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

26%

Cloud Cover14%

Wind Gusts1.9m/s

Precipitation Chance0%

Air Pressure972.5hPa

Upcoming Opportunities

When all conditions match, PhotoWeather marks an opportunity window.

Times shown in America/Argentina/Rio_Gallegos

No opportunities in the next 14 days

See which requirements block the most forecast hours below.

Most common blockers (78-hour forecast)

Cloud Drama Score100% of hours
Mid-Level Clouds94% of hours
Low Clouds63% of hours

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 · 59% average confidence

Last 90 days

recorded matching windows · 62% average confidence

Last 365 days

recorded matching windows · 63% average confidence

Most frequent recorded start hour

16:00 local time, shared by 10 of 53 matches recorded in the last 365 days.

Most represented month

March, with 22 of 53 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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78-hour requirements breakdown

When available, the detailed table below covers only the stated 78-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 78 hours

OR logic: one branch per group is enough

Meets requirement

Misses requirement

Time America/Argentina/Rio_Gallegos	Cloud Drama Score ≥ 75.0%	Low Clouds ≥ 20.0%	Mid-Level Clouds OR1·B1 ≥ 30.0%	High Clouds OR1·B2 ≥ 40.0%	Visibility ≥ 5000.0m
Sun, Jul 19
03:00	7.4%	1.1%	0%	0%	24134m
04:00	6.6%	1.1%	0%	0%	24134m
05:00	9.3%	1.1%	0%	0%	24135m
06:00	10%	1.1%	0%	0%	24135m
07:00	14%	0%	0%	0%	24135m
08:00	14%	0%	7.3%	0%	24134m
09:00	22%	0%	5.3%	0%	24134m
10:00	39%	2.1%	14%	0%	24135m
11:00	21%	0.2%	5%	0%	24135m
12:00	21%	0%	3.9%	0%	24134m
13:00	57%	0%	21%	0%	24135m
14:00	28%	0%	10%	0%	24135m
15:00	68%	2.4%	44%	0%	24134m
16:00	46%	0%	14%	0%	24135m
17:00	24%	0.4%	0%	0%	24134m
18:00	27%	0.4%	0%	0%	24134m
19:00	26%	0.4%	0%	0%	24134m
20:00	15%	0%	0%	0%	24134m
21:00	15%	11%	5%	0%	24135m
22:00	13%	76%	51%	0%	24135m
23:00	8.1%	67%	1%	0%	24134m
Mon, Jul 20
24:00	14%	26%	5%	0%	24134m
01:00	9.8%	71%	12%	0%	24134m
02:00	5.9%	100%	96%	0%	20397m
03:00	9.1%	55%	36%	0%	10915m
04:00	9.1%	66%	22%	0%	18578m
05:00	10%	100%	14%	0%	570m
06:00	10%	100%	3.4%	0%	317m
07:00	11%	100%	4.6%	0%	322m
08:00	15%	100%	0.2%	0%	302m
09:00	37%	100%	0%	0%	364m
10:00	35%	98%	0%	0%	3924m
11:00	45%	81%	0%	0%	7812m
12:00	58%	69%	0%	0%	18605m
13:00	58%	66%	0%	0%	24134m
14:00	58%	58%	0%	0%	17278m
15:00	58%	45%	0%	0%	16828m
16:00	58%	43%	0%	0%	14855m
17:00	58%	38%	0%	0%	15135m
18:00	58%	48%	0%	0%	14438m
19:00	58%	59%	0%	0%	14206m
20:00	15%	62%	0%	0%	21298m
21:00	14%	76%	0%	0%	18926m
22:00	14%	78%	0%	0%	13690m
23:00	14%	63%	0%	0%	24134m
Tue, Jul 21
24:00	14%	24%	0%	0%	24135m
01:00	12%	6.5%	0%	0%	24134m
02:00	10%	4.5%	0%	0%	24135m
03:00	9.1%	4.1%	0%	0%	24135m
04:00	7.8%	3.4%	0%	0%	24135m
05:00	7.1%	2.3%	0%	0%	24134m
06:00	6.2%	3.3%	0%	0%	24135m
07:00	6.1%	3.3%	0%	0%	24135m
08:00	4.3%	3.3%	0%	0%	24134m
09:00	11%	3.3%	0%	0%	24134m
10:00	13%	3.5%	0%	0%	24134m
11:00	12%	3.5%	0%	0%	24134m
12:00	9.5%	3.3%	0%	0%	24134m
13:00	9.8%	2.3%	0%	0%	24135m
14:00	9.5%	1.7%	0%	0%	24134m
15:00	9%	1%	0%	0%	24134m
16:00	6.5%	0.67%	0%	0%	24134m
17:00	6.5%	0.33%	0%	0%	24135m
18:00	6.5%	0%	0%	0%	24135m
19:00	6.5%	0%	1%	0%	24135m
20:00	0%	0%	2%	0%	24135m
21:00	0%	0%	3%	0%	24135m
22:00	0%	0%	2%	0%	24135m
23:00	0%	0%	1%	0%	24135m
Wed, Jul 22
24:00	0%	0%	0%	0%	24135m
01:00	0%	0%	0%	0%	24135m
02:00	0%	0%	0%	0%	24135m
03:00	0%	0%	0%	0%	24135m
04:00	0%	0%	0%	0%	24135m
05:00	0%	0%	0%	0%	24135m
06:00	0%	0%	0%	0%	24135m
07:00	0%	0.03%	0%	0%	24135m
08:00	0%	0.07%	0%	0%	24135m

How to read: colored cells show whether each predicate requirement is met; highlighted rows mean the full rule matched (an opportunity). For OR groups, only one branch is required, so some OR-branch predicates can be ✕ even in a matching hour.

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 %	Mid-Level Clouds %	Precipitation Chance %	Relative Humidity %	Solar Elevation °	Total Cloud Coverage %	Wind Gusts m/s	Wind Speed m/s
Sun, Jul 19 Sunrise 09:38 Sunset 18:12
10:00	973hPa	0%	14%	0%	70%	2.3°	14%	1.9m/s	1.4m/s
11:00	973hPa	0%	5%	0%	70%	9.1°	5%	2m/s	1.5m/s
12:00	973hPa	0%	4%	0%	69%	15°	4%	2.2m/s	1.7m/s
13:00	973hPa	0%	21%	19%	66%	18°	21%	2.1m/s	1.7m/s
14:00	972hPa	0%	10%	37%	64%	19°	10%	1.6m/s	1.2m/s
15:00	972hPa	0%	44%	56%	65%	18°	44%	1.4m/s	1.1m/s
16:00	971hPa	0%	14%	67%	67%	14°	14%	1m/s	0.83m/s
17:00	971hPa	0%	0%	79%	67%	8.2°	0%	0.8m/s	0.41m/s
18:00	970hPa	0%	0%	90%	68%	1.3°	0%	0.71m/s	0.38m/s
19:00 ☾	970hPa	0%	0%	93%	70%	-7.4°	0%	1.3m/s	0.71m/s
20:00 ☾	969hPa	0%	0%	97%	72%	-16°	0%	1.6m/s	0.28m/s
21:00 ☾	969hPa	0%	5%	100%	71%	-26°	11%	1.4m/s	0.49m/s
22:00 ☾	969hPa	0%	50%	96%	71%	-35°	76%	1.7m/s	0.75m/s
23:00 ☾	969hPa	0%	1%	93%	70%	-45°	67%	1.8m/s	1m/s
Mon, Jul 20 Sunrise 09:37 Sunset 18:14
24:00 ☾	969hPa	0%	5%	90%	71%	-53°	26%	2.5m/s	1.9m/s
01:00 ☾	970hPa	0%	12%	89%	75%	-58°	71%	2.1m/s	1.7m/s
02:00 ☾	970hPa	0%	96%	87%	80%	-60°	100%	2.9m/s	2.3m/s
03:00 ☾	970hPa	0%	36%	86%	86%	-58°	58%	2.9m/s	2.3m/s
04:00 ☾	971hPa	0%	22%	65%	88%	-51°	66%	1.5m/s	1.2m/s
05:00 ☾	972hPa	0%	14%	44%	90%	-43°	100%	4.2m/s	4m/s
06:00 ☾	973hPa	0%	3%	22%	93%	-34°	100%	6.6m/s	5.3m/s
07:00 ☾	973hPa	0%	5%	31%	93%	-24°	100%	6m/s	5.7m/s
08:00 ☾	974hPa	0%	0%	41%	92%	-15°	100%	5m/s	4.5m/s
09:00 ☾	975hPa	0%	0%	50%	94%	-6°	100%	3.4m/s	3.2m/s
10:00	976hPa	0%	0%	33%	92%	2.5°	98%	2.7m/s	2.8m/s
11:00	977hPa	0%	0%	17%	86%	9.3°	81%	1.5m/s	1.4m/s
12:00	977hPa	0%	0%	0%	80%	15°	69%	1.3m/s	0.87m/s
13:00	978hPa	0%	0%	0%	78%	18°	66%	1.4m/s	1.2m/s
14:00	978hPa	0%	0%	0%	78%	19°	58%	1.5m/s	1.1m/s
15:00	978hPa	0%	0%	0%	79%	18°	45%	1m/s	0.78m/s
16:00	979hPa	0%	0%	0%	79%	14°	43%	0.83m/s	0.4m/s
17:00	979hPa	0%	0%	0%	80%	8.4°	38%	0.42m/s	0.33m/s
18:00	980hPa	0%	0%	0%	80%	1.4°	48%	0.72m/s	0.72m/s
19:00 ☾	980hPa	0%	0%	0%	82%	-7.2°	59%	1.3m/s	0.84m/s
20:00 ☾	981hPa	0%	0%	0%	82%	-16°	62%	1.3m/s	0.56m/s
21:00 ☾	981hPa	0%	0%	0%	81%	-26°	76%	1.2m/s	0.59m/s
22:00 ☾	982hPa	0%	0%	0%	81%	-35°	78%	1.7m/s	1.4m/s
23:00 ☾	982hPa	0%	0%	0%	79%	-44°	63%	2.1m/s	2m/s
Tue, Jul 21 Sunrise 09:36 Sunset 18:15
24:00 ☾	982hPa	0%	0%	0%	76%	-52°	24%	2.2m/s	2.2m/s
01:00 ☾	983hPa	0%	0%	0%	76%	-58°	6%	2.5m/s	2.3m/s
02:00 ☾	983hPa	0%	0%	0%	77%	-60°	4%	2.7m/s	2.4m/s
03:00 ☾	983hPa	0%	0%	0%	78%	-58°	4%	2.9m/s	2.5m/s
04:00 ☾	983hPa	0%	0%	0%	77%	-51°	3%	3.1m/s	2.6m/s
05:00 ☾	982hPa	0%	0%	0%	78%	-43°	2%	3.2m/s	2.7m/s
06:00 ☾	982hPa	0%	0%	0%	77%	-34°	3%	3.1m/s	2.6m/s
07:00 ☾	982hPa	0%	0%	0%	77%	-24°	3%	3m/s	2.4m/s
08:00 ☾	982hPa	0%	0%	0%	76%	-15°	3%	2.7m/s	2.2m/s
09:00 ☾	982hPa	0%	0%	0%	75%	-5.8°	3%	2.1m/s	1.7m/s
10:00	982hPa	0%	0%	0%	74%	2.6°	4%	2m/s	1.6m/s
11:00	982hPa	0%	0%	0%	74%	9.5°	4%	1.7m/s	1.5m/s
12:00	982hPa	0%	0%	0%	73%	15°	3%	1.8m/s	1.6m/s
13:00	981hPa	0%	0%	0%	71%	18°	2%	2.1m/s	1.9m/s
14:00	980hPa	0%	0%	0%	70%	19°	2%	1.9m/s	1.8m/s
15:00	980hPa	0%	0%	0%	70%	18°	1%	1.8m/s	1.7m/s
16:00	962hPa	0%	0%	0%	65%	14°	1%	1.8m/s	1.9m/s
17:00	943hPa	0%	0%	0%	59%	8.6°	0%	1.8m/s	2.1m/s
18:00	925hPa	0%	0%	0%	54%	1.6°	0%	1.8m/s	2.3m/s
19:00 ☾	925hPa	0%	1%	0%	54%	-7.1°	1%	1.8m/s	2.3m/s
20:00 ☾	925hPa	0%	2%	0%	54%	-16°	2%	1.8m/s	2.2m/s
21:00 ☾	925hPa	0%	3%	0%	53%	-26°	3%	1.8m/s	2.2m/s
22:00 ☾	925hPa	0%	2%	0%	54%	-35°	2%	1.8m/s	2.2m/s
23:00 ☾	925hPa	0%	1%	0%	54%	-44°	1%	1.8m/s	2.2m/s
Wed, Jul 22 Sunrise 09:35 Sunset 18:16
24:00 ☾	925hPa	0%	0%	0%	55%	-52°	0%	1.8m/s	2.2m/s
01:00 ☾	925hPa	0%	0%	0%	56%	-58°	0%	1.8m/s	2.2m/s
02:00 ☾	925hPa	0%	0%	0%	57%	-60°	0%	1.7m/s	2.2m/s
03:00 ☾	926hPa	0%	0%	0%	58%	-57°	0%	1.7m/s	2.2m/s
04:00 ☾	926hPa	0%	0%	0%	61%	-51°	0%	1.5m/s	1.8m/s
05:00 ☾	926hPa	0%	0%	0%	65%	-43°	0%	1.2m/s	1.5m/s
06:00 ☾	926hPa	0%	0%	0%	69%	-34°	0%	1m/s	1.1m/s
07:00 ☾	926hPa	0%	0%	0%	70%	-24°	0%	0.92m/s	0.85m/s
08:00 ☾	926hPa	0%	0%	0%	71%	-15°	0%	0.83m/s	0.64m/s
09:00 ☾	926hPa	0%	0%	0%	72%	-5.7°	0%	0.74m/s	0.42m/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.

How opportunities work → Weather data sources →

Forecast generated

Jul 19, 2026, 12:53 PM UTC

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