	86%	-42°	5%	24135m	0.88m/s	0.94m/s
05:00 ☾	911hPa	0%	5%	0%	7%	88%	-35°	5%	24135m	0.7m/s	0.64m/s
06:00 ☾	911hPa	0%	5%	0%	0%	89%	-26°	5%	24135m	0.53m/s	0.35m/s
07:00 ☾	910hPa	2%	4%	2%	0%	90%	-16°	5%	24135m	0.64m/s	0.37m/s
08:00 ☾	910hPa	3%	4%	3%	0%	91%	-6.8°	5%	24135m	0.74m/s	0.39m/s
09:00	910hPa	5%	3%	5%	0%	92%	2.7°	5%	24135m	0.84m/s	0.41m/s
10:00	909hPa	37%	3%	3%	0%	90%	11°	37%	24135m	0.94m/s	0.7m/s
11:00	909hPa	68%	3%	2%	0%	88%	19°	68%	24135m	1m/s	0.99m/s
12:00	908hPa	100%	3%	0%	0%	86%	24°	100%	24135m	1.1m/s	1.3m/s
13:00	908hPa	100%	4%	31%	0%	85%	28°	100%	24135m	1.4m/s	1.6m/s
14:00	907hPa	100%	4%	62%	0%	83%	29°	100%	24135m	1.7m/s	2m/s
15:00	907hPa	100%	5%	93%	0%	82%	27°	100%	24135m	1.9m/s	2.4m/s
16:00	906hPa	100%	4%	95%	0%	82%	23°	100%	24135m	1.8m/s	2.1m/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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Forecast generated

Aug 22, 2026, 7:06 PM UTC

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