Rule Cloudscapes

Cloudscapes Forecast for Gordale Scar, Yorkshire Dales

Malham, England, United Kingdom

A narrow limestone gorge closes around overhanging walls and a stepped waterfall, creating strong verticals and enclosed depth.

Currently

Real-time conditions

Cloud Drama Score

17%

Cloud Cover5%

Wind Gusts1.3m/s

Precipitation Chance0%

Air Pressure994.3hPa

Upcoming Opportunities

When all conditions match, PhotoWeather marks an opportunity window.

Times shown in Europe/London

Next opportunity

Dramatic Cloud Drama

Gordale Scar

Tue, Aug 25 · 11:00–12:00 · 1h window

Medium confidence

54%

☁️Cloud Drama Score88.6%

Cloud Cover: 47%

Wind Gusts: 9.2m/s

Precipitation Chance: 31%

Air Pressure: 981.0hPa

Dramatic Cloud Drama

Gordale Scar

Wed, Aug 26 · 18:00–19:00

☁️Cloud Drama Score:87.1%

Medium

Striking Cloud Drama at Sunset

Gordale Scar

Wed, Aug 26 · 20:00–21:00

☁️Cloud Drama Score:83.2%

Medium

Dramatic Cloud Drama at Sunset

Gordale Scar

Thu, Aug 27 · 20:00–21:00

☁️Cloud Drama Score:96.2%

Medium

Dramatic Cloud Drama at Sunrise

Gordale Scar

Fri, Aug 28 · 05:00–06:00

☁️Cloud Drama Score:88.4%

Medium

Dramatic Cloud Drama

Gordale Scar

Fri, Aug 28 · 08:00–10:00

☁️Cloud Drama Score:80.6-100%

Medium

Dramatic Cloud Drama

Gordale Scar

Fri, Aug 28 · 15:00–19:00

☁️Cloud Drama Score:78.2-89.7%

Low

+3 more windows in the next 14 days

How this forecast is evaluated

See which weather signals PhotoWeather uses to identify Cloudscapes conditions across Yorkshire Dales. The requirements and hourly values below show how those signals apply at Gordale Scar.

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Recorded match history

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

Last 30 days

recorded matching windows · 70% average confidence

Last 90 days

recorded matching windows · 68% average confidence

Last 365 days

149

recorded matching windows · 67% average confidence

Most frequent recorded start hour

06:00 local time, shared by 19 of 149 matches recorded in the last 365 days.

Most represented month

August, with 40 of 149 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

1matching hours in the next 85 hoursJump to next match

AND logic: all conditions required

Meets requirement

Misses requirement

Time Europe/London	Cloud Drama Score ≥ 75.0%
Sat, Aug 22
06:00	48%
07:00	71%
08:00	37%
09:00	25%
10:00	25%
11:00	38%
12:00	64%
13:00	64%
14:00	51%
15:00	67%
16:00	36%
17:00	38%
18:00	25%
19:00	21%
20:00	21%
21:00	32%
22:00	14%
23:00	13%
Sun, Aug 23
24:00	9.4%
01:00	8%
02:00	5.1%
03:00	8.1%
04:00	9%
05:00	26%
06:00	19%
07:00	18%
08:00	19%
09:00	21%
10:00	17%
11:00	18%
12:00	15%
13:00	22%
14:00	23%
15:00	25%
16:00	34%
17:00	41%
18:00	65%
19:00	68%
20:00	75%
21:00	32%
22:00	15%
23:00	15%
Mon, Aug 24
24:00	14%
01:00	15%
02:00	15%
03:00	15%
04:00	15%
05:00	29%
06:00	28%
07:00	70%
08:00	66%
09:00	46%
10:00	16%
11:00	22%
12:00	28%
13:00	30%
14:00	60%
15:00	28%
16:00	28%
17:00	61%
18:00	56%
19:00	54%
20:00	56%
21:00	44%
22:00	15%
23:00	12%
Tue, Aug 25
24:00	6.5%
01:00	2.3%
02:00	0%
03:00	0%
04:00	0%
05:00	70%
06:00	73%
07:00	53%
08:00	73%
09:00	70%
10:00	59%
11:00	89%
12:00	72%
13:00	47%
14:00	55%
15:00	55%
16:00	55%
17:00	55%
18:00	62%

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 Europe/London	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 05:58 Sunset 20:22
21:00 ☾	994hPa	5%	0%	0%	0%	90%	-5.7°	5%	24135m	1.3m/s	1.3m/s
22:00 ☾	995hPa	5%	0%	0%	0%	91%	-13°	5%	24135m	1m/s	1.1m/s
23:00 ☾	995hPa	5%	0%	0%	0%	92%	-19°	5%	24134m	0.81m/s	0.79m/s
Sun, Aug 23 Sunrise 05:58 Sunset 20:22
24:00 ☾	995hPa	5%	0%	4%	0%	92%	-23°	5%	24134m	0.53m/s	0.51m/s
01:00 ☾	995hPa	5%	0%	5%	0%	92%	-24°	5%	24134m	0.42m/s	0.31m/s
02:00 ☾	995hPa	5%	0%	2%	0%	92%	-24°	5%	24134m	0.31m/s	0.2m/s
03:00 ☾	995hPa	5%	0%	2%	0%	93%	-20°	5%	24134m	0.52m/s	0.47m/s
04:00 ☾	995hPa	6%	0%	0%	0%	93%	-15°	6%	24134m	0.31m/s	0.13m/s
05:00 ☾	995hPa	5%	0%	4%	0%	93%	-8.6°	5%	24134m	0.32m/s	0.27m/s
06:00 ☾	995hPa	5%	0%	5%	0%	94%	-0.51°	5%	24135m	0.31m/s	0.1m/s
07:00	995hPa	5%	0%	5%	0%	94%	7.7°	5%	24135m	0.32m/s	0.13m/s
08:00	995hPa	5%	0%	5%	0%	87%	16°	5%	24135m	0.4m/s	0.37m/s
09:00	995hPa	5%	0%	5%	0%	80%	25°	5%	24134m	0.73m/s	0.75m/s
10:00	995hPa	5%	0%	0%	0%	72%	33°	5%	24134m	0.62m/s	0.8m/s
11:00	995hPa	5%	0%	0%	0%	63%	40°	5%	24134m	0.62m/s	0.42m/s
12:00	995hPa	5%	0%	0%	0%	55%	45°	5%	24135m	0.73m/s	0.27m/s
13:00	995hPa	5%	1%	0%	0%	49%	47°	5%	24135m	0.8m/s	0.43m/s
14:00	995hPa	6%	1%	0%	0%	46%	46°	6%	24135m	1m/s	0.66m/s
15:00	995hPa	5%	2%	0%	0%	44%	42°	5%	24134m	0.92m/s	0.68m/s
16:00	994hPa	12%	6%	0%	0%	43%	36°	12%	24135m	1.1m/s	0.9m/s
17:00	994hPa	5%	17%	0%	0%	43%	28°	18%	24135m	1.4m/s	0.97m/s
18:00	994hPa	5%	36%	0%	0%	46%	20°	36%	24134m	1.5m/s	0.96m/s
19:00	994hPa	5%	37%	0%	0%	61%	11°	37%	24135m	1m/s	0.94m/s
20:00	994hPa	5%	32%	0%	0%	69%	2.3°	32%	24134m	0.63m/s	0.45m/s
21:00 ☾	995hPa	87%	3%	0%	0%	70%	-6°	87%	24134m	2.8m/s	2m/s
22:00 ☾	995hPa	100%	0%	0%	0%	75%	-13°	100%	24134m	2.4m/s	2.6m/s
23:00 ☾	995hPa	100%	0%	0%	0%	79%	-19°	100%	24134m	2.5m/s	2.7m/s
Mon, Aug 24 Sunrise 06:00 Sunset 20:20
24:00 ☾	995hPa	100%	0%	0%	0%	80%	-23°	100%	24134m	2.6m/s	2.9m/s
01:00 ☾	995hPa	100%	0%	0%	0%	80%	-25°	100%	24134m	2.6m/s	2.8m/s
02:00 ☾	994hPa	87%	0%	0%	0%	81%	-24°	87%	24134m	2.4m/s	2.7m/s
03:00 ☾	994hPa	78%	0%	0%	0%	83%	-21°	78%	24134m	2.5m/s	2.7m/s
04:00 ☾	994hPa	81%	0%	0%	0%	85%	-16°	81%	24135m	2.5m/s	2.7m/s
05:00 ☾	994hPa	97%	0%	0%	0%	88%	-8.9°	97%	24134m	2.4m/s	2.6m/s
06:00 ☾	994hPa	100%	0%	0%	0%	90%	-0.84°	100%	24134m	2.4m/s	2.6m/s
07:00	994hPa	49%	0%	0%	0%	88%	7.5°	49%	24134m	2.8m/s	2.6m/s
08:00	993hPa	52%	0%	0%	0%	79%	16°	52%	24134m	3.5m/s	2.4m/s
09:00	993hPa	13%	0%	0%	0%	71%	25°	13%	24135m	5.2m/s	2.7m/s
10:00	993hPa	5%	0%	0%	0%	64%	33°	5%	24135m	5.5m/s	4.2m/s
11:00	993hPa	5%	0%	0%	0%	55%	40°	5%	24134m	5.5m/s	5m/s
12:00	993hPa	5%	0%	0%	0%	49%	45°	5%	24134m	5.8m/s	5.3m/s
13:00	992hPa	5%	0%	0%	0%	45%	47°	5%	24134m	6.1m/s	5.5m/s
14:00	991hPa	58%	0%	0%	0%	42%	46°	58%	24134m	6.3m/s	5.5m/s
15:00	991hPa	100%	0%	5%	0%	41%	42°	100%	24135m	6.4m/s	5.6m/s
16:00	990hPa	100%	0%	3%	0%	42%	35°	100%	24134m	6.7m/s	5.9m/s
17:00	990hPa	100%	11%	28%	0%	44%	28°	100%	24135m	6.8m/s	6.3m/s
18:00	990hPa	100%	6%	71%	0%	52%	19°	100%	24134m	6.9m/s	6.1m/s
19:00	990hPa	100%	0%	96%	0%	59%	10°	100%	24135m	9.1m/s	6.6m/s
20:00	989hPa	100%	10%	70%	0%	67%	2°	100%	24134m	10m/s	6.3m/s
21:00 ☾	989hPa	100%	19%	8%	1%	78%	-6.3°	100%	24134m	11m/s	6.3m/s
22:00 ☾	989hPa	14%	93%	78%	1%	87%	-14°	93%	24134m	11m/s	6m/s
23:00 ☾	990hPa	31%	100%	97%	8%	89%	-19°	100%	24135m	12m/s	6.3m/s
Tue, Aug 25 Sunrise 06:02 Sunset 20:18
24:00 ☾	990hPa	93%	78%	100%	15%	91%	-23°	100%	24134m	12m/s	6.3m/s
01:00 ☾	990hPa	56%	91%	88%	22%	93%	-25°	95%	24134m	11m/s	5.4m/s
02:00 ☾	987hPa	41%	63%	60%	22%	86%	-24°	68%	24134m	10m/s	5.9m/s
03:00 ☾	985hPa	27%	34%	33%	22%	78%	-21°	40%	24134m	9.7m/s	6.4m/s
04:00 ☾	983hPa	12%	6%	5%	22%	70%	-16°	12%	24135m	8.9m/s	6.8m/s
05:00 ☾	983hPa	10%	4%	32%	31%	64%	-9.2°	36%	24135m	8.7m/s	6.9m/s
06:00 ☾	982hPa	7%	2%	58%	41%	57%	-1.1°	61%	24135m	8.5m/s	7m/s
07:00	982hPa	5%	0%	85%	50%	51%	7.2°	85%	24135m	8.2m/s	7.1m/s
08:00	982hPa	6%	0%	64%	41%	50%	16°	64%	24135m	8.4m/s	7.4m/s
09:00	981hPa	7%	0%	42%	31%	50%	25°	42%	24135m	8.6m/s	7.6m/s
10:00	981hPa	8%	0%	21%	22%	49%	33°	21%	24135m	8.7m/s	7.8m/s
11:00	981hPa	39%	0%	41%	31%	54%	39°	47%	24135m	9.2m/s	7.7m/s
12:00	981hPa	69%	0%	61%	41%	60%	44°	74%	24135m	9.6m/s	7.6m/s
13:00	981hPa	100%	0%	82%	50%	65%	47°	100%	24135m	10m/s	7.4m/s
14:00	981hPa	100%	11%	88%	50%	75%	45°	100%	24135m	10m/s	6.7m/s
15:00	981hPa	100%	23%	94%	50%	85%	41°	100%	24135m	11m/s	6.1m/s
16:00	981hPa	100%	34%	100%	50%	95%	35°	100%	24135m	11m/s	5.4m/s
17:00	981hPa	100%	26%	100%	46%	96%	27°	100%	24135m	10m/s	4.7m/s
18:00	980hPa	100%	18%	100%	42%	96%	19°	100%	24135m	9.3m/s	4.1m/s
19:00	980hPa	100%	10%	100%	38%	97%	10°	100%	24135m	8.3m/s	3.4m/s
20:00	980hPa	100%	40%	100%	34%	97%	1.7°	100%	19120m	7.5m/s	3.4m/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, 7:11 PM UTC

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