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Rule Golden Hour

Golden Hour Forecast for Verbier, Alps

Verbier, Valais, Switzerland

Verbier overlooks broad Valais ridges toward the Mont Blanc massif, combining ski slopes, larch forest and layered peaks in winter and summer views.

Currently

Real-time conditions
Low Cloud Cover3%
Mid Cloud Cover64%
High Cloud Cover7%
Sun Elevation-19.9° (Astronomical night)

Upcoming Opportunities

When all conditions match, PhotoWeather marks an opportunity window.

Times shown in Europe/Zurich
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Next opportunity
Exceptional Golden Hour at Sunrise
Verbier
Today · 05:32–06:39 · 1h window
Medium confidence
64%
🌇Golden Hour Potential94.8-95.5%
Low Cloud Cover: 0%
Mid Cloud Cover: 0%
High Cloud Cover: 5%
Sun Elevation: -8.4° (Nautical twilight)
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Exceptional Golden Hour at Sunset
Verbier
Sun, Jul 19 · 20:32–21:38
🌇Golden Hour Potential:94.6-100%
Medium
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Exceptional Golden Hour (calm) at Sunset
Verbier
Tue, Jul 21 · 20:30–21:36
🌇Golden Hour Potential:97.9-98%
Medium
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Exceptional Golden Hour at Sunrise
Verbier
Wed, Jul 22 · 05:39–06:45
🌇Golden Hour Potential:98.4-98.7%
Medium
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Exceptional Golden Hour (calm) at Sunrise
Verbier
Sat, Jul 25 · 05:42–06:00
🌇Golden Hour Potential:97.9%
Medium

How this forecast is evaluated

See which weather signals PhotoWeather uses to identify Golden Hour conditions across Alps. The requirements and hourly values below show how those signals apply at Verbier.

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Recorded match history

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

Last 30 days
27
recorded matching windows · 73% average confidence
Last 90 days
69
recorded matching windows · 74% average confidence
Last 365 days
116
recorded matching windows · 76% average confidence
Most frequent recorded start hour

06:00 local time, shared by 31 of 116 matches recorded in the last 365 days.

Most represented month

April, with 26 of 116 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
2matching hours in the next 95 hoursJump to next match
AND logic: all conditions required
Meets requirement
Misses requirement
Time
Europe/Zurich
Golden Hour
Any
Golden Hour Potential
≥ 80.0%
Precipitation Chance
≤ 5.0%
Visibility
≥ 1000.0m
Wed, Jul 15
03:0026%80%11129m
04:0027%83%24134m
05:0091%75%6127m
06:0072%76%24134m
07:0020%77%24135m
08:0023%78%13376m
09:0030%96%7952m
10:0029%98%12317m
11:0029%100%12554m
12:0030%96%24135m
13:0030%91%24135m
14:0032%87%24135m
15:0029%88%24134m
16:0027%76%24135m
17:0024%65%24135m
18:0024%70%22198m
19:0026%76%24134m
20:0070%82%24135m
21:0079%63%24134m
22:0025%59%24134m
23:0027%39%13489m
Thu, Jul 16
24:0020%39%24135m
01:0017%39%24135m
02:0019%39%14577m
03:0026%26%24135m
04:0024%13%24134m
05:0096%0%24134m
06:0095%0%24135m
07:0026%0%24135m
08:0027%0%24134m
09:0024%12%24134m
10:0024%25%24134m
11:0023%37%24135m
12:0026%51%24135m
13:0027%64%24135m
14:0025%78%24135m
15:0026%78%24134m
16:0027%77%24135m
17:0026%77%24135m
18:0027%83%24134m
19:0021%89%24135m
20:0097%95%24134m
21:0085%96%21554m
22:0027%97%24135m
23:0024%97%24134m
Fri, Jul 17
24:0011%97%5794m
01:009%98%22990m
02:0024%98%24134m
03:0024%88%24135m
04:0024%78%9646m
05:0048%68%13172m
06:0022%75%212m
07:0017%81%20996m
08:0015%88%9465m
09:0021%91%22038m
10:0029%94%12274m
11:0029%98%13615m
12:0026%97%24134m
13:0029%95%24135m
14:0029%94%24135m
15:0027%84%24135m
16:0029%74%7175m
17:0026%64%24135m
18:0029%67%22562m
19:0029%70%7610m
20:0093%73%19923m
21:0057%59%5198m
22:0026%46%5621m
23:0024%33%22018m
Sat, Jul 18
24:0015%37%24135m
01:0017%41%21612m
02:0015%46%24134m
03:0017%49%7347m
04:0020%53%24134m
05:0091%56%24135m
06:0096%68%24134m
07:0023%79%24134m
08:0020%91%24134m
09:000%88%23428m
10:000%86%22722m
11:000%83%22015m
12:000%87%22235m
13:000%90%22455m
14:000%93%22675m
15:000%70%23161m
16:000%46%23648m
17:000%22%24135m
18:000%31%24135m
19:000%41%24135m
20:0094%50%24135m
21:00100%33%24135m
22:000%17%24135m
23:000%0%24135m
Sun, Jul 19
24:000%17%24135m
01:000%33%24135m
How to read: colored cells show whether each predicate requirement is met; highlighted rows mean the full rule matched (an opportunity).

What does Golden Hour Potential 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/Zurich
Golden Hour
High Clouds
%
Low Clouds
%
Mid-Level Clouds
%
Relative Humidity
%
Solar Elevation
°
Total Cloud Coverage
%
Wind Speed
m/s
Thu, Jul 16 Sunrise 05:55 Sunset 21:17
03:00
- 7% 3% 64% 82% -20° 64% 1.6m/s
04:00
- 6% 0% 0% 75% -15° 6% 2.5m/s
05:00
- 5% 0% 0% 70% -8.4° 5% 2.2m/s
06:00
- 3% 0% 0% 66% 0.33° 3% 1.5m/s
07:00
- 0% 0% 0% 67% 9.2° 0% 1.2m/s
08:00
- 1% 0% 0% 60% 19° 1% 0.52m/s
09:00
- 0% 0% 0% 51% 29° 0% 1.3m/s
10:00
- 0% 0% 0% 44% 40° 0% 2m/s
11:00
- 0% 0% 0% 39% 50° 0% 2.4m/s
12:00
- 5% 0% 3% 36% 58° 5% 2.8m/s
13:00
- 5% 0% 4% 35% 64° 5% 3m/s
14:00
- 5% 0% 8% 33% 65° 8% 2.7m/s
15:00
- 5% 0% 12% 32% 60° 12% 2.5m/s
16:00
- 100% 0% 100% 32% 52° 100% 1.9m/s
17:00
- 82% 1% 100% 37% 42° 100% 2.3m/s
18:00
- 100% 2% 100% 41% 32° 100% 1.3m/s
19:00
- 100% 10% 100% 54% 22° 100% 0.3m/s
20:00
- 0% 3% 13% 81% 11° 13% 2.8m/s
21:00
- 0% 0% 4% 79% 2.2° 4% 1.8m/s
22:00
- 0% 0% 0% 74% -6.6° 0% 3.7m/s
23:00
- 100% 0% 100% 70% -14° 100% 4.7m/s
Fri, Jul 17 Sunrise 05:55 Sunset 21:17
24:00
- 100% 62% 100% 78% -19° 100% 2.8m/s
01:00
- 100% 28% 100% 97% -22° 100% 3.9m/s
02:00
- 100% 3% 88% 87% -22° 100% 1.9m/s
03:00
- 100% 1% 92% 81% -20° 100% 2.5m/s
04:00
- 100% 0% 100% 79% -15° 100% 2.1m/s
05:00
- 100% 97% 100% 81% -8.5° 100% 1.6m/s
06:00
- 86% 100% 100% 99% 0.21° 100% 3.4m/s
07:00
- 69% 12% 99% 95% 9.1° 99% 1.9m/s
08:00
- 98% 91% 100% 91% 19° 100% 0.6m/s
09:00
- 11% 1% 13% 85% 29° 19% 0.98m/s
10:00
- 29% 0% 1% 70% 40° 29% 0.9m/s
11:00
- 25% 0% 0% 60% 50° 25% 1.6m/s
12:00
- 1% 0% 15% 50% 58° 15% 1.8m/s
13:00
- 0% 1% 66% 46% 64° 66% 1.9m/s
14:00
- 1% 1% 90% 43% 65° 90% 1.8m/s
15:00
- 1% 1% 67% 45% 60° 67% 3.2m/s
16:00
- 8% 2% 24% 53% 52° 25% 3.6m/s
17:00
- 3% 0% 21% 50% 42° 21% 2.3m/s
18:00
- 5% 0% 10% 48% 32° 10% 3m/s
19:00
- 55% 5% 26% 73% 21° 55% 4.4m/s
20:00
- 8% 2% 4% 82% 11° 8% 2.4m/s
21:00
- 80% 10% 80% 90% 2.1° 94% 1m/s
22:00
- 8% 5% 70% 85% -6.7° 70% 1.6m/s
23:00
- 5% 3% 14% 85% -14° 14% 1.5m/s
Sat, Jul 18 Sunrise 05:56 Sunset 21:17
24:00
- 0% 2% 3% 86% -19° 3% 1.5m/s
01:00
- 0% 0% 0% 90% -22° 0% 1.4m/s
02:00
- 0% 9% 1% 92% -23° 9% 1.2m/s
03:00
- 5% 21% 0% 94% -20° 21% 0.99m/s
04:00
- 3% 23% 0% 94% -15° 23% 0.57m/s
05:00
- 0% 21% 0% 94% -8.7° 21% 0.68m/s
06:00
- 4% 23% 0% 95% 0.09° 23% 0.6m/s
07:00
- 5% 21% 0% 94% 8.9° 21% 0.5m/s
08:00
- 5% 20% 0% 90% 19° 21% 1.8m/s
09:00
- 3% 34% 14% 79% 29° 35% 2m/s
10:00
- 2% 48% 27% 68% 39° 50% 2.3m/s
11:00
- 0% 61% 41% 56% 49° 64% 2.6m/s
12:00
- 0% 41% 27% 63% 58° 42% 2.3m/s
13:00
- 0% 20% 14% 69% 64° 21% 1.9m/s
14:00
- 0% 0% 0% 75% 64° 0% 1.6m/s
15:00
- 0% 0% 0% 78% 60° 0% 1.4m/s
16:00
- 0% 0% 0% 82% 52° 0% 1.2m/s
17:00
- 0% 0% 0% 86% 42° 0% 0.97m/s
18:00
- 0% 0% 0% 84% 32° 0% 1.5m/s
19:00
- 0% 0% 0% 83% 21° 0% 1.9m/s
20:00
- 0% 0% 0% 81% 11° 0% 2.4m/s
21:00
- 19% 0% 0% 83% 19% 2.5m/s
22:00
- 38% 0% 0% 85% -6.9° 38% 2.7m/s
23:00
- 57% 0% 0% 86% -14° 57% 2.8m/s
Sun, Jul 19 Sunrise 05:57 Sunset 21:16
24:00
- 46% 0% 6% 82% -19° 47% 2.3m/s
01:00
- 34% 0% 11% 79% -22° 36% 1.9m/s
02:00
- 23% 0% 16% 75% -23° 26% 1.4m/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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